St. Louis City's Rasmus Alm, left, and Sporting Kansas City's Tim Leibold battle for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

ST. LOUIS — Cedric Teuchert scored a goal and added two assists, Rasmus Alm and Eduard Löwen also scored a goal apiece and St. Louis City beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 Saturday night.

Teuchert blasted a shot from a couple yards outside the area that split a pair of defenders and slipped inside the post, beyond the outstretched hand of diving goalkeeper John Pulskamp to make it 1-0 in the 33rd minute.

Alm tapped in a one-touch finish off a cross played by Teuchert to give St. Louis St. Louis (7-11-13) a 2-0 lead in the 50th.

Löwen scored from 18-yards out to make it 3-1 in the 75th minute. Teuchert, on the counter-attack, played a chip-shot cross from the right side to Löwen for the finish.

Stephen Afrifa scored in the 63rd for Kansas City (8-17-7).

Roman Bürki had five saves for St. Louis.