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Brendan McSorley scores late in stoppage time to help St. Louis City earn 1-1 draw with NYCFC

NEW YORK (AP) — Brendan McSorley scored in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time to rally St. Louis City to a 1-1 draw with New York City FC on Saturday night at Citi Field.

Neither team found the net until Hannes Wolf took a pass from Maxi Moralez six minutes into the second half and scored his second goal of the season to give NYCFC (3-1-2) the lead. Moralez and the New England Revolution’s Luca Langoni lead the league with five assists.

That was it until McSorley got some help from defender Lukas MacNaughton and Conrad Wallem to net his first goal this season and his third in 14 appearances with two starts for St. Louis City (1-3-2). McSorley subbed in for Simon Becher in the 80th minute before delivering the equalizer in St. Louis City’s first trip to the Big Apple. MacNaughton earned his first assist in his 63rd career appearance. Wallem notched his first after tallying four as a rookie last season.

Matt Freese finished with two saves for NYCFC.

Roman Bürki turned away six shots for St. Louis City. Bürki had his first clean sheet in a 2-0 victory over visiting NYCFC in March of 2024 in the only other meeting between the clubs..

St. Louis City scored three unanswered goals to beat the New England Revolution 3-1 last time out for the club’s first victory of the campaign.

Alonso Martínez was one of five NYCFC players who sat out the match with leg injuries.

Up next

St. Louis: Visits FC Dallas on Saturday.

New York: Visits the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday.

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NYPD says dozens rescued from human trafficking during World Cup

▶ Watch Video: Inside look at security preparations for World Cup Forty-three people, including seven minors, were rescued from human traffickers during the World Cup matches in the New York City area, according to the New York City Police Department's Special Victims Unit.The rescue operations were carried out between June 11 and July 19 by specialized NYPD detectives who arrested 89 individuals."The surprise was really the outpouring of support behind the mission and the collaboration with all our partners," said Inspector Gary Marcus, commanding officer of the Special Victims Unit.Those rescued, largely the victims of sex trafficking, are now being supported with an array of social services for the victims, including food, housing and counseling.The 87 operations carried out during the World Cup have generated new leads, officials said, and law enforcement agencies are building more cases based on the investigations already underway."We have ongoing investigations now as a result of these operations," an NYPD official told CBS News.Major sporting events are known to law enforcement as hotbeds of human trafficking.Years in advance, the NYPD devoted significant resources to preparing for the World Cup. Eight matches were played at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, including the final on Sunday."When we talk about the outreach and the prep we do, a large part of that involved visiting the known sex offenders, particularly the known human traffickers, in our registry," Marcus said. "Whether they're on parole or probation for human trafficking, we visited them to make sure they're compliant with the terms of their release, and secondly, to let them know that the NYPD is watching."The matches were held in multiple cities around the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Preparations to secure those games and prepare for crimes like human trafficking were coordinated between local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.Police departments in many locations that hosted World Cup matches have made arrests and rescues connected to human trafficking, including in Georgia, New England and Missouri. Nationally, there were more than 673 arrests on human-trafficking charges made during the World Cup, and 61 adults and 13 minors rescued, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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