St. Louis, MO - 7/30/2025 - On hot and humid Wednesday Night stlcitysc welcomed avfcofficial. This marked the first time a Premier League team played at Energizer Park. With City in the middle of their MLS season, and Aston Villa continuing on their US preseason tour, this match was meant to be a confidence booster for both teams. With questions around a few key players for Aston Villa this was a good chance for everyone to show what they can do. The first half started fast for Aston Villa getting a majority of the opening chances. Morgan Rogers put them up 1-0 with a goal from Donyell Malen in the 14th minute. After this City settled into what I could only describe as a bend don’t break defensive 1st half. I will say Jaziel Orozco again showed why he deserved his first team contract holding his own. The second half started off with a host of substitutions as again this is just a friendly. Ollie Watkins delivered a header 5 yards out from a Matty Cash cross to put Aston Villa up 2-0...