FENTON, MO. (June 7, 2009) – Amanda Cinalli connected for the only goal of the game as Sky Blue FC fell to Saint Louis Athletica 1-0 on the road at Anheuser Busch Soccer Park. Making her first appearance of the season after injuring her knee in preseason, Cinalli connected in the 15th minute for the game-winning goal.

Sky Blue FC (2-5-2, 8 pts.) had its chances holding a 14-10 advantage in shots but the New Jersey side couldn’t convert. Hope Solo notched six saves to earn the shutout for Saint Louis (3-3-2, 11 pts.) while Karen Bardsley stopped three shots for Sky Blue FC.

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Cinalli’s goal came on the first dangerous chance of the game for Saint Louis. Eniola Aluko send a cross into the box and Cinalli calmly slotted her shot into the back of the net for her first goal of the season.

Solo came up with a big save in the 22nd minute as she touched over a shot from Natasha Kai to keep Sky Blue FC off the board. Bardsley made a big stop of her own to keep the game within reach in the 84th minute when she made a tremendous save on Athletica striker Christie Welsh.

June 7, 2009 – Anheuser Busch Soccer Park	1	2	-	F
Sky Blue FC (2-5-2)	0	0	-	0
Saint Louis Athletica (3-3-2)	1	0	-	1

Lineups:
Sky Blue FC – Karen Bardsley; Julianne Sitch (Jen Buczkowski 70’), Christie Rampone, Anita Asante, Meghan Schnur; Heather O’Reilly, Yael Averbuch, Rosana (Kelly Parker 57’), Collette McCallum; Natasha Kai, Kacey White.
Saint Louis Athletica – Hope Solo; Kendall Fletcher, Tina Ellertson, Kia McNeill (Sara Larsson 69’), Stephanie Logterman; Elise Weber, Lori Chalupny, Amanda Cinalli (Francielle 66’), Angie Woznuk; Christie Welsh, Eniola Aluko (Kerri Hanks 57’).

Scoring Summary:
STL – Cinalli (Aluko) 15th minute

Misconduct Summary:
None

Game Summary:
Referee – Juan Carlos Rivero
Sideline Refs - Miguel Panduro; Mark Boyd
4th Official – Jerry Cova
Attendance – n/a
Weather – Windy, cloudy, 74 degrees

BOXSCORE (All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial.)