St. Louis FC coach Anthony Pulis can’t remember being as frustrated. The same was true of his players following Tuesday’s 0-0 draw against Memphis 901 FC before a crowd of 5,179 at Soccer Park in Fenton.

“I’m furious, probably as angry as I’ve been,” Pulis said. “A number of things: the lack of urgency, the decision-making and execution was nowhere near the level we need. Credit to Memphis, I think they obviously managed to manipulate the referees and wasted goodness knows how long. That’s frustrating.

“But we’ve got to be better ...”

The draw left STLFC at 6-7-7 and holding the eighth and final playoff spot in the United Soccer League Championship’s Eastern Conference. Memphis 901 FC is 4-10-7.

The contest took a turn in the 27th minute when Memphis’ Cam Lindley, who played in one game with STLFC last year, was ejected with a red card after a dangerous tackle against STLFC midfielder Colin Fernandez.

“We’re not happy with the result,” Fernandez said. “But we have another game in three days, so we’ll focus on that. Give credit to them. They kept it compact and just kept clearing the ball.