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“Lukas MacNaughton breaks the deadlock with a goal from a corner, giving St. Louis City the lead they had been threatening to take throughout a dominant first half.”
Pivotal“Marcel Hartel doubles the lead in first-half stoppage time to give St. Louis a commanding two-goal cushion at the break, with both Carlos Garcés and Marco Reus picking up yellow cards in the ensuing arguments.”
Pivotal“Simon Becher converts to make it 3-0, capitalising on sustained St. Louis pressure and a corner routine to put the result beyond any remaining doubt.”
Pivotal“Substitute Troy Elgersma pulls one back for Galaxy in the 86th minute to earn a consolation, but the result was long since settled.”
LA Galaxy
St. Louis City
Outstanding performance
St. Louis City•AttackerSt. Louis City were ruthless and efficient, scoring twice in the dying minutes of the first half to arrive at the break with a stranglehold on the contest that LA Galaxy never threatened to break. MacNaughton's corner header on 42 minutes opened the door, and Marcel Hartel's strike in first-half stoppage time effectively slammed it shut. The red card shown to Carlos Garcés just four minutes into the second half — a second yellow for time wasting after an earlier booking for arguing — stripped Galaxy of any realistic hope of a comeback, and Simon Becher ruthlessly punished the resulting disarray with a third goal on 68 minutes. St. Louis's statistical superiority told the full story: nine shots on target to Galaxy's three, 87 percent pass accuracy, and a disciplined defensive shape that conceded just two big chances all evening. Troy Elgersma's consolation strike deep in stoppage time offered Galaxy a sliver of respectability, but Brad Stuver's side were largely untroubled. The result keeps St. Louis City's momentum firmly intact and piles pressure on a Galaxy outfit mired in the lower reaches of the Western Conference standings.
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Rafael Lucas Cardoso dos Santos takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Miguel Perez is on, and Daniel Edelman is off.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Troy ElgersmaTroy Elgersma takes a left-footed shot and scores.
Goal! The score is now 1-3.
Shot taken, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Maya Yoshida is substituted for Elijah Wynder.
Troy Elgersma is substituted off for Joseph Paintsil.
Offside.
Elijah Wynder takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Simon Becher takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Marcel Hartel takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Yellow card issued.
Corner awarded.
Simon BecherSimon Becher scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Marcel Hartel
Goal! Simon Becher scores, making it 3-0.
Corner awarded.
Isaiah Parente is on, and Lucas Agustin Sanabria Magole is off.
Corner awarded.
Simon Becher takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Rafael Lucas Cardoso dos Santos is substituted off for Mykhi Joyner.
Jaziel Orozco Landeros comes on for Lukas MacNaughton.
Corner awarded.
Mykhi Joyner takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Harbor Miller takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Robert Taylor replaces Marco Reus.
Offside.
Yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Marcel Hartel takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Second yellow card issued to Carlos Emiro Torres Garces.
Yellow card.
Red card issued.
Joseph Paintsil takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
The first half ends with a score of 0-2.
Yellow card issued.
Marcel HartelMarcel Hartel takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Yellow card.
Goal! The score is now 0-2.
Marco Reus takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Lukas MacNaughtonShot - Lukas MacNaughton Head Shot Goal
assist: Marcel Hartel
Goal! Lukas MacNaughton scores, making it 1-0.
Goal! The score is now 0-1.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Simon Becher takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Harbor Miller takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Miki Yamane takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Miki Yamane takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Joseph Paintsil takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Simon Becher takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Marcel Hartel takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
Kick-off! The referee is Malik Badawi.
LA Galaxy and St. Louis City square off at Dignity Health Sports Park in a tight Western Conference clash with just one point separating the sides. The Galaxy, still winless in six all-time meetings with St. Louis and coming off a bruising 3-0 derby loss to LAFC, desperately need a result to stay ahead of the playoff bubble. St. Louis arrive with momentum, a winning head-to-head record, and a point to prove on the road.
