6 – 2
“Carlo Holse opens the scoring with a left-footed finish, assisted by Rafael Navarro Leal.”
Pivotal“Holse doubles his and St. Louis's tally, again teed up by Navarro Leal.”
Pivotal“Holse completes his hat-trick, finishing off a Chris Durkin assist to put St. Louis 3-0 up.”
Pivotal“Navarro Leal converts a penalty just before the break to restore St. Louis's three-goal cushion at 4-1.”
Pivotal
St. Louis City
LA Galaxy
Outstanding performance
St. Louis City•AttackerSt. Louis City tore into LA Galaxy from the opening whistle, with Carlo Holse scoring twice inside the first seven minutes before completing his hat-trick in the 21st to make it 3-0. Robert Taylor's response for Galaxy briefly suggested a way back in, but St. Louis slammed the door shut with a Rafael Navarro Leal penalty and a Lukas MacNaughton strike both arriving in stoppage time of the first half, turning a 3-1 game into a 5-1 rout by the break. Navarro Leal added his second early in the second half to make it 6-1, and although João Klauss gave Galaxy a late consolation, the damage was long done. The numbers tell the story of total control - St. Louis dominated possession (61%), created four big chances to Galaxy's one, and out-passed their opponents 584 to 375 with superior accuracy, while Galaxy's spirited second-half push produced goals but never threatened a genuine comeback. For St. Louis City, this result is a statement in a tight title race, while Galaxy will need to quickly address a defense that conceded six.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Damion Downs replaces Alexandru Irinel Matan.
Marco Reus takes a shot with his right foot, but it is saved.
Marco Reus takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Joseph Paintsil takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Joao Klauss De Mello takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Jaziel Orozco Landeros comes on for Conrad Wallem.
On comes Jeong Sang Bin, and Carlo Holse goes off.
Substitution: Simon Becher comes on for Rafael Navarro Leal.
Offside.
Substitution: Carlos Emiro Torres Garces comes on for Erik Thommy.
Alexandru Irinel Matan takes a shot with his right foot, but it hits the post.
Harbor MillerYellow CardYellow card issued to Harbor Miller.
Fallou Fall is on, and Chris Durkin is off.
Joao Klauss De Mello takes a shot with his head and scores a goal.
assist: Marco Reus
Goal! Joao Klauss De Mello scores with an assist from Marco Reus. The score is now 6-2.
Julian Aude receives a yellow card.
Tomas Totland takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Marco Reus takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Conrad WallemYellow CardConrad Wallem receives a yellow card.
Marco Reus is substituted on for Pablo Ruiz Barrero.
On comes Joseph Paintsil, off goes Robert Taylor.
Justin Haak takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Joao Klauss De Mello attempts a header but misses the shot.
Justin Haak takes a shot with his head, but it hits the post.
Rafael NavarroRafael Navarro Leal takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Chris Durkin
Goal! Rafael Navarro Leal scores to make it 6-1, assisted by Chris Durkin.
Rafael Navarro Leal's header is saved.
Corner awarded.
Carlo Holse takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Lucas Agustin Sanabria Magole comes on for Sergi Roberto Carnicer.
Lukas MacNaughtonShot - Lukas MacNaughton Head Shot Goal
First half ends with a score of 5-1.
assist: Alexandru Mățan
Goal! Lukas MacNaughton scores to make it 5-1, assisted by Alexandru Irinel Matan.
Offside.
Tomas Totland takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Rafael NavarroRafael Navarro Leal takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Alexandru Mățan
Goal - Penalty - Rafael Navarro Leal 4-1
Corner awarded.
Joao Klauss De Mello takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Chris DurkinYellow CardChris Durkin receives a yellow card.
Goal! Robert Taylor scores to make it 3-1, assisted by Erik Thommy.
Robert TaylorShot by Robert Taylor with his right foot results in a goal.
Offside.
Shot by Alexandru Irinel Matan with his right foot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Robert Taylor takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Robert Taylor takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Carlo HolseCarlo Holse scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Chris Durkin
Goal! Carlo Holse scores to make it 3-0, assisted by Chris Durkin.
Joao Klauss De Mello takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Joao Klauss De Mello replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
Robert Taylor takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Troy Elgersma's header is blocked.
Carlo HolseCarlo Holse scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Rafael Navarro
Goal! Carlo Holse scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Rafael Navarro Leal.
assist: Rafael Navarro
Goal! Carlo Holse scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Rafael Navarro Leal.
Carlo HolseCarlo Holse scores with a left-footed shot.
Offside.
Kick-off! The referee is Joseph Dickerson.
St. Louis City bring a remarkable 17-match unbeaten run into their Energizer Park clash with LA Galaxy, with a chance to push toward an all-time MLS unbeaten record. LA Galaxy, fighting to hold onto the West's final playoff spot, arrive off a confidence-boosting comeback win over Colorado.
