St. Louis CITY SC earned a 2-1 victory over first place Houston Dynamo on Saturday night at Energizer Park. Simon Becher put CITY SC on the board first with a goal in the 23rd minute, ending the Dynamo\u2019s 473-minute shutout streak\u00a0that spanned across five games.\u00a0It was Becher\u2019s third goal in three matches,\u00a0assisted\u00a0by Alex M\u0103\u021ban who earned his first assist for CITY SC. The score remained 1-0 at the half before Houston midfielder Ibrahim Aliyu equalized in the 75th minute, but Dante Polvara scored the winner 10 minutes later, marking his\u00a0first career MLS goal and first goal for CITY SC. The victory extends CITY SC\u2019s unbeaten streak to 12 games across all competitions, including 11\u00a0MLS\u00a0regular season matches, setting a new league record for 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
St. Louis will face FC Dallas at Energizer Park\u00a0on\u00a0Sunday Night Soccer\u00a0presented by\u00a0Continental\u00a0Tire\u00a0on\u00a0Sunday,\u00a0August 30 with kickoff set for 6:00 p.m. CT.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Simon Becher scored his fifth goal of the season which broke Houston Dynamo\u2019s\u00a0473-minute\u00a0shutout streak spanning over five\u00a0MLS regular season matches\u00a0<\/p>\n
Becher has recorded three goals in three consecutive matches, including a brace against San Jose on August 15\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dante Polvara scored his first career MLS goal and first for St. Louis\u00a0<\/p>\n
Conrad Wallem recorded his third assist of the season. Wallem has registered two assists in three consecutive matches\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alex\u00a0M\u0103\u021ban earned his first assist of the season and first with CITY SC\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tom\u00e1\u0161 Ostr\u00e1k made his first start of the season\u00a0<\/p>\n
CITY SC improved their record across all competitions against the Dynamo to 3-3-3\u00a0<\/p>\n
St. Louis extended its unbeaten streak to\u00a012\u00a0games\u00a0across all-competitions. Additionally, the team\u00a0set\u00a0a\u00a0new\u00a0league record 11-match unbeaten\u00a0for the 2026 regular season\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u202fAugust\u00a022, 2026 \u2013\u00a0Energizer Park\u00a0(St. Louis, MO)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Goal-Scoring Plays\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
STL:\u00a0Simon Becher\u00a0(Alex\u00a0M\u0103\u021ban, Conrad Wallem), 23rd minute\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Simon Becher scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box\u00a0to the middle right zone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
HOU: Ibrahim Aliyu, 75th minute –\u00a0Ibrahim Aliyu scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the middle right zone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
STL: Dante Polvara, 85th minute\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Dante Polvara scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the\u00a0middle-left\u00a0zone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
STL:\u00a0Simon Becher\u00a0(Alex\u00a0M\u0103\u021ban, Conrad Wallem), 23\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
HOU:\u00a0Ibrahim Aliyu, 75\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
STL:\u00a0Dante Polvara, 85\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
Misconduct Summary\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
STL:\u00a0Alex\u00a0M\u0103\u021ban\u00a0(caution),\u00a027\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
HOU:\u00a0Agust\u00edn\u00a0Bouzat\u00a0(caution), 58\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
HOU:\u00a0Mateusz Bogusz (caution), 58\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
STL:\u00a0Simon\u00a0Becher (caution), 63\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
STL:\u00a0Carlo Holse (caution), 70\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
HOU:\u00a0Lucas Halter (caution), 81\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
STL:\u00a0Tomas Totland (caution), 90\u2019+8\u00a0<\/p>\n
STL:\u202fGK\u00a0Roman\u00a0B\u00fcrki\u00a0\u00a9;\u202fD\u00a0Jaziel Orozco,\u00a0D\u00a0Dante Polvara,\u00a0D\u00a0Timo Baumgartl;\u00a0M\u00a0Conrad Wallem,\u00a0M\u00a0Alex\u00a0M\u0103\u021ban\u00a0(Lukas MacNaughton, 72\u2019),\u00a0M\u00a0Tomas Totland,\u00a0M\u00a0Daniel Edelman;\u00a0F\u00a0Sangbin\u00a0Jeong\u00a0(Palmer Ault, 71\u2019),\u00a0F\u00a0Tom\u00e1\u0161 Ostr\u00e1k\u00a0(Carlo Holse, 62\u2019),\u00a0F\u00a0Simon Becher\u00a0(Miguel\u00a0Perez, 90\u2019+2)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Substitutes not used:\u202fGK\u00a0Ben Lundt,\u00a0D\u00a0Mbacke Fall,\u00a0D\u00a0Rafael Santos,\u00a0M\u00a0Zach Zengue,\u00a0F\u00a0Riley Lynch\u00a0<\/p>\n
TOTAL SHOTS:\u202f10; SHOTS ON GOAL:\u202f4;\u00a0FOULS:\u00a018; OFFSIDES:\u202f1; CORNER KICKS:\u202f1; SAVES:\u202f3\u00a0<\/p>\n
HOU:\u202fGK\u00a0Jonathan Bond;\u00a0D\u00a0Marcelo Saracchi\u00a0(Felipe Andrade, 46\u2019),\u00a0D\u00a0Lucas Halter,\u00a0D\u00a0Artur\u00a0\u00a9,\u00a0D\u00a0Lawrence Ennali,\u00a0D\u00a0Agustin\u00a0Resch;\u00a0M\u00a0Jack McGlynn,\u00a0M\u00a0Diadie Samass\u00e9kou\u00a0(Hector Herrera, 57\u2019),\u00a0M\u00a0Agust\u00edn\u00a0Bouzat\u00a0(Franco Negri,\u00a087\u2019);\u00a0F\u00a0Mateusz Bogusz,\u00a0F\u00a0Duncan McGuire\u00a0(Ibraim Aliyu, 57\u2019)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Substitutes not used:\u202fGK\u00a0Blake Gillingham,\u00a0D\u00a0Antonio Carlos,\u00a0D\u00a0Erik Sviatchenko,\u00a0M\u00a0Duane Holmes,\u00a0M\u00a0Guilherme\u00a0<\/p>\n
TOTAL SHOTS:\u202f20; SHOTS ON GOAL:\u202f4; FOULS: 11; OFFSIDES:\u202f4; CORNER KICKS:\u202f5; SAVES:\u202f2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Referee:\u00a0Alexis Da Silva\u00a0<\/p>\n
Assistant\u00a0Referees:\u00a0Jeffrey Greeson, Matthew Nelson, Joe Surgan\u00a0<\/p>\n
Venue:\u202fEnergizer\u00a0Park\u00a0<\/p>\n
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