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St.Louis City 2-1 Houston Dynamo · MLS

St.Louis City beat Houston Dynamo 2-1 in MLS. Goals: S. Becher 23', I. Aliyu 75', D. Polvara 85'. Expected goals (xG): St.Louis City 0.9, Houston Dynamo 0.7. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

St.Louis City and Houston Dynamo met in MLS at Energizer Park in St. Louis on Sunday, 23 August 2026.

Goalscorers

St.Louis City: S. Becher 23'; D. Polvara 85'. Houston Dynamo: I. Aliyu 75'.

How the match went

Houston Dynamo saw more of the ball, 53% of it. St.Louis City had 9 shots with 4 on target, Houston Dynamo 18 with 4 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 1 to St.Louis City and 5 to Houston Dynamo. St.Louis City conceded 18 fouls, Houston Dynamo 10. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (4 for St.Louis City, 3 for Houston Dynamo).

Line-ups

St.Louis City started in a 3-4-3: Roman Bürki, Jaziel Orozco, Timo Baumgartl, Dante Polvara, Conrad Wallem, Daniel Edelman, Alexandru Mățan, Tomas Totland, Jeong Sang-bin, Simon Becher, Tomáš Ostrák.

Houston Dynamo started in a 4-2-3-1: Jonathan Bond, Lawrence Ennali, Agustin Resch, Lucas Halter, Marcelo Saracchi, Artur, Diadié Samassékou, Jack McGlynn, Agustín Bouzat, Mateusz Bogusz, Duncan McGuire.

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Minute by minute

  1. 23'Goal! St.Louis City 1-0 Houston Dynamo. S. Becher (St.Louis City) scores, assisted by A. Mățan.
  2. 45'Half-time. St.Louis City 1-0 Houston Dynamo.
  3. 66'VAR check complete: the goal for Houston Dynamo stands.
  4. 75'Goal! St.Louis City 1-1 Houston Dynamo. I. Aliyu (Houston Dynamo) scores.
  5. 85'Goal! St.Louis City 2-1 Houston Dynamo. D. Polvara (St.Louis City) scores.
  6. 90'Full-time. St.Louis City 2-1 Houston Dynamo.
Full commentary (59 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: St.Louis City vs Houston Dynamo.
  2. 2'Offside, Houston Dynamo.
  3. 5'Attempt blocked. T. Ostrák (St.Louis City), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  4. 7'Attempt blocked. T. Ostrák (St.Louis City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  5. 11'Attempt missed. M. Bogusz (Houston Dynamo), header. xG 0.04.
  6. 14'Off the woodwork! M. Bogusz (Houston Dynamo), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  7. 15'Attempt missed. M. Saracchi (Houston Dynamo), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  8. 18'Attempt missed. D. Edelman (St.Louis City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  9. 23'Goal! St.Louis City 1-0 Houston Dynamo. S. Becher (St.Louis City) scores, assisted by A. Mățan.
  10. 27'Yellow card for A. Mățan (St.Louis City) for foul.
  11. 28'Offside, Houston Dynamo.
  12. 28'Attempt missed. J. Sang-bin (St.Louis City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  13. 29'Attempt blocked. A. Bouzat (Houston Dynamo), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  14. 30'Attempt saved. J. McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  15. 30'Attempt blocked. Artur (Houston Dynamo), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  16. 30'Corner, Houston Dynamo.
  17. 31'Attempt blocked. M. Saracchi (Houston Dynamo), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  18. 31'Attempt saved. A. Resch (Houston Dynamo), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
  19. 38'Attempt blocked. M. Saracchi (Houston Dynamo), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  20. 39'Attempt missed. A. Bouzat (Houston Dynamo), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  21. 44'Attempt missed. Artur (Houston Dynamo), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  22. 45'Attempt blocked. Artur (Houston Dynamo), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  23. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  24. 45'Half-time. St.Louis City 1-0 Houston Dynamo.
  25. 46'The second half is under way.
  26. 46'Substitution, Houston Dynamo: F. Andrade comes on for M. Saracchi.
  27. 55'Attempt saved. D. Polvara (St.Louis City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  28. 57'Substitution, Houston Dynamo: I. Aliyu comes on for D. McGuire.
  29. 57'Substitution, Houston Dynamo: H. Herrera comes on for D. Samassékou.
  30. 58'Yellow card for M. Bogusz (Houston Dynamo) for argument.
  31. 58'Yellow card for A. Bouzat (Houston Dynamo) for argument.
  32. 61'Offside, Houston Dynamo.
  33. 62'Substitution, St.Louis City: C. Holse comes on for T. Ostrák.
  34. 63'Yellow card for S. Becher (St.Louis City) for off the ball foul.
  35. 66'VAR check complete: the goal for Houston Dynamo stands.
  36. 70'Yellow card for C. Holse (St.Louis City) for foul.
  37. 71'Attempt missed. M. Bogusz (Houston Dynamo), header. xG 0.13.
  38. 72'Substitution, St.Louis City: L. MacNaughton comes on for A. Mățan.
  39. 72'Substitution, St.Louis City: P. Ault comes on for J. Sang-bin.
  40. 75'Attempt saved. M. Bogusz (Houston Dynamo), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  41. 75'Goal! St.Louis City 1-1 Houston Dynamo. I. Aliyu (Houston Dynamo) scores.
  42. 81'Yellow card for L. Halter (Houston Dynamo) for foul.
  43. 82'Corner, St.Louis City.
  44. 83'Attempt saved. L. MacNaughton (St.Louis City), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  45. 85'Goal! St.Louis City 2-1 Houston Dynamo. D. Polvara (St.Louis City) scores.
  46. 87'Substitution, Houston Dynamo: F. Negri comes on for A. Bouzat.
  47. 88'Corner, Houston Dynamo.
  48. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  49. 90+2'Substitution, Houston Dynamo: D. Holmes comes on for L. Ennali.
  50. 90+2'Substitution, St.Louis City: M. Perez comes on for S. Becher.
  51. 90+5'Attempt saved. C. Holse (St.Louis City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.41.
  52. 90+5'Attempt missed. J. McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  53. 90+6'Attempt missed. D. Polvara (St.Louis City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.20.
  54. 90+6'Corner, Houston Dynamo.
  55. 90+7'Attempt missed. A. Resch (Houston Dynamo), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
  56. 90+8'Yellow card for T. Totland (St.Louis City) for foul.
  57. 90+9'Attempt blocked. M. Bogusz (Houston Dynamo), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  58. 90+9'Corner, Houston Dynamo.
  59. 90'Full-time. St.Louis City 2-1 Houston Dynamo.
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