Match Report | St. Louis CITY SC Extends Unbeaten Streak to Twelve Matches with 2-1 Win Against Houston Dynamo at Home

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’s 473-minute shutout streak that spanned across five games. It was Becher’s third goal in three matches, assisted by Alex Mățan 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 first career MLS goal and first goal for CITY SC. The victory extends CITY SC’s unbeaten streak to 12 games across all competitions, including 11 MLS regular season matches, setting a new league record for 2026. 

St. Louis will face FC Dallas at Energizer Park on Sunday Night Soccer presented by Continental Tire on Sunday, August 30 with kickoff set for 6:00 p.m. CT. 

Postgame Notes   

• Simon Becher scored his fifth goal of the season which broke Houston Dynamo’s 473-minute shutout streak spanning over five MLS regular season matches 

• Becher has recorded three goals in three consecutive matches, including a brace against San Jose on August 15 

• Dante Polvara scored his first career MLS goal and first for St. Louis 

• Conrad Wallem recorded his third assist of the season. Wallem has registered two assists in three consecutive matches 

• Alex Mățan earned his first assist of the season and first with CITY SC 

• Tomáš Ostrák made his first start of the season 

• CITY SC improved their record across all competitions against the Dynamo to 3-3-3 

• St. Louis extended its unbeaten streak to 12 games across all-competitions. Additionally, the team set a new league record 11-match unbeaten for the 2026 regular season 

 August 22, 2026 – Energizer Park (St. Louis, MO) 

Goal-Scoring Plays   

STL: Simon Becher (Alex Mățan, Conrad Wallem), 23rd minute – Simon Becher scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the middle right zone. 

HOU: Ibrahim Aliyu, 75th minute - Ibrahim Aliyu scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the middle right zone. 

STL: Dante Polvara, 85th minute – Dante Polvara scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the middle-left zone. 

Scoring Summary   

STL: Simon Becher (Alex Mățan, Conrad Wallem), 23’ 

HOU: Ibrahim Aliyu, 75’ 

STL: Dante Polvara, 85’ 

Misconduct Summary   

STL: Alex Mățan (caution), 27’ 

HOU: Agustín Bouzat (caution), 58’ 

HOU: Mateusz Bogusz (caution), 58’ 

STL: Simon Becher (caution), 63’ 

STL: Carlo Holse (caution), 70’ 

HOU: Lucas Halter (caution), 81’ 

STL: Tomas Totland (caution), 90’+8 

Lineups    

STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Jaziel Orozco, D Dante Polvara, D Timo Baumgartl; M Conrad Wallem, M Alex Mățan (Lukas MacNaughton, 72’), M Tomas Totland, M Daniel Edelman; F Sangbin Jeong (Palmer Ault, 71’), F Tomáš Ostrák (Carlo Holse, 62’), F Simon Becher (Miguel Perez, 90’+2) 

Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Mbacke Fall, D Rafael Santos, M Zach Zengue, F Riley Lynch 

TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 18; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 1; SAVES: 3 

HOU: GK Jonathan Bond; D Marcelo Saracchi (Felipe Andrade, 46’), D Lucas Halter, D Artur ©, D Lawrence Ennali, D Agustin Resch; M Jack McGlynn, M Diadie Samassékou (Hector Herrera, 57’), M Agustín Bouzat (Franco Negri, 87’); F Mateusz Bogusz, F Duncan McGuire (Ibraim Aliyu, 57’) 

Substitutes not used: GK Blake Gillingham, D Antonio Carlos, D Erik Sviatchenko, M Duane Holmes, M Guilherme 

TOTAL SHOTS: 20; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 11; OFFSIDES: 4; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 2 

Referee: Alexis Da Silva 

Assistant Referees: Jeffrey Greeson, Matthew Nelson, Joe Surgan 

VAR: David Barrie  

AVAR: Logan Brown 

Venue: Energizer Park 

Weather: Sunny, 79 degrees