Match Report | St. Louis CITY SC Wins 6-2 Against LA Galaxy at Energizer Park on Sunday Night Soccer

St. Louis CITY SC earned a 6-2 victory over LA Galaxy at Energizer Park on Sunday night, remaining unbeaten against the Galaxy since the team first met in 2023. A first-half hat trick from Carlo Holse propelled CITY SC to an early lead, with the Dane finding the back of the net in the second, seventh and 21st minutes. LA Galaxy responded with a goal in the 31st minute, but Rafael Navarro converted from the penalty spot in the 45th minute to restore CITY SC’s three-goal advantage.  

Lukas MacNaughton added to the lead just minutes later, netting his second goal of the season in first half stoppage time to send the team into the halftime break leading 5-1. Navarro notched his second goal of the night in the 53rd minute off an assist from Chris Durkin, who earned his second assist of the evening. With the win, CITY SC extends its unbeaten streak to 20 matches across all competitions tying the MLS record for longest unbeaten streak across all competitions. 

St. Louis CITY SC will return to action on Wednesday, October 14 at Energizer Park to battle first place Vancouver Whitecaps FC with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. CT. 

Postgame Notes   

• Carlo Holse scored his first career hattrick, notching goals in the second, seventh, and 21st minutes 

• Holse is the fifth MLS player to record a hat trick in under 30 minutes, making him the second fastest, behind just Hany Mukhtar. 

• Rafael Navarro scored his sixth and seventh goals of the MLS season and 18th across all competitions. Navarro also registered his fourth and fifth assists of the MLS season with St. Louis and 12th of the season overall  

• Navarro has ten goal contributions (seven goals, three assists) in his last five matches with CITY SC 

• Navarro is the first player in club history to record four goal contributions in a single match 

• Lukas MacNaughton picked up his second goal of the season and fourth of his MLS career 

• Alex Mățan earned his sixth assist of the 2026 MLS season 

• Chris Durkin recorded his fifth and sixth assists of the season 

• Dante Polvara picked up first and second career MLS assists 

• Tomas Totland registered his seventh assist of the season and ninth across all competitions. Totland has five goal contributions in his last five matches (one goal, four assists) 

• Sangbin Jeong made his 100th career MLS appearance tonight 

• CITY SC has scored three or more goals in eight of its last 15 matches since MLS returned from the World Cup break 

• St. Louis extended its unbeaten streak to 20 matches across all competitions and 18 games unbeaten in MLS play 

October 11, 2026 – Energizer Park (St. Louis, MO) 

Goal-Scoring Plays   

STL: Carlo Holse (Rafael Navarro), 2nd minute – Carlo Holse scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the lower left zone. 

STL: Carlo Holse (Rafael Navarro, Dante Polvara), 7th minute – Carlo Holse scored with a left footed shot from the left side of the box to the lower right central zone. 

STL: Carlo Holse (Chris Durkin, Dante Polvara), 21st minute – Carlo Holse scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner. 

LA: Robert Taylor (Erik Thommy, Troy Elgersma), 31st minute – Robert Taylor scored with a right footed shot from the central position outside the box to the top right corner. 

STL: Rafael Navarro (penalty kick), 45th minute – Rafael Navarro scored from penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. 

STL: Lukas MacNaughton (Alex Mățan), 45+6th minute – Lukas MacNaughton scored with a header from the center of the box to the top right corner. 

STL: Rafael Navarro (Chris Durkin, Tomas Totland), 53rd minute – Rafael Navarro scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner. 

LA: João Klauss (Marco Reus, Erik Thommy), 71st minute – João Klauss scored with a header from the center of the box to the middle left zone. 

Scoring Summary   

STL: Carlo Holse (Rafael Navarro), 2’ 

STL: Carlo Holse (Rafael Navarro, Dante Polvara), 7’ 

STL: Carlo Holse (Chris Durkin, Dante Polvara), 21’ 

LA: Robert Taylor (Erik Thommy, Troy Elgersma), 31’ 

STL: Rafael Navarro (penalty kick), 45’ 

STL: Lukas MacNaughton (Alex Mățan), 45’+6 

STL: Rafael Navarro (Chris Durkin, Tomas Totland), 53’ 

LA: João Klauss (Marco Reus, Erik Thommy), 71’ 

Misconduct Summary   

STL: Chris Durkin (caution), 39’ 

STL: Conrad Wallem (caution), 63’ 

LA: Julián Aude (caution), 67’ 

LA: Harbor Miller (caution), 74’ 

Lineups    

STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Dante Polvara, D Timo Baumgartl, D Lukas MacNaughton; M Tomas Totland, M Chris Durkin (Fallou Fall, 71’), M Daniel Edelman, M Conrad Wallem (Jaziel Orozco, 80’); F Carlo Holse (Sangbin Jeong, 80’), F Alex Mățan (Damion Downs, 90’+1), F Rafael Navarro (Simon Becher, 80’) 

Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Rafael Santos, M Miguel Perez, M Tomáš Ostrák 

TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 17; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 5 

LA: GK JT Marcinkowski; D Julián Aude, D Jakob Glesnes ©, D Justin Haak, D Harbor Miller; M Sergi Roberto (Lucas Sanabria, 46’), M Pablo Ruiz (Marco Reus, 60’), M Erik Thommy (Emiro Garces, 75’); F Kyogo Furuhashi (João Klauss, 11’) F Troy Elgersma, F Robert Taylor (Joseph Paintsil, 60’) 

Substitutes not used: GK Novak Micovic, D Lucas Calegari, D John Nelson, D Maya Yoshida 

TOTAL SHOTS: 17; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 17; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 1 

Referee: Joe Dickerson 

Assistant Referees: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt, Adam Garner, Jon Freemon 

VAR:  Michael Radchuk 

AVAR: Tom Felice 

Venue: Energizer Park 

Weather: Sunny, 81 degrees