St. Louis City 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Dániel Polvara had other ideas. With Houston Dynamo sitting second in Major League Soccer and carrying four wins from their last five, St. Louis City looked set to fall to the visitors again after Ibrahima Aliyu leveled at 2-1 in the 75th minute — and with the hosts having lost both previous meetings against this opponent. Instead, Polvara stepped up in the 85th to restore the lead and seal a 2-1 win that snaps St. Louis City's head-to-head skid against Houston. Becher had put City ahead in the 23rd before Aliyu's equalizer threatened to extend a painful run, but the comeback belonged to Polvara and a St. Louis side that now sits on 33 points with three wins from their last five. It was a result that defied the form table — and Polvara's 85th-minute finish is the reason you hit play.