St. Louis CITY SC’s lengthy unbeaten run came to an end Saturday afternoon at Allianz Field, as Minnesota United FC erased a two-goal deficit and claimed a 3-2 victory.
CITY SC seized control early. Rafael Navarro opened the scoring in the fourth minute with a left-footed finish from the left side of the box, giving St. Louis a 1-0 lead. Six minutes later, Sangbin Jeong doubled the advantage. The former Minnesota player converted a right-footed shot from the center of the box, with Navarro providing the assist, to send CITY SC into halftime ahead 2-0.
The second half belonged to the hosts. Aziel Jackson pulled Minnesota within one in the 49th minute, scoring on a right-footed effort from the center of the box. Kelvin Yeboah then equalized in the 68th minute, finding the bottom-left corner with a right-footed shot. Marcus Caldeira completed the comeback in the 86th minute, scoring the winner with a left-footed finish from the center of the box to seal the 3-2 result.
Navarro finished with a goal and an assist. It was his eighth goal of the season and his fourth assist of 2026. He now has 11 goal contributions across his last eight matches, and his 18 MLS goals this year (split between Colorado Rapids and St. Louis) place him fourth in the Golden Boot race. Jeong’s goal was his third of the season. Rafael Santos also reached a milestone with his 100th career MLS appearance.
Minnesota outshot CITY SC 26-15 (9-6 on target). St. Louis recorded seven corners to Minnesota’s six and earned six saves from Roman Bürki. Yellow cards were issued to Miguel Perez and Jeong for CITY SC, and to Aziel Jackson and Jefferson Diaz for Minnesota.
Head coach Yoann Damet described a game of two halves after the match. “I thought we started really well,” Damet said. “I thought the second half, the way it started, was quite difficult for us. Simple as that, I think we got stretched. I think we lacked details, in terms of the way we defend, but also with the ball.”
He framed the result as a reality check after an extended stretch of strong form. “I’m very proud of what the group has accomplished with that streak. It’s something that is exceptional,” Damet said. “Today is a little reality check for us that we are human and that those games will happen. We knew at some point it was going to happen. It was a matter of when.”
Damet added that the club had made rotation decisions with a congested October schedule in mind, including CITY SC’s first-ever U.S. Open Cup Final on Wednesday.
Jeong, who scored against his former club, called the afternoon bittersweet. “After my goal, I feel so good and I can say it’s my feelings, like it’s good and bad for both,” he said. “Minnesota is my ex-team; I had real good friends there… And after the game, I think we can’t keep the unbeaten [streak], and we didn’t make that happen. So, yeah, the feeling is like it’s not good. Just tough moments.”
He also pushed back on any suggestion of complacency after the 2-0 lead. “I think I can say this is football and this is sports. Nobody knows until the end, so we have to push each other until the end.”
St. Louis CITY SC will turn its attention to Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup Final against Columbus Crew at Scotts Miracle-Gro Field. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT.
