*Six goals. A hat trick. Klauss scores in his return. An MLS record tied. And now first place is on the line.*
St. Louis CITY SC just delivered one of the wildest nights in club history, crushing the LA Galaxy *6-2 at Energizer Park* and extending its unbeaten run to *20 matches across all competitions*, tying the MLS record. Carlo Holse stole the show with a hat trick in the opening 21 minutes, the second-fastest hat trick from the start of a match in MLS history.
Matt and Kev break down everything from the six-goal explosion, Rafael Navarro’s huge night, Lukas MacNaughton getting on the scoresheet, the atmosphere inside Energizer Park, and the perfect ending to the João Klauss return story.
And yes, after predicting it on the last episode, *Klauss scored against CITY*.
With St. Louis already comfortably ahead, the former CITY striker got his goal, received his ovation, and somehow gave the night an almost storybook ending.
But there is almost no time to celebrate.
CITY turns right around and hosts *Western Conference leader Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Wednesday night*, with a win putting St. Louis into first place and a result extending the unbeaten run to a standalone MLS record 21 matches.
Matt and Kev discuss the lineup decisions facing Yoann Damet, whether CITY can run back essentially the same XI after such a dominant performance, how to manage minutes during a brutal stretch of matches, and why Rafael Navarro has changed the conversation at striker.
Then it’s prediction time.
Kev sees a clean sheet.
Matt sees more goals.
And CITY has a chance to leave Wednesday night sitting *first in the West and alone in MLS history.*
Chapters
00:00 Six Goals & Holse’s Historic Hat Trick
07:49 Klauss Scores, CITY Hits 20 Unbeaten
16:04 Vancouver Preview: First Place on the Line
19:12 Lineup Decisions, Rotation & Navarro vs. Becher
27:10 Predictions & a Shot at MLS History
*STL SOCCER FIRST. ALWAYS.*
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