St. Louis City keep refusing to lose. Rafael Navarro opened the scoring in the fifth minute at the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night, converting a second-phase chance after a free kick. Simon Becher doubled the lead in the 87th minute and Tomas Ostrak sealed a 3-0 win in stoppage time.
Roman Burki finished with his third clean sheet of the season, needing just four saves. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting came closest for the hosts in the second half, but a defensive block denied him.
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Closing in on the record
The win extends St. Louis’ unbeaten run to 17 matches, the best in MLS. The club sits on 47 points at 13-6-8, second in the Western Conference and three behind Vancouver.
The all-time MLS record is 19 games without a loss, set by Columbus in 2004-05 and matched by Dallas in 2010. St. Louis is two matches away from equaling it, and three from owning it outright.
A Red Bulls side stretched thin
New York (9-12-6, 33 points) stays eighth in the Eastern Conference. The Red Bulls were hit by 10 international call-ups during the break. They created chances but could not finish any of them.
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