St. Louis City took all three points from San Jose with a 3-1 victory, built on a clinical first-half display and a swift response after the home side briefly threatened. Simon Becher was the match-winner with two goals as the visitors controlled the contest.
Daniel Edelman opened the scoring on eight minutes, and Becher doubled the lead on 27. Beau Leroux pulled one back two minutes after the restart, but Becher restored the two-goal cushion on 55 to settle the game.
Becher was the standout performer, and the numbers backed St. Louis's superiority: they had 14 shots to San Jose's six, seven on target to one, and an expected goals total of 2.72 against 0.19. San Jose enjoyed more possession but rarely threatened, producing just one shot on target all match.
