Will they ever lose? MLS expansion team St. Louis City defeats Portland, 2-1, to advance to 3-0 and tie the league record for wins to start an inaugural season
Kyle Hiebert scored the go-ahead goal in the 75th minute and St. Louis City won its third straight game with a 2-1 win over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night, tying the league record for wins to start the season. the season by an expanding team.
Jared Stroud also scored for St. Louis, which was among four MLS teams with two early season wins heading into the game.
The Timbers took an early lead on Zac McGraw’s header off an Eryk Williamson corner in the third minute.
Portland has scored in a team-record 23 straight games, the longest active streak in the league.
Members of St. Louis City SC celebrate after scoring during the match against Charlotte FC
St. Louis City SC forward Nicholas Gioacchini (11) controls the ball against Charlotte FC
But Portland got hurt in the ninth minute when Cristhian Paredes had to be stretchered off with an injury.
He was replaced by Evander, who Portland signed in the offseason.
City regrouped and dominated the remainder of the first half, equalizing through Jared Stroud’s goal in first-half stoppage time.
Heibert scored the game-winner with a header in the 75th past Timbers goaltender David Bingham.
St. Louis became the first MLS team to score at least three goals in each of its first two games, defeating Austin 3-2 in Game 1 and Charlotte 3-1 last weekend.
In all three games this season, City have come from behind to win.
With their three wins to start the season, St. Louis matched the expansion Seattle Sounders’ start in 2009.
The Timbers opened the season with a 1-0 home win over Sporting Kansas City, before a 3-2 loss to LAFC last weekend.
Charlotte midfielder Ashley Westwood defends against St. Louis defender Jake Nerwinski