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St. Louis City ups unbeaten streak to club-record 16 with 3-1 victory over Toronto

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 20). St. Louis City ups unbeaten streak to club-record 16 with 3-1 victory over Toronto. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/tfc/st-louis-city-ups-unbeaten-streak-to-club-record-16-with-3-1-victory-over-toronto/article_00bd82a0-66de-5586-a539-a0e51812bde0.html

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St. Louis City extended their unbeaten streak to a club-record 16 games with a 3-1 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night, securing three goals from Carlo Holse, Tomas Totland, and Simon Becher. St. Louis City improved to 12 wins, six losses, and eight draws this season, climbing to fifth place in the Western Conference.
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On Saturday night, St. Louis City extended their unbeaten streak to a club-record 16 games by defeating Toronto FC with a 3-1 victory at home. Carlo Holse, Tomas Totland, and Simon Becher each scored goals for St. Louis City; Holse in the 43rd minute, Totland in the 54th, and Becher in the 68th. Despite conceding one goal to Toronto's Theo Corbeanu late in the game, St. Louis City’s keeper Roman Bürki made just one save while facing six shots on goal. The win propelled St. Louis City from a lowly 14th place to 5th place in the Western Conference with their impressive 11-0-5 record during this streak.

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ST. LOUIS St. Louis City Toronto Toronto FC the Western Conference

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St. Louis City GPE · 4× ST. LOUIS GPE · 2× Simon Becher PERSON · 2× Toronto GPE · 2× Totland PERSON · 2× Carlo Holse PERSON · 1× Holse PERSON · 1× Tomas Totland PERSON · 1× Toronto FC ORG · 1× the Western Conference ORG · 1×

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carlo Holse, Tomas Totland and Simon Becher all scored to propel St. Louis City to a 3-1 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night, extending a club-record unbeaten streak to 16.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carlo Holse, Tomas Totland and Simon Becher all scored to propel St. Louis City to a 3-1 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night, extending a club-record unbeaten streak to 16. asserted
Holse → score → 16
St. Louis City (12-6-8) has gone 11-0-5 during the run to climb from 14th place in the Western Conference to fifth at the start of the day. asserted
City → go → day
Holse found the net in the 43rd minute with assists from Totland and Alexandru Mățan to give St. Louis City (12-6-8) a 1-0 lead that stood through halftime. asserted
that → find → halftime
Totland used assists from Mățan and Conrad Wallem to score his career-best third of the season in the 54th minute for a two-goal lead. asserted
Totland → use → lead
Wallem set up Simon Becher for a goal in the 68th minute for a 3-0 advantage. asserted
Wallem → set → advantage
Becher has a career-best eight goals this season. asserted
Becher → have → goals
St. Louis City keeper Roman Bürki lost his bid for a clean sheet when Theo Corbeanu scored off a header in the final minute of second-half stoppage time. asserted
Corbeanu → lose → time
He finished with one save. asserted
He → finish → save
Luka Gavran saved five shots for Toronto (6-9-11). asserted
Gavran → save → Toronto
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