Carlo Holse’s hat-trick leads St. Louis City’s 6-2 win over Los Angeles Galaxy

Holse’s three-goal burst sends St. Louis City clear of Galaxy

St. Louis City produced the round’s biggest winning margin, beating Los Angeles Galaxy 6-2 after Carlo Holse scored in the second, seventh and 21st minutes. Robert Taylor pulled one back for Los Angeles Galaxy in the 31st minute, but Rafael Navarro Leal converted a penalty in the 45th minute and Lukas MacNaughton scored later in the same minute. Navarro Leal added St. Louis City’s sixth goal in the 53rd minute before Klauss scored Los Angeles Galaxy’s second in the 71st minute.

St. Louis City are second in the Western Conference on 50 points, one point behind Vancouver Whitecaps. Vancouver drew 1-1 with Los Angeles FC after Oliver Love Larraz put the leaders ahead in the 43rd minute and Denis Bouanga equalised in the 46th. Los Angeles FC are sixth in the Western Conference on 42 points, while Vancouver remain first on 51 points.

Inter Miami’s forwards deliver another emphatic result

Inter Miami defeated DC United 4-0, with Luis Suárez scoring in the third and 39th minutes before Lionel Messi struck in the 47th and 60th. Inter Miami are second in the Eastern Conference on 49 points, while DC United are 12th on 30 points. Nashville SC remain first in the Eastern Conference on 63 points after beating Austin 4-1. Reed Baker-Whiting, Elias Saad, Shakur Mohammed and Hany Mukhtar scored for Nashville SC; Brandon Vazquez scored Austin’s goal. Austin are 13th in the Western Conference on 31 points.

Charlotte completed the round’s clearest comeback by recovering from 0-2 down to beat FC Dallas 3-2. Logan Farrington and Petar Musa put Dallas ahead, but Idan Toklomati Jorno scored in the 70th and 90th minutes, with Harry Toffolo equalising in between. Charlotte are fifth in the Eastern Conference on 46 points, while FC Dallas are third in the Western Conference on 47 points; their positions belong to different tables.

Late goals change the shape of several matches

Toronto FC turned a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 win over CF Montreal. Daniel Rios gave Montreal the lead in the 51st minute, then Lewis Morgan equalised in the 90th before Djordje Mihailovic put Toronto ahead in the same minute. Toronto are 11th in the Eastern Conference on 32 points, eight points ahead of CF Montreal, who are 15th on 24.

Chicago Fire also came from behind to beat New York City FC 2-1. Hannes Wolf scored for New York City FC in the 19th minute, but Anton Saletros equalised in the 55th and Maren Haile-Selassie put Chicago ahead in the 87th. Chicago are third in the Eastern Conference on 48 points, 15 points ahead of New York City FC in 10th on 33. FC Cincinnati beat Atlanta United FC 3-1, with Kevin Denkey scoring in the 52nd and 90th minutes around Miguel Almirón’s equaliser and Tom Barlow’s 84th-minute goal. Cincinnati are ninth on 36 points; Atlanta are 14th on 27.

Philadelphia Union beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 through Bruno Damiani and Milan Iloski, although Saba Lobjanidze pulled one back in the 90th minute. New York Red Bulls beat San Diego 4-1 after goals from Julian Hall, Devin Padelford and Jorge Ruvalcaba before half-time; Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting completed the scoring in the 90th minute. Seattle Sounders won 3-0 at New England Revolution through Hassani Dotson, Dejan Joveljić and Paul Arriola.

Round-wide totals and the table’s lower end

The 15 matches produced 62 goals across the round. Sporting Kansas City drew 3-3 with Portland Timbers after André Luiz scored twice, while Minnesota United FC drew 2-2 with Houston Dynamo. Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes shared a 1-1 draw. The round’s leading scorer was Holse with three goals; Denkey, Messi, Toklomati Jorno, André Luiz, Suárez and Navarro Leal each scored twice.

The current tables place Vancouver Whitecaps first in the West and Nashville SC first in the East. At the bottom of those separate conferences, Sporting Kansas City are 15th in the West on 22 points and CF Montreal are 15th in the East on 24. The standings show the current qualification places within each table, but the supplied information does not confirm qualification or relegation outcomes.