St. Louis City ends Bond's scoreless streak, beats Dynamo 2-1 to extend unbeaten run to 11

Simon Becher had a first-half goal to end a long scoreless streak by Houston keeper Jonathan Bond, and rookie Dante Polvara added his first MLS goal in the second half for the winner as St. Louis City beat the Dynamo 2-1 to extend their club-record unb...

ST. LOUIS -- Simon Becher had a first-half goal to end a long scoreless streak by Houston keeper Jonathan Bond, and rookie Dante Polvara added his first MLS goal in the second half as St. Louis City beat the Dynamo 2-1 on Saturday night to extend their club-record unbeaten streak to 11.

Becher hit a turn-around shot from the top of the box in the 23rd minute to halt Jonathan Bond’s scoreless streak at 485 minutes and give St. Louis City a 1-0 lead. It was his career-high fifth goal of the campaign.

Ibrahim Aliyu scored for the second time this season, unassisted in the 75th minute to tie it 1-all.

Roman Bürki totaled three saves for St. Louis City, (9-6-6) which has gone 8-0-3 during its unbeaten run.

Bond saved two shots for Houston (12-7-2), which entered with a 6-0-2 record in its previous eight matches as it climbed to the top of the Western Conference.

St. Louis City hasn't lost since a 2-0 setback to Austin FC in a May 3 road match. The club has the longest unbeaten streak in the league this season, passing a 10-match run by Supporters' Shield-leading Nashville SC earlier.

Houston fell for the first time since losing 3-0 to Real Salt Lake in a May 13 road match.