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11/07 21:01 CST MacNaughton scores in stoppage time and St. Louis earns No. 3
seed in playoffs with 1-0 win
MacNaughton scores in stoppage time and St. Louis earns No. 3 seed in playoffs
with 1-0 win
HOUSTON (AP) --- Lukas MacNaughton scored in second-half stoppage time and St.
Louis City secured the No. 3 seed in the MLS Cup playoffs with a 1-0 victory
over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday.
St. Louis (15-10-9) earned home-field advantage for round one of the playoffs.
Houston (14-11-9) entered tied with St. Louis in the Western Conference, with
the Dynamo sitting fifth on tiebreakers. The Dynamo had avoided defeat in 15 of
their previous 19 matches since returning from the World Cup break.
Alexandru M??an started the goal-scoring sequence by racing down the right side
on a breakaway, cutting back a defender and finding a trailing MacNaughton for
a one-time finish.
The goal denied Houston of setting a single-season club record for clean sheets
in a season.
Up next
St. Louis: Plays No. 6 seed LAFC in a best-of-three series.
Houston: Takes on No. 4 seed San Jose.
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