SAINT PAUL (Interstat) — Marcus Caldeira scored in the 86th minute, and Minnesota United rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat St. Louis City 3-2 on Saturday at Allianz Field. Caldeira entered in the 79th minute and supplied the final touch to a comeback that changed the shape of a match St. Louis City had controlled early. Minnesota United produced a second-half surge after trailing at halftime in front of its home crowd.

St. Louis City opened the scoring in the 4th minute when Rafael Navarro finished. Navarro then helped St. Louis City double its lead in the 10th minute, assisting on Sang Bin Jeong’s goal. Navarro finished with a goal and an assist, while Jeong scored once and was shown a yellow card in the 51st minute before being substituted in the 69th. St. Louis City’s Perez received a yellow card in the 26th minute. Minnesota United’s Aziel Jackson was booked in the 24th minute. St. Louis City held its two-goal lead through the rest of the first half.

Minnesota United began its response in the 49th minute with Jackson’s goal. Jackson played 79 minutes and was substituted after pulling the home side within one. Minnesota United pulled level in the 68th minute when Kelvin Yeboah scored, with Joaquin Pereyra assisting. Yeboah, Minnesota United’s top star, also assisted on Caldeira’s winner. Yeboah had scored in each of Minnesota United’s previous two matches, both 2-2 draws, and he added a goal and an assist Saturday. Mauricio Gonzalez, who was substituted in the 70th minute, also recorded an assist. Pereyra’s assist came in an 11-minute appearance.

Caldeira’s late goal completed the turnaround. The 20-minute substitute made his impact in the 86th minute after Minnesota United had pushed numbers forward through the second half. St. Louis City made substitutions at the start of the second half and again in the 69th and 82nd minutes. Minnesota United used substitutions in the 70th and 79th minutes before late changes in stoppage time. St. Louis City used substitutions involving Totland and Polvara at the start of the second half, Jeong and Becher in the 69th minute, and Joyner in the 82nd. Minnesota United used substitutions involving Gonzalez in the 70th, Jackson in the 79th, and Yeboah and Valerius in second-half stoppage time. Minnesota United’s Diaz received a yellow card in the 90th minute. St. Louis City could not find an equalizer after Caldeira’s goal.

St. Louis City is now 1-1-1 in this competition and 1-1-1 across all competitions. Minnesota United is 1-0-2 in this competition and 1-0-2 across all competitions. St. Louis City had entered after a 0-0 draw with Vancouver Whitecaps and a 6-2 win over Los Angeles Galaxy in its previous two matches. Minnesota United had played to 2-2 draws against Colorado Rapids and Houston Dynamo in its previous two matches. Minnesota United remained unbeaten in the competition, while St. Louis City settled for a split of the season’s first three matches.

Navarro’s goal and assist kept St. Louis City in front for much of the first half, and Jeong’s finish gave the visitors a two-goal cushion. Minnesota United’s response came through Jackson, Yeboah and Caldeira, with Pereyra and Gonzalez providing assists. Yeboah’s goal was his third in his last three matches, following goals in 2-2 draws against Colorado Rapids and Houston Dynamo. The match included four yellow cards.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Minnesota United 2, St. Louis City 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Minnesota United with a 69 percent probability to win. St. Louis City had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 3.25.