COLUMBUS (Interstat) — After a scoreless 90 minutes, St. Louis City scored in extra time to defeat Columbus Crew 1-0 at Lower.com Field in Columbus, OH, on Wednesday. The victory keeps St. Louis City unbeaten in this competition and hands Columbus Crew its first loss in the tournament. The match remained deadlocked through regulation, with neither team able to find a breakthrough. St. Louis City finally broke through in the extra period to secure the win. Columbus Crew could not find an equalizer, and the final whistle confirmed a 1-0 result. The win improves St. Louis City to one win and no losses in this competition and two wins, one loss, and one draw across all competitions. Columbus Crew falls to no wins and one loss in this competition and two wins and two losses overall. The win was St. Louis City’s first in this competition, while Columbus Crew has now lost two of its last four matches across all competitions. St. Louis City has won two of its last four matches across all competitions. Columbus Crew scored zero goals. Lower.com Field is the home of Columbus Crew.

St. Louis City entered the match having lost 2-3 at Minnesota United, drawn 0-0 with Vancouver Whitecaps, and beaten Los Angeles Galaxy 6-2. Columbus Crew came in after a 2-0 win at FC Cincinnati, a 3-1 win over Charlotte, and a 2-3 loss at Orlando City. The match was a physical contest that featured five yellow cards. The cards were issued in the following order: Rodriguez of Columbus Crew in the 82nd minute, Holse of St. Louis City in the 90+10th minute, Downs of St. Louis City in the 90+12th minute, Totland of St. Louis City in the 104th minute, and Bailly of Columbus Crew in the 119th minute. The yellow cards were distributed between the two teams, with three going to St. Louis City and two to Columbus Crew. Downs’ yellow card came after he had already played 41 minutes, and it was his first booking of the match.

Malte Amundsen played all 119 minutes for Columbus Crew, while Daniel Edelman, Chris Durkin, Timo Baumgartl and Lukas Macnaughton each logged 119 minutes for St. Louis City. Gonzalo Tapia played 51 minutes for Columbus Crew, A. Herrera saw 6 minutes, and Damion Downs played 41 minutes for St. Louis City and received a yellow card. Columbus Crew’s first substitution came at 68 minutes when Martinez entered. St. Louis City made a double substitution at 78 minutes, bringing on Burki and Jeong. Columbus Crew made a double substitution at 84 minutes, with Chambost and Farsi coming on. St. Louis City brought on Becher at 105 minutes, and Columbus Crew brought on Zaroury at 113 minutes. Columbus Crew also brought on Habroune at 90+1. The game featured eight substitutions in total, with the last coming at 113 minutes. St. Louis City scored the only goal of the match in extra time, and Columbus Crew could not respond before the final whistle. Columbus Crew did not score after St. Louis City took the lead. The match was decided in extra time after a scoreless regulation. St. Louis City scored one goal. The match required extra time. St. Louis City next travels to Real Salt Lake, while Columbus Crew hosts Toronto FC.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Columbus Crew 2, St. Louis City 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Columbus Crew with a 83.5 percent probability to win. Columbus Crew had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 3.25.