Minnesota United beat St. Louis CITY on Caldeira’s 86th-minute winner

Navarro and Jeong build an early lead

Minnesota hosted St. Louis at Allianz Field in St. Paul.

St. Louis went ahead in the fourth minute through Rafael Navarro. Minnesota goalkeeper Drake Callender stopped Simon Becher’s attempt, but Navarro converted the rebound to open the scoring for the visitors.

Sangbin Jeong doubled the advantage in the tenth minute with a right-footed finish, with Navarro supplying the assist. St. Louis had scored twice inside the opening ten minutes.

Minnesota had a chance to respond in the 14th minute, when Roman Bürki touched Kelvin Yeboah’s shot onto the crossbar. The attempt left Minnesota still seeking its first goal.

Jackson starts the comeback, Yeboah levels

Minnesota trailed by two at halftime, then scored all three of its goals after the break to turn that deficit into a comeback victory.

Aziel Jackson began the recovery in the 49th minute. Kelvin Yeboah and Bongokuhle Hlongwane supplied the assists, cutting St. Louis’ advantage to one goal early in the second half.

Yeboah then equalized from the center of the box. He finished right-footed into the bottom left corner from Mauricio González’s assist, bringing Minnesota level after its two-goal deficit.

Caldeira wins it before Callender’s final save

Substitute Marcus Caldeira immediately forced a save from Bürki, and Jackson tested him again in the 75th minute. Callender also made a double save that minute, denying Navarro and Joyner.

Caldeira scored the winner in the 86th minute, assisted by Joaquin Pereyra and Hlongwane.

Pereyra launched the winning counterattack with a long pass. Caldeira evaded Daniel Edelman and converging defenders before shooting. In second-half stoppage time, Callender saved Rafael Santos’ free kick as St. Louis sought another equalizer.