SOCCER: Ostrak's lone goal lifts St. Louis City over Rapids

Tomas Ostrak scored in the 83rd minute to give host St. Louis City a 1-0 home win over the 10-man Colorado Rapids on Saturday.

The victory extended St. Louis City's winning streak to four regular-season matches and their points streak to seven matches (6-0-1).

After playing 71 minutes with an 11-on-10 advantage, St. Louis (7-6-4, 25 points) finally broke through on Ostrak's tally. A nice passing play from Tomas Totland set up Ostrak for a superbly placed shot from the edge of the box that sailed into the right side of the net.

Ostrak's first goal of the season came seven minutes after the midfielder entered the match as a substitute. It was just Ostrak's second regular-season match, as leg injuries sidelined him for most of St. Louis' 2026 campaign.

Rapids defender Rob Holding was issued a straight red card in the 12th minute, and Colorado (6-10-1, 19 points) then went into a defensive shell. St. Louis outshot Colorado 18-2, with no Rapids shots on target.

It made for a quiet night for Roman Burki, as the St. Louis goalkeeper didn't need to make a single save to earn his second shutout of the season. Nico Hansen made two saves for Colorado.

St. Louis also didn't deliver much direct pressure, as only three of the home team's 18 shots were on target. While the Rapids defended well, St. Louis City committed some self-sabotage with a season-high 22 fouls, continually interrupting their own attacks.

Jeong Sang-bin's shot off the crossbar in the 37th minute was St. Louis' best chance of the first half. Rapids defender Lucas Herrington made a pair of close-range blocks on Totland and Daniel Edelman during a St. Louis flurry in the 54th minute.

Holding was shown the early red card after he brought down Jeong in open play in the 12th minute, likely preventing Jeong from a breakaway chance. It was Holding's second ejection in as many matches against St. Louis, as he also received a red card in the 50th minute of St. Louis City's 1-0 win over the Rapids on May 9.

-Field Level Media/Reuters