Hat-trick hero Holse Justesen leads St. Louis City to 6-2 thrashing of Galaxy

St. Louis City beat Los Angeles Galaxy 6-2 in a match played as part of round 28 of MLS, at 02:00 Damascus time on 12 October 2026.

The standout star of the match was Carl Johan Holse Justesen, who scored a complete hat-trick for St. Louis City, opening the scoring in the 2nd minute before adding the second goal in the 7th minute, then completing his hat-trick in the 21st minute.

St. Louis City continued their attacking play after Holse Justesen's hat-trick, with Los Angeles Galaxy pulling a goal back through Robert T. Taylor in the 31st minute to temporarily reduce the deficit.

Before the end of the first half, Rafael Navarro added a goal from a penalty kick in the 45th minute, then a fifth goal for St. Louis City came through Lucas Michael McNutton in the 45+7th minute.

In the second half, Rafael Navarro extended his side's lead with his second goal and the sixth for St. Louis City in the 53rd minute, before Los Angeles Galaxy scored their second goal in the 71st minute.

With this result, St. Louis City secured a big 6-2 win over Los Angeles Galaxy, benefiting from Holse Justesen's hat-trick which was the key difference in the match.

The match was broadcast on the Apple TV network.