🔬 The Debrief from a telling night of Sunday action in MLS

Week six of the 2025 MLS season wrapped up tonight after a typical Sunday schedule, with two fixtures providing the bookend to what was another fantastic advert for the top flight across the US and Canada.

Here is how the two matches broke down.

What Happened

A severe weather delay was the highlight of the first of two matches on the docket, with St. Louis City SC hosting Austin FC at Energizer Park.

An opening strike by Verde and Black winger Myrto Uzuni in the 33rd minute gifted Nicolás Estévez's men a deserved lead before the interval, but Olof Mellberg's outfit reached a new gear in the second half while looking capable of bagging an equalizer before the match was delayed due to lightning.

After the restart, St. Louis continued to chip away at the Austin backline as desperation set in, but despite five minutes of added time, a leveler could not be found, setting the club on a two-match losing run after what was a fantastic start to the season.

Sunday Night Soccer in MLS featured the later clash between Western Conference bottom-half pair Portland Timbers and Houston Dynamo at Providence Park.

Phil Neville's men got off to a perfect start as Portland looked to carry over their goalscoring ways at home, with Felipe Mora bagging his second of the season to gift the Timbers an early lead inside the opening six minutes of action.

Houston leveled matters with their first road goal of the 2025 season thanks to an inch-perfect volley from Franco Escobar in the 12th minute, only for Portland to retake the lead after a calm close-range finish by Antony ten minutes later.

Portland would tuck the result under the covers with less than 20 minutes remaining when Antony completed his brace, slotting calmly into an open net after young Houston shot-stopper Blke Gillingham was left scrambling.

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