San Diego FC ended a 10-match winless streak with a 1-0 victory over St. Louis City on Sunday, overcoming a team that has recently faltered after a strong run in Major League Soccer.

Anders Dreyer scored the game’s only goal shortly before halftime, marking his 15th tally of the season and giving the visiting San Diego squad a boost despite having been eliminated from playoff contention just days earlier following a loss to Vancouver. The win improved San Diego’s record to 9-13-11, bringing them to 38 points on the MLS standings.

The victory snapped St. Louis City’s four-match losing streak, a surprising downturn for a team that had amassed an MLS record-tying 19-match unbeaten streak between May 9 and October 11. St. Louis entered Sunday with a 14-10-9 record and 51 points, having recently secured the U.S. Open Cup trophy on October 21 with a penalty shootout win against Columbus.

San Diego goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega was instrumental in preserving the clean sheet, making six saves and recording his first shutout of the season. This marked the eighth clean sheet for San Diego overall and ended an 11-match run without a shutout dating back to a 3-0 home win over Colorado in late August.

The closing moments of the match saw St. Louis pressing for an equalizer, but San Diego defender Manu Duah made a crucial goal-line clearance of Simon Becher’s stoppage-time attempt, effectively securing the win for the Southern California side.

While San Diego’s victory was a bright spot in an otherwise challenging season, St. Louis will aim to regain the form that carried them through their historic undefeated stretch and secured silverware in the U.S. Open Cup as the MLS season winds down.