Thomas Müller’s late penalty kick goal helps Vancouver Whitecaps beat St. Louis City 3-2; read full match report

Goals from Brian White and Daniel Rios, and a late penalty converted by Thomas Müller in stoppage time, helped the Vancouver Whitecaps defeat St. Louis City 3-2 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday night (August 23, 2025).

Muller scored on a penalty kick in the 14th minute of second-half stoppage time to seal the victory for the Whitecaps. The German footballer was making his first start and second appearance for Vancouver (14-6-7) since coming over from Bayern Munich. He took the penalty kick after Mathias Laborda was fouled by Mykhi Joyner.

St. Louis City’s Eduard Lowen opened the scoring in the match in the 14th minute when he used a pass from Conrad Wallem to score his fourth goal of the season. He helped his team lead 1-0. Wallem's helper was his third in his first season in the league.


Vancouver tied it at halftime when Brian White scored on a penalty kick in the fourth minute of stoppage time. He notched his 14th goal after Chris Durkin's foul on Tristan Blackmon led to the PK. White has eight goals in six career matches against St. Louis City, including a hat trick in a win at BC Place last season.

In the second half, João Klauss found the back of the net in the 73rd minute, taking St. Louis City (5-16-6) to a 2-1 lead. Klauss tallied his eighth goal. Sang Bin Jeong notched his first assist in his fourth appearance since coming over from Minnesota United, where he had two assists in 70 appearances.

Whitecaps came from behind in the 79th minute and scored an equalizer when Daniel Ríos, subbed in for White, bagged a goal with an assist from Sebastian Berhalter. It was the second goal for Rios and the career-high sixth assist for Berhalter. Yohei Takaoka had two saves for the Whitecaps.

Roman Bürki stopped four shots for St. Louis City, which is 1-10-3 on the road this season. The Whitecaps, trying to make the postseason three years in a row for the first time, are third in the Western Conference with seven matches remaining. St. Louis City will host the Houston Dynamo on Saturday. The Whitecaps return to league play on Sept. 13 when they host the Philadelphia Union.