Eduard Lowen shines as St. Louis City blank Dynamo

Eduard Lowen scored one goal, assisted on another and made his presence felt on defense to carry St. Louis City to a 3-0 win over the visiting Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.

Lowen's ninth-minute penalty kick opened the scoring and his long free kick set up the second goal of the night, helping expansion side St. Louis (9-4-1, 28 points) leapfrog the Seattle Sounders and move back into first place in the Western Confer