In the 17th minute, LaGrassa picked up another assist. From the left side of the penalty area, his chipped pass across the box found Octavio Guzman at the back post for a one-timer that made it 3-0.

STLFC got a goal back in the 26th minute. On a two-on-one, Irvin Herrera played the ball to Mike Ambersley, who gained control with a spin move at the top of the box and scored with a low, left-footed shot to the far corner.

Thompson made a pair of big stops late in the first half to keep the home team in the game.

After STLFC had a late first-half goal waved off due to an offside call, Sacramento made it 4-1 about 12 minutes after the break. Thompson got to the end line on the right side before delivering a far-post cross to Iwassa for the head-ball goal.

STLFC cut the lead to 4-2 in the 72nd minute as Jordan Roberts received a long pass out of the back from Sam Fink, cut to the middle and scored on blast from about 20 yards out. Bond made it 4-3 in the 90th minute, scoring on a free kick from just outside the penalty area.

“Certainly spotting a team three goals in 20 minutes is an issue,” Schilly said. “The fact that we fought back and made it a one-goal game was a credit to the work ethic in the second half.