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In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: Miller makes way at the half and Cropper has a mixed performance. In just his third start of the season, Calum Mallace went 55 minutes for the Montreal Impact in the first leg of a Canadian Championship semifinal. It was not a great performance…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: Eric Miller and Cody Cropper feature in a week that saw most Minnesotans stuck on the bench. In a mid-week game, Saint Louis FC faced FC Wichita in the second round of the 2017 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. An early PK gave…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: Cropper earns his third shutout, Akale’s season comes to a close, and Kallman’s streak ends. A red card suspension for Mekeil Williams led to Eric Miller shifting over to left back for the Colorado Rapids. Miller played across the back line last season for…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: Defensive struggles for Miller and Cropper, Kallman gets a birthday win and promotion is out of reach for Akale Jackson Yueill continued his travels and returned to Reno 1868 FC in a 4-0 win over Phoenix Rising FC. Yueill started on the left…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: Cropper and the Revs give up three-goal lead, Akale comes off the bench while Kallman waits for a change. In his fifth start of the season Tyler David took on some new roles. Wearing the captain’s armband for the first time for Saint Louis FC,…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: Kallman takes the “Iron Woman” crown, Miller comes home, and David earns another start. Six minutes into the game, Mukwelle Akale scored the eventual game winner for Villarreal CF C against Ontinyent CF. After receiving a through-ball into the box, Akale held off…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: Mallace and David earn starts, ejections doom New England and Colorado, and Yueill takes on a new role. In a “replay” of the 2016 NWSL final, the Washington Spirit were once again on the losing side. Kassey Kallman earned her first start of…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: NWSL final rosters are released, Kallman tallies an assist, and David earns honors in his first start. The New England Revolution defeated the Houston Dynamo 2-0 this weekend. Cody Cropper continued his run of starts in net for the Revs and was rewarded with…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: Mallace is a surprise addition, Cropper has to wait for his first shutout, and preseason begins for the NWSL. A late scratch of Marco Donadel from the Montreal Impact’s starting lineup gave Calum Mallace his first appearance of the season. The midfielder put in 72 minutes…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally: Akale helps Villarreal C extend its unbeaten run while Miller commits a game-changing blunder. During the last week Mukwelle Akale started in two victories for Villarreal CF C. The results extended the team’s winning streak to 11 games. On Wednesday, the lone Minnesotan playing abroad put in an active 82 minutes.…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally: Cropper and Bunbury faced off against Miller in their season debuts while Mallace and Yueill didn’t see the field when their teams met. The Colorado Rapids hosted the New England Revolution in their respective season opener. Eric Miller started at right back for Colorado and went the…
As 2016 comes to a close, FiftyFive.One is honoring the best Minnesota soccer players. This week, we’ll release the shortlist of nominees across six categories. Readers can vote for their favorites with the winners announced next week. To wrap up our voting, we look to the older players that represented Minnesota this past year in MLS…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotan’s playing professionally: Miller and Mallace see their MLS playoff runs stop short of the final and Akale struggles for minutes in Spain. Despite only needing a 1-0 win in the second leg of the Western Conference Final, Eric Miller and the Colorado Rapids fell to the Seattle Sounders in…