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Pascarella Named Menace Head Coach
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Pascarella Named Menace Head CoachThe Des Moines Menace tabbed another coach with MLS coaching experience to lead the team heading into its 24th season. On Thursday morning, the Menace announced John Pascarella as the successor to a team coming off three straight division titles and eight straight Lamar Hunt US Open Cup appearances. “That’s the thing I’m looking forward…
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Des Moines Menace’s Matko Not Returning for Third Season
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Des Moines Menace’s Matko Not Returning for Third SeasonAfter two successful seasons with the Des Moines Menace Premier Development League squad, head coach Mike Matkovich has decided to not sign a new contract with the team and will work full time with the Chicago Fire U-23s. The Menace brought in Matko in the fall of 2014 after previous head coach Mike Jeffries left Des…
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Menace Season Ends in Conference Championship
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Menace Season Ends in Conference ChampionshipFalling on the conference championship weekend for the third straight year, the Des Moines Menace’s season ended Saturday night in Pontiac, Mich. After a 5-1 dismantling of K-W United FC (Kitchener-Waterloo) in the conference semifinals Friday night at the Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Michigan, the same offensive spark was not there for the Menace against…
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Menace Finish Regular Season with Home Wins
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Menace Finish Regular Season with Home WinsWEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Tense moments preceded a weekend of wins for the Des Moines Menace. Twice in a weekend, the Menace found themselves in trouble. During their exhibition match on Friday, Toledo United FC (Premier League of America) leveled with three second-half goals. Then, Saturday the Menace played their final league match of…
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Menace Put The “Win” In Winnipeg
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Menace Put The “Win” In WinnipegThis one was pretty well over before it started. The Des Moines Menace, finishing its three-game road trip through Canada, easily dispatched WSA Winnipeg Tuesday night with a 6-0 win. Des Moines (5-0-1) found the back of the net early and often, notching four goals in an 18-minute span during the first half. The goal-fest started with Jack…
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Des Moines Menace PDL Men, WPSL Women battle to weekend wins
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Des Moines Menace PDL Men, WPSL Women battle to weekend winsThe Des Moines Menace Premier Development League and Women’s Premier Soccer League are coming home with wins in their back pocket. Both teams are still undefeated after taking wins up north. The PDL completed the road sweep of arch-rival Thunder Bay 2-0 Friday and 2-1 Saturday. The WPSL notched another 4-0 win to open the season,…
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Des Moines Menace PDL And WPSL Sides End Sunday Still Unbeaten
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Des Moines Menace PDL And WPSL Sides End Sunday Still UnbeatenMenace PDL Takes Point In Canada Des Moines Menace takes solace in the point earned. With a daunting trip coming up to arch-rival Thunder Bay, the Des Moines Menace had a chance to find a scoring touch against Premier Development League expansion side Kokomo Mantis FC, but could only muster a 0-0 draw at home.…
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San Antonio Pulls Off Texas Two-Step, Comes Back Against Des Moines In Open Cup
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: San Antonio Pulls Off Texas Two-Step, Comes Back Against Des Moines In Open CupWEST DES MOINES, Iowa – Leading by one goal, the Des Moines Menace knew messing with Texas would be a tall task. Photo credit: Dan Mable/Des Moines Menace The visiting USL side San Antonio FC tallied two goals in the final 18 minutes to erase a second-half deficit in front of a crowd of 1,754…
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Menace Gets Calls, Subs Score for Season-Opening Win
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Menace Gets Calls, Subs Score for Season-Opening WinThe Des Moines Menace was the beneficiary of fortuitous subbing and a late penalty call from the assistant referee. The Menace eked out a 2-1 win against the Chicago Fire U-23’s Saturday night on goals from Christian Okeke and Ricky Hoegg in Des Moines’ Premier Development League regular-season opener. The latter came on and knocked…
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Minneapolis City Scrimmage Des Moines, Announce Roster
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minneapolis City Scrimmage Des Moines, Announce RosterOn Saturday, Minneapolis City took 26 players south to play a pair of 60-minute friendlies against the Des Moines Menace reserves. The trip served as City’s final look at a number of players ahead of trimming down its roster in advance of the start of its Premier League of American campaign. The two clubs squared…
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Minnesota United Will Travel in US Open Cup 3rd Round
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Will Travel in US Open Cup 3rd RoundThe Loons learned their US Open Cup fate today as the draw was made for the competition’s second and third rounds. For the third year in a row, Minnesota will be on the road for their entry round. They will travel to either St. Louis or Cleveland to play the winner of St. Louis FC…
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Glory, Defeat, And Pepper Spray: Minnesota In The US Open Cup
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Glory, Defeat, And Pepper Spray: Minnesota In The US Open CupIn the modern MLS era, the Open Cup is the tie that binds the teams at the top and the amorphous, ever shifting divisions below. New legends are being written, like the Cinderella Rochester Rhinos championship in 1999, or our own Minnesota Thunder’s shocking semi-final run in 2005. To celebrate the entry of Minnesota United…
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Q and A With Minnesota United Defender Justin Davis
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Q and A With Minnesota United Defender Justin DavisJustin Davis is Minnesota United’s 27-year-old left back who has become a fixture for the team. Born in Litchfield Park Arizona, Davis actually spent many of his formative years in Michigan. So the Midwest is a comfortable place for the 5th year pro who has now made 109 appearances for Minnesota’s pro soccer teams. This…