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Minnesota United FC Drops Points in 2-2 Home Draw Against Vancouver Whitecaps
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Drops Points in 2-2 Home Draw Against Vancouver WhitecapsMinnesota United FC fought back to draw 2-2 with the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps after going down two goals in the first half. Vancouver’s Cristian Techera converted a penalty kick and Tony Tchani headed in a goal in added time to give the visitors the lead. Minnesota defenders Francisco Calvo and Jérôme Theissen scored in the second…
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Loons Overwhelmed by Real Salt Lake in 1-0 Loss
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Loons Overwhelmed by Real Salt Lake in 1-0 LossMinnesota United fell 1-0 to Real Salt Lake in a one-sided match featuring a goal from Yura Movsisian and an incredible performance from Bobby Shuttleworth. After a good first five minutes, Minnesota spent the rest of the match defending. Minnesota United FC continued its current road swing, stopping in Salt Lake to take on one of two…
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Minnesota United FC Struggles, Loses 3-0 at Sporting Kansas City
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Struggles, Loses 3-0 at Sporting Kansas CityOn a sweltering day in Kansas, Sporting Kansas City beat Minnesota United FC 3-0. Dominating play for most of the match, one of the top sides in the Western Conference made Minnesota United FC look outmatched. For those of you who Twitter, it was nearly impossible to avoid the flood of tweets as happy fans…
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Minnesota United FC Tops Orlando City SC 1-0
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Tops Orlando City SC 1-0Minnesota United FC held on to a slim 1-0 lead to beat the visiting Orlando CIty SC. Christian Ramirez scored the lone goal for the Loons to bring their season point total to 14 points. With the rainbow flags waving, the chorus of “Wonderwall” reverberating around the stadium, it might have been easy to see…
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Minnesota Not Feeling California as United Loses 2-1 to Visiting LA Galaxy
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota Not Feeling California as United Loses 2-1 to Visiting LA GalaxyThe visiting LA Galaxy was able to take all three points against Minnesota United FC on a cold Sunday in Minneapolis. A beautiful goal by Giovani dos Santos put the Galaxy up in the first half. Christian Ramirez evened the score in the second half, but the Loons were undone by an own goal by the…
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Minnesota United FC Comes Back to Draw Houston Dynamo
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Comes Back to Draw Houston DynamoDespite conceding two first-half goals and making two first-half substitutions, Minnesota United FC battled to a 2-2 draw against the Houston Dynamo. Goals came from Christian Ramirez, Johan Venegas, Mauro Manotas, and Alberth Elis. Adrian Heath made only one change to the lineup from last week, dropping Bashkim Kadrii for Rasmus Schüller. Minnesota announced its…
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Ten-Man Minnesota United FC Draws Colorado Rapids 2-2
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Ten-Man Minnesota United FC Draws Colorado Rapids 2-2Minnesota United FC leaves Colorado with a 2-2 draw. Dominique Badji was able to take advantage of a Minnesota miscue and open the scoring for the Rapids. Minnesota quickly countered after the half with Kevin Molino scoring from a penalty and Christian Ramirez heading the ball in for the lead. That lead lasted only a minute, with…
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Minnesota United Draws Vancouver to Open Portland Preseason
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Draws Vancouver to Open Portland PreseasonMinnesota United FC kicked off its preseason in earnest on Thursday, playing to a 1-1 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps. Kevin Molino put the Loons ahead with an Olimpico in the 50th minute before the Caps evened up the score in the 82nd. The Loons played their first streamed match of the preseason, giving fans…
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Minnesota United FC Bow Out in Final NASL with 1-0 Loss to New York Cosmos
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Bow Out in Final NASL with 1-0 Loss to New York CosmosSo Long and Thanks for all the Lake Monsters, Nessie… I won’t belabor the game. It was a typical 2016 Minnesota United FC game, with too little effort, too late, players playing out of position, and a defensive miscue that proved the difference. The first half was a tense affair, with Sammy Ndjock keeping New…
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Minnesota Fall 1-0 to Carolina Leaving Playoff Hopes on Life Support
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota Fall 1-0 to Carolina Leaving Playoff Hopes on Life SupportMinnesota United FC traveled to Carolina to battle the RailHawks and strengthen the Loons’ playoff bid. A 1-0 defeat means the task of making the playoffs is much harder for Carl Craig and company, with OKC winning its match and moving into the last spot. Carl Craig started the same lineup he used in last…
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Minnesota United FC beats FC Edmonton 3-1, Controls 4th Playoff Spot in NASL
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC beats FC Edmonton 3-1, Controls 4th Playoff Spot in NASLA temperate fall evening was met with one of Minnesota United FC’s best performances since the spring. An early goal off some miscommunication and a bad bounce from a free kick gave FC Edmonton the lead in the first half, but two goals from Christian Ramirez and a third by second half substitute Stefano Pinho…
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Recap: MN United FC vs Jacksonville Armada
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Recap: MN United FC vs Jacksonville ArmadaOctober was ushered into the land of 10,000 lakes with a day handcrafted for the local tourism bureau. Warm, clear skies illuminated trees slowly building up the motivation to display autumn’s colors. And on this ideal day, it is only fitting that international athletes competing on Minnesota grass lead to the home side retiring for…
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Cosmos Hold On for 1-0 Win Against United
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Cosmos Hold On for 1-0 Win Against UnitedA volleyed shot from New York’s David Diosa in the first half ended Minnesota United FC’s unbeaten run as the Loons fight to maintain their spot in the playoff picture. Minnesota kept the same starting lineup from their 1-0 win against Rayo OKC while the Cosmos made one change from a scoreless draw against the…