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After a week in which nearly every team played two games, the standings in the NPSL North are tighter than ever as the season approaches its midway point. Just three points separate the top seven teams in the conferences after Minneapolis City bounced back with two wins, Duluth kept its unblemished record going, and Dakota…
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis City won back-to-back games for the first time in 2017 as new signing Brandon Bye tallied a goal and an assist in the second half. Reduced to 10 men shortly before halftime, the Crows were able to battle their way through a Sioux Falls Thunder team trying to regroup after a mid-season…
LA CROSSE, Wis. — Winger Isaac Friendt scored a hat trick, and Minneapolis City tallied five first-half goals en route to an 8-0 win over Aris FC. The Crows jumped on Aris early, scoring three goals inside the game’s first 12 minutes, taking much of the edge out of the contest. For the Crows the…
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — This game might not have counted in the grand scheme of things with the PDL’s Des Moines Menace hosting the NPSL’s Minneapolis City SC, but a few players stated cases for their inclusion in their team’s starting XI in the near future. David Zalzman, a first-year player out of Memphis, needed…
A busy Memorial Day weekend started separating teams in the standings as Minneapolis City ended its three game homestand with only a point to show, Dakota Fusion remained the lone undefeated team in the conference, and Duluth grabbed its first win against a hapless La Crosse Aris side. Minneapolis City SC 1, Med City…
MINNEAPOLIS — Second-half goals from Isaac Kehson and Hartrick Tarr secured a come-from-behind victory for Dakota Fusion as it bettered Minneapolis City SC 3-2 on Friday evening. The win kept Fusion’s record unblemished on the young season, and marked the second-straight home loss for the Crows. Dakota head coach James Robbins set up his charges…
MINNEAPOLIS — Med City FC rebounded from its recent loss at Dakota Fusion and picked up three points on Wednesday night in a 2-1 victory over host Minneapolis City SC. Goals from Matias Pazos Dumic and Jake Turnbull in the 16th and 17th minutes proved decisive for the visitors. Mayhem head coach Luke Corey deployed his charges in a…
Update: T Kla Wesley Jr., a member of the Sports Writers Association of Liberia, has reported on a controversy centered on the “poor working relationship between the technical staffs of the national team and the Liberia Football Association”. The controversy was sparked by Liberia’s national team head coach James Debbah distancing himself from a list of 14 foreign-based…
Minnesota United announce unified team with Special Olympics In a press release Monday, Minnesota United FC and Special Olympics MN announced the creation of the first official Minnesota United Unified Team. Eleven athletes were selected to play two matches against Houston Dynamo’s Unified Team. The first match will take place at TCF Bank Stadium on July 19.…
This week, Jeff Rueter is joined by a couple of faces from across the country to talk Minnesota United FC. First, Steve Bernasconi (the Soccer Tour) stops by to give an assessment of his time in Minnesota (complete with swooning over Minneapolis City SC). Then Matt Doyle, MLSsoccer.com’s Armchair Analyst, takes stock of the Loons’ roster,…
Rain soaked the region in the second week of the NPSL North season, canceling one game and making for interesting playing conditions in the other three. Dakota Fusion, Minneapolis City, and Duluth are the only remaining undefeated teams, the latter two having drawn on Saturday evening. VSLT rebounded from an opening weekend loss with a…
MINNEAPOLIS — Duluth FC tallied an added-time goal for the second-straight game, securing a late draw against host Minneapolis City SC in the culmination of a chippy, physical contest. It took the BlueGreens more than 45 minutes of game time to provide an answer to a first-half goal from City’s Martin Browne, Jr., but midfielder Mally…
Minnesota United went to Toronto FC and put in a decent shift despite their loss. But this is still a grossly shallow squad and Jeff and Wes dig through some of the big, looming problems up ahead. Med City FC got a great crowd in Rochester and the Green Line Derby was christened as Minneapolis…