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Crunch Time: NPSL North Matchweek Six Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Crunch Time: NPSL North Matchweek Six RecapThe NPSL North reached its halfway point on Wednesday as each team completed their seventh league match of the season. In a regular season that lasts just two months, quite a bit remains undecided and it’s anyone’s conference to win. Med City extended their lead at the top of the pile with two wins this…
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Minneapolis City 2, VSLT FC 1: Crows Rally to Defeat 10-Man Trapos
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minneapolis City 2, VSLT FC 1: Crows Rally to Defeat 10-Man TraposMINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis City SC hosted local rival Viejos Son Los Trapos FC in the NPSL Game of the Week, as well as the season’s second installment of the Green Line Derby. VSLT forward Ayuk Tambe opened scoring in the 13th minute, but Minneapolis was able to pick up three points by scoring two goals…
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TwinStars 2, Minneapolis City 0: Darbaki Brace Moves Dragons Past Crows
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: TwinStars 2, Minneapolis City 0: Darbaki Brace Moves Dragons Past CrowsMINNETONKA, Minn. — Karim Darbaki converted a penalty kick and a Minneapolis City miscue into goals on either side of halftime, helping the Minnesota TwinStars carry the day and move past the Crows in the NPSL North Conference standings. For the Dragons, the win was their third in four contests, allowing the TwinStars to finish…
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Tighter Than Ever: NPSL Matchweek Five Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Tighter Than Ever: NPSL Matchweek Five RecapAfter 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…
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Minneapolis City 3, Sioux Falls Thunder 1: 10-Man Crows Rally for Late Win
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minneapolis City 3, Sioux Falls Thunder 1: 10-Man Crows Rally for Late WinMINNEAPOLIS — 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…
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A Night in La Crosse: Minneapolis City 8, Aris FC 0
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: A Night in La Crosse: Minneapolis City 8, Aris FC 0LA 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…
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Last Unblemished Record Falls: NPSL North Matchweek Four Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Last Unblemished Record Falls: NPSL North Matchweek Four RecapThe fourth week of play in the NPSL North brought Dakota Fusion’s first loss; a surprise home defeat to Minnesota TwinStars. The Minnetonka-based team had demolished La Crosse Aris earlier in the week for its first win of the 2017 campaign. La Crosse continued its run of futility against VSLT and Duluth let a lead…
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Favorite Off the Rails: NPSL North Matchweek Three Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Favorite Off the Rails: NPSL North Matchweek Three RecapA 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…
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FiftyFive.One Podcast 36: Loons over Lions and NPSL Update
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Podcast 36: Loons over Lions and NPSL UpdateDon’t stop me, because you’ve never heard this one before: Adrian Heath used to coach Orlando, so when his new team Minnesota United came up against his old team, boy-o-boy did he have an axe to grind! Wes and Jeff are joined by Kyle Eliason to talk about the win over Orlando. Also, Kyle gives…
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Dakota Fusion 3, Minneapolis City 2: Tarr’s Goal Floats Fusion Past Crows
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Dakota Fusion 3, Minneapolis City 2: Tarr’s Goal Floats Fusion Past CrowsMINNEAPOLIS — 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…
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Med City 2, Minneapolis City 1: Mayhem’s Minute of Magic Clips Crows
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Med City 2, Minneapolis City 1: Mayhem’s Minute of Magic Clips CrowsMINNEAPOLIS — 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…
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FiftyFive.One Podcast Episode 35: An Analyst, a Tourist, and Jeff
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Podcast Episode 35: An Analyst, a Tourist, and JeffThis 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,…
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Rainy Day Soccer No. 5 & 20: NPSL North Matchweek Two Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Rainy Day Soccer No. 5 & 20: NPSL North Matchweek Two RecapRain 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…