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Holiday Weekend Fireworks: NPSL North Matchweek Eight Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Holiday Weekend Fireworks: NPSL North Matchweek Eight RecapSioux Falls Thunder 0, Med City FC 0 June 28, 2017 Yankton Trails Park (Sioux Falls, S.D.) Sioux Falls halted the league-leader’s five game winning streak, holding Med City goalless but dooming the Thunder’s playoff hopes. The Medics had the first chance of the game in the 17th minute when Alexis Tahet’s free kick was…
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Pulling Away: NPSL North Matchweek Seven Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Pulling Away: NPSL North Matchweek Seven RecapThe top teams in the standings are separating themselves with three weeks and four games each to play until the playoffs begin. Med City solidified its lead on the conference with two wins, Duluth picked up an important three points in what is the only real rivalry in the North so far, and La Crosse…
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Duluth FC 2, Minneapolis City SC 1: BlueGreens Best Crows
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Duluth FC 2, Minneapolis City SC 1: BlueGreens Best CrowsDULUTH, Minn. — A cool evening and scattered showers in the Zenith City did little to chill the atmosphere on Friday night as host Duluth FC secured its first win over Minneapolis City SC, furthering a budding rivalry. In a wild contest that saw a saved penalty, two hit posts, an own goal, and a series…
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Med City Top of NPSL North Amid Plethora of Goals, Red Cards
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Med City Top of NPSL North Amid Plethora of Goals, Red CardsROCHESTER, Minn. — Med City FC is top of the NPSL North table thanks to bags of goals and slick play this season. However, play as of late has been marred by a number of red card offenses. Before its recent narrow win over La Crosse Aris FC, the Medics rained mayhem upon themselves and the…
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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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Med City FC Edges TwinStars in Thriller
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Med City FC Edges TwinStars in ThrillerROCHESTER, Minn. — The Wednesday evening NPSL North matchup between host Med City and the TwinStars from Minneapolis was an exciting one, with the host overcoming an early deficit. Med City not only found a way back but grabbed a late game winner allowing the Mayhem a 2-1 victory. When Ayomide Adebayo picked up the ball…
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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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Zalzman’s Hat Trick Eases Menace Past Crows
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Zalzman’s Hat Trick Eases Menace Past CrowsWEST 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…