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Minnesota United FC Draw Sporting KC 1-1 in Gritty Last Home Match
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Draw Sporting KC 1-1 in Gritty Last Home MatchMinnesota United FC fought to earn a 1-1 draw against Sporting KC as both teams were missing a number of their top players due to international call ups. Diego Rubio scored in the last minutes before the half, but Brent Kallman leveled the score in the second half. The final home game day started overcast…
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Community Match Ratings: Kansas City at Minnesota
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Community Match Ratings: Kansas City at MinnesotaVoting for community match ratings is open for 48 hours following the match. Contribute by rating each player. Want to know more about what these ratings mean? Check out our Match Ratings Primer. You can see how the team and players progress through the season on our Match Ratings page.
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#MINvSKC Open Game Thread
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: #MINvSKC Open Game ThreadWhen? – 7:00 p.m. CDT, Saturday, October 7 Where? – TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis How to Watch? my29 How to Listen? 1500 ESPN Social: Official Hashtag: #MINvSKC Follow us at @FiveFiftyOne Team Accounts Minnesota United FC – @mnufc Sporting Kansas City – @SportingKC Live Updates MNUFC Gameday – @mnufcmatch Pre-Match Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting…
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Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas CityRound four of this Midwest slugfest comes with plenty to play for. Sporting Kansas City have yet to clinch a playoff spot and could do so with a win against Minnesota; in truth, they will almost certainly make the postseason and are hunting for better seeding at this point. Minnesota has not yet technically been…
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Post-Mortem: Minnesota United Bombs out of U.S. Open Cup
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Post-Mortem: Minnesota United Bombs out of U.S. Open CupMinnesota United’s U.S. Open Cup run ended before it even started. Facing off against MLS rival Sporting Kansas City, the Loons conceded twice just before halftime and never came back. What does that tell us about what’s coming up? In some ways, Minnesota United’s 4-0 loss last night was easily foreseeable. Once the U.S. Open…
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Minnesota United Crashes Out of the Open Cup
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Crashes Out of the Open CupA lackluster first half capped off with two goals in the final three minutes from hosts Sporting Kansas City put an end to Minnesota United’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign Wednesday night. In Kansas 11 days ago, SKC defender Ike Opara opened the scoring with a shot from distance as part of his team’s…
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Community Match Ratings: Minnesota at Kansas City (U.S. Open Cup)
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Community Match Ratings: Minnesota at Kansas City (U.S. Open Cup)Voting for community match ratings is open for 48 hours following the match. Contribute by rating each player. Want to know more about what these ratings mean? Check out our Match Ratings Primer. You can see how the team and players progress through the season on our Match Ratings page.
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The Tailgate: Minnesota United Begins U.S. Open Cup Campaign
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: The Tailgate: Minnesota United Begins U.S. Open Cup CampaignThis week, we ask the fans: “Minnesota United FC begins its first U.S. Open Cup tournament as an MLS side Wednesday against familiar foe Sporting Kansas City. What’s your take on the match, the tournament, and on Minnesota’s chances?” “There are pro/am golf tournaments, too. The only difference is the fans don’t drape spray painted…
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U.S. Open Cup Preview: Sporting Kansas City vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: U.S. Open Cup Preview: Sporting Kansas City vs. Minnesota United FCSeveral obvious questions loom heading into this match. Which teams will take the U.S. Open Cup seriously and which will field rotation-heavy squads? How will Minnesota United compensate for injury and international absences? How will each team adapt to what happened ten days ago in Kansas City, when the Loons were embarrassed by a deeper and more…
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FiftyFive.One Podcast Episode 38: The Brovsky Method to Watching Soccer
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Podcast Episode 38: The Brovsky Method to Watching SoccerWith Wes off trying to impress Jose Mourinho, Jeb Brovsky joins Jeff to talk shop. After an analysis of the US men’s national team’s four-point swing, Jeb and Jeff discuss the U.S. Open Cup. Finally, a listener question gets Jeb to open up about how he (an MLS veteran) watches the beautiful game. You won’t…
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Six, Eight, and 10 Things: Minnesota United at Sporting Kansas City
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Six, Eight, and 10 Things: Minnesota United at Sporting Kansas CityOn Saturday, as you no doubt probably saw, Minnesota United FC played their worst game of the season, apart from those other games, against Sporting Kansas City. It was an excruciating match to watch from a Minnesota perspective. At one end, the hosts scored three goals that should never have been allowed to happen. At…
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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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#SKCvMIN Open Game Thread
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: #SKCvMIN Open Game ThreadWhen? – 4:00 p.m. CDT, Saturday, June 3 Where? – Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas How to Watch? ESPN How to Listen? myTalk 107.1 Social: Official Hashtag: #SKCvMIN Follow us at @FiveFiftyOne! Team Accounts Minnesota United FC – @mnufc Sporting Kansas City – @SportingKC Live Updates MNUFC Match – @MNUFCmatch Pre-Match Reading: Match Preview: Sporting Kansas City vs. Minnesota…