FiftyFive.One
• Voices From Soccer's North •
Tag: VSLT FC
-
On to the Playoffs: NPSL North Matchweek 10 Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: On to the Playoffs: NPSL North Matchweek 10 RecapThe North Conference season wrapped up this weekend, and while every team was in action, the result of the Friday evening game rendered all other postseason clinching scenarios moot. Minneapolis City SC and Duluth FC are into the NPSL Playoffs, the latter qualifying for the second consecutive year after a 1-0 win against Med City…
-
New Kings in the North, but the NPSL Season is not Over Yet
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: New Kings in the North, but the NPSL Season is not Over YetOn Saturday, Minneapolis City won the NPSL North Conference title by beating last year’s champions Duluth. The emphatic 4-2 victory ended the title race, but things are still wide open for the second playoffs place. The match itself was a brilliant advertisement for NPSL soccer. The home fans were thunderously loud all game. There was…
-
Crows Fly Highest: NPSL North Matchweek Nine Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Crows Fly Highest: NPSL North Matchweek Nine RecapMinneapolis City lived up to the hype for the first time and walked away with two trophies in a week, qualifying for a playoff spot that had proved elusive the first two seasons despite high expectations. The North Conference champions downed two big rivals, including a Duluth side that had previously won five straight games.…
-
La Crosse Shocks the World: NPSL North Matchweek Eight Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: La Crosse Shocks the World: NPSL North Matchweek Eight RecapLa Crosse Aris successfully parked the bus against the NPSL’s top-scoring team and picked up its second point in five full seasons. VSLT drew as well, leaving Duluth as the only team that gained ground on the conference leader, making the last three games (four if you are a fan of VSLT) of the regular…
-
Ten-Man VSLT Draws Med City FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Ten-Man VSLT Draws Med City FCVSLT FC earned a point on the road at Med City FC after going down a man, keeping the team in contention for a playoff spot as the season enters its final stage. Even after going a man down, defensively, VSLT was tough to break down. “Their defensive line was really good…you can tell why…
-
No Mercy in the North: NPSL North Matchweek Seven Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: No Mercy in the North: NPSL North Matchweek Seven RecapWhile no team has been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, for all intents and purposes, the NPSL North is now a four team race. Assuming VSLT wins its rain-postponed game versus La Crosse Aris, the Sky Blues will sit four points back of the top spot, while Duluth holds third place, seven points behind leaders…
-
The Half-way Point: NPSL North Power Rankings
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: The Half-way Point: NPSL North Power RankingsIt is hard to win games in the NPSL, harder than in most leagues, because of a mixture of talent parity and roster unpredictability unique to a summer league reliant on college-aged and recent post-college players who are not being paid to play. Couple that with a short season in an extremely compact time frame…
-
Doubles Done: NPSL North Matchweek Six Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Doubles Done: NPSL North Matchweek Six RecapWith a busy week ahead, the NPSL North’s weekend was full of action that had the potential for season-changing consequences. Minneapolis City and Duluth FC each completed doubles over Med City and Dakota Fusion respectively, VSLT pulled off another 1-0 win to continue holding a playoff spot, and the bottom two teams have nearly been…
-
Crows Make a Statement: NPSL North Matchweek Five Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Crows Make a Statement: NPSL North Matchweek Five RecapThe top of the NPSL North is as tight as ever with the teams in the upper half of the standings separated by three points or less and two of those teams having a game in hand each. Minneapolis City notched a big win over VSLT in the Green Line Derby, Duluth snatched all three…
-
Grudge Matches Ahead and Behind: NPSL North Matchweek Four Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Grudge Matches Ahead and Behind: NPSL North Matchweek Four RecapAs is tradition for a conference in which 14 regular season games are packed into two months, the table remains tight and there was a good amount of movement in the past week. After opening the season with a draw, VSLT has won four straight to fly to the top of the conference. Rivals Minneapolis…
-
High Drama in the North: NPSL North Matchweek Three Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: High Drama in the North: NPSL North Matchweek Three RecapIf you are a fan of the drama that lower league soccer creates, there may be no better conference for you than the NPSL’s North. A surprise game cancellation seemed to galvanize Minneapolis City who thrashed Dakota Fusion at home, VSLT shot up the standings with two wins in a week, and the La Crosse…
-
Nobody’s Perfect: NPSL North Matchweek Two Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Nobody’s Perfect: NPSL North Matchweek Two RecapThe NPSL North had all teams in action for the first time and, already at this early stage in the season, no one is without a mark on their record. Minneapolis City and Sioux Falls both came back and got three points after drawing in the conference opener, Duluth stole a point on the road,…
-
Kings in the North: Duluth Wins and the NPSL North Matchweek Ten Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Kings in the North: Duluth Wins and the NPSL North Matchweek Ten RecapDuluth was crowned champion of the NPSL North’s inaugural season after a battering of Sioux Falls Thunder and help in the rest of Saturday’s games. Dakota slipped into the second playoff spot thanks to an eight-goal thriller with Minnesota TwinStars and VSLT made sure La Crosse Aris had its worst statistical season ever. Minneapolis City…