The oldest saying in soccer is that goals change games. Failing to convert their chances from a dominant opening thirty minutes last night, Minnesota United suffered one of their biggest losses at Allianz Field, falling to Western Conference opponent Austin FC 1-4. After a week full of promise it was
For 60 minutes it seemed like Minnesota United had refound their early season form, doing just enough - sitting back, absorbing pressure, converting an opportunity - to get a result on the road. Before the night began, taking home a 2-2 draw from Utah against Real Salt Lake would have
We like to tell stories. They give us context and meaning, shaping what is possible, anticipating how we might experience what is to come, helping us understand what we have experienced. Heading into an international break Minnesota United head coach Adrian Heath insisted that the story of his team’s
In the end it wasn’t enough. After falling behind in the 58th minute, following a lack-luster hour of soccer, Minnesota United were only able to muster an equalizer against a struggling Toronto FC. With results not coming at home, Minnesota falling to 1-1-5 in regular season play at Allianz
We often like to believe that soccer is a beautiful game. More balletic beauty and artistic creativity and ontological manipulation of space and time than sheer brute competition. But it is also and mostly quite cruel. As Minnesota United head coach Adrian Heath said after his team’s 2-1 road
Draws are, in addition to being a punchline in the opening episode of “Ted Lasso,” their absence saying something about the nature of American sport, rather complicated results, in MLS, with its travel and overly weighted home field advantages, a good result on the road. But for a home team,
Minnesota United's run in the 2023 US Open Cup came to an end on Tuesday night in brutal fashion with a 4-0 loss to Houston Dynamo down in Texas. Both sides entered the match having played four matches in the previous two weeks and each having gone 2-2-1
And sometimes in soccer, as in life, you are rewarded for taking your chances. When a point would have felt enough – on the road, against a mid-table Western Conference opponent, without Robin Lod and still without Emanuel Reynoso, in a game that hadn’t really produced anything – the kids decided
Though there was nothing convincing about it, in their fifth try Minnesota United got their first regular season win at home on Wednesday night, ending a 6-game regular season winless streak. With a return to a more familiar 4-2-3-1 and a renewed ability to absorb pressure, aided by the Houston
MNUFC fell 3-0 to Sporting Kansas City on Saturday, May 13, at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, KS (Photo courtesy MNUFC) On Saturday night, Minnesota United FC travelled to Kansas City, KS, to face Sporting Kansas City as part of Major League Soccer's 2023 Rivalry
Heading into their Saturday night match, Minnesota United and the Vancouver Whitecaps were each in search of some offense. With both teams relying, so far this season, on defense to keep themselves in the middle of the Western conference standings, the final 3-2 score line in favor of the home
Another solid defensive outing wasted as the Loons fail to convert their chances We knew it was going to be a sloppy night. A late Sunday start, the club and the league not quite sure when kickoff would be, the forecast calling for drizzle and rain, cold and wind, a
After three straight losses in MLS play the Loons went into Detroit to face woe-ridden USL Championship side Detroit City FC in the 3rd Round of the 2023 US Open Cup. With only one win in their last five matches, the win was necessary for Minnesota's confidence. For
After a brief mental lapse, Minnesota United lose again to the Seattle Sounders, dropping their third straight game MLS After Dark it was not. On a rainy, dreary night Minnesota United and the Seattle Sounders played a rather rainy, dreary 90 minutes of soccer. “Yeah, there wasn’t a lot
Unable to take advantage of a strong opening half, Minnesota United falls 2-1 to Orlando City at home on Matchday 8. It is true, of course, that MLS is a difficult league to adjust to. The travel and physicality of play are demanding and often made harder by what are
Minnesota United entered Saturday night's match in Chicago unbeaten and with a 3 match winning streak away from home in 2023. With wins over Dallas, Colorado, and most recently St. Louis, so a similar result was expected in Chicago. The Fire on the other hand came into the
