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
Two unbeaten sides came into the match at CITYPARK on Saturday night in St. Louis, both with additional streaks they looked to maintain. St. Louis had won their first two home matches in resounding fashion and had two consecutive clean sheets in a five game winning streak. Minnesota was not
We live in an era of tactical soccer, when coaches are as well-known as players, formations are indefinitely dissected, and statistics seem as important as score lines. So it would be tempting to tactically analyze MN United’s 2-1 win against the Colorado Rapids, their first ever in Colorado. To
It was not the chaotic excitement of the Snow Opener or the unconscionable cold of that USMNT qualifier. But the condition of the field quickly became the story of MN United’s 2023 home opener, a 1-1 draw against the New York Red Bulls. “This is like the under-18 team,
It was, by any measure, a rough start to the year for MN United. “We've had a difficult off season,” head coach Adrian Heath began his post-game press conference. “You can’t deny that with what’s gone on.” Just in the last week, he continued, “we had
