On a hot and humid Friday night in Music City, Minnesota United were mauled by the hosts Nashville SC and sent tumbling out of the Leagues Cup. A 34' red card put the Loons down a man and the match subsequently turned entirely in the favour of Nashville. As
On a gorgeous Tuesday evening in St Paul, Minnesota United FC did what no other club had managed to do thus far in the Leagues Cup tournament - hold Club Deportivo Toluca goalless in a first half. The Loons also handed el Diablos their first loss of the tournament, sending
A high scoring, back and forth affair for 90 minutes in the knockout round of a continental competition, culminating in the away side winning on penalties. This is the perfect type of match to introduce new fans to soccer and exactly the type of match seen last night between Minnesota
On a night where dark clouds took over the sky at Allianz Field, Minnesota United set their sights on Chicago Fire. Following a scoreless 60n minutes, four goals were scored in less then 20 minutes, followed by a Kei Kamara goal right before a weather delay. Unable to score in
On a humid Sunday night in St. Paul, a sell-out crowd filed into Allianz Field to see their first taste of continental soccer, as the Leagues Cup opened in the North Star State. Liga MX's Club Puebla served as the home side while on Minnesota United's
On a beautiful night of records and milestones, with Allianz Field electric, the record-breaking crowd relishing the chance to enjoy some beautiful soccer, a rollercoaster of a month ended with one of Minnesota United’s best games of the season. Once again, though, too many missed chances meant the Loons
For nearly an entire night in the sweltering Houston heat, Minnesota United FC returned to their early season form, walking away with a dominant result on the road. An impressive and in-control win against Western Conference opponent Houston Dynamo was as important for its balance – as complete a performance as
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
