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NPSL Midwest Playoff Final

NPSL Midwest Playoff Final

Steel City reached this stage last year, before falling to eventual champion Tulsa Athletic on penalty kicks. Duluth can reach a bit further back and recall their own Midwest Region Championship in 2018. They came perilously close to the mandatory 10pm lights out (per the broadcast crew) but in the

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NPSL Midwest Playoff Semifinal

NPSL Midwest Playoff Semifinal

Iowa Demon Hawks 0-2 Duluth FC Duluth FC and Iowa Demon Hawks kicked off from Indianola High School, about 30 minutes south of Des Moines for the right to face the region's #1 seed, Steel City FC in Pittsburgh. Duluth FC went 7-1-4 in the regular season and

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NPSL North Playoffs Final

NPSL North Playoffs Final

Dakota Fusion hosted the BlueGreens of Duluth FC last Saturday night in Moorhead, MN for the inaugural NPSL North Conference playoff title, with a spot in the Central Regional playoffs on the line. Fusion who won the regular season title at 9-3-0 (W-D-L) defeated Joy AC 2-1 to advance to

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NPSL North Playoff Semi Finals

NPSL North Playoff Semi Finals

Wednesday (#= Conference seeding/National ranking) #1/6 Dakota Fusion 2-1 #4/38 Joy Athletic Club Fusion v Joy is the league's stingiest defense against the joint Golden Boot winner Philip Caputo. It took Joy Athletic 20 mins to register a chance, in a first 40 minutes dominated by

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NISA Independent Cup : 1st Round

NISA Independent Cup : 1st Round

Less than 24 hours after an away game with MN Blizzard ended 8-0 to Dakota Fusion, the #1 seed in the NPSL Midwest Region faced an altogether more challenging opponent in UPSL/MASL side Vlora FC on Sunday afternoon. Despite missing the UPSL Premier Division playoffs, Vlora have made a

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NPSL Round-Up: July 1-6

NPSL Round-Up: July 1-6

Tuesday: Siouxland United 3-1 Sioux Falls Thunder A 43rd minute goal by Lucas Foreman and two from Ben Shields were countered by a goal by Simon Woods for Thunder. Dakota Fusion 6-1 Minnesota TwinStars A strong wind blew left to right, in the faces of Fusion, at the backs of

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NPSL Round-Up: 23-29 June 2024

NPSL Round-Up: 23-29 June 2024

Wednesday Duluth FC 10-0 Minnesota Blizzard Tyler Limmer scored a hat trick, Dylan Sumner scored twice, Myles Edmondson, Felipe Santos, Felipe Carli, Manny Morales and Golden Boot leader Eduoard Nys all scored one. Sioux Falls Thunder 0-0 Minnesota TwinStars Siouxland United 3-0 Joy Athletic Club Ahmed Dosso, Magloire Makila and

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NPSL Round-Up: 16-22 June 2024

NPSL Round-Up: 16-22 June 2024

Tuesday: Joy Athletic Club 2-1* Minnesota TwinStars This back and forth match was brought to a halt in the 48th minute by torrential rain and high winds. Grant Luce put Joy ahead in the 14th minute. Akinola equalized for TwinStars five minutes later. Philip Caputo put the hosts back ahead

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NPSL Spotlight: Minnesota TwinStars v Dakota Fusion

NPSL Spotlight: Minnesota TwinStars v Dakota Fusion

undefinedThe TwinStars had already notched a memorable win over Duluth FC and although they would give up a lop-sided defeat to the same opposition on the road, they remained undefeated at their home at Park Center High and in third place going into their match with top of the table

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NPSL Spotlight: Joy AC v Dakota Fusion FC

NPSL Spotlight: Joy AC v Dakota Fusion FC

Wednesday Sioux Falls Thunder 0-2 Dakota Fusion Fusion continue to set the pace, with goals from substitutes Felix Buabeng and Takumi Sato and riding out five mins down to ten men due to a second yellow card for captain Gael Gonzalez. Minnesota Blizzard 0-3 Duluth FC Edouard Nys scored twice

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NPSL Round Up: 8th June 2024

NPSL Round Up: 8th June 2024

Dakota Fusion FC 2-0 Sioux Falls Thunder FC Fusion fans brought a drum. The team proved them worthy of the accompaniment. Fusion dominated possession in the opening 10 minutes but the first Fusion shot on goal came via Brandon Garcia at 9:45. Sioux Falls Thunder’s keeper Jack Howard

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NPSL Spotlight: Minnesota Blizzard v Sioux Falls Thunder

NPSL Spotlight: Minnesota Blizzard v Sioux Falls Thunder

Spotlight Match: Minnesota Blizzard FC 1-1 Sioux Falls Thunder FC In a first half of few chances, Blizzard broke through in the 38th minute, Ashton Hosler finishing a counter attack which he had led, beginning with an interception at the top of their own defensive area. Thunder equalized in the

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Recap & Photos: Aurora 2 Draws 3-3 with Granite City

Recap & Photos: Aurora 2 Draws 3-3 with Granite City

undefined[uncode_info_box items="Date,Categories"]  Aurora2 hosted Granite City FC on Saturday, May 25 - Aurora’s third match in seven days. The fatigue showed but Aurora managed to play the Rocks to a high-scoring draw, 3-3. It started early with Leah Brown finishing a ball

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