Thunder 1-0 Salvo
I try to avoid spotlighting the same game two weeks in a row, but Salvo and Thunder started so late that this pivotal rivalry matchup has happened in back to back weeks. Going into the match, Salvo were yet to drop a point, although nails were being bitten during the second half of their 2-1 victory over these same opponents last week. MTA finally caught up to their opponents this week, with Anya Van Den Einde scoring the game's only goal in the 32nd minute - finishing off an exchange of passes around the Salvo defense. In many ways, it was the defenses who starred - in particular, the goalkeepers (Brooke Goerisch for Thunder and Samantha Swidorski).
Elsewhere in the Northland
MN Thunder 4-0 Manitou
MN Bliss FC 1-3 St Croix
Mankato 1-0 Manitou
Joy AC 0-3 MN Bliss FC
St Croix 1-0 Manitou.
Dutch Lions 0-3 Mankato
Standings and playoff positioning
Remaining games:
(Thunder have opted out of the postseason)
Wednesday at 7pm:
Legacy v Mankato United
Thunder v Minnesota Dutch Lions
Friday at 7pm:
Manitou FC v Bliss
Saturday at 7pm:
Joy AC v Legacy
Sunday:
5pm - Mankato United v Thunder
7pm - Dutch Lions v Salvo
Wednesday 1 July 7pm:
Salvo SC v St Croix Legacy
