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Vlora FC (UPSL/MASL D1) 2-4 Minnesota Blizzard FC (NPSL/MASL D2)
With their indoor season wrapping up, Blizzard's outdoor team made its debut...indoors. Originally scheduled for McMurray Fields in St Paul, Minnesota, the game moved to the Conway Dome in the city as temperatures dropped to 37º / 2º with wind chill dropping even further. The match was a rematch of last year's first round, which went the way of Vlora. A repeat of the 5-1 win was not on the cards.
The Blizzard played a hybrid roster with Danny Burgos, Bertrand Ngam, Devan DiGrado, Diego Yang, Evan Moreno, Herbert Kopany, Jordan Maldonado + Spencer Overturf all also playing on the MASL indoor team.
In contrast, in this hybrid squad, only DiGrado and Carter Hermanson returned from 2025's NPSL squad.
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