Earlier this week, the Colorado Rapids and Minnesota United FC announced a trade, as defender Eric Miller and $50,000 in general allocation money were sent to Minnesota in exchange for midfielder Sam Nicholson and an international roster spot. ProSoccerUSA Minnesota correspondent Kyle Eliason sat down with Colorado correspondent Marco Cummings to get the Colorado perspective […]
Author: Kyle Eliason
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”156″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] MINNEAPOLIS — A Houston Dynamo handball by Alejandro Fuenmayor led to a 40th-minute Darwin Quintero penalty kick goal, getting Minnesota United out of jail in the first half. A backheel from Ibson gave the Loons the go-ahead score in the 70th minute for a 2-1 […]
Minnesota United winger Ethan Finlay will undergo surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee and is expected to miss the remainder of the 2018 MLS season, according to a statement released by the club Tuesday. The injury was sustained in Sunday 3-1 loss in Seattle. The United States international required attention from […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”143″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] For the second straight week, Minnesota United provided a Western Conference foe with its first win of the season. On April 14, the Portland Timbers secured a 3-2 victory over the Loons. Sunday, it was the Timbers’ Cascadia rivals who also scored three as […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”122″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Following a promising start in which Minnesota United earned six points from its first three games, the Loons have hit an early-season swoon losing three straight. A disappointing road performance at Red Bull Arena aside, Minnesota turned in respectable efforts in spite of the […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”85″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] MINNEAPOLIS — An own goal deflected off Minnesota United captain Francisco Calvo in the opening moments of Saturday’s match proved the only score on a cold night as Atlanta United ground out a road win. Though the temperature again hovered around 20° F at […]
A brace from Bradley Wright-Phillips and an opening goal from Alex Muyl were more than enough to see the New York Red Bulls (2-1-0, 6 points) past Minnesota United (2-2-0, 6 points) as the hosts notched a 3-0 victory. The scoreline was a repeat from last July’s meeting in Minneapolis — the only previous between […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”54″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] MINNEAPOLIS — One year and five days ago, Minnesota United set an MLS record with a temperature of just 19 degrees Fahrenheit at kickoff. Heavy snowfall blanketed the field. Fast forward to this afternoon, and the mercury read a relatively-balmy 44 degrees. There wasn’t […]
Minnesota United attacking midfielder Kevin Molino has been ruled out indefinitely with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, per a team announcement made earlier today. Molino’s injury will require surgery and will keep the playmaker out for several months — possibly the remainder of the 2018 MLS season. Molino received attention from […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”47″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] A brace from Ethan Finlay and a goal-line clearance from Ibson lifted Minnesota United FC over host Orlando City. The win was the second for Loons Head Coach Adrian Heath over his former team, and the first in Orlando City Stadium, which Heath helped […]