MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Minnesota United FC announced the departure of 13 players minutes after MLS’ Option Exercise Deadline passed at 1 p.m. ET this afternoon. Keepers Matt Lampson and Alex Kapp; defenders March Burch, Jérôme Thiesson and Bertrand Owundi Eko’o; midfielders Ibson, Fernando Bob and Collen Warner; and forward Frantz Pangop each had had their 2019 […]
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The Colorado Rapids snapped a seven-game losing streak on Saturday afternoon as goals from Yannick Boli (61’) and Niki Jackson (90+7’) led the visitors to a 2-0 win over Minnesota United at TCF Bank Stadium. Here are three takeaways from the Rapids’ 2-0 win. Cole to the fire Colorado Rapids homegrown Cole Bassett continued his […]
In previous postgame press conferences, Minnesota United Head Coach Adrian Heath has praised his team after losses and issued criticism following victories, based on the underlying performance. But when MNUFC notched its first win since July 22 during the weekend, a 3-2 result over the Portland Timbers, Heath strayed from that habit. He was candid […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”371″ 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″] Minnesota United’s players and staff offered postgame remarks suggesting a small moral victory could be taken from its 2-0 loss at Sporting Kansas City. “There are levels of performance that you accept even when you lose games,” MNUFC coach Adrian Heath said. “Tonight was […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”296″ 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 — Three consecutive goals carried Minnesota United FC to victory after a scoreless first half, but the game’s final 15 minutes made the home crowd tense as a Joao Plata brace had Real Salt Lake threatening to take a point at the death. […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”244″ 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″] After holding Sporting Kansas City to a 1-1 draw in Minneapolis on May 20, Minnesota was unable to manage a result Sunday night at Children’s Mercy Park. In the loss, the Loons conceded four goals for the first time in 2018 and were outshot 25-7. […]
[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 […]
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 […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”34″ 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″] Minnesota United opened its 2018 season the way it closed its 2017 campaign: with a 3-2 loss at San Jose. A pair of late goals from Kevin Molino made the dying moments of the game entertaining, but the efforts proved too little, too late […]