Presenting the first Weekly Minnesota Sports Survey since March 18:
#0: United FC (Uh ... Last Time: 0). I'm not sure how this MLS Is Back Tournament is supposed to count toward the regular season standings. It is said that the Games in the Group Round (each side has three ... well, besides FC Dallas and Nashville SC, both of which pulled out of this tournament because they suffered a slew of positive COVID-19 cases within its travelling group) are a part of the regular season, but so far, I can't see the regular season standings on MLS.com, although I can see the standings just within this tourney, which is all being played in Orlando.
If that's the case, I want to say that the Loons are the only undefeated team in Major League Soccer by virtue of its thrilling come-from-behind victory over Sporting Kansas City Sunday night. Apparently (I say apparently because I was on a Zoom meeting during the match; I had the radio on very low so I could sort-of hear the Match while being engaged with the Zoom. My speaker and microphone are both busted, so I could have just put the radio on full blast, and since they won in astonishing fashion, I should have.) these guys were shit for the first hour of the Game, then they turned it on. It helped that Tim Melia, the Goalkeeper for SKC, made a stupid challenge just outside of his box and drew a Red Card in the 74th Minute. MNUFC finally was able to finally get the ball past the net ... in Stoppage Time! First, Khiry Shelton, who scored Kansas City's Goal in the First Half, ricocheted a Jan Gregus Free Kick pastMelia (SKC replacement Goalkeep Richard Sanchez) to tie the Game up in the 92nd Minute. Then, in the 97th and final Minute of the Match, Romain Metanire sent a cross that was saved by Raheem Edwards and bounced right to an unmarked Kevin Molino who bounced his shot shortside past Melia Sanchez and into the back of the net.
Sure, United FC could have pounced on KC after the Red Card and not waited 18 Minutes. Heck, they should have pounced on them from the First Minute. But with no Ike Opara (staying away from Orlando for the tournament), no Ozzie Alonso (bad hamstring), and no Luis Amarilla (suffered a bad abductor during warm-ups and was a late scratch), they were able to snatch a win with a pair of Injury Time Goals. That's a grind-it-out type win, and it shows that these people can win ugly. I have no qualms about that!
The Loons face Real Salt Lake Friday night.
#0: United FC (Uh ... Last Time: 0). I'm not sure how this MLS Is Back Tournament is supposed to count toward the regular season standings. It is said that the Games in the Group Round (each side has three ... well, besides FC Dallas and Nashville SC, both of which pulled out of this tournament because they suffered a slew of positive COVID-19 cases within its travelling group) are a part of the regular season, but so far, I can't see the regular season standings on MLS.com, although I can see the standings just within this tourney, which is all being played in Orlando.
If that's the case, I want to say that the Loons are the only undefeated team in Major League Soccer by virtue of its thrilling come-from-behind victory over Sporting Kansas City Sunday night. Apparently (I say apparently because I was on a Zoom meeting during the match; I had the radio on very low so I could sort-of hear the Match while being engaged with the Zoom. My speaker and microphone are both busted, so I could have just put the radio on full blast, and since they won in astonishing fashion, I should have.) these guys were shit for the first hour of the Game, then they turned it on. It helped that Tim Melia, the Goalkeeper for SKC, made a stupid challenge just outside of his box and drew a Red Card in the 74th Minute. MNUFC finally was able to finally get the ball past the net ... in Stoppage Time! First, Khiry Shelton, who scored Kansas City's Goal in the First Half, ricocheted a Jan Gregus Free Kick past
Sure, United FC could have pounced on KC after the Red Card and not waited 18 Minutes. Heck, they should have pounced on them from the First Minute. But with no Ike Opara (staying away from Orlando for the tournament), no Ozzie Alonso (bad hamstring), and no Luis Amarilla (suffered a bad abductor during warm-ups and was a late scratch), they were able to snatch a win with a pair of Injury Time Goals. That's a grind-it-out type win, and it shows that these people can win ugly. I have no qualms about that!
The Loons face Real Salt Lake Friday night.
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