May 22, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Minnesota United FC News Release
FRISCO, Texas. — Toyota Stadium isn’t exactly what you would call a generous host to squads visiting FC Dallas, as they haven’t lost at home since October 27, 2021. A downright inhospitable host to opposing MLS clubs. For the Loons, who had already started the week this past Wednesday with a 1 – 1 draw, capping off their first doubleheader week of MLS regular season play in a place that’s downright inhospitable? Not exactly how you want to spend your Sunday.
But, as they say, that’s why they play the games, as the Loons played through the pressure and took down FC Dallas with a massive 2-1 win.
From the initial kickoff, the boys caught Dallas off guard with an attack that was hot out of the gates. The strategy paid off well, as Robin Lod gave the Loons the upper hand when he found himself in the right place at the right time to put a boot on a muffed save attempt from Dallas keeper Maarten Paes in the 20th minute. This goal was a historic one for Lod, as it made him the all-time leading goal scorer in MNUFC’s MLS history.
Then, after around thirty-minutes into what had shaped up to be a stellar effort from the Loons, the refs decided to get fairly trigger-happy with the yellow cards. In what felt like a matter of seconds, Michael Boxall earned one for a bad foul, followed a few seconds later by Kervin Arriaga for protesting the Boxy foul and then a few seconds later by Franco Fragapane for an unnecessary challenge. The succession of incidents caused the boys to lose their composure a bit the rest of the half, as FC Dallas’ ramped up their attack on the Loons back line. Fortunately, they held up to the peppering of shots, and took their 1 – 0 lead into the half.
The 55th minute proved to be another case of “right place, right time” for D.J. Taylor, as a Reynoso corner kick bounced to a waiting Taylor just outside the box, booting a grass-burner into the corner of the net for the very…
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