June 22, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Minnesota United FC News Release
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota United played with a man down for 65 minutes against Austin FC on Saturday night at Allianz Field and were unable to find the back of the net during an eventual 1-0 loss. Next, the Loons will travel west to face the Portland Timbers on June 29 at Providence Park.
18′ – Minnesota United had a near scoring opportunity off the second corner kick of the night. Joseph Rosales crossed the ball from the right corner and found Robin Lod on the near post, Lod flicked the ball back to the Honduras international who headed the ball towards goal, missing just high of the crossbar and out of bounds.
25′ – Midfielder Hassani Dotson conceded a foul against Austin forward Gyasi Zardes near midfield. Following the foul, Dotson was shown his second caution of the night and was sent off, leaving MNUFC to finish the match down a man.
31′ – Austin FC opened up the match and scored the first and only goal. Verde & Black midfielder Owen Wolff fired off a long-range shot from the left side of the pitch that pulled Clint Irwin off his line. Irwin batted the ball away where Diego Rubio found the other side of the exchange. Rubio inside the box, settled the ball and found the far right corner.
34′ – The visiting side tested Irwin yet again after defender Jon Gallagher found himself in Minnesota’s defensive third. On the right flank, Gallagher took a close-range shot that Irwin saved, keeping the score at 0-1.
62′ – Minnesota United nearly equalized after Sang Bin Jeong gained possession on the left side of the pitch, where he dribbled towards the middle of the 18-yard-line. Franco Fragapane made a run behind Sang Bin where he gained possession from a heel-flick pass from the South Korean forward. Fragapane dribbled towards goal and took a close-range shot that went out of bounds, hitting the side of the net.
85′ – Minnesota kept pressure on Austin FC after Rosales took space up the pitch and found the Minnesota native Caden Clark on the right side of the pitch. Clark passed the ball off to Sang Bin Jeong who made a diagonal run from the left side. Sang Bin off balance took a shot from the right flank that missed wide.
90′ + 4′ – Sang Bin Jeong had a close look at goal in the last minute of added second-half stoppage time after he had a one-two sequence with Lod. Jeong, inside the 18-yard box, fired the last shot of the match that went high above the crossbar.
GOAL SUMMARY
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