Major League Soccer: Minnesota United tops Austin 2-1
SAINT PAUL. Minnesota United conquered Austin to win 2-1.
SAINT PAUL. Minnesota United bested Austin to win 2-1. It was Minnesota United to strike first with a penalty of E. Reynoso at the 25′. Then it was a penalty in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, F. Fragapane gave the win to Minnesota United in the 62′ minute with a goal. Austin was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was held at the Allianz Field Stadium in Saint Paul on Sunday and this began at 12:00 am UTC. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 21 degrees Celsius or 69.76 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 82%.
Match Statistics
Austin was in firm control of the ball 64% while Minnesota United was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Austin was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Minnesota United was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Minnesota United shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Austin shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Minnesota United. On the opposite side, Austin received 1 yellow card (Z. Kolmanic).
After this encounter, Minnesota United will have 38 points to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Austin will stay with 48 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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25'25'
E. Reynoso (Penalty)
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45'45'
S. Driussi (Penalty)
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62'62'
F. Fragapane
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67'67'
D. Hoesen
M. Urruti
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67'67'
R. Redes
E. Finlay
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67'67'
O. Wolff
D. Pereira
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71'71'
M. Garcia Torres
F. Fragapane
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76'76'
Z. Kolmanic
D. Fagundez
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79'79'
W. Trapp
L. Amarilla
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79'79'
J. Rosales
E. Reynoso
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80'80'
Z. Kolmanic
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86'86'
Felipe
J. Gallagher
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90'90'
J. Gonzalez
B. Hlongwane
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Minnesota United will host Houston Dynamo on the 27th of August with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Minnesota United (4 draws).
Austin will host Los Angeles FC on the 27th of August with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Los Angeles FC (0 draws).
Minnesota United: Formation and Lineups
Minnesota United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Adrian Heath chose to play with the following team: Dayne St. Clair , Alan Benítez , Michael Boxall , Bakaye Dibassy , D.J. Taylor , Kervin Arriaga , Robin Lod , Bongokuhle Hlongwane , Emanuel Reynoso , Franco Fragapane and Luis Amarilla .
Substitutes
Minnesota United made 3 changes: F. Fragapane for M. Garcia Torres (71′), L. Amarilla for W. Trapp (79′) and E. Reynoso for J. Rosales (79′).
Top player: Emanuel Reynoso
The player who no doubt impressed Minnesota United the most was Emanuel Reynoso.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 22. He performed 3 crosses.
Austin: Formation and Lineups
Also Austin adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Josh Wolff played with: Brad Stuver , Nick Lima , Julio Cascante , Ruben Gabrielsen , Jon Gallagher , Alexander Ring , Daniel Pereira Gil , Ethan Finlay , Sebastián Driussi , Diego Fagúndez and Maximiliano Urruti .
Substitutes
Austin made 5 changes: M. Urruti for D. Hoesen (67′), E. Finlay for R. Redes (67′), D. Pereira for O. Wolff (67′), D. Fagundez for Z. Kolmanic (76′) and J. Gallagher for Felipe (86′).
Best player: Brad Stuver
The player that probably impressed the most for Austin was the goalkeeper: Brad Stuver. His rating is 7.15. He performed 5 saves.
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