Minnesota United must come down off the excessive of one among their most historic wins once they go to a Houston Dynamo aspect stinging from yet one more dwelling defeat.
Minnesota United (6-2-4, 22 factors) earned an emphatic 4-1 dwelling victory over Lionel Messi and Inter Miami on Saturday afternoon, dealing the Herons their most lopsided loss with Messi within the beginning lineup since his arrival in 2023.
Bongokuhle Hlongwane, Anthony Markanich and Robin Lod all scored, and Minnesota additionally compelled a Miami own-goal from a nook kick.
The win put the Loons some extent above Miami within the Supporters’ Protect standings and again into second within the Western Convention, and marked a second straight three-goal victory in league play.
And whereas the match clearly drew additional hype from native followers and media, Minnesota supervisor Eric Ramsay hopes the method to Saturday’s conflict will make transferring on to Wednesday’s job simpler.
“I felt it was actually essential that we method the sport as we might usually method video games,” Ramsay mentioned. “I did not turn out to be a special coach, the workers did not turn out to be a special workers, and the gamers did not turn out to be totally different gamers. We received that recreation in the way in which that we have received a lot of the video games we have received this 12 months.”
In the meantime, Houston (2-6-4, 10 factors) sank to a 3-1 dwelling defeat to Seattle on Saturday, their fourth at dwelling in seven matches, however their first since mid-March.
The match turned when Dynamo defender Obafemi Awodesu was despatched off late within the first half — solely six minutes after heading in a game-tying purpose — for the denial of an apparent goal-scoring alternative with what the referee dominated a deliberate handball.
Albert Rusnak scored twice within the opening quarter-hour of the second half to place Seattle in entrance for good.
“It’s about forgetting this recreation and specializing in the following,” mentioned Jack McGlynn, who assisted Awodesu’s leveler. “The workforce is aware of we’d like three factors, and we all know the place we’re within the standings. We simply should hold pushing and begin specializing in Wednesday’s match.”
–Area Degree Media