Midfield Press

Covering USL and lower division American pro soccer.

Covering USL and lower division American pro soccer.

Recap: Early red card guides Minnesota win in Atlanta

Atlanta Silverbacks 1 – 2 Minnesota United Goals: 9’ – Pedro Mendes (ATL) 28’ – Christian Ramirez (MNU) 83’ –

Minnesota United 3 – 1 Carolina Railhawks Goals: 4’ – Futty Danso (CAR) 72’ – Daniel Scott [OG] (CAR) 76’

The race for The Championship feels tighter after this week. Just when a top four seemed to be ready to

FC Edmonton 1 – 1 Minnesota United FC Goals: 11’ – Kalif Alhassan (MNU) 90’+ – Daryl Fordyce (FCE) Major

FC Edmonton – Minnesota United FC Major Themes: Hot and cold. Edmonton hosts United with two tough shutout losses in

Minnesota United FC 1 – Indy Eleven 0 Location: NSC Stadium, Blaine, MN Attendance: 7137 Cautions: 17′-Dane Richards (IND) 24′-Geison Moura (MNU)

I poke fun at NASL’s propensity for generating surprising results week-over-week, but ultimately stand by this article praising the league