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United still chasing first point
Preview: The Loons remain the only team in Major League Soccer without a point and, at 0-3, have not until now started a season by losing their first three games. Since 1999, only six MLS teams have started the season with three losses and still made the playoffs: Columbus Crew (2004), D.C. United (2007), Seattle (2016 and 2018), CF Montreal (2020) and NYCFC (2020) … In their inaugural 2017 season, the Loons lost the first two games and then went to Colorado and played to a 2-2 draw that was their first MLS point. Colorado is 1-1-1 with two clean sheets, but lost its only home game 3-1 to Austin FC. Minnesota United lost 1-0 to Austin at home on May 1. That was the first time the Loons had lost consecutive games at Allianz Field … The Loons are 0-3 overall at Dick s Sporting Goods Park near Denver … This will be defender Mich
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A very odd 2020 Major League Soccer season was on the verge of having an even stranger conclusion: A major Minnesota men s professional team was just minutes away from advancing to the championship round of its league something the Twins, Wild, Vikings and Timberwolves haven t done, let alone win it all, in the three decades since the Twins were crowned World Series champs in 1991.
But then the very familiar happened: Minnesota United, playing on fumes against a better-rested and favored opponent, couldn t hold a 2-0 lead. Seattle drew within 2-1 in the 75th minute, pulled even in the 89th and scored the winner in stoppage time, ending the Loons season and memorable playoff run just short of the MLS Cup Final.