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Minnesota United s seven-game unbeaten streak ended Wednesday night in the last place they had lost, with a 2-0 defeat at Colorado.
The Loons had gone 4-0-3 since they surrendered three unanswered goals after halftime in a 3-2 loss at Dick s Sporting Goods Park more than two months ago. It left them 0-4 to start the season.
On Wednesday, they were shut out for the first time since the season opener a 1-0 loss to Austin FC in a game coach Adrian Heath called an overall very poor, disappointing evening.
They played without five starters out of choice or need, including veteran iron man Michael Boxall, who has a leg injury that could keep him from joining his New Zealand national team for the Tokyo Olympics.
Adrian Heath s England beat veteran midfielder Niko Hansen s Denmark 2-1 in a UEFA Euro semifinal at London s Wembley Stadium.
It ended what Heath called decades of heartbreak for a soccer nation that hadn t reached a major tournament final since 1966. Heath was 6 years old then, when England beat West Germany 4-2 in the World Cup final.
England will play Italy on Sunday for the trophy at Wembley. Heath s pre-tournament pick is Sunday s opponent.
Heath called Wednesday s semifinal his country s best chance to thrill a nation since it lost to Germany in penalty kicks in the 1996 Euro semifinals at home in England, too.
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8 p.m. Wednesday at Colorado • BSN 1500-AM
Preview: The Loons (4-4-3) take a seven-game unbeaten streak (4-0-3) into Wednesday s game at Colorado (5-3-2), a team that scored three second-half goals to beat them 3-2 on May 8 in suburban Denver. The Loons are 1-2-2 on the road while the Rapids are 3-1-1 at home. Colorado is fourth in the Western Conference, the Loons sixth. … Colorado has three players Jonathan Lewis, Kellyn Acosta and Sam Vines away with the U.S. men s national team at the Gold Cup. … Defender Brent Kallman s goal as a first-half injury sub in Saturday s 2-2 draw with San Jose was his first since Oct. 17, 2017. in the Loons inaugural MLS season against Sporting Kansas City at TCF Bank Stadium. … Veteran Michael Boxall left Saturday because of a groin/thigh injury. That leaves starting defender Chase Gasper as the last Loons player who has played every minute so far this season. … Newly acquired attacker Franco F
Copy shortlink: On Saturday, Minnesota United left-side attacker Franco Fragapane played on, starting and playing all 90-plus minutes in a 2-2 home draw with San Jose.
Fragapane did so while he and the Loons still await results of a MLS investigation after Portland coach Giovanni Savarese alleged not by name – that he directed a racial slur at Timbers star Diego Chara the week before.
Loons coach Adrian Heath after the game said there was no reason Fragapane shouldn t play. He was asked in his postgame media interview if it was a case of innocent until proven
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