MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – In its first game in Minnesota since 2011, the Impact suffered a 2-0 loss, Saturday night at TCF Bank Stadium.
Minnesota United FC opened the scoring in the 52nd minute when Christian Ramirez was found deep in Montreal territory by Ibson. His ensuing shot was partially blocked by Bush but ended up trickling over the line.
Six minutes later, Miguel Ibarra doubled his side’s lead with a curled shot, beating Bush to his right.
“We weren’t efficient with our passing in the first half,” said goalkeeper Evan Bush. “We had opportunities, but the mistakes we made were costly. Defensively, we weren’t bad, but you need to be perfect when you don’t score.”
Opportunities in the first half
In the 28th minute, Nacho Piatti came close to scoring the game’s first goal, but his shot from inside the box hit the crossbar.
Then, in the 43rd minute, after a missed opportunity from Darwin Quintero, Alexi Gomez’s attempt also hit the crossbar.
Upcoming games
The Impact will play two consecutive games against Texan clubs. Saturday, June 2, at 7:30pm, the Houston Dynamo will visit Stade Saputo (TICKETS – TVA Sports 2, 98,5fm, TSN Radio 690) and a week later, on Saturday, June 2 at 8pm EDT, the Bleu-blanc-noir will face FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium (TVA Sports, 98,5fm, TSN Radio 690).
LINEUPS
MTL – G-Evan Bush; D-Chris Duvall, Rod Fanni, Jukka Raitala, Daniel Lovitz; M-Samuel Piette, Alejandro Silva (Ken Krolicki 57’), Saphir Taider; A-Ignacio Piatti, Matteo Mancosu (Anthony Jackson-Hamel 71’), Raheem Edwards
Unused substitutes – Clément Diop, Rudy Camacho, Michael Petrasso, Marco Donadel, Jeisson Vargas
MIN – G-Bobby Shuttleworth; D-Eric Miller, Michael Boxall, Francisco Calvo, Tyrone Mears; M-Rasmus Schüller, Ibson (Frantz Pangop 90’), Miguel Ibarra, Darwin Quintero (Abu Danladi 81’), Alexi Gómez; A-Christian Ramirez (Collin Martin 76’)
Unused substitutes – Alex Kapp, Brent Kallman, Carter Manley, Frantz Pangop, Mason Toye
GOALS
MIN – Ramirez (Ibson) 52’
MIN – Ibarra 58’
CAUTIONS
MTL – Edwards 20’
MIN – Gómez 20’
MTL – Calvo 44’
