St. Louis City recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Minnesota United 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SAINT PAUL. St. Louis City was able to reverse the scoreline against Minnesota United to win 2-1.

By
David Brown
-
St. Louis City recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Minnesota United 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SAINT PAUL. St. Louis City was able to reverse the scoreline against Minnesota United to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Minnesota United to strike first with a penalty of Teemu Pukki at the 48′. Then it was a goal in the 64′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Njabulo Blom gave the win to St. Louis City in the 73′ minute.

The match was played at the Allianz Field stadium in Saint Paul on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 19,197 spectators.​ The referee was Víctor Rivas with the help of Jose Da Silva and Ben Pilgrim. The 4th official was Fotis Bazakos. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.8 degrees Celsius or 71.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Minnesota United

1 - 2

Team 1

St. Louis City

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 18 Total 16
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 10 Off Target 7
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 112 Attack 97
  • 52 Dangerous attack 34
  • 80 Ball safe 85
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 14
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Minnesota United was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. St. Louis City that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Minnesota United had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, St. Louis City was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Minnesota United shot 18 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, St. Louis City shot 16 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Minnesota United received 4 yellow cards (Michael Boxall, D.J. Taylor, Ján Greguš and Dayne St. Clair). On the other side, St. Louis City received 3 yellow cards (Joshua Yaro, Jonathan Bell and Roman Bürki).

Match Timeline

Dayne St. Clair- Yellow
20'
29'
J. Yaro- Yellow
31'
47'
R. Bürki- Yellow
Teemu Pukki(penalty)
48'
58'
João Klauss- sub ->Jared Stroud
58'
E. Löwen- sub ->Indiana Vassilev
59'
A. Jackson- sub ->Tomáš Ostrák
59'
64'
João Klauss(goal)Jakob Nerwiński
Franco Fragapane- sub ->Sangbin Jeong
71'
73'
N. Blom(goal)Aziel Jackson
74'
A. Markanich- sub ->Jonathan Bell
78'
Devin Padelford- sub ->Zarek Valentin
78'
Michael Boxall- Yellow
79'
83'
A. Watts- sub ->Nicholas Gioacchini
D.J. Taylor- Yellow
85'
Kervin Arriaga- sub ->Ján Greguš
84'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After this match, Minnesota United will stay with 37 points to soar in the 11th place. On the opposite side, St. Louis City will have 53 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Minnesota United will play away against Sporting KC on the 22nd of October with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Sporting KC (4 draws).

St. Louis City will host Seattle Sounders on the 22nd of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Seattle Sounders (0 draws).

Minnesota United – Formation

Minnesota United
G
Dayne St. Clair 97.Canada
6.8
20'
D
Zarek Valentin 3.Puerto Rico
7.0
78'
D
Miguel Tapias 4.Mexico
7.1
D
Michael Boxall 15.New Zealand
6.7
79'
D
D.J. Taylor 27.United States
7.1
85'
M
Sang-bin Jeong 11.South Korea
6.1
71'
M
Wil Trapp  20.United States
7.3
78'
M
Bongokuhle Hlongwane 21.South Africa
6.7
M
Ján Greguš 24.Slovakia
7.7
84' 31'
M
Hassani Dotson 31.United States
7.0
F
Teemu Pukki 22.Finland
7.9
Goals48'
Substitutes
G
Clint Irwin 1.United States
G
Eric Dick 13.United States
D
Devin Padelford 2.United States
7.1
78'
D
Bakaye Dibassy 12.Mali
D
Brent Kallman 14.United States
M
Franco Fragapane 7.Argentina
6.3
71'
M
Kervin Arriaga 33.Honduras
6.7
84'
F
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 18.Libya
F
Mender García 28.Colombia
6.4
78'

Minnesota United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Adrian Heath decided to play with the following team: Dayne St. Clair (6.8), D.J. Taylor (7.1), Michael Boxall (6.7), Miguel Tapias (7.1), Zarek Valentin (7.0), Wil Trapp (7.3), Ján Greguš (7.7), Bongokuhle Hlongwane (6.7), Sangbin Jeong (6.1), Hassani Dotson (7.0) and Teemu Pukki (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Clint Irwin, Devin Padelford (7.1), Franco Fragapane (6.3), Bakaye Dibassy, Eric Dick, Brent Kallman, Ismael Tajouri-Shradi, Mender García (6.4) and Kervin Arriaga (6.7).

Minnesota United could not rely on the presence of Mender García (injured).

Substitutions

Minnesota United made 4 changes: Wil Trapp for Mender García (78′), Zarek Valentin for Devin Padelford (78′), Sangbin Jeong for Franco Fragapane (71′) and Ján Greguš for Kervin Arriaga (84′).

Best player: Teemu Pukki​

The most impressive player for Minnesota United was Teemu Pukki.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 19 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

St. Louis City – Formation

St. Louis City
G
R. Bürki 1.Switzerland
6.7
47'
D
J. Nerwinski 2.United States
7.0
D
J. Yaro 15.Ghana
7.1
29'
D
K. Hiebert 22.Canada
7.3
D
Jon Bell 23.Jamaica
6.6
74' 59'
M
N. Blom 6.South Africa
8.1
Goals73'
M
T. Ostrák 7.Czech Republic
6.7
59'
M
Jared Stroud 8.United States
6.6
58'
M
Célio Pompeu 12.Brazil
6.8
M
I. Vassilev 19.United States
7.1
58'
F
Nicholas Gioacchini 11.France
6.6
83'
Substitutes
G
B. Lundt 39.Germany
D
A. Markanich 13.United States
7.0
74'
M
E. Löwen 10.Germany
6.8
58'
M
A. Watts 20.United States
6.4
83'
M
R. Alm 21.Sweden
M
A. Jackson 25.United States
7.5
59'
F
João Klauss 9.Brazil
7.7
58' Goals64'
F
S. Adeniran 16.United States
F
N. Þórisson 29.Iceland

Also St. Louis City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Bradley Carnell played with: Roman Bürki (6.7), Jakob Nerwiński (7.0), Joshua Yaro (7.1), Jonathan Bell (6.6), Kyle Hiebert (7.3), Njabulo Blom (8.1), Indiana Vassilev (7.1), Jared Stroud (6.6), Tomáš Ostrák (6.7), Celio Martins (6.8) and Nicholas Gioacchini (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: João Klauss (7.7), Eduard Löwen (6.8), Anthony Markanich (7.0), Samuel Adeniran, Akil Watts (6.4), Rasmus Alm, Aziel Jackson (7.5), Nökkvi Þórisson and Benjamin Lundt.

Substitutions

St. Louis City made 5 changes: Jared Stroud for João Klauss (58′), Indiana Vassilev for Eduard Löwen (58′), Nicholas Gioacchini for Akil Watts (83′), Tomáš Ostrák for Aziel Jackson (59′) and Jonathan Bell for Anthony Markanich (74′).

Best player: Njabulo Blom​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Louis City was Njabulo Blom.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 27 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​