Minnesota United overcomes Charlotte 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

CHARLOTTE. Minnesota United was in the end too much to handle for Charlotte.

By
John Ross
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Minnesota United overcomes Charlotte 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

CHARLOTTE. Minnesota United was finally too strong for Charlotte with the goal of Tani Oluwaseyi (31′), Robin Lod (49′) and Hassani Dotson (53′). Charlotte lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Bank of America Stadium stadium in Charlotte on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. In front of 27,021 spectators.​ The referee was Pierre Luce Lauziere with the assistance of Lyes Arfa and Kevin Klinger. The 4th official was Matthew Thompson. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 9.16 degrees Celsius or 48.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Charlotte

0 - 3

Team 1

Minnesota United

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 8 Total 12
  • 1 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 114 Attack 72
  • 47 Dangerous attack 35
  • 99 Ball safe 108
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 5
  • 6 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Charlotte had a strong ball possession 57% while Minnesota United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Charlotte was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Minnesota United succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Charlotte shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Minnesota United shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Charlotte received 1 yellow card (Nikola Petkovic). On the opposite side, Minnesota United received 1 yellow card (Alejandro Bran).

Match Timeline

31'
Tani Oluwaseyi(goal)Robin Lod
49'
Robin Lod(goal)Franco Fragapane
53'
Hassani Dotson(goal)Robin Lod
Patrick Agyemang- sub ->Brecht Dejaegere
53'
60'
Bongokuhle Hlongwane- sub ->Franco Fragapane
60'
Teemu Pukki- sub ->Tani Oluwaseyi
Brandt Bronico- sub ->Djibril Diani
61'
Nikola Petkovic- sub ->Enzo Copetti
61'
77'
Alejandro Bran- sub ->Robin Lod
Iuri Tavares- sub ->Kerwin Vargas
78'
81'
Caden Clark- sub ->Joseph Rosales
Nikola Petkovic- Yellow
83'
90'
Alejandro Bran- Yellow

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter Miami
24
12
Cincinnati
21
11
Toronto
19
11
New York RB
17
11
Columbus Crew
15
10
Philadelphia Union
14
10
DC United
14
11
Charlotte
14
11
New York City
14
11
Atlanta United
12
10
CF Montréal
12
10
Nashville SC
11
10
Chicago Fire
10
11
Orlando City
9
10
New England
7
10

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Salt Lake
21
11
Minnesota United
20
10
Vancouver Whitecaps
18
10
LA Galaxy
18
10
Colorado Rapids
18
11
Austin
16
11
Los Angeles FC
15
11
Houston Dynamo
14
10
St. Louis City
13
10
Sporting KC
11
11
Portland Timbers
10
11
Seattle Sounders
9
10
Dallas
8
10
SJ Earthquakes
7
11

After this contest, Charlotte stays with 11 points like Atlanta United, New York City and CF Montréal to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Minnesota United will has 14 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

Charlotte – Formation

Charlotte
Scott Arfield 37.Canada
G
Kristijan Kahlina 1.Croatia
6.8
D
Bill Tuiloma 6.New Zealand
6.4
D
Jere Uronen 21.Finland
6.7
D
J. Lindsey 24.United States
6.4
D
Andrew Privett 34.United States
6.8
M
Ashley Westwood  8.England
7.0
M
Brecht Dejaegere 10.Belgium
6.6
53'
M
Liel Abada 11.Israel
6.1
M
Kerwin Vargas 18.Colombia
6.7
78'
M
Djibril Diani 28.France
6.6
61'
F
Enzo Copetti 9.Argentina
6.3
61'
Substitutes
G
David Bingham 22.United States
D
João Pedro 20.Brazil
D
Adilson Malanda 29.France
M
Brandt Bronico 13.United States
6.8
61'
M
Nikola Petkovic 23.Serbia
6.6
61' 83'
M
Júnior Urso 30.Brazil
M
N. Scardina 35.United States
F
Patrick Agyemang 33.Ghana
6.6
53'
F
Iuri Tavares 38.Cape Verde
6.0
78'

Charlotte started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Dean Smith decided to play with the following team: Kristijan Kahlina (6.8), J. Lindsey (6.4), Bill Tuiloma (6.4), Andrew Privett (6.8), Jere Uronen (6.7), Ashley Westwood  (7.0), Scott Arfield, Djibril Diani (6.6), Liel Abada (6.1), Brecht Dejaegere (6.6), Kerwin Vargas (6.7) and Enzo Copetti (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Brandt Bronico (6.8), João Pedro, David Bingham, Nikola Petkovic (6.6), Adilson Malanda, Júnior Urso, Patrick Agyemang (6.6), Iuri Tavares (6.0) and N. Scardina.

Substitutions

Charlotte made 4 changes: Kerwin Vargas for Iuri Tavares (78′), Brecht Dejaegere for Patrick Agyemang (53′), Djibril Diani for Brandt Bronico (61′) and Enzo Copetti for Nikola Petkovic (61′).

Player of the match: Ashley Westwood ​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Charlotte was Ashley Westwood .

His rating is 7.0 with 73 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Minnesota United – Formation

Minnesota United
G
Dayne St. Clair 97.Canada
7.0
D
Devin Padelford 2.United States
8.4
D
Michael Boxall 15.New Zealand
7.3
D
Kervin Arriaga 33.Honduras
7.9
M
Joseph Rosales 8.Honduras
7.3
81'
M
Wil Trapp  20.United States
7.1
M
D.J. Taylor 27.United States
7.0
M
Hassani Dotson 31.United States
7.3
Goals53'
F
Franco Fragapane 7.Argentina
7.5
60'
F
Tani Oluwaseyi 14.Nigeria
6.8
60' Goals31'
F
Robin Lod 17.Finland
9.1
77' Goals49'
Substitutes
G
Clint Irwin 1.United States
D
Zarek Valentin 3.Puerto Rico
D
Miguel Tapias 4.Mexico
D
Victor Eriksson 40.Sweden
M
Alejandro Bran 25.Costa Rica
6.6
77' 90'
M
Caden Clark 37.United States
6.4
81'
M
Moses Nyeman 44.United States
F
Bongokuhle Hlongwane 21.South Africa
7.0
60'
F
Teemu Pukki 22.Finland
6.8
60'

Minnesota United started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Eric Ramsay played with: Dayne St. Clair (7.0), Kervin Arriaga (7.9), Michael Boxall (7.3), Devin Padelford (8.4), D.J. Taylor (7.0), Hassani Dotson (7.3), Wil Trapp  (7.1), Joseph Rosales (7.3), Robin Lod (9.1), Tani Oluwaseyi (6.8), Franco Fragapane (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Clint Irwin, Zarek Valentin, Miguel Tapias, Alejandro Bran (6.6), Caden Clark (6.4), Victor Eriksson, Moses Nyeman, Bongokuhle Hlongwane (7.0) and Teemu Pukki (6.8).

Substitutions

Minnesota United made 4 changes: Franco Fragapane for Bongokuhle Hlongwane (60′), Tani Oluwaseyi for Teemu Pukki (60′), Robin Lod for Alejandro Bran (77′) and Joseph Rosales for Caden Clark (81′).

Player of the match: Robin Lod​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Minnesota United was Robin Lod.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 21 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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