US EditionDayne St. Clair Makes a Save in Penalty Shootout and Minnesota Takes Game 1 Against the Sounders
Minnesota United won 3-2 on penalty kicks after a scoreless draw, with Dayne St. Clair making key saves to secure their first playoff victory over Seattle Sounders in 2025.
- On Monday, Minnesota United beat the Seattle Sounders 3-2 on penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw at Allianz Field, with goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair making a decisive shootout save.
- A year after its 2024 shootout win, Minnesota United continues its playoff penalty success, as the fourth-seeded Loons show they "love penalty kicks" in postseason matches.
- Nine minutes into the match, Bongi Hlongwane broke free on a one-two for Minnesota's best first-half chance but pushed the shot wide; fans protested when referee Alexis Da Silva waved away penalty appeals, drawing heavy abuse from the Allianz Field crowd.
- The result puts Minnesota United up 1-0 in the series, with the Loons' 12-10-6 record bolstered by two straight playoff wins heading to Game 2 in Seattle on Nov. 3.
- Despite possession deficits, Dayne St. Clair's shootout performance bolsters his case to be named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, while Minnesota United's two regular-season wins over Seattle Sounders suggest a continued edge this year.
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No-call in Loons playoff win draws criticism from Eric Ramsay
Eric Ramsay rarely airs public criticisms of certain officiating calls after a game. The Minnesota United head coach almost always tells reporters he will first take another look at a given sequence before sharing his opinion. But Ramsay didn’t need to rewind footage of Monday’s MLS Cup Playoffs match against Seattle to share his view on whether Sounders defender Jackson Ragen pushed Loons forward Bongi Hlongwane in the ninth minute. In the box …
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Dayne St. Clair makes a save in penalty shootout and Minnesota takes Game 1 with the Sounders
Dayne St. Clair made a key save in the shootout and Minnesota United beat the Seattle Sounders 3-2 on penalty kicks on Monday night after the two clubs dueled to a scoreless draw in regulation of the best-of-three first-round opener.
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Minnesota United win Game 1, edge Sounders in penalty shootout
Kelvin Yeboah, Nectarios Triantis and Joaquin Pereya converted penalty kicks as Minnesota United FC defeated the Seattle Sounders following a scoreless draw Monday night in St. Paul, Minn., in the opener of their best-of-three MLS Western Conference playoff series.
Pioneer Press
Loons beat Seattle in dramatic penalty kicks to win Game 1
Minnesota United loves penalty kicks in the MLS Cup Playoffs.
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