Dayne St. Clair made six saves throughout regular time and Minnesota United benefitted from two Actual Salt Lake misses throughout a seven-kick penalty tiebreaker to safe Sport 1 of their Western Convention playoff sequence following a 0-0 draw on Tuesday night time in Sandy, Utah.
Salt Lake’s Justen Glad and Braian Ojeda each fired their makes an attempt excessive, with Ojeda’s miss on RSL’s seventh try skimming off the highest of the crossbar and sealing the Loons’ 1-0 lead within the sequence.
Sixth-seeded Minnesota will host Sport 2 on Saturday night time with the prospect to advance to the Western Convention semifinals.
Zac MacMath made seven stops in regular time for RSL, which additionally performed MNUFC to a 0-0 draw throughout their regular-season assembly in Utah earlier this month.
MacMath additionally denied Michael Boxall’s penalty — Minnesota’s third — to offer RSL a bonus it instantly gave again when Glad fired excessive.
After an uneventful first half, the match sprung to life within the second, although it didn’t quantity to both aspect taking the lead.
Robin Lod was the supplier of the go on the primary two possibilities, with Kelvin Yeboah forcing MacMath into his first troublesome cease within the forty seventh minute, and Carlos Harvey firing simply extensive from shut vary — however a good angle — within the forty ninth.
On the opposite finish, St. Clair denied Diego Luna and Cristian Arango in fast succession within the 52nd minute.
Nineteen minutes later, Yeboah bought down the left aspect and noticed Tani Oluwaseyi on the opposite aspect of the field. However MacMath pounced off his line, unfold his body and managed to dam Oluwaseyi’s effort with an outstretched arm.
Then within the 83rd, MacMath lunged to his left to disclaim Yeboah’s effort after a slaloming run, and he stood tall shortly sufficient to dam Bongi Hlongwane’s rebound try.
Within the eighty fifth, St. Clair blocked Diogo Goncalves’ effort from shut vary along with his outstretched proper leg, and in second-half stoppage time he had positive fingers to catch Arango’s header.
That helped Minnesota protect its fifth clear sheet in its final six matches.
–Subject Stage Media
