MLS

Minnesota United FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Minnesota United FC
  • 38': Tanner Beason (OG)
  • 75': Bongokuhle Hlongwane
FT
2 - 0
San Jose Earthquakes

    Minnesota United blank Quakes, halt winless streak

    An own goal and Bongokuhle Hlongwane's tally were enough for Minnesota United to defeat the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 in a clash pitting teams trying to shed troublesome stretches Saturday night at Saint Paul, Minn.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Carlos Harvey (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Hernán López (San Jose Earthquakes).
    • 2': Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Joseph Rosales (Minnesota United FC).
    • 4': Hand ball by Joseph Rosales (Minnesota United FC).
    • 6': Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Minnesota United FC).
    • 9': Alejandro Bran (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes).
    • 9': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amahl Pellegrino following a fast break.
    • 11': Foul by Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United FC).
    • 11': Hernán López (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Cristian Espinoza is caught offside.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigues.
    • 16': Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Jeong Sang-Bin (Minnesota United FC).
    • 18': Foul by Carlos Harvey (Minnesota United FC).
    • 18': Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 20': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Miguel Tapias.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Tanner Beason (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross following a corner.
    • 21': Alejandro Bran (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Hernán López (San Jose Earthquakes).
    • 23': Foul by Tani Oluwaseyi (Minnesota United FC).
    • 23': Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Alejandro Bran (Minnesota United FC).
    • 25': Hernán López (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Alejandro Bran (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Foul by Carlos Harvey (Minnesota United FC).
    • 25': Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Joseph Rosales.
    • 31': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Joseph Rosales.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
    • 32': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Devin Padelford.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
    • 33': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Franco Fragapane replaces Alejandro Bran.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Jeong Sang-Bin (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 35': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Benjamin Kikanovic.
    • 38': Own Goal by Tanner Beason, San Jose Earthquakes. Minnesota United FC 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
    • 40': Carlos Harvey (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes).
    • 41': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Cristian Espinoza is caught offside.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Carlos Harvey (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
    • 45': Franco Fragapane (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joseph Rosales.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Minnesota United FC 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Minnesota United FC 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
    • 47': Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Joseph Rosales (Minnesota United FC).
    • 49': Attempt missed. Hernán López (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Amahl Pellegrino.
    • 53': Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Foul by Joseph Rosales (Minnesota United FC).
    • 53': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Devin Padelford.
    • 55': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Joseph Rosales.
    • 56': Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Tani Oluwaseyi (Minnesota United FC).
    • 59': Foul by Joseph Rosales (Minnesota United FC).
    • 59': Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Joseph Rosales (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Foul by Tani Oluwaseyi (Minnesota United FC).
    • 60': Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Franco Fragapane.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jeong Sang-Bin.
    • 62': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Tommy Thompson replaces Oscar Verhoeven.
    • 62': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan replaces Hernán López.
    • 63': Carlos Harvey (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes).
    • 64': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Rodrigues.
    • 66': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Tommy Thompson.
    • 67': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Benjamin Kikanovic.
    • 68': Foul by Franco Fragapane (Minnesota United FC).
    • 68': Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Robin Lod (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 70': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Carlos Harvey.
    • 71': Offside, Minnesota United FC. Tani Oluwaseyi is caught offside.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 74': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Benjamin Kikanovic.
    • 75': Goal! Minnesota United FC 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Minnesota United FC) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Joseph Rosales with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Teemu Pukki replaces Bongokuhle Hlongwane.
    • 76': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Samuel Shashoua replaces Franco Fragapane.
    • 77': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Preston Judd replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
    • 77': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda replaces Amahl Pellegrino.
    • 77': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Alfredo Morales replaces Jackson Yueill.
    • 79': Foul by Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes).
    • 79': Miguel Tapias (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan is caught offside.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Tani Oluwaseyi (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Samuel Shashoua (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Harvey.
    • 83': Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Foul by Tani Oluwaseyi (Minnesota United FC).
    • 84': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Miguel Tapias.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross following a corner.
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury William Yarbrough (San Jose Earthquakes).
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Foul by Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes).
    • 86': Tani Oluwaseyi (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes).
    • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Tanner Beason.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tanner Beason.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Samuel Shashoua (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tani Oluwaseyi.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Minnesota United FC 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Minnesota United FC 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 16
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 6
    5 Saves 1
    46.9 Possession 53.1
    10 SHOTS 10
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.1 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    295 Accurate Passes 357
    376 Passes 433
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 2
    18 Crosses 16
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    55 Long Balls 49
    25 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 12
    24 Tackles 16
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    9 Interceptions 8
    23 Effective Clearances 13
    23 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Allianz Field
    Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
    Attendance: 19,679

    MLS Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 LAFC 34 +20 64
    2 LA Galaxy 34 +19 64
    3 Real Salt Lake 34 +17 59
    4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 +16 57
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MIN Minnesota United FC (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    97 Dayne St. Clair (GK)
    4 Miguel Tapias
    2 Devin Padelford
    67 Carlos Harvey
    8 Joseph Rosales Yellow Card
    11 Jeong Sang-Bin
    31 Hassani Dotson
    25 Alejandro Bran Yellow Card
    21 Bongokuhle Hlongwane
    17 Robin Lod Yellow Card
    14 Tani Oluwaseyi
    Minnesota United FC Substitutes:
    Morris Duggan, Alec Smir, Franco Fragapane, Zarek Valentin, Samuel Shashoua, Teemu Pukki, Hugo Bacharach, Caden Clark, Jordan Adebayo-Smith.

    SJ San Jose Earthquakes (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    25 William Yarbrough (GK)
    15 Tanner Beason
    26 Rodrigues
    33 Oscar Verhoeven
    28 Benjamin Kikanovic
    23 Hernan Lopez
    7 Carlos Gruezo Yellow Card
    14 Jackson Yueill
    11 Jeremy Ebobisse
    9 Amahl Pellegrino
    10 Cristian Espinoza
    San Jose Earthquakes Substitutes:
    Alfredo Morales, William Richmond, Preston Judd, Jacob Jackson, Tommy Thompson, Michael Baldisimo, Beau Leroux, Ousseni Bouda, Jack Skahan.

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