On Sunday Jul 17th, DC United will travel to Saint Paul to battle Minnesota United in a clash of these two mismatched Major League Soccer teams. Minnesota United sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Vancouver Whitecaps. Cavallini scored the first goal for Vancouver Whitecaps in the 66th minute, but Bongokuhle Hlongwane got the equalizer for Minnesota United in the 71st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 84th minute on a goal by Luis Amarilla. Minnesota United is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while dC United is fresh off their 0-7 blowout loss against Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya scored the first goal for Philadelphia Union in the 9th minute, then Julián Carranza added another in the 22nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed DC United couldn’t manage to score, and Philadelphia Union took the shutout win. DC United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season DC United won the head to head battle with 1 win.
DC United is glad to have Taxiarchis Fountas in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Emanuel Reynoso has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored 5 goals for Minnesota United.