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Rochester FC drops tough match to Minneapolis City SC
ROCHESTER — Rochester FC (5-0-2, 15 points) faced another heartbreaking loss at home as it hosted Minneapolis City SC and fell 2-1.
The Minnesota sides exchanged possession throughout the first half, and both had a few chances on goal, but not as many as either side would have liked.
One of those chances for Minneapolis City came during stoppage time. A Minneapolis City SC player made a run on goal. Rochester FC defender Oscar Arroyo made a block to prevent the player from getting a shot off.
The sides entered halftime goalless.
Minneapolis City’s attacker Shea Bechtel had a good opportunity to open the second half, but Tomas Butkovic came up with a big save, getting down low and stretching wide to push the ball wide.
However, Minneapolis City was able to find the first goal in the 56th minute. Andrew Heckenlaible crossed a ball to Shea Bechtel who was able to roll it past the Loons’ keeper Tomas Butkovic.
After that goal, Rochester FC continued to put the pressure on the Crows.
In the 76th minute, substitute Jovaunn Ramos almost got a goal back for the Loons. Ramos curled a beautiful ball on goal after a great run from fellow substitute Kazuki Okazaki. Ramos’ shot was deflected by a Minneapolis City defender. The Loons kept knocking on the Crows’ door.
A few minutes later, Ramos made another brilliant run, drawing the goalkeeper away from the center of the goal. Ramos laid it off to Faris Colic who fired a shot. Unfortunately for Rochester FC, his shot went above the top bar.
The Loons’ hard work paid off in the 88′ minute. Ramos made another great run up the left side. He centered it to Alex Matthews who was waiting at the top of the box. Matthews fired a rocket into the top of the net, bringing the Loons even.
In stoppage time, Minneapolis City was awarded a penalty kick, which it was able to capitalize on. That turned out to be the game-winning goal for the Crows.
Rochester FC is back at RCTC Stadium for its final home match of the regular season on Thursday, July 10. The Loons will face fellow Minnesota side, St. Croix Legends. Kick off is at 7 p.m.
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A 28-year-old St. Paul woman who admitted in federal court to assaulting law enforcement officers during a protest last year in South Minneapolis has been ordered to pay a $25 fine.
Isabel Lopez was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge John Tunheim in Minneapolis after accepting a plea agreement to a lesser misdemeanor charge of assaulting, resisting and impeding a U.S. officer in connection with a protest that broke out while authorities were executing a search warrant that a crowd mistook for an immigration raid in June 2025.
Lopez was originally charged by indictment with three felony counts of assaulting, resisting and impeding officers and one felony count of obstruction of law enforcement.
Lopez faced up to one year in prison on the misdemeanor conviction, however, the defense and prosecution both asked Tunheim for no prison time. The prosecution requested one year of probation, which Tunheim turned down.
According to court documents, law enforcement officers from multiple federal agencies were executing eight search warrants in the Twin Cities on June 3, 2025, related to an investigation into narcotics trafficking, money laundering, human trafficking and related offenses.
The investigation began with the discovery of 900 pounds of methamphetamine in a Burnsville storage unit, with a street value of between $22 million and $25 million.
Shortly after a search warrant execution began at Cuatro Milpas restaurant on Lake Street, a crowd began to gather.
“The crowd appeared to be under the mistaken belief that law enforcement was present to arrest individuals illegally present in the country for immigration offenses,” the criminal complaint said. “This was incorrect.”
After recognizing the apparent misunderstanding, law enforcement explained the nature of the search warrant to the crowd, according to prosecutors.
As part of her plea agreement, Lopez admitted to hitting an FBI SWAT agent with her arms and closed fist, and kicking another agent. The officers were not injured. As law enforcement attempted to leave the scene, Lopez threw a softball at the back of a Hennepin County sheriff’s deputy.
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