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Match Recap | MNUFC2 – 4, Timbers2 – 3 | Minnesota United FC
A Carlos Harvey hat trick helped secure three points for MNUFC2 against Timbers2 at Providence Park on Sunday afternoon, ultimately resulting in a thrilling 4-3 victory on the road.
Sunday afternoon’s match action started quickly when MNUFC2 winger Loïc Mesanvi successfully rushed towards goal in the first minute after winning possession on the early press. Mesanvi set up to make a shot, but lost his footing atop the goalkeeper’s box.
Following a possession-heavy and high-press first 10 minutes of the match, Minnesota United forward Patrick Weah broke the silence and scored the first goal of the match. Weah earned possession inside the Portland 18-yard box, making a quick turn around the Timbers2 defender and sneaking the ball past the keeper on the far end. The goal was Weah’s first of 2024.
Nearly 12 minutes later, though, the home side found the equalizer when Keesean Ferdinand sent a long pass down the field, eventually landing at the feet of and connecting with forward Mataeo Bunbury. MNUFC2 goalkeeper Alec Smir went off his line to make an attempt at stopping the run, but Bunbury dribbled around him and his shot found the back of the net.
Timbers2 then took the lead just six minutes after their first goal. It was again Bunbury on the scoresheet after he curled a shot from outside the keepers’ box. That shot deflected off the back of Minnesota United defender Morris Duggan, eventually finding the back of the net outside of Smir’s reach.
After the break, scoring belonged solely to MNUFC2 in the second half.
Minnesota United and Panamanian international midfielder Carlos Harvey was in the right place at the right time, recovering a lost possession right atop Timbers2’s box before quickly turning and scoring a stunner at the near post. That goal became MNUFC2’s 100th goal across all competitions since 2022 – the club’s inaugural season.
Only a few minutes off the re-start, Mesanvi made a run at the Portland goal and was downed inside the box, earning the Twos a penalty kick. Harvey stepped-up to take the shot and converted the penalty, giving MNUFC2 the 3-2 lead.
Yet again, the Twos drew a foul in the box and earned a penalty kick. This time, MNUFC Academy forward Julian Banks was fouled in the center of the box, and while play was still ongoing, Mesanvi took a shot off the loose ball, which went wide. Banks’ foul was awarded the penalty, and Harvey converted to give him a hat trick on the day.
At the end of the match in added stoppage time, Timbers2 scored to shrink the deficit back to one goal, but time ran out and MNUFC2 secured its first MLS NEXT Pro win of 2024.
MNUFC2 next will travel to face Sporting Kansas City II on Sunday, April 28 at 4:00 p.m. CT. The match, played at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kansas, will be streamed live on MLSNEXTPro.com.
1-0 MNUFC2 – Patrick Weah, assisted by Molik Jesse Khan (12’)
1-1 Timbers2 – Mataeo Bunbury, assisted by Keesean Ferdinand (23’)
1-2 Timbers2 – Mataeo Bunbury, assisted by Noah Santos (29’)
2-2 MNUFC2 – Carlos Harvey, unassisted (63’)
3-2 MNUFC2 – Carlos Harvey, PK (66’)
4-2 MNUFC2 – Carlos Harvey, PK (82’)
4-3 Timbers2 – Kyle Linhares, assisted by Jaden Jones-Riley (90’+2’)
Caution, MNUFC2 – Patrick Weah (7’)
Caution, Timbers2 – Alexis Moreno (45’+1’)
Caution, MNUFC2 – Kage Romanshyn Jr. (67’)
Caution, Timbers2 – Keesean Ferdinand (75’)
Caution, Timbers2 – Carver Miller (82’)
Caution, Timbers2 – Tyler Clegg (89’)
Caution, MNUFC2 – Derek Dodson (90’+1’)
100 – Carlos Harvey scored MNUFC2’s 100th goal across all competitions (MLS NEXT Pro & U.S. Open Cup).
4 – Harvey is now the fourth player to score a hat trick in a single-match for MNUFC2 since the 2022 season, and the second to score three goals in a single game in 2024 (Jordan Adebayo-Smith scored a hat trick on March 20 against Chicago House A.C. in U.S. Open Cup First Round).
TEAM LEADERS (Updated through April 21)
Goals – Carlos Harvey (3)
Assists – Molik Jesse Khan (2)
Saves – Alec Smir (15)
Wins – Alec Smir (1)
Shutouts – N/A
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Sunday was the deadline for Minnesota to complete the revalidation of thousands of Medicaid providers in “high-risk” programs as the state fights with the federal government over about $2 billion in funding.
What is Minnesota Revalidate?
The backstory:
Earlier this year, state leaders announced an effort to revalidate more than 5,500 providers in Minnesota’s Health Care Programs. The revalidation was part of an effort to combat fraud and to satisfy demands from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which has withheld up to $2 billion in Medicaid funds from Minnesota.
The deadline to finish the revalidation was on Sunday, May 31.
What we know:
As of last month, state officials said only 550 providers have had applications approved, site inspections completed and been re-enrolled.
At that point, 1,510 applications were incomplete, and 160 providers had been disenrolled. State officials said mostly because they had failed to respond to state inquiries.
There were an additional 990 who had been submitting claims but failed to respond to state notices.
Medicaid funding lawsuit
Local perspective:
In January, Medicaid Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would withhold $2 billion in Medicaid funding for Minnesota.
The decision followed an audit by the centers of Minnesota’s Medicaid programs. The funding suspension also followed a new batch of federal Medicaid fraud charges that came down in December. During a news conference, as prosecutors announced new charges and guilty pleas related to fraud, federal prosecutors estimated that fraud in Minnesota’s Medicaid programs could total as high as $9 billion since 2018.
The other side:
Since that press conference, the $9 billion figure has been heavily disputed by state leaders who say there is currently no evidence that fraud in Minnesota is that rampant. Gov. Walz and other state leaders say that while fraud is an issue, President Trump has weaponized it to commit political retribution against the state.
What’s next:
FOX 9 has reached out to state officials to see how many providers are facing disenrollment as the deadline hits on Sunday.
Earlier this year, Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit over the pulled Medicaid funds. This month, a judge granted a mutual motion for a stay in the case – a 120 pause – to give the federal government and Minnesota time to resolve the funding issue. An update is due to the court by early September.
A 29-year-old man drowned at a lake in northern Minnesota on Saturday, according to the sheriff’s office.
The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office said the man drowned at the swimming area at Little Emily Lake Park. The man was at the park with family and friends at the time.
First responders arrived at the scene to try and rescue him, but he was pronounced dead, according to the sheriff’s office.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family and friends during this incredibly difficult time,” the sheriff’s office said.
Little Emily Lake is about 40 miles north of Brainerd.
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