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Minnesota United snaps six-match losing streak in 1-1 draw with Dynamo
Robin Lod scored midway through the second half, but Houston’s Sebastián Ferreira answered with a late goal to help the Houston Dynamo earn a 1-1 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night.
Minnesota United (8-9-6) didn’t get the victory but picked up a point to end a six-match losing streak. Houston (8-7-7) has lost just once in its last eight matches.
Lod used assists from Joseph Rosales and Franco Fragapane in the 70th minute to net his sixth goal this season and give Minnesota United the lead. Rosales notched his ninth assist and Fragapane picked up his second.
Ferreira pulled the Dynamo even in the 82nd minute with assists from defender Erik Sviatchenko and Héctor Herrera. It was Ferreira’s fifth goal of the season and his first since posting a hat trick in a 4-1 victory over D.C. United on June 22. Sviatchenko’s assist was his first this season and the second of his two-year career. Herrera’s helper was his third of the campaign.
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Rookie Alec Smir finished with six saves in his third start of the season for Minnesota United. He allowed a total of five goals in his first two outings.
Steve Clark had two saves in goal for the Dynamo. Smir had two saves and Clark stopped one shot in a scoreless first half.
The match was delayed five minutes at the start and went into another delay in the 3rd minute. Houston was unable to play its previous home match against Los Angeles FC because of inclement weather caused by Hurricane Beryl.
Houston has allowed just 27 goals this season, the second fewest total in the Western Conference.
The Dynamo beat Minnesota United 2-1 in Minneapolis earlier this season.
Minnesota United returns home to play D.C. United on Wednesday. Houston travels to play the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday.
Minnesota
East Range Police Department officer passes away
A police officer in northern Minnesota unexpectedly passed away earlier this week.
The East Range Police Department said that Sgt. Cody Siebert passed away on Friday, less than 24 hours after being diagnosed with a brain infection.
The department said that Siebert was known for his happy-go-lucky personality and that “if you couldn’t get along with Cody, it was your fault.”
Siebert started at the K9 program in Babbitt with K9 Taconite (Tac) before going to the East Range Police Department.
“The hole left by Sgt. Siebert’s passing will be impossible to fill,” East Range police said. “We at ERPD love you and will miss you always. We have it from here.”
Mesabi East Schools also stated that the district was “truly blessed to have him walking our halls, greeting students, encouraging staff, and building relationships that went far beyond the badge.”
Click here for a GoFundMe to support Siebert’s family.
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Utah Mammoth take down Minnesota 5-2 to end the Wild’s winning streak at 6
The Wild were taken down by the Utah Mammoth 5-2 on Friday night to end Minnesota’s winning streak at six games.
Lawson Crouse scored twice and U.S. Olympian Clayton Keller had a goal and two assists for Utah.
Logan Cooley and Barrett Hayton also scored and Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves to help the Mammoth rebound from a 4-2 home loss to NHL-leading Colorado on Wednesday night in their return from the Olympic break. Utah began the night in the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
U.S. Olympian Matt Boldy scored and assisted on Kirill Kaprizov’s goal for Minnesota. Second behind Central Division-rival Colorado in the West, the Wild are 9-2-1 in their last 12. They beat the Avalanche 5-2 on Thursday night in Denver.
Cooley opened the scoring with a short-handed goal with 6:37 left in the first period. The former University of Minnesota star got the puck on the right side off a deflection and put a shot between Wallstedt’s legs for his 15th goal.
Keller scored his 18th at 4:26 of the second. Nick Schmaltz forced a turnover on a forecheck and fed Keller on the right side.
Crouse made it 3-0 at 7:49 of the second. He came down the middle, took a pass from Keller and beat Wallstedt with a backhander.
Kaprizov countered for Minnesota on a power play with 5:57 left in the second. He has 33 goals this season.
Hayton made it 4-1 on a power play at 1:19 of the third, and Crouse added his 16th of the season on a tip with 7:12 to go.
Boldy got his 35th of the season with 5:57 remaining.
Up next
Wild: Host St. Louis on Sunday.
Mammoth: Host Chicago on Sunday.
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