With Sporting Kansas City visiting Allianz Field for the Fourth Round of the U.S. Open Cup, Minnesota United was ready to pounce on an all too familiar foe.
Two goals from midfielder Darwin Quintero and goals from forward Angelo Rodriguez and midfielder Ethan Finlay led the Loons to a 4-1 victory over Sporting KC. A scoreline like that might lead you to the conclusion that the victory was keyed by the attack, but as Chad Feldheimer would say, “Appearances can be deceptive.” The MNUFC frontline of Quintero, Finlay and Rodriguez put in a tireless defensive shift, proficiently pressing the SKC defense high up the field.