The bird was the word at an empty Allianz Field on Saturday night, when Minnesota United emerged with the club’s first ever MLS playoff win, a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids.
Even though Colorado came away from the game thinking it should have won (OK then...) the Loons were the better team for the bulk of the game, save the early minutes of each half.
Let’s look at our takeaways from this game.
Dribbles create goals
Those of you who listened to Jacob Schneider and I talk about United’s MLS is Back Tournament run might remember how much I love Kevin Molino’s ability to advance the ball on the dribble.