MLS

FT Saturday, July 3, 2021
San Jose Earthquakes LDLLD 2
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Minnesota United FC DDWWD 2
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SJ112
MIN112
Allianz Field · 19,687 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

David Berding-USA TODAY Sports

Benjamin Kikanovic's late equalizer ensures Minnesota United, San Jose Earthquakes share points

Benjamin Kikanovic came off the bench to rally the San Jose Earthquakes to a 2-2 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
1
38.3
Possession
61.7
9
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
227
Accurate Passes
408
300
Passes
495
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
39
26
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
7
23
Effective Tackles
15
33
Tackles
24
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
8
19
Effective Clearances
11
19
Clearances
11

Head to Head

MIN leads series 4-1

Lineups

MIN · 4-4-2

  1. 1Tyler MillerG
  2. 12Bakaye DibassyCD-L
  3. 15Michael BoxallCD-R
  4. 77Chase GasperLB
  5. 22Jukka RaitalaRB
  6. 31Hassani DotsonCM-L
  7. 20Wil TrappCM-R
  8. 7Franco FragapaneLM
  9. 11Niko HansenRM
  10. 10Emanuel ReynosoCF-L
  11. 23Adrien HunouCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Juan AgudeloSUB
  2. 5Jacori HayesSUB
  3. 26D.J. TaylorSUB
  4. 97Dayne St. ClairSUB
  5. 9Ramón ÁbilaSUB
  6. 14Brent KallmanSUB
  7. 13Ethan FinlaySUB
  8. 8Jan GregusSUB
  9. 6Osvaldo AlonsoSUB

SJ · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1JT MarcinkowskiG
  2. 4Oswaldo AlanísCD-L
  3. 13Nathan CardosoCD-R
  4. 5Eric RemediDM
  5. 15Tanner BeasonLB
  6. 93JudsonRB
  7. 14Jackson YueillCM-L
  8. 9Javier LópezCM-R
  9. 6Shea SalinasLM
  10. 10Cristian EspinozaRM
  11. 44Cade CowellF

Substitutes

  1. 25Andrés RíosSUB
  2. 16Jack SkahanSUB
  3. 3Paul MarieSUB
  4. 8Chris WondolowskiSUB
  5. 17Daniel VegaSUB
  6. 19Siad HajiSUB
  7. 29Jacob AkanyirigeSUB
  8. 22Tommy ThompsonSUB
  9. 28Benjamin KikanovicSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Minnesota United FC 0, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
  2. 29' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Brent Kallman replaces Michael Boxall because of an injury.
  3. 32' Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45'+4' Goal! Minnesota United FC 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Brent Kallman (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Franco Fragapane following a corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. D.J. Taylor replaces Jukka Raitala.
  6. 45' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Ramón Ábila replaces Niko Hansen.
  7. 55' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Chris Wondolowski replaces Cade Cowell.
  8. 55' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Andrés Ríos replaces Javier López.
  9. 68' Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 69' Penalty saved! Ramón Ábila (Minnesota United FC) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  11. 69' Goal! Minnesota United FC 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Ramón Ábila (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  12. 72' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Benjamin Kikanovic replaces Tanner Beason.
  13. 73' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Siad Haji replaces Cristian Espinoza.
  14. 74' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Osvaldo Alonso replaces Adrien Hunou.
  15. 77' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Paul Marie replaces Judson.
  16. 82' Goal! Minnesota United FC 2, San Jose Earthquakes 2. Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Shea Salinas.
  17. 85' Bakaye Dibassy (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 87' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Ján Gregus replaces Wil Trapp.
  19. 90'+5' Osvaldo Alonso (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90'+5' Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.

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