Minnesota United and the Seattle Sounders shared the points in a scintillating 1-1 draw Saturday night as the Loons remain unbeaten at Allianz Field.
Ike Opara put the Loons in front in the 26th minute, beating Chad Marshall to Jan Gregus’ lofted free kick and heading inside the far post.
Cristian Roldan leveled 16 minutes later with an absolute banger. The midfielder latched onto an attempted headed clearance by Opara and unleashed a sensational first-time strike from distance.
Both teams probed for the go-ahead goal in a wide-open second half with Rasmus Schuller lashing a left-footed shot wide of the post on a Gregus corner that bounced across the face of goal in the 64th minute.
Two minutes later, Eric Miller could only get a touch after Opara headed down another Gregus corner with his attempt deflecting off Brad Smith before Stefan Frei dived out to swat it away.
On the other side, Will Bruin headed a Nico Lodeiro cross off the post, followed quickly by a Lodeiro diving header that also caromed off the woodwork inside the final 10 minutes.
Goals
Three Things
MOMENT OF THE MATCH
: For a couple of days, Roldan didn’t think he’d play in this one. But he made the most of a rescinded red card with this Goal of the Week candidate.
Next Up
- MIN: Saturday, May 11 at Chicago Fire (3 pm ET | MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US, on DAZN in Canada)
- SEA: Saturday, May 11 vs. Houston Dynamo (10 pm ET | MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US, on DAZN in Canada)