{"id":281244,"date":"2025-11-09T12:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T12:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/281244\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T12:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T12:37:07","slug":"minnesota-3-3-seattle-nov-8-2025-game-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/281244\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota 3-3 Seattle (Nov 8, 2025) Game Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. PAUL, Minn. — – Dayne St. Clair<\/a> scored and Andrew Thomas hit the crossbar in a penalty-kick shootout that was decided by the goalkeepers in the 11th round, and Minnesota United staged a short-handed rally to beat the Seattle Sounders on Saturday in the rubber match of the best-of-three first-round series for the MLS Cup after a 3-3 tie in regulation<\/p>\n

Thomas, who replaced starter Stefan Frei<\/a> in the 89th minute with a shootout looming, appeared to injure a finger on a miss by Joaqu\u00edn Pereyra to begin the shootout. He finished with a heavily-taped hand.<\/p>\n

The fifth-seeded Sounders got off to an even faster start in the rubber match than they did in a 4-2 victory at home – when Obed Vargas<\/a> scored in the 8th minute to give them a lead they never relinquished on Monday.<\/p>\n

This time Albert Rusn\u00e1k used assists from Danny Musovski and defender Nouhou Tolo<\/a> to score in the 5th minute for a 1-0 lead. Musovski scored unassisted from the center of the box three minutes later for a two-goal lead.<\/p>\n

Minnesota United cut it to 2-1 in the 19th minute when Pereyra scored off a set piece after a yellow card on Seattle’s Y\u00e9imar G\u00f3mez Andrade. It was Pereyra’s first goal in his sixth postseason appearance.<\/p>\n

The fourth-seeded Loons were forced to play a man down from the 41st minute on after defender Joseph Rosales<\/a> was tagged with a red card for violent conduct.<\/p>\n

Minnesota United took a 3-2 lead on short-handed goals by Jefferson Diaz<\/a> in the 62nd minute and fellow defender Anthony Markanich<\/a> in the 71st. Markanich subbed into the match in the 59th minute before scoring off a set piece.<\/p>\n

Seattle failed to take advantage with an extra man until Jordan Morris<\/a> scored in the 88th minute to tie it. Rusn\u00e1k and Cristian Rold\u00e1n had assists.<\/p>\n

Stefan Frei finished with two saves for the Sounders.<\/p>\n

St. Clair turned away five shots for Minnesota United, which advances to the Western Conference semifinals for the third time in club history.<\/p>\n

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