June 25, 2025; St. Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota United Forward Calvin Yeboha (9) Houston Dynamo FC Defender Pablo Orties (22) and Houston Dynamo FC Midfielder Artur (6) plays a ball in front of Houston Dynamo FC Defender Pablo Orties (22) in front of Housto FC Midfielder Artur (6). Compulsory Credit: Matte Blaweight-Imgon Picture Bongokuhale Hlongwen scored a brace as Minnesota United won 3–1 over Saint Paul three times through midway in a span of 11 minutes, 3–1 over Houston Dynamo in Minan.
Robin Laud also scored a goal and Vesle Spiel finished with a sev for loans (9–4–6, 33 points), which went into a tie for the second place at the Western Conference with San Diego FC.
Felip Andrade scored a goal and Jonathan Bond rescued one for Houston (5-9–5, 20 points), which faced its third straightforward loss.
HLONGWANE gave loans a 1-0 lead in the 60th minute. The midfielder abolished a right-foot redirect from Michael Boxol’s long throw-in from Jefferson Diaz Flich-On Header from the left-left box.
Three minutes later, Hlongwane broke an anthony from the left baseline to an anthony Markanich cross to make it 2–0 with his third goal of the season.
Lod extended the lead 3–0 in the 70th minute, drilling the left-leg shot from the left-foot to the right wing in the right corner away from a long curling Julian Gracle Cross.
Andrade broke the spelling bid for his first career MLS Clean Sheet in the 94th minute, when he netted a left leg shot from the middle of the box in the left corner for his third goal.
Both teams have two-to domestic losses, the defense dominance during a chippy, the first half-free scorer without dishonesty. Both teams combined for just nine shot attempts compared to a total of 20 fouls, each side found just one shot and a yellow card.
Houston’s best scoring chance came in the eighth minute when defender Eric Swiathanko fired a spinning left foot from the center of the box that was easily saved by Spel. Minnesota was the best attempt in the 33rd minute when Lod stole the ball and passed a wide mark on the left edge of the six-yard box. Marknich took his shot to the edge of the net.
Boxol, which was named its first MLS All-Star Team in the first day, was originally called for a foul in the penalty box, which was after a slide tackle on Sebastian Cowelski in the first-huff stops time. However, after a long video review, it was determined that the dishonesty was excluded excluded. The upcoming free kick of ezequiel pons was then blocked by the wall.
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