Minnesota United FC 2 5:2 Saint Louis City SC 2 — Match Report

Gary RedknappFootball AnalystMATCH REPORT

Marcus Caldeira scored a hat-trick as Minnesota United FC 2 came from behind to thrash Saint Louis City SC 2 5-2, setting up a trip to Houston Dynamo 2 next. The home side were twice pegged back before running away with it in a dominant second half.

Saint Louis took the lead through Jack Clarkson's 33rd-minute strike after Caldeira had opened the scoring for Minnesota, but Caldeira restored the advantage before half-time with a Darius Randell assist. Palmer Ault equalised again for the visitors on 63 minutes, only for Caldeira to complete his hat-trick six minutes later, again from Randell. Randell then turned scorer, adding two quick goals of his own — one from Caldeira, one from Clarkson — to seal a one-sided second period.

Saint Louis were the better side for spells of the first half and deserved their equalisers, but Minnesota steamrolled them after the break. CheckLive's model clearly favoured Saint Louis and was proven wrong, though the live signal backing Minnesota at 1.51 read the flow far better. Next up is a trip to Houston Dynamo 2 on 5 July.

Questions & Answers

What was the final score of Minnesota United FC 2 vs Saint Louis City SC 2?

Minnesota United FC 2 5-2 Saint Louis City SC 2 (MLS Next Pro).

Who scored?

Marcus Caldeira (26', assist Troy Putt) for Minnesota United FC 2; Jack Clarkson (33') for Saint Louis City SC 2; Marcus Caldeira (42', assist Darius Randell) for Minnesota United FC 2; Palmer Ault (63', assist Patrick McDonald) for Saint Louis City SC 2; Marcus Caldeira (69', assist Darius Randell) for Minnesota United FC 2; Darius Randell (72', assist Marcus Caldeira) for Minnesota United FC 2; Darius Randell (85', assist Jack Clarkson) for Minnesota United FC 2.

Was Minnesota United FC 2's win deserved?

It was close — an evenly matched game.

Were there any cards in Minnesota United FC 2 vs Saint Louis City SC 2?

Yellow cards: Alpha Kabia (Minnesota United FC 2); Max Harwood (Minnesota United FC 2); Philip Tarnue (Minnesota United FC 2); Alexander Jundt (Saint Louis City SC 2).

First half2 - 1

20
A. Kabia
(Foul)
26
M. Caldeira
(T. Putt)
33
J. Clarkson
42
M. Caldeira
(D. Randell)
44
M. Harwood
(Foul)
45 + 1
P. Tarnue
(Foul)

Second half3 - 1

62
J. Adebayo-Smith
J. Friedman
62
A. Jundt
A. Gbadehan
62
C. Nwankwo
L. Cornelius
63
H. Cruz
M. Harwood
63
P. Ault
(P. McDonald)
69
M. Caldeira
(D. Randell)
69
S. Goldstein
P. Ault
72
D. Randell
(M. Caldeira)
75
A. Jundt
(Argument)
78
D. Dowling
C. Pearson
78
E. Chavez
S. Paris
81
L. Hille
M. Caldeira
84
J. Kibisu
A. Kabia
85
D. Randell
(J. Clarkson)

Head to Head meetings Minnesota United FC 2 - Saint Louis City SC 2

Matches15
The biggest draw0
The most effective match5-2

Minnesota United FC 2

Saint Louis City SC 2

7
Victories
0
Draws
8
Victories

label	first team	second team
Victories	7	8
Scored goals	23	25
Average per game	1.53	1.67
The biggest victory	4-0	0-4