CITY SC loses to Minnesota United, playoff hopes slashed

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - St. Louis CITY SC took a brutal loss Saturday against Minnesota United in front of a home crowd.

CITY lost to Minnesota 1-3, moving them 11 points out of the last playoff spot, slashing hopes to a late-season miracle to make the playoffs. CITY has not been officially eliminated from the playoffs yet, but with only five games left in the season, the odds are slim.

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CITY opened the scoring early in the first half with a goal by Cedric Teuchert in minute four of the match.

In minute 23, Minnesota leveled the score on a rebound shot that met the back of the net.

CITY and Minnesota went into the half 1-1.

After the halftime break, Chris Durkin and Henry Kessler were subbed out of the match, both sporting an injury. Durkin had left the field with a knee injury, and Kessler had knocked heads with a United player while going up for a challenge in the air.

In minute 52 Minnesota scored.

In minute 61, following a VAR-called handball in CITY’s box, United converted a penalty kick.

The match ended with United having 3 and CITY only having 1.

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Minnesota United currently sits ninth in the MLS Western Conference standings, the last spot to make playoffs. A win for CITY would inch them closer to taking that spot.

“When I sit up here and I think and I hope, and I look at what we can do, I’m very optimistic that we will do it, but we’re not there yet,” Hackworth said in a press conference Thursday.

Optimism and playing better than they have all season is CITY’s only hope as they sit in 13th place, eight points behind Minnesota.

For the match, a familiar face has finally ed back with the starting 11. João Klauss will be ing Simon Becher, Cedric Teuchert and Marcel Hartel on the offensive half.

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