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Minnesota United vs Chicago Fire
Saturday, March 17th, 2018
MLS Week 3 | TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis MN
Kickoff: 1pm CT
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Assistant Referees: Jason White, Felisha Mariscal
4th Official: Baldomero Toledo
VAR: Kevin Terry Jr.
The MLS season is long, and late-year rallies do happen in this league. But it’s far too easy to fall into an inescapable pit with too many bad early results. The Fire know this. (Hopefully.)
The Men In Red will be looking to turn the page on their gut-punch of a loss last week against Sporting Kansas City. They’re venturing the Cold White Godless North to take on Minnesota United for only the second time ever.
MNUFC are still reeling from the news that Kevin Molino will miss the rest of the 2018 season with an injury. Even so, the Loons won’t be pushovers, and the Fire will need to hold their nerve and keep their net undisturbed (at the very least).
PREVIEW & VIEWING OPTIONS
Full Preview: Minnesota United vs Chicago Fire
Television: N/A
Online Streaming: MLS Live
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MINNESOTA UNITED
Starting XI: Lampson; Mears, Boxall, Calvo, Thiessen; Schuller, Ibson, Finlay, Nicholson; Ibarra, Ramirez
Bench: Shuttleworth, Burch, Kallman, Heath, Martin, Toye, Warner
CHICAGO FIRE
Starting XI: Sanchez; Ramos, Kappelhof, Vincent, Ellis; McCarty, Tchani; Collier, Solignac, Katai; Nikolic
Bench: McClain, Connor, Dean, Adams, Bronico, Johnson, Gordon
FIRST HALF HIGHLIGHTS
20’ Whatever this is
DENIED. #MINvCHI https://t.co/1cWBmbHail
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 17, 2018
SECOND HALF HIGHLIGHTS
55’ Ibson
So nice, he only needs one name: Ibson opens the scoring for @MNUFC! #MINvCHI https://t.co/09dN6Z6Hcv
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 17, 2018
59’ Collier
...And just like that, welcome to MLS, Elliot Collier -- he levels things for @ChicagoFire! #MINvCHI https://t.co/J8CCcmPgI5
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 17, 2018
66’ Nicholson
Hey Loons, you're giving us whiplash! @MNUFC reclaim the lead at #MINvCHI https://t.co/UoZqxNHZ4n
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 17, 2018
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