Minnesota United beats San Jose to move into second in West

The Loons are within striking distance of the No seed in the West after downing San Jose - on Saturday in St Paul The Loons now have points second the majority in the West and just two fewer than conference-leading San Diego Loons head coach Eric Ramsay feels the Loons current positioning in the table is just given the club s performance I think we ve sustained form over a challenging period I really desired to make sure we kept our heads above water in June I requested to make sure at the end of this five-game block we are keeping pace at the top Ramsay described reporters I think as long as we re in touching distance we can finish this year really really well I think we ve got a lot of margin to improve I feel like we have the anticipated to do what we did last year I feel the players have got a lot of belief It s a really exciting thing to be a part of and I feel everyone connected to the group can sense the resource and the real belief that we can win every match and beat everyone in front of us The party got started in the fourth minute Saturday as Tani Oluwaseyi scored his eighth goal of the season via a corner kick redirect Robin Lod put a header on target that was seemingly headed directly for the San Jose keeper before Oluwaseyi s foot changed the ball s trajectory right in front of the net and put Minnesota United up - That assist was Lod s th with the Loons giving him the the majority in franchise regular season history one clear of Emanuel Reynoso The Loons went up - in the nd minute when Oluwaseyi beat multiple defenders on a majestic run to the end line then delivered a perfect cross to Kelvin Yeboah who snuck a header inside the far post for his sixth goal of the campaign Minnesota United made it - in first half stoppage time when the club s set piece mastery continued as Anthony Markanich scored on a right-footed blast resulting off a corner San Jose scored early in the second stanza to trip the Loons lead to - but Oluwaseyi officially put the competition away in stoppage time with another dominant run that resulted in his second assist of the need a feed to Joseph Rosales for an easy goal San Jose held possession for of the contest but Minnesota United had shots to the Earthquakes and put six shots on target versus San Jose s four Ramsay lamented the lack of a clean sheet and cited a scant decision-making errors at various points in the contest that need to improve as the Loons continue their evolution but couldn t deny the general quality of play from his club I think in general it was a high-level performance Ramsay disclosed And I think the sum reflected that I think the number of chances we had reflected that In several techniques it is the hallmark of why we re such a laborious unit to play against Related Articles Loons vs San Jose Keys to the match storylines and a prediction Loons advance to U S Open Cup semifinal with - win over Chicago Fire Minnesota United FC s friendly ends in draw on eve of U S Open Cup quarter Loons vs Chicago Fire Keys to match storylines and a prediction Saige Wimes late goal sends Aurora FC into USL W-League semifinals