Loons win 3-1 at St. Louis setting club record for most road goals in season
Minnesota United forward Bongokuhle Hlongwane, left, celebrates after scoring against St. Louis City goalie Roman Bürki, right, in the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, in St. Louis, Mo. (Zachary Linhares/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Zachary Linhares]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bongokuhle Hlongwane scored in the first half, Kelvin Yeboah added another after halftime and Minnesota beat St. Louis 3-1 on Saturday night.
Minnesota (11-11-6) set a club record for the most road goals (25) in a season, while also tying for the most road wins (six) and points (20) in club history.
St. Louis (5-11-13) has conceded 56 goals this season — already 11 more than last season with five games to play.
Hlongwane tied it at 1-all in the 24th minute. He deflected a pass, then picked up the rebound of Kelvin Yeboah’s shot and bounced it over goalkeeper Roman Bürki.
Minnesota took a 2-1 lead on an own goal in the 52nd. Yeboah beat his defender along the left sideline to get to the corner of the 6-yard box for a cross in front of the goal that defender Jayden Reid knocked into the goal.
St. Louis City fans celebrate after forward Cedric Teuchert scored the opening goal in the first half of an MLS soccer match against Minnesota United, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at CityPark in St. Louis, Mo. (Zachary Linhares/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
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Yeboah calmly rolled in a penalty kick in the 62nd after a handball was called.
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