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Minnesota United Beats Timbers 2-0 for Third Straight Win

The streak signals a defensive reset anchored by Drake Callender's third shutout.

Overview

  • Minnesota United, which won Saturday at Allianz Field, blanked Portland 2-0 on goals from Tomás Chancalay and Kelvin Yeboah.
  • Chancalay opened the scoring in the 16th minute with a rising shot after Jefferson Díaz slipped him the ball near the top of the box.
  • Yeboah made it 2-0 in the 60th minute by tapping in Chancalay’s cross at the end of a break started by Joaquín Pereyra’s long pass.
  • Drake Callender needed only two saves for his third clean sheet of the season, while Portland’s James Pantemis stopped five shots.
  • Minnesota improved to 4-2-2 with three straight wins and four unbeaten since a 6-0 loss to Vancouver, while Portland fell to 2-5-1 and 0-4-0 on the road with five losses in seven.