LEAGUES CUP 2025 CLUB AMÉRICA V.S. MINNESOTA UNITED FC 3-3
- Michael Thervil
- Aug 4
- 3 min read
Written by Michael Thervil
[Leagues Cup 2025 Club América Minnesota United FC] in what many fans are calling “one hell of game” tonight at Shell Energy Stadium between Club América and Minnesota United FC to see who will reign supreme after its all said and done during this year’s Leagues Cup; both teams appear to be determined to win Saturday. With both teams scoring in the first half and Minnesota United FC leading club América 1-2, it's safe to say that both teams have the crowds on the edge of their seats. For Club América, it would be Michael Boxall who would score the first goal of the match and for Minnesota United FC, it would be both Tani Oluwaseyi and Bongokuhle Hlonwane that would score in the first half.
Looking at the key stats of the first half, Club América took a total of 9 shots with 2 shots on target while the Minnesota United took 3 shots and landed 2 shots on target. Club América possessed the ball 75% of the time and had a total of 335 passes with a pass accuracy rate of 90%. Minnesota United in contrast, only possessed the ball 25% of the time and had a total of 110 passes with a pass accuracy rate of 70% in the first half. Club América had 5 fouls and Minnesota United led with 6.
Neither team received any yellow or red cards, Minnesota United was called for being offsides 2 times and took 3 corners. Club América received no calls for being offside and took 4 corners. The first half of the match ended with both teams playing both aggressively and strategically on the pitch. The pace of the match was relatively quick and continuous and fluid. The second half of the match was just as exciting as the first as it would be Club América’s José Raúl Zúñiga who would score to tie the match 2-2 at the 53-minute mark. It should be noted that just before José Raúl Zúñiga scored, Club América received its first yellow card of the match.
The first red card of the match would be issued to Igor Lichnovsky of Club América. This caused a great amount of frustration amongst Club América fans. At roughly the 66th minute Carlos Harvey would score yet another goal for the Minnesota United FC breaking the tie set by Club América, bringing them to 3 goals over Club América’s 2. But just when a few thought that the match was over at the 89th minute, Sebastián Cáceres scored a goal for Club América again tying the score 3-3. This spectacular turn of events electrified the fans of Club América and threw the match into overtime, extending the match by 7 minutes. Neither team were able to score a goal in the extended time, leading to both teams having to resort to penalty kicks in order to decide the winner of Saturday’s match which stood at Club América defeating Minnesota United FC 8-7.
The final key stats at the end of the match resulted in Club América taking 18 shots with 7 shots on target, possessing the ball 64% of the time. They also executed 555 passes with a pass accuracy rate of 89%. They had 13 fouls, 1 yellow card, and 1 red card. Finally, they had no calls for being offsides and took 8 corners. In contrast, Minnesota United totaled an equal number of 18 shots and fared equally when it came to shots on target (7). The possessed the ball 36% of the time and had 312 passes and a pass accuracy rate of 78%. They also had 9 fouls, 0 yellow cards and 0 red cards. They were called for being offsides 3 times and took 7 corners.
This was an exceptionally well-played game by both teams and one that should not have been missed.
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