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National Sports Center
Blaine, Minn.
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MIN - Melvin Tarley (deRoux) 45’
MIN - Ricardo Sanchez (Kallman) 57’
STL - Tommy Heinemann (Patterson) 79’
MIN - Melvin Tarley (Day. O’Brien) 80’
MIN - Aaron Paye (Day. O’Brien) 89’
Match Reports:
Minnesota Thunder
Minneapolis Star-Tribune |
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Melvin Tarley opened the scoring just before halftime, then squelched any hopes of an attempted comeback and upset in the game’s final 10 minutes as the Minnesota Thunder eased past the PDL’s St. Louis Lions 4-1 in Blaine, Minn.
With the Thunder up 2-0 after Ricardo Sanchez’s second-half goal, Tommy Heinemann got the Lions on the board and sliced the lead to 2-1 in the 79th minute. But a minute later, the lead was back to two thanks to Tarley, who has enjoyed quite a scoring record in this tournament.
Dayton O’Brien set up Tarley’s second goal, then set up Aaron Paye for an insurance goal in the 89th minute as Minnesota earned a second-round game against the Cleveland City Stars of the USL Second Division.
Starting Lineups:
Minnesota: Platter; Kallman, Taylor, Arango, Friedland; Greenfield, Barron (O’Brien, Dan 83), Sanchez (Gibson 74), deRoux (O’Brien, Dayton 78); Gonzalez (Paye 79), Tarley.
St. Louis: Sailor; Gelven, Mueller, Merrick, Gregory (Dyson 70); Angus, Clayes, Patterson, Speiss (Plow 76); Holmes, Heinemann.
Scoring Summary:
MIN: Tarley 45 (deRoux)
MIN: Sanchez 57 (Kallman)
STL: Heinemann 79 (Patterson)
MIN: Tarley 80 (O’Brien, Dayton)
MIN: Paye 89 (O’Brien, Dayton)
Game Statistics:
Minnesota: Shots 15, Fouls 5, Offside 5, Corners 6.
St. Louis: Shots 7, Fouls 3, Offside 2, Corners 7.
Goalkeeper Statistics:
Platter (Minnesota): Shots faced 3, Saves 2, Goals allowed 1.
Sailor (St. Louis): Shots faced 7, Saves 3, Goals allowed 4.
Cautions:
STL: Gelvin 45
STL: Merrick 45
STL: Heinemann 70
MIN: O’Brien, Dan 88
Attendance: 483
