A relentless and persistent MNUFC2 offense attacked the home side LAFC2 all night, but was not able to score a goal in Wednesday night’s narrow 1-0 loss at Titan Stadium. The Twos regroup ahead of a home match on Saturday, June 28 against Colorado Rapids 2.
2’ - The hosts, LAFC2, quickly created a dangerous chance when Jude Terry gained possession deep inside of the MNUFC2 goalkeeper’s box and sent a quick tap-in shot towards goal. But, defenders Kipp Keller and Britton Fischer were on the line with goalkeeper Kayne Rizvanovich and ultimately made the stop.
13’ - MNUFC2 nearly broke through when forward Logan Dorsey, who dribbled past a defender on the right flank, sent a long cross into LAFC2’s six-yard box. That cross connected with fellow forward Luke Hille, whose header toward the near left post missed just wide.
16’ - Minnesota defender Kipp Keller sent a long ball into LAFC2’s defending third which connected with Hille. The Southern California goalkeeper went to make a challenge on that cross when Hille beat him and sent a header flying towards the goal, when it took one bounce on the grass, then hit the crossbar and bounced back into play and was ultimately cleared.
21’ - Off a set piece play, the Twos yet again saw another close scoring chance fall just short. Midfielder Curt Calov sent the ball into LAFC2’s box, where Keller went in for a diving header that landed barely wide of the left post.
38’ - After a series of successful touches and passes atop MNUFC2’s box, the home side finally found space and Kairo Walters took a close-range shot, but was saved by Rizvanovich to keep the score even at 0-0.
40’ (0-1) - Shortly after the previous chance, Tommy Mihalic sent a quick one-touch pass to Marius Aiyenero, who tapped a shot past Rizvanovich to take the 1-0 lead.
51’ - Curt Calov took another direct free kick after earning a foul approximately 20 yards from the LAFC2 goal line. His shot bent towards the upper-left post, where the home keeper Cabral Carter made the diving save.
68’ - The Twos yet again had another dangerous opportunity stifled by LAFC2 when Anderson Farris sent a quick touch following a give-and-go moment with Muba Nour. Nour’s shot at close range was stopped by a Black & Gold field player on the goal line.
77’ - Rizvanovich stopped a fast-paced LAFC2 attack, saving a strike from Jude Terry to keep the home team’s lead at only one goal.
GOALS
0-1 LAFC2 - Marius Aiyenero (Tommy Mihalic) - 40’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
LAFC2 - Erick Diaz (caution) - 20’
NOTABLE STATS
1 - Sierra Leonean international forward Momoh Kamara made his MNUFC2 and MLS NEXT Pro debut appearance, coming on as a second-half substitute on Wednesday night. Additionally, MNUFC Academy U18 midfielder also made his MNUFC2 and MLS NEXT Pro debut appearance as a sub.
TEAM LEADERS (Updated through June 15, 2025)
Goals – Logan Dorsey, Luke Hille, Loic Mesanvi, Darius Randall (3)
Assists – Curt Calov (4)
Saves – Wessel Speel (14)
Wins – Wessel Speel (3)
Shutouts – Wessel Speel, Kayne Rizvanovich (1)
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LINEUPS*
MNUFC2 XI: GK Kayne Rizvanovich; D Kieran Chandler (Dom Mawing 76’), Anderson Farris, Britton Fischer, Kipp Keller (Will Schmidt 46’), Troy Putt; M Curt Calov, Alpha Kabia (Ty Perkins 64’), Aidan Martinez (Momoh Kamara 76’); F Luke Hille ©, Logan Dorsey (Muba Nour 46’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Kai Zeruhn; D Rayme Nyembwe
LAFC2 XI: GK Cabral Carter ©; D Lorenzo Dellavalle, Kenny Nielsen, Erick Diaz, Josh Santiago (Carlos Diaz 72’); M Kairo Walters, Decario Guerra (Gavin Zambrano 88’), Jude Terry, Bryan Moyado, Tommy Mihalic (Matias Wanchope 88’); F Marius Aiyenero (James Lane 88’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK James Romero; D Christian Diaz, Adrian Sanders, Emir Ponciano; F James Arteaga
