The Loons stumbled out of the gate in the opener... And it was bad... Like, 5-1 bad.
Minnesota United FC started out their inaugural MLS season with a loss to Portland Timbers on the road in the Pacific Northwest.
This team playing against Portland managed to look even worse than they did in the preseason (at times). I didn’t think that was possible, but they did it.
But it would get even worse, thanks to some bad mistakes on the backline.
Fouling inside the area does not help a team win usually.
There was very little to salvage from this game, except to prepare supporters for constant #PANIC all season long.