For the first time since 2019 the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is back and Minnesota United will participate in the tournament. After the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic it has finally come back. In the last tournament the Loons made an improbable run to the US Open Cup Finals, facing and falling to Atlanta United in Atlanta, GA. Minnesota is overall 10-9 in the USOC while being 5-3 under Adrian Heath. Since moving to Major League Soccer the Loons have never lost to a lower division side.
Opposition:
Tonight’s opposition is the only fully professional football club in the State of Wisconsin (the Torrent who play in an amateur league) Forward Madison FC.