The players’ performance in Saturday afternoon’s game really let you know that it was a season opener. Especially for the defense in the first half. Plenty of mental mistakes were made which turned into some costly turnovers.
One of those mistakes was made by Olivier Mbaizo. Mbaizo got beat by Minnesota United’s Franco Fragapane. Fragapane was then able to send a cross to the middle of the box to a wide open late-running Robin Lod, who would convert the finish for Minnesota’s first goal of the season (and the first MLS goal of the season as well).