Minnesota United got a sliver of payback on the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday at Allianz Field.

The Loons’ 2-2 draw with the defending MLS Cup champions comes with some consolation after Galaxy’s 6-2 blowout of MNUFC the Western Conference semifinal last November.

Striker Kelvin Yeboah scored both goals, including a penalty kick in the 87th minute. After a VAR check ruled a handball on Maya Yoshida, Yeboah slotted his shot on the bottom right corner.

But United (2-1-2, 8 points) couldn’t hold a second-half lead for a second straight week. After giving up a three-goal lead in a 3-3 draw at Kansas City last Saturday, the Loons were tied on Emiro Garces’s 90th minute goal on a recycled set piece and L.A. (0-3-2, 2 points) escaped with a point.

MNUFC scored first with Yeboah pouncing on John McCarthy’s inability to catch a shot from Anthony Markanich in the 19th minute.

Former Loons forward Christian Ramirez scored on a short-range header in the 26th minute, but “Superman” declined to celebrate in front of members of the Dark Clouds in the south stand.

Loons midfielder Hassani Dotson appeared to suffer a right-knee injury in the 34th minute after some contact from Galaxy forward Gabriel Pec. He stayed in the game but roughly seven minutes later, he seemed to land wrong on that knee — the same one in which he tore his ACL in in 2022 — and was subbed out for newcomer Owen Gene.

Briefly

MNUFC signed forward Darius Randell and goalkeeper Kayne Rizvanovich to short-term loans for Saturday’s game. The MNUFC2 players will have three more chances to be called up this season. … The Loons won’t play Galaxy again until Decision Day, the regular-season finale, on Oct. 18.

Originally Published: March 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM CDT