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Alexander Callens, Jack Harrison and David
Villa scored for New York City, which is on a five-game unbeaten
run in MLS play.
Minnesota grabbed an early lead when NYCFC keeper Eirik Johansen
failed to secure what looked like a non-threatening ball into
the box. United forward Christian Ramirez was in the right spot
at the right time, collecting Johansen's bobble and putting
Minnesota ahead 1-0 in the ninth minute.
Callens tied the score in the 38th minute, scoring off an
elongated give-and-go with Ben Sweat deep in the box.
Harrison delivered the go-ahead goal, finishing a well-timed,
accurate left-to-right cross from Rodney Wallace with a header
in the 52nd minute. It was Harrison's eighth goal of the season.
Villa added an insurance goal 11 minutes later, scoring off an
assist from Harrison. Heading down the right sideline, Villa
made a lightning-quick cut toward the middle of the field, got
past a pair of United defenders and fired home a left-footer.
Villa's goal capped an overall dominant performance by NYCFC,
which outshot Minnesota 20-6 and had 13 more crosses than
United.
The news wasn't all good for NYCFC, though.
Defender Ronald Matarrita, who was making his first start after
missing several weeks recovering from an injury, left the game
after hurting his right foot. Matarrita appeared in serious pain
while being evaluated on the sideline.
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