Feats of unexpected strength: Loons near first MLS playoff game

October 18, 2019 at 12:09PM
Clouds gathered over Allianz Field in St. Paul as the Minnesota United took on Hertha Berlin in a friendly in May.
Clouds gathered over Allianz Field in St. Paul as the Minnesota United took on Hertha Berlin in a friendly in May. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A Minnesota United team that improved right on schedule in its third MLS season has soccer fans on their feet, scarves up. With a sparkling new home in Allianz Field, United and its noisy supporters head into Sunday's playoff game with a fittingly modest Minnesota cheer: "Say shh."

Here are some of the memorable moments from this season, captured by Star Tribune photographers.

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