The Minnesota Aurora will open the USL W playoffs Thursday at 2 p.m., in Flint, Mich., where they face Chicago City SC in the Central Conference semifinals. That game can be viewed on Fox 9+ and Fox9.com/live.
Aurora defeated Chicago City twice during the regular season, including a 7-0 victory Saturday before an announced crowd of 6,987 at TCO Stadium.
The other Central Conference semifinal that day, at 6 p.m., pits Flint City AFC vs. the Indy Eleven.
The semifinal winners will meet for the Central Conference championship Saturday at 2 p.m., also at Atwood Stadium, which is home to Kettering University, as well as Flint City AFC.
The Central Conference champion will advance to the USLW semifinals at a time, date and location to be announced.
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