USL LEAGUE TWO: Minneapolis City SC shuts down divisional rival Sueno FC to reach Central Conference finals
- Dan Stickradt
- Jul 20
- 2 min read
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DES MOINES, Iowa – Minneapolis City SC is moving on – and it took 120-plus minutes and a shootout in order to do so.
Minneapolis City SC battled Peoria City to a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes of regulation and 30 minutes of stoppage time. But in the shootout, it was Daniel Sessler’s time.
Sessler, a current standout goalkeeper from NCAA Division III St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, stopped two penalty kicks and Minneapolis City edged Peoria City 4-1 in the shootout to prevail at Valley Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Joe Haighfield staked Minneapolis City to a 1-0 lead with a third-minute goal.
Luke Persenico tied it in the 13th minute off a Hector Medrana feed and the game remained tied at the half.
In the second half, Persenico scored an unassisted goal in the 66th minute to give his side its first lead of the game. The lead was short-lived.
Preston Kipnusu leveled the game at 2-2 for Minneapolis City.
The winners did not miss in the shootout and Carson Kowalski converted the clincher in the shootout for Minneapolis City SC, which moved to 9-2-2 on the season.
The winners, champions of the Heartland Division, now owns a 34-19 scoring edge this season and will face the winner of Sueno FC and nationally-ranked Des Moines Menace on Sunday in the Round of 16.
Peoria City finished as the USL League Two runner-up last season and finished second to the Des Moines Menace in the Great Plains Division this season to qualify for the postseason once again. This time the side suffered a Round of 32 exit.
Peoria City ends the year with an 8-4-1 record and a 31-14 scoring edge.
USL LEAGUE TWO: Sessler saves pair as Minneapolis City SC advances with shootout win over Peoria City: https://wix.to/kLLgUZa
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