MNUFC2 handled last year’s Cinderella from the Midwest on a cold night in Elmhurst, Ill. 435 fans showed up on the night at Elmhurst University, mostly in support of Chicago House AC, the amateur side from the Midwest Premier League. Although there were a few Minnesota United scarves scattered throughout. Jordan Adebayo-Smith, Minnesota’s lone first […]
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