GAME STORY: Loons lose 2-1 to Austin FC in U.S. Open Cup semifinals

Following Minnesota United’s 2-1 extra-time loss to Austin FC, knocking the Loons out of the U.S. Open Cup in the semifinals, captain Michael Boxall didn’t need any prompting to put the game in context.

“I’ve been here far too long — seven, eight years — and we’ve been in that position what, three times?” he said. “It doesn’t come around too often, so it sucks.”

Die-hard Loons fans know exactly which were the three times he was referring to.

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