When Seattle Sounders beat Minnesota United in the 2020 Western Conference final, it was slow and painful death for the Loons, giving up two goals in the final minutes to lose 3-2.

In Saturday’s decisive Game 3 of their first-round series, Seattle scored two goals in the opening eight minutes and Minnesota looked dead just after arrival.

The Loons rallied from a two-goal deficit, while going down to 10 men, with three unanswered goals.

While Seattle scored a late equalize, it was Minnesota that included the final blow after 10 rounds of penalty kicks. In the final round, Loons goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair buried his PK, while Sounders ‘keeper Andrew Thomas puts his off the cross bar and Minnesota won 7-6 at Allianz Field.

The Loons will play the winner of the San Diego-Portland series in

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