The look on Michael Boxall’s face spoke volumes.

After San Diego FC ended Minnesota United’s season with 1-0 result in a Western Conference semifinal at Snapdragon Stadium, the Loons captain sat in front of a camera for a video conference call late Monday night. His expression said it all:

Anguish.

“As soon as the final whistle went, it was all pretty somber,” Boxall said. “Grateful for what we do and really appreciate all the traveling fans that showed up (Monday). That’s always huge.”

The Loons amassed a club-record 58 points in 34 regular-season games to finish fourth in the 15-team Western Conference — an even bigger achievement considering the club’s salary budget was 13th. MNUFC beat Seattle Sounders, a MLS gold standard, in a first-round series and reached the conference semis f

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