Major Soccer League. A football player from Seine-et-Marne will participate

On August 23, Steven Moreira decided to leave Toulouse FC to join Adrien hunou (Minnesota United, Western Conference) in the United States, but at a different club. The former Toulousain was then engaged with the Columbus Crew, team evolving in the Eastern Conference.

On November 7 and 8, the two former Seine-et-Marnais were in the race to participate in the eliminatory phases of the Major Soccer League until the last day of the regular season.

These eliminatory phases will take place during the weekend of 20 and 21 November 2021.

Steven Moreira glasses …

In front of a team from Chicago Fire who had nothing more to play, the Columbus Crew (44 points, -1 goal difference) was not sure to qualify for the playoffs even with a victory. Mathematically, Steven Moreira’s team could only reach the eighth and final qualifying place.

To achieve this goal, Columbus Crew players not only had to prevail widely to have a favorable goal difference but also to hope for a defeat of the New York Red Bulls, eighth in the Eastern Conference (47 points, +6). In addition to these criteria, Steven Moreira’s teammates competed with the CF Montreal (46 points, +4) as well as the DC United (44 points, +0).

… But he won’t go to the playoffs

On the night of November 7 to 8, 2021, against the Chicago Fire, Steven Moreira performed a performance that earned him the man of the match award. With a decisive pass for Lucas Zelarayan, three successful tackles and ten won balls, the former player of AS Champs-sur-Marne and US Torcy strongly contributed to the success of his team (2-0).

However, due to the New York Red Bulls’ draw against the Nashville SC (1-1), the former Seine-et-Marnais saw his chances of qualifying for the playoffs disappear. The Columbus Crew, Major Soccer League 2020 champion, will not therefore defend his title this year.

Hunou, at the end of the suspense

Unlike Steven Moreira and his team, Adrien Hunou and Minnesota United had their chances for qualifying for the playoffs. Fifth at the start of the meeting between them and a direct competitor, the Los Angeles Galaxy, the MUFC had to achieve at least one draw to qualify.

From the start of the meeting, it was through Adrien Hunou that Minnesota opened the scoring. Well served by Romain Metanire in the back of the opposing defense, the player passed by US Torcy deceived the goalkeeper on a nice stake ball with his left foot (1-0, 22nd). At 2-2, it was Adrien Hunou who again gave the advantage to his team after a cross on his left side, deflected by the opposing defender in his own net (3-2, 62nd).

After an equalization of the LA Galaxy by Chicharito (3-3, 75th) and a penalty missed by Franco Fragapane MUFC side (89th), Adrien Hunou’s teammates qualified at the end of the suspense by securing fifth place in the Western Conference standings.

Minnesota United also became the third American team to advance to the playoffs having started their season with four losses.

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