{"id":15098,"date":"2025-11-25T06:45:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T06:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/expansion-team-san-diego-defeats-minnesota-united-1-0-to-advance-to-western-conference-finals\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T06:45:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T06:45:27","slug":"expansion-team-san-diego-defeats-minnesota-united-1-0-to-advance-to-western-conference-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/expansion-team-san-diego-defeats-minnesota-united-1-0-to-advance-to-western-conference-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Expansion team San Diego defeats Minnesota United 1-0 to advance to Western Conference finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SAN DIEGO (AP) \u2014 Anders Dreyer scored in the second half and Pablo Cisniega made three saves to lead expansion team San Diego FC to a 1-0 win over Minnesota United in the Western Conference semifinals Monday night at a packed Snapdragon Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>San Diego hosts the second-seeded Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday with a chance to qualify for MLS Cup at stake. Fifth-seeded New York City FC will play third-seeded Miami in Saturday&#8217;s first game for the Eastern Conference title.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Dreyer, the Rookie of the Year and Best Eleven winner, used the assist.<\/span> Corey Baird and Jeppe Tverskov scored the goals, finding the back of the net in the 72nd minute. The 27-year-old midfielder from Denmark had 19 goals and 19 assists during the regular season, helping San Diego earn the top seed. He has four goals and two assists in his first four playoff appearances.<\/p>\n<p>It was Tverskov&#8217;s fourth appearance and first postseason goal contribution. It was Baird&#8217;s first three assists in the postseason this season. He had previously scored one goal in 10 playoff games with three different clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Sisniega, who started only four games in the regular season for San Diego, earned his second clean sheet in his second postseason start. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">he made a great save<\/span> They were held scoreless in the 64th minute.<\/p>\n<div data-module=\"\" data-module-trackunsubscribe=\"\" class=\"PageListEnhancementGeneric Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"PageList-items\" data-list-loadmore-items=\"\">\n<div class=\"PageList-items-item\">\n<div class=\"PagePromo\" data-gtm-region=\"Dreyer and Pellegrino each score 2 goals, San Diego beats Timbers 4-0, advances to conference semis\" data-gtm-topic=\"No Value\" data-align-top=\"\" data-mobile-alt-layout=\"true\" data-hide-dates=\"true\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1762747937000\" data-updated-date-timestamp=\"1762747937000\">\n<div class=\"PagePromo-media\" data-animate=\"fromBottom\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"San Diego FC midfielder Anders Dreyer carries the ball up the field while guarded by Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Xara during the first half of Game 3 of the first round of the MLS Soccer Western Conference Playoffs on Sunday, November 9, 2025 in San Diego. 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