NPSL Midwest Week 10: Preview
Wednesday:
FC Columbus vs FC Indiana – 6pm – Roberts Field at The Wellington School, Columbus, OH – Eleven Sports
FCC face a winless Indiana squad, with only pride on the line.
FC Milwaukee Torrent vs Panathinaikos Chicago – 7pm – Hart Park, Wauwatosa, WI – Eleven Sports
After their perfect season came to an end vs Carpathia, Torrent looking to get back on the beam and fight for the playoff bye. PAO will be looking to improve their sub zero goal differential.
Duluth FC vs La Crosse Aris FC – 7pm – Public Schools Stadium, Duluth, MN – Eleven Sports
Duluth’s battle for the second playoff spot continues with the visit of the -20 goal differential of Aris and one of the hottest strikers in the entire league in Sidney Warden.
Joy Athletic Club vs Med City FC – 7pm – Oriole Stadium, St Louis Park, MN – CCX Sports
The other half of the battle for the North’s second spot sees the visitors from Rochester try to hold off a hot and cold Joy Athletic team who nonetheless have a hot striker in Immanuel Iwe and a well drilled squad.
Sioux Falls Thunder FC vs Dakota Fusion FC – 7pm – McEneaney Field, Sioux Falls, SD – Eleven Sports
2-5-2 Thunder plays 2-7 Fusion in a match when both teams could enter wishing there was overtime, since a tie does neither much good.
Saturday:
FC Columbus vs Carpathia FC – 6pm – Roberts Field at The Wellington School, Columbus, OH – No Announced Stream
Carpathia have secured their spot in the playoffs, but will have to watch out for Chukwuemeka Eneli.
Minneapolis City SC vs Joy Athletic Club – 6pm – Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis, MN – YouTube
The second Twin Cities Derby sees Joy visit Minneapolis. The first match was one of City’s few competitive matches, and the visitors will hope for a repeat but with a more generous result. The Crows, on the other hand, have perfection on the line.
Dakota Fusion FC vs Duluth FC – 7pm – Jim Gotta Stadium, Moorhead, MN – Magnitude Sports Network
Duluth’s game in hand sees the BlueGreens visit Moorhead against the struggling Fusion, in what should be a chance for the visitors to build up their goal differential.
Sioux Falls Thunder vs La Crosse Aris FC – 7pm – McEneaney Field, Sioux Falls, SD – No Announced Stream
Two struggling sides face each other in Sioux Falls, but Thunder should still have the fire power to finish off Aris.