Quickest goal in Minnesota United history holds up in 1-0 victory at steamy Portland
Adrien Hunou scored in the second minute and the Loons managed to hang on from there.
June 27, 2021 — 12:44am
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They say nothing good ever happens after midnight, but Minnesota United's 1-0 victory at Portland on Saturday proves otherwise.
Recently acquired Loons striker Adrien Hunou's goal in the second minute stood the rest of the late night in a game whose start was delayed an hour because of a historic Pacific Northwest heat wave that produced a record 108-degree high in Portland.
The scorching heat forced an 8:30 p.m. start Portland time that meant the game ended with the Loons fiercely holding onto that lone goal — the fastest goal in club history — through nine minutes of stoppage time well after midnight back home.