When the Rowdies last visited Minnesota on July 12, they left National Sports Center Stadium in Blaine with a bitter taste in their mouth after suffering a 2-1 defeat, snapping a four-game winning streak. After handling the Stars through the first three contests with two wins and a tie, the Rowdies had wanted to finish the North American Soccer League regular season series against their 2011 playoff nemesis with a clean slate.
This article appears in Oct 18-24, 2012.