Minnesota United will be without a key attacker for the rest of the season.
The club announced on Tuesday that Ethan Finlay has suffered a torn ACL of his right knee during this past weekend’s loss to the Seattle Sounders. Finlay will undergo surgery in the coming days. He is expected to miss the rest of the season.
Finlay has made seven starts for the team this season, providing two goals and one assist in a brief 2018 campaign. The 27-year-old winger joined the club last season after being traded by the Columbus Crew, scoring three goals while providing three assists in 11 games.
Minnesota United’s first match without Finlay will be Saturday’s at home against the Houston Dynamo.
Minnesota’s leading goal scorers are still Molino and Finlay with just 2, and now both out for the year. Minnesota just can’t catch a break at this point.
I’m afraid that Finlay is going to be one of those guys who never progressed up to the level where many thought he would be….injuries and all.