A Minnesota United team that improved right on schedule in its third MLS season has soccer fans on their feet, scarves up. With a sparkling new home in Allianz Field, United and its noisy supporters head into Sunday's playoff game with a fittingly modest Minnesota cheer: "Say shh."
Here are some of the memorable moments from this season, captured by Star Tribune photographers.
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