Minnesota United forward Kelvin Yeboah attempts a shot as CF Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois gets positioned and midfielder Ousman Jabang hits the turf. (Abbie Parr/The Associated Press)

The Loons roster is getting younger and, they hope, more dynamic, as they prepare to face Montreal at Allianz Field.

Minnesota United fans kicked off the season at home with a win for the Loons 1-0 over CF Montreal on Saturday. Photojournalist Ellen Schmidt documented the game and the fans for MPR News.

Kelvin Yeboah scored his first goal of the season midway through the second half to lift Minnesota United to a 1-0 victory over visiting CF Montreal on Saturday night. Yeboah's tally in the 69th minute came at the end of the most consistent stretch of pressure for Minnesota,

Coach Eric Ramsay has expressed a goal of controlling the ball more, but that was never the pursuit as the Loons lost in Los Angeles.

Here's everything you need to know about Minnesota vs. Montreal, including TV channel and streaming options for the MLS matchup.

Second Half_1, Minnesota, Yeboah, 1 (Oluwaseyi), 69th minute. Goalies_Montreal, Jonathan Sirois, Sebastian Breza; Minnesota, Dayne St. Clair, Alec Smir. Yellow Cards_Jabang, Montreal, 43rd; Oluwaseyi, Minnesota, 49th; Marshall-Rutty, Montreal, 67th.

Previous meetings: MNUFC is 3-1-0 against the Eastern Conference side, including a 4-0 loss in State Saputo in 2023; former Loon Mason Toye had a brace in that one. Montreal hasn’t come to Minnesota since United was renting TCF Bank Stadium in 2018. It was the Montreal Impact back then.