Yeboah's brace helps Minnesota United draw with LA Galaxy, 2-2

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kelvin Yeboah scored two goals for Minnesota United but LA Galaxy answered each time as the teams played to a 2-2 draw on Saturday.

Yeboah scored first, his right-footed shot from the center of the box giving Minnesota a short-lived 1-0 lead in the 19th minute. Seven minutes later Christian Ramírez got the Galaxy even when he connected on a header from the center of the box.

The score remained 1-1 deep into the second half. In the 87th minute, Yeboah scored on a penalty with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner.

Again, the lead didn't last long. Emiro Garces scored with a right-footed shot from the center of the box in the 90th minute. The assist on the free kick came from Miguel Berry.

Minnesota had nine shots on goal to LA's four.

The tie denied Minnesota United (2-1-2) the club's 100th regular-season win since joining MLS in 2017.

Defending champion LA Galaxy has not won a match this season. The Galaxy (0-3-2) defeated Minnesota 6-2 in the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs Western Conference semifinals last season.

Both teams play at home in their next matches on Saturday. Minnesota takes on Real Salt Lake and LA faces Orlando.

AP soccer: https://apnews.com/soccer

LA Galaxy forward Matheus Nascimento (9), front, and Minnesota United defender Morris Duggan (23) jump for possession during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 22, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Los Angeles Galaxy defender Carlos Garces (25) celebrates after scoring during the second half of an MLS soccer match against Minnesota United, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Los Angeles Galaxy defender Zanka (5) and Minnesota United midfielder Joaquín Pereyra, right, battle for possession during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 22, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Minnesota United forward Kelvin Yeboah (9), middle left, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the second half of an MLS soccer match against the LA Galaxy, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Minnesota United defender Nicolás Romero (5) jumps for a header as LA Galaxy forward Gabriel Pec (11) challenges during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 22, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Minnesota United forward Bongokuhle Hlongwane (21) shoots the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match against the LA Galaxy, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Minnesota United midfielder Will Trapp (20) controls the ball as LA Galaxy midfielder Elijah Wynder (22) defends during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 22, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Minnesota United forward Sang Bin Jeong (7) reacts after receiving a yellow card during the first half of an MLS soccer match against the LA Galaxy, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

LA Galaxy forward Matheus Nascimento (9), front, and Minnesota United defender Morris Duggan (23) jump for possession of the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 22, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Minnesota United midfielder Joseph Rosales (8), center, controls the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match against the LA Galaxy, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Greenland's people are bracing for another visit from U.S. President Donald Trump's inner circle, with second lady Usha Vance set to travel to the autonomous Danish territory this week as her husband ratchets up talk about U.S. security and “territorial” interests in the vast Arctic island coveted by the administration.

Greenland’s prime minister warned Sunday of “American aggression” and lamented a “mess” caused by the upcoming visit from Vance, who will be accompanied by Trump’s national security adviser and energy secretary. The same day, Vice President JD Vance — her husband — blasted Denmark for “not doing its job” and "not being a good ally."

“So you have to ask yourself: How are we going to solve that problem, solve our own national security?" JD Vance said on Fox News. “If that means that we need to take more territorial interest in Greenland, that is what President Trump is going to do, because he doesn’t care about what the Europeans scream at us.”

Denmark is a NATO ally of the United States, and northwestern Greenland already houses the U.S. Pituffik military base that falls under the Pentagon's Space Force.

Danish national police on Sunday sent extra personnel and sniffer dogs to Greenland as part of regular security measures taken during visits by dignitaries. A police spokesperson declined to give details, but news reports said dozens were flown in.

Before the president began his second term in January, a visit by Trump's eldest son heightened concerns in Greenland about possible U.S. ambitions. Donald Trump Jr. told its residents that “we’re going to treat you well” — weeks before March 11 elections that had centered on possible independence from Denmark.

Greenlandic news outlet Sermitsiaq posted images of two U.S. Hercules workhorse military aircraft on the tarmac Sunday in Nuuk, the capital, adding that the planes later departed. News reports said four bulletproof cars had also been flown in.

On her visit, Vance will attend the Avannaata Qimussersu, Greenland’s national dogsled race which features about 37 mushers and 444 dogs, her office said.

Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and Energy Secretary Chris Wright will also be travelling to Greenland, the White House said.

“The U.S. has a vested security interest in the Arctic region and it should not be a surprise the National Security Advisor and Secretary of Energy are visiting a U.S. Space Base to get first-hand briefings from our service members on the ground," said Brian Hughes, a spokesman for the National Security Council.

Greenland is also in the process of political transition. The pro-business Demokraatit party, which favors a slow path to independence, won a surprise victory in the recent elections, outpacing the two left-leaning parties that formed the last government.

Greenlandic Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede, who remains in the post until a new government is formed, acknowledged Sunday on Facebook that there is worry on the island.

The visit of "the wife of the United States vice president and the United States president’s highest security adviser cannot be seen only as a private visit,” he said. “We can already see now, how big a mess it’s caused.”

Egede said there would be no official meetings with the U.S. visitors because a new government has yet to be formed.

In an interview in Sermitsiaq, he was quoted as saying that if allied countries “do not speak out loudly about how the USA is treating Greenland, the situation will escalate day by day, and the American aggression will increase."

He called on Greenland's allies to show support, adding that “the only purpose” of a trip by Waltz is “a demonstration of power to us, and the signal is not to be misunderstood.”

“We have been treated unacceptably,” he wrote on his Facebook account.

The likely next Greenlandic leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen of Demokraatit, sought to calm nerves and said he was working on building a new coalition government “with the clear goal of creating security for our country and our people.”

“When foreign dignitaries travel to our country on what are called private visits, it rightly causes concern," he wrote on Facebook. “There is no reason to panic. But there is good reason to stand together and to demand respect. I do. And I will continue to do so.”

Trump had mused during his first term about buying the world’s largest island, even as Denmark insisted it wasn’t for sale. The people of Greenland have also firmly rejected Trump’s plans.

Since returning to the White House, Trump has repeatedly said that the U.S. will come to control Greenland while insisting he supports the idea for strategic national security reasons — not with an eye toward American expansionism.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, in a statement Sunday reported by Danish broadcaster DR, insisted “the visit from the United States cannot be viewed independently of the public statements that have been made.”

“We want to cooperate with the Americans. But it must be a cooperation based on the fundamental values of sovereignty and respect between countries and peoples,” she was quoted as saying.

In Brussels, a spokesperson for the European Commission said Denmark, a member of the European Union, had the bloc's full support.

“We will continue to uphold the principles of national sovereignty, the territorial integrity of our borders, and the UN charter. These are universal principles that we stand by, and we will not stop defending them, all the more so if the territorial integrity of our member States of the European Union is questioned,” Anitta Hipper said.

Greenland straddles strategic air and sea routes in the North Atlantic and is home to the Pituffik Space Base, which supports missile warning and space surveillance operations.

Greenland, whose population of 56,000 people are mostly from Indigenous Inuit backgrounds, also has large deposits of the rare-earth minerals needed to make everything from mobile phones to renewable energy technology.

——

Keaten reported from Geneva and Gera from Warsaw, Poland. Lorne Cook in Brussels and Aamer Madhani in Washington contributed to this report.

Boys play on a frozen beach in Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

FILE - Usha Vance attends a campaign rally, Nov. 1, 2024, in Selma, N.C. (AP Photo/Allison Joyce, File)