FOXBOROUGH. New England conquers Colorado Rapids 1-0 after T. Buchanan scored just 1 goal (75′).
The match was played at the Gillette Stadium stadium in Foxborough on Wednesday and it started at 11:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.9 degrees Celsius or 47.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 19 Total 13
- 6 On Target 4
- 13 Off Target 9
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 136 Attack 88
- 67 Dangerous attack 40
- 97 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. New England was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Colorado Rapids that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
New England was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why New England won the match.
New England shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Colorado Rapids shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
New England didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Colorado Rapids received 3 yellow cards (L. Esteves, D. Rubio and L. Abubakar).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this encounter, New England will have 73 points to move up in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Colorado Rapids will stay with 55 points like Sporting KC to move down in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New England will host Inter Miami on the 7th of November with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of New England (0 draws).
Colorado Rapids will play away agasint Houston Dynamo on the 31st of October with a 14-11 head to head statistic in favor of Colorado Rapids (10 draws).
New England – Formation
New England
65'
75'
New England started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Bruce Arena decided to play with the following team: Matt Turner , Brandon Bye , Andrew Farrell , Henry Kessler , DeJuan Jones , Tajon Buchanan , Matt Polster , Tommy McNamara , Carles Gil , Adam Buksa and Gustavo Bou .
The home team had on the bench: Maciel, Emmanuel Boateng , Wilfrid Kaptoum, Teal Bunbury, A.J. DeLaGarza, Arnór Traustason, Brad Knighton, Jonathan Bell and Scott Caldwell.
Substitutions
New England made 3 changes: T. McNamara for E. Boateng (65′), C. Gil for A. Traustason (88′) and G. Bou for L. Maciel (88′).
Best player: Carles Gil
The most impressive player for New England was Carles Gil even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 74 passes (86% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.
Colorado Rapids – Formation
Colorado Rapids
15'
Colorado Rapids started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Talking about the opposition, Robin Fraser played with: William Yarbrough , Lalas Abubakar , Drew Moor , Auston Trusty , Steven Beitashour , Collen Warner , Cole Bassett , Lucas Esteves , Andre Shinyashiki , Nicolás Mezquida and Diego Rubio .
These were the players on the bench: Dominique Badji , Braian Galván , Danny Wilson, Mark-Anthony Kaye , Jack Price, Clint Irwin, Jonathan Lewis , Michael Barrios and Jeremy Kelly.
Substitutions
Colorado Rapids made 5 changes: A. Shinyashiki for J. Lewis (58′), N. Mezquida for M. Kaye (58′), D. Rubio for M. Barrios (69′), S. Beitashour for B. A. Galvan (78′) and C. Bassett for D. Badji (78′).
Best player: William Yarbrough
The player that probably impressed the most for Colorado Rapids was the goalkeeper: William Yarbrough. His rating is 7.93. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Los Angeles FC – Seattle Sounders – 3-0
- New England – Colorado Rapids – 1-0
- Toronto – Philadelphia Union – 2-2
