DENVER. Colorado Rapids demolishes Los Angeles FC 5-2 with goals of J. Lewis (18′), C. Warner (33′), J. Lewis (53′), C. Bassett (63′) and D. Badji (79′). Regarding the opposition, Los Angeles FC scored with C. Arango (55′), B. Rodriguez (71′). Los Angeles FC was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park stadium in Denver on Sunday and it started at 11:00 pm local time. The referee was Allen Chapman with the support of Nick Uranga and Jeff Hosking. The 4th official was Greg Dopka. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 16%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 18 Total 21
- 10 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 17
- 1 Shots blocked 5
- 58 Attack 106
- 18 Dangerous attack 70
- 83 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 10
Fouls
- 8 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Los Angeles FC had a superior ball possession 62% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Los Angeles FC was putting more pressure with 70 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Colorado Rapids was able to find the solution to win this match.
Colorado Rapids shot 18 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Los Angeles FC shot 21 times, 4 on target, 17 off target.
Cards
Colorado Rapids received 2 yellow cards (J. Price and D. Wilson). Regarding the opposition, Los Angeles FC received 1 yellow card (R. Edwards).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this contest, Colorado Rapids will have 58 points like Sporting KC to move down in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Los Angeles FC will stay with 45 points like Real Salt Lake to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
Colorado Rapids – Formation
Colorado Rapids
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Colorado Rapids started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Robin Fraser decided to play with the following team: William Yarbrough , Lalas Abubakar , Danny Wilson , Auston Trusty , Steven Beitashour , Collen Warner , Jack Price , Kellyn Acosta , Diego Rubio , Mark-Anthony Kaye and Jonathan Lewis .
The home team had on the bench: Drew Moor, Lucas Esteves , Clint Irwin, Nicolás Mezquida, Cole Bassett , Dominique Badji , Younes Namli, Michael Barrios and Andre Shinyashiki .
Colorado Rapids could not rely on the presence of L. Esteves (injured).
Substitutions
Colorado Rapids made 5 changes: J. Lewis for M. Barrios (56′), J. Price for C. Bassett (56′), C. Warner for L. Esteves (68′), M. Kaye for D. Badji (76′) and D. Rubio for A. Shinyashiki (76′).
Best player: Jonathan Lewis
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Colorado Rapids was Jonathan Lewis.
His rating is with 2 goals, 9 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Los Angeles FC – Formation
Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles FC started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Regarding the opposition, Bob Bradley played with: Jamal Blackman , Mamadou Fall , Jesús Murillo , Sebastien Ibeagha , Moon-hwan Kim , Latif Blessing , Diego Palacios , Raheem Edwards , José Cifuentes , Cristian Arango and Brian Rodríguez .
They had on the bench: Tomás Romero, Tristan Blackmon , Carlos Vela , Michee Ngalina, Marco Farfan, Bryce Duke, Daniel Crisostomo, Jordan Harvey and Daniel Musovski.
Substitutions
Los Angeles FC made 2 changes: S. Ibeagha for C. Vela (31′) and M. Fall for T. Blackmon (86′).
Best player: Brian Rodríguez
The most impressive player for Los Angeles FC was Brian Rodríguez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Cincinnati – Atlanta United – 1-2
- Columbus Crew – Chicago Fire – 2-0
- Nashville SC – New York RB – 1-1
- New England – Inter Miami – 0-1
- New York City – Philadelphia Union – 1-1
- Toronto – DC United – 1-3
- Montreal Impact – Orlando City – 0-2
- Colorado Rapids – Los Angeles FC – 5-2
- LA Galaxy – Minnesota United – 3-3
- Portland Timbers – Austin – 3-0
- SJ Earthquakes – Dallas – 1-1
- Sporting KC – Real Salt Lake – 0-1
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Seattle Sounders – 1-1
