DENVER. Colorado Rapids overcome New England to win 2-1. A goal from O. González was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Colorado Rapids to strike first with a goal of Cole Bassett at the 48′. Then Calvin Harris scored again for Colorado Rapids in the 62′ minute. Eventually, Omar González reduced the distance for New England (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. New England was decisively better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park stadium in Denver on Sunday and it started at 11:30 am local time. In front of 16,411 spectators. The referee was Rosendo Mendoza assisted by Eric Weisbrod and Brooke Mayo. The 4th official was Lukasz Szpala. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.92 degrees Celsius or 62.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 8 Total 17
- 6 On Target 6
- 2 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 5
- 71 Attack 99
- 26 Dangerous attack 58
- 69 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 10
Fouls
- 17 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
New England had a strong ball possession 61% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New England was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Colorado Rapids was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Colorado Rapids shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, New England shot 17 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Colorado Rapids received 5 yellow cards (Sam Nicholson, Diego Rubio, Rafael Navarro, Sam Nicholson and Kevin Cabral). On the opposite side, New England received 3 yellow cards (Ian Harkes, Carles Gil and Omar González).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Colorado Rapids will have 22 points to hold in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, New England will stay with 48 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Colorado Rapids will host Real Salt Lake on the 22nd of October with a 28-15 head to head in favor of Real Salt Lake (13 draws).
New England will host Philadelphia Union on the 21st of October with a 20-8 head to head record in favor of Philadelphia Union (9 draws).
Colorado Rapids – Formation
Colorado Rapids
30'
62'
45'
Colorado Rapids adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Robin Fraser decided to play with the following team: Marko Ilić , Keegan Rosenberry , Moise Bombito , Andreas Maxsø , Andrew Gutman , Sidnei Tavares , Connor Ronan , Calvin Harris , Cole Bassett , Kevin Cabral and Rafael Navarro .
The home team had on the bench: Danny Wilson, Jonathan Lewis , Diego Rubio , Danny Leyva, Abraham Rodriguez, Sam Nicholson , Braian Galván , Steven Beitashour and Ralph Priso .
Colorado Rapids could not rely on the presence of Ralph Priso (injured) and Diego Rubio (injured).
Substitutions
Colorado Rapids made 5 changes: Sidnei Tavares for Ralph Priso (30′), Calvin Harris for Braian Galván (68′), Kevin Cabral for Diego Rubio (68′), Rafael Navarro for Jonathan Lewis (83′) and Cole Bassett for Sam Nicholson (83′).
Best player: Connor Ronan
The player that probably impressed the most for Colorado Rapids was Connor Ronan even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 44 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 4 crosses.
New England – Formation
New England
Also New England adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Bruce Arena played with: Earl Edwards Jr. , Andrew Farrell , Omar González , Dave Romney , DeJuan Jones , Ian Harkes , Mark-Anthony Kaye , Nacho Gil , Carles Gil , Tomás Chancalay and Giacomo Vrioni .
They had on the bench: Christian Makoun, Bobby Wood , Emmanuel Boateng, Tommy McNamara, Noel Buck , Ben Sweat , Esmir Bajraktarevic , Damián Rivera and Jacob Jackson.
Substitutions
New England made 5 changes: Andrew Farrell for Ben Sweat (86′), Tomás Chancalay for Esmir Bajraktarevic (63′), Ian Harkes for Noel Buck (63′), Nacho Gil for Damián Rivera (77′) and Giacomo Vrioni for Bobby Wood (77′).
Best player: Carles Gil
The most impressive player for New England was Carles Gil.
His rating is with 59 passes (81% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 11 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- SJ Earthquakes – Real Salt Lake – 2-1
- Los Angeles FC – LA Galaxy – 4-2
- Colorado Rapids – New England – 2-1
- Minnesota United – Sporting KC – 0-1
- Houston Dynamo – St. Louis City – 1-1
- Dallas – Seattle Sounders – 1-1
