Colorado Rapids and Vancouver Whitecaps draw 2-2 on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS

DENVER. Colorado Rapids bounces back against Vancouver Whitecaps with a goal on the M. Laborda 11' and a goal on the B. White 78'.

By
John Ross
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Colorado Rapids and Vancouver Whitecaps draw 2-2 on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS

DENVER. Colorado Rapids bounces back against Vancouver Whitecaps with a goal on the M. Laborda 11′ and a goal on the B. White 78′.

The match was played at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park stadium in Denver on Thursday and it started at 11:30 am local time. The referee was Elton Garcia with the help of Cory Richardson and Jeffrey Greeson. The 4th official was Allen Chapman. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.34 degrees Celsius or 66.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Colorado Rapids

2 - 2

Team 1

Vancouver Whitecaps

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 78 Attack 86
  • 62 Dangerous attack 58
  • 84 Ball safe 72
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 11 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Colorado Rapids was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Vancouver Whitecaps that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Colorado Rapids had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Colorado Rapids to win the match​.

Colorado Rapids shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps shot 11 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Colorado Rapids received 2 yellow cards (Keegan Rosenberry and Moise Bombito). Regarding the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

11'
Mathías Laborda(goal)Richie Laryea
Luis Díaz- sub ->Braian Galván
46'
47'
Calvin Harris- sub ->Kevin Cabral
46'
53'
P. Vite- sub ->Ryan Gauld
Keegan Rosenberry- Yellow
62'
65'
Cole Bassett(goal)Connor Ronan
67'
72'
R. Raposo- sub ->Sam Adekugbe
72'
Alessandro Schöpf- sub ->Richie Laryea
73'
Sebastian Berhalter- sub ->Ali Ahmed
74'
78'
Brian White(goal)Sebastian Berhalter
M. Bombito- Yellow
87'
J. Lewis- sub ->Rafael Navarro
88'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After this match, Colorado Rapids will have 23 points to remain in the 14th place. On the other side, Vancouver Whitecaps will have 42 points like Portland Timbers to sit in the 6th 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).

Vancouver Whitecaps will host Los Angeles FC on the 22nd of October with a 5-5 head to head stats.

Colorado Rapids – Formation

Colorado Rapids
G
William Yarbrough 22.United States
G
Marko Ilic 1.Serbia
6.8
D
Danny Wilson 4.Scotland
7.3
D
Andreas Maxsø 5.Denmark
6.6
D
Keegan Rosenberry 2.United States
6.3
62'
D
M. Bombito 64.Canada
7.0
87'
M
Braian Galván 29.Argentina
6.3
46'
M
Connor Ronan 20.Republic of Ireland
8.4
M
Cole Bassett 23.United States
7.8
Goals67'
M
Kévin Cabral 91.France
6.4
46'
M
Diego Rubio 11.Chile
7.5
74' Goals47'
F
Rafael Navarro 9.Brazil
7.1
88'
Substitutes
G
Abraham Rodriguez 26.United States
D
Lalas Abubakar 6.Ghana
D
A. Markanich 31.United States
D
S. Anderson 27.United States
D
Steven Beitashour 33.Iran
D
M. Edwards 34.United States
M
Sam Nicholson 28.Scotland
M
Ralph Priso 97.Canada
M
Danny Leyva 15.United States
6.4
74'
F
Luis Díaz 12.Costa Rica
6.7
46'
F
Calvin Harris 14.England
7.3
46'
F
J. Lewis 7.United States
88'
F
D. Yapi 77.United States
F
Michael Barrios 12.Colombia

Colorado Rapids started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Robin Fraser decided to play with the following team: William Yarbrough, Marko Ilić (6.8), Keegan Rosenberry (6.3), Andreas Maxsø (6.6), Danny Wilson (7.3), Moise Bombito (7.0), Connor Ronan (8.4), Cole Bassett (7.8), Kevin Cabral (6.4), Diego Rubio (7.5), Braian Galván (6.3) and Rafael Navarro (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Sam Nicholson, Ralph Priso, Jonathan Lewis, Danny Leyva (6.4), Darren Yapi, Anthony Markanich, Michael Barrios, Sebastian Anderson, Steven Beitashour, Michael Joseph Edwards, Lalas Abubakar, Luis Mario Díaz Espinoza (6.7), Calvin Harris (7.3) and Abraham Rodriguez.

Substitutions

Colorado Rapids made 4 changes: Braian Galván for Luis Mario Díaz Espinoza (46′), Kevin Cabral for Calvin Harris (46′), Diego Rubio for Danny Leyva (74′) and Rafael Navarro for Jonathan Lewis (88′).

Best player: Connor Ronan​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Colorado Rapids was Connor Ronan.

His rating is (8.4) with 77 passes (97% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 10 crosses.

Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation

Vancouver Whitecaps
G
Yohei Takaoka 18.Japan
7.9
D
Sam Adekugbe 3.Canada
6.4
72'
D
Tristan Blackmon 6.United States
6.6
D
Luís Martins 14.Portugal
D
Ranko Veselinovic 4.Serbia
6.8
D
Mathías Laborda 2.Uruguay
7.3
Goals11'
M
Richie Laryea  7.Canada
7.3
72'
M
Junior Hoilett 11.Canada
7.1
65'
M
Ali Ahmed 22.Canada
7.3
73'
M
Ryan Gauld  25.Scotland
6.8
53'
M
A. Cubas 20.Paraguay
6.4
M
S. Córdova 9.Venezuela
F
Brian White 24.United States
7.9
Goals78'
Substitutes
G
I. Boehmer 32.Canada
D
Matteo Campagna 61.Canada
D
J. Brown 23.Jamaica
D
Karifa Yao 12.Canada
M
Jean-Claude Ngando 26.Cameroon
M
Giovanni Aguilar 66.United States
M
Russell Teibert 31.Canada
M
Alessandro Schöpf 8.Austria
7.0
72'
M
R. Raposo 27.Canada
7.0
72'
M
P. Vite 45.Ecuador
6.4
53'
M
Sebastian Berhalter 16.United States
7.1
73'
F
Déiber Caicedo 7.Colombia
F
Levonte Johnson 28.Canada
F
Simon Becher 29.United States
6.6
65'

Vancouver Whitecaps started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Vanni Sartini played with: Yohei Takaoka (7.9), Mathías Laborda (7.3), Ranko Veselinović (6.8), Tristan Blackmon (6.6), Sam Adekugbe (6.4), Junior Hoilett (7.1), Richie Laryea (7.3), Luís Martins, Andrés Cubas (6.4), Ali Ahmed (7.3), Sergio Córdova and Brian White (7.9), Ryan Gauld (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alessandro Schöpf (7.0), Ryan Raposo (7.0), Simon Becher (6.6), Pedro Vite (6.4), Sebastian Berhalter (7.1), Karifa Yao, Matteo Campagna, Déiber Caicedo, Jean-Claude Ngando, Giovanni Aguilar, Isaac Boehmer, Giovanni Aguilar, Javain Brown, Levonte Johnson and Russell Teibert.

Substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps made 5 changes: Ryan Gauld for Pedro Vite (53′), Junior Hoilett for Simon Becher (65′), Richie Laryea for Alessandro Schöpf (72′), Sam Adekugbe for Ryan Raposo (72′) and Ali Ahmed for Sebastian Berhalter (73′).

Best player: Yohei Takaoka​

The most impressive player for Vancouver Whitecaps was the goalkeeper: Yohei Takaoka. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​