DENVER. Colorado Rapids defeats Austin 1-0 after A. Maxsø scored just 1 goal (41′). Austin was surely superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park stadium in Denver on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 15,931 spectators. The referee was Mark Allatin assisted by Brian Poeschel and Michael Barwegen. The 4th official was Elvis Osmanovic. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.31 degrees Celsius or 61.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 6 Total 13
- 3 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 59 Attack 98
- 47 Dangerous attack 86
- 60 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 9
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Austin had a strong ball possession 63% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Austin was more aggressive with 86 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Colorado Rapids was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Colorado Rapids shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Austin shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Colorado Rapids received 2 yellow cards (Darren Yapi and Moise Bombito). Regarding the opposition, Austin received 2 yellow cards (Will Bruin and Emiliano Rigoni).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Colorado Rapids will have 26 points to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Austin will stay with 35 points like LA Galaxy to hold in the 12th 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 stats in favor of Real Salt Lake (13 draws).
Austin will play away agasint SJ Earthquakes on the 22nd of October with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of SJ Earthquakes (4 draws).
Colorado Rapids – Formation
Colorado Rapids
41'
32'
70'
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: Marko Ilić , Sebastian Anderson , Moise Bombito , Andreas Maxsø , Andrew Gutman , Connor Ronan , Cole Bassett , Sam Nicholson , Diego Rubio , Calvin Harris and Rafael Navarro .
The home team had on the bench: Keegan Rosenberry, Lalas Abubakar, Jonathan Lewis , Danny Leyva, Oliver Larraz, Abraham Rodriguez, Braian Galván, Darren Yapi and Ralph Priso .
Substitutions
Colorado Rapids made 3 changes: Calvin Harris for Ralph Priso (78′), Diego Rubio for Darren Yapi (70′) and Sam Nicholson for Jonathan Lewis (69′).
Best player: Marko Ilić
The most impressive player for Colorado Rapids was the goalkeeper: Marko Ilić. His rating is 8.47. He performed 5 saves.
Austin – Formation
Austin
Austin started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Josh Wolff played with: Brad Stuver , Nick Lima , Julio Cascante , Leo Väisänen , Jon Gallagher , Owen Wolff , Jhojan Valencia , Daniel Pereira , Ethan Finlay , Emiliano Rigoni and Alexander Ring .
They had on the bench: Matt Hedges, Rodney Redes, Damian Las, Héctor Jimenez, Calvin Fodrey , Adam Lundqvist, Brandan Craig, Will Bruin and Memo Rodríguez .
Substitutions
Austin made 3 changes: Ethan Finlay for Will Bruin (59′), Jon Gallagher for Calvin Fodrey (67′) and Alexander Ring for Memo Rodríguez (79′).
Best player: Nick Lima
The most impressive player for Austin was Nick Lima.
His rating is with 61 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – DC United – 2-2
- LA Galaxy – Portland Timbers – 3-3
- Colorado Rapids – Austin – 1-0
- St. Louis City – Sporting KC – 4-1
- Nashville SC – Seattle Sounders – 0-0
- Minnesota United – SJ Earthquakes – 1-1
- Houston Dynamo – Dallas – 0-0
- Inter Miami – New York City – 1-1
