SCUNTHORPE. Colorado Rapids was after all too much to handle for SJ Earthquakes with the goal of Rafael Navarro (10′ pen), Rafael Navarro (60′) and Cole Bassett (80′).
The match was played at the Stanford Stadium stadium in Scunthorpe on Sunday and it started at 3:30 am local time. The referee was Malik Badawi with the collaboration of Jeremy Hanson and Chris Elliott. The 4th official was Mark Allatin. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.58 degrees Celsius or 60.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 24 Total 13
- 6 On Target 3
- 12 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 7
- 29 Attack 28
- 12 Dangerous attack 13
- 86 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 1
- 0 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 3
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
SJ Earthquakes was in firm control of the ball 55% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Colorado Rapids was putting more pressure with 13 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Colorado Rapids won the encounter.
SJ Earthquakes shot 24 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Colorado Rapids shot 13 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
SJ Earthquakes received 4 yellow cards (Preston Judd, Alfredo Morales, Paul Marie and Preston Judd). On the other side, Colorado Rapids received 1 yellow card (Cole Bassett).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, SJ Earthquakes stays with 3 points to sit in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Colorado Rapids will has 12 points like Real Salt Lake to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
SJ Earthquakes – Formation
SJ Earthquakes
56'
48'
SJ Earthquakes started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luchi Gonzalez decided to play with the following team: William Yarbrough , Carlos Akapo , Rodrigues , Tanner Beason , Paul Marie , Jackson Yueill , Alfredo Morales , N. Tsakiris , C. Espinoza , Jeremy Ebobisse and Amahl Pellegrino .
The home team had on the bench: J. Skahan, O. Bouda, Tommy Thompson, D. Munie, Benjamin Kikanović, E. Ochoa, Vítor Costa and Carlos Gruezo.
Substitutions
SJ Earthquakes made 5 changes: Paul Marie for Vítor Costa (56′), Jeremy Ebobisse for Preston Judd (62′), Amahl Pellegrino for Benjamin Kikanović (62′), Alfredo Morales for J. Skahan (62′) and Tanner Beason for O. Bouda (74′).
Player of the match: C. Espinoza
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SJ Earthquakes was C. Espinoza.
His rating is with 30 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 7 crosses.
Colorado Rapids – Formation
Colorado Rapids
80'
Colorado Rapids started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Chris Armas played with: Zack Steffen , Keegan Rosenberry , M. Bombito , Andreas Maxsø , Sam Vines , Cole Bassett , Oliver Larraz , Calvin Harris , Djordje Mihailovic , Kévin Cabral and Rafael Navarro .
These were the players on the bench: Lalas Abubakar, Lamine Diack, S. Anderson, W. Frederick, A. Beaudry, M. Vargas, D. Yapi, J. Travis and Omir Fernandez.
Substitutions
Colorado Rapids made 5 changes: Kévin Cabral for Lamine Diack (85′), Calvin Harris for Omir Fernandez (85′), Djordje Mihailovic for W. Frederick (90′), Oliver Larraz for J. Travis (90′) and Rafael Navarro for D. Yapi (85′).
Player of the match: Rafael Navarro
The most impressive player for Colorado Rapids was Rafael Navarro.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Dallas – Seattle Sounders – 0-0
- Sporting KC – Inter Miami – 2-3
- Minnesota United – Houston Dynamo – 1-2
- Real Salt Lake – Columbus Crew – 0-0
- Vancouver Whitecaps – LA Galaxy – 1-3
- SJ Earthquakes – Colorado Rapids – 0-3
- Atlanta United – Philadelphia Union – 2-2
- St. Louis City – Austin – 1-0
