Colorado Rapids seizes a 2-1 win against Dallas. HIGHLIGHTS

DENVER. Colorado Rapids conquered Dallas to win 2-1. A goal from P. Musa was decisive in the 87min.

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John Ross
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Colorado Rapids seizes a 2-1 win against Dallas. HIGHLIGHTS

DENVER. Colorado Rapids conquered Dallas to win 2-1. A goal from P. Musa was decisive in the 87min. It was Colorado Rapids to strike first with an own goal of Sebastien Ibeagha at the 45′. Then Calvin Harris scored again for Colorado Rapids in the 49′ minute with an own goal. Eventually, Petar Musa reduced the distance for Dallas (87′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park stadium in Denver on Sunday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was Ricardo Fierro with the support of Cameron Blanchard and Stefan Tanaka-Freundt. The 4th official was Víctor Rivas. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.74 degrees Celsius or 63.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Colorado Rapids

2 - 1

Team 1

Dallas

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 14 Total 14
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 6 Shots blocked 6
  • 90 Attack 98
  • 45 Dangerous attack 49
  • 69 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 13 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Colorado Rapids was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Dallas that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Dallas was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Colorado Rapids was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Colorado Rapids shot 14 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dallas shot 14 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Colorado Rapids didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Dallas received 3 yellow cards (Sebastien Ibeagha, Logan Farrington and Sam Junqua).

Match Timeline

27'
Sebastien Ibeagha- Yellow
45'
Sebastien Ibeagha(own-goal)
Calvin Harris(own-goal)Kévin Cabral
49'
55'
Logan Farrington- sub ->Eugene Ansah
55'
Bernard Kamungo- sub ->Dante Sealy
61'
Sam Junqua- Yellow
S. Anderson- sub ->Sam Vines
64'
64'
Tsiki Ntsabeleng- sub ->Sebastian Lletget
64'
Nkosi Tafari- sub ->Mikolaj Luczak
Omir Fernandez- sub ->Kévin Cabral
69'
76'
Patrickson Delgado- sub ->Asier Illarramendi
Lalas Abubakar- sub ->Calvin Harris
80'
D. Yapi- sub ->Rafael Navarro
80'
87'
Petar Musa(goal)Liam Fraser
Lamine Diack- sub ->Cole Bassett
87'
Jasper Löffelsend- sub ->Djordje Mihailovic
87'
90'
Carl Sainté- sub ->Liam Fraser
90'
Logan Farrington- Yellow

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter Miami
24
12
Cincinnati
21
11
Toronto
19
11
New York RB
17
11
Columbus Crew
15
10
Philadelphia Union
14
10
New York City
14
10
DC United
14
11
Charlotte
14
11
Atlanta United
12
10
CF Montréal
12
10
Nashville SC
11
10
Chicago Fire
10
11
Orlando City
9
10
New England
7
10

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Salt Lake
21
11
Minnesota United
20
10
Vancouver Whitecaps
18
10
LA Galaxy
18
10
Austin
16
11
Colorado Rapids
15
10
Los Angeles FC
15
11
Houston Dynamo
14
10
St. Louis City
13
10
Sporting KC
11
11
Portland Timbers
10
11
Seattle Sounders
9
10
Dallas
8
10
SJ Earthquakes
7
11

After this encounter, Colorado Rapids has 15 points like Real Salt Lake and LA Galaxy to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Dallas will stays with 5 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

Colorado Rapids – Formation

Colorado Rapids
G
Zack Steffen 95.United States
6.7
D
Keegan Rosenberry 2.United States
7.2
D
Sam Vines 3.United States
7.5
64'
D
Andreas Maxsø 5.Denmark
7.1
D
M. Bombito 64.Canada
7.0
M
Djordje Mihailovic 10.United States
7.0
87'
M
Calvin Harris 14.England
6.6
80' Goals49'
M
Oliver Larraz 18.United States
7.2
M
Cole Bassett 23.United States
7.9
87'
M
Kévin Cabral 91.France
7.1
69'
F
Rafael Navarro 9.Brazil
6.8
80'
Substitutes
G
A. Beaudry 31.United States
D
Lalas Abubakar 6.Ghana
6.6
80'
D
S. Anderson 22.United States
6.5
64'
M
Lamine Diack 8.Senegal
6.8
87'
M
Omir Fernandez 11.United States
6.6
69'
M
Jasper Löffelsend 21.Germany
6.5
87'
F
K. Stewart-Baynes 27.
F
D. Yapi 77.United States
6.1
80'

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

The manager Chris Armas decided to play with the following team: Zack Steffen (6.7), Keegan Rosenberry (7.2), M. Bombito (7.0), Andreas Maxsø (7.1), Sam Vines (7.5), Oliver Larraz (7.2), Cole Bassett (7.9), Calvin Harris (6.6), Djordje Mihailovic (7.0), Kévin Cabral (7.1) and Rafael Navarro (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Lalas Abubakar (6.6), Lamine Diack (6.8), Jasper Löffelsend (6.5), S. Anderson (6.5), W. Frederick, K. Stewart-Baynes, A. Beaudry, D. Yapi (6.1) and Omir Fernandez (6.6).

Colorado Rapids could not rely on the presence of S. Anderson (injured).

Substitutions

Colorado Rapids made 6 changes: Cole Bassett for Lamine Diack (87′), Djordje Mihailovic for Jasper Löffelsend (87′), Calvin Harris for Lalas Abubakar (80′), Kévin Cabral for Omir Fernandez (69′), Sam Vines for S. Anderson (64′) and Rafael Navarro for D. Yapi (80′).

Player of the match: Cole Bassett​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Colorado Rapids was Cole Bassett even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 70 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Dallas – Formation

Dallas
G
M. Paes 30.Netherlands
7.1
D
Mikolaj Luczak 3.United States
7.2
64'
D
Sebastien Ibeagha 25.United States
6.6
27'
D
Sam Junqua 29.United States
7.1
61'
M
Paul Arriola  7.United States
7.5
M
Sebastian Lletget 8.United States
7.0
64'
M
Dante Sealy 11.United States
6.9
55'
M
Asier Illarramendi 14.Spain
7.0
76'
M
Liam Fraser 18.Canada
7.6
90'
F
Petar Musa 9.Croatia
7.5
Goals87'
F
Eugene Ansah 31.Ghana
6.8
55'
Substitutes
G
Jimmy Maurer 1.United States
D
Nkosi Tafari 17.United States
7.2
64'
D
Ema Twumasi 22.Ghana
D
Herbert Endeley 27.United States
M
Patrickson Delgado 6.Ecuador
6.9
76'
M
Carl Sainté 12.Haiti
6.7
90'
M
Tsiki Ntsabeleng 16.South Africa
6.8
64'
F
Logan Farrington 23.
6.8
55' 90'
F
Bernard Kamungo 77.Tanzania
6.5
55'

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

Nicolás Estévez Martínez played with: M. Paes (7.1), Sebastien Ibeagha (6.6), Mikolaj Luczak (7.2), Sam Junqua (7.1), Dante Sealy (6.9), Liam Fraser (7.6), Asier Illarramendi (7.0), Paul Arriola  (7.5), Sebastian Lletget (7.0), Petar Musa (7.5) and Eugene Ansah (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jimmy Maurer, Patrickson Delgado (6.9), Carl Sainté (6.7), Tsiki Ntsabeleng (6.8), Nkosi Tafari (7.2), Ema Twumasi, Logan Farrington (6.8), Herbert Endeley and Bernard Kamungo (6.5).

Substitutions

Dallas made 6 changes: Asier Illarramendi for Patrickson Delgado (76′), Eugene Ansah for Logan Farrington (55′), Dante Sealy for Bernard Kamungo (55′), Liam Fraser for Carl Sainté (90′), Sebastian Lletget for Tsiki Ntsabeleng (64′) and Mikolaj Luczak for Nkosi Tafari (64′).

Player of the match: Liam Fraser​

The player that probably impressed the most for Dallas was Liam Fraser.

His rating is 7.6 with 59 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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