Minnesota United beats Colorado Rapids 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SAINT PAUL. Minnesota United tops Colorado Rapids 3-1.

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Minnesota United beats Colorado Rapids 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SAINT PAUL. Minnesota United beats Colorado Rapids 3-1.

The match was played at the Allianz Field stadium in Saint Paul. The referee was Chris Penso with the support of Brian Dunn and Jose Da Silva. The 4th official was Luis Arroyo. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 1.9 degrees Celsius or 35.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Minnesota United

3 - 1

Team 1

Colorado Rapids

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 14 Total 15
  • 6 On Target 7
  • 8 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 127 Attack 107
  • 54 Dangerous attack 45
  • 99 Ball safe 83
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 0 Total 1
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Minnesota United was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Colorado Rapids that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Minnesota United was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Minnesota United won the match​.

Minnesota United shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Colorado Rapids shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Minnesota United received 2 yellow cards (K. Arriaga and R. Lod). On the opposite side, Colorado Rapids received 4 yellow cards (L. Esteves, D. Rubio, W. Yarbrough and J. Price).

Match Timeline

27'
30'
32'
36'
Bakaye Dibassy(goal)E. Reynoso
42'
45'
Kervin Arriaga- Yellow
56'
60'
Robin Lod- Yellow
69'
Bongokuhle Hlongwane- sub ->L. Amarilla
70'
70'
74'
Robin Lod(goal)
77'
79'
Joseph Rosales- sub ->E. Reynoso
83'
83'
83'
S. Anderson- sub ->L. Esteves
84'
89'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

After this match, Minnesota United will have 11 points like Orlando City, Austin, Dallas, Houston Dynamo and Nashville SC to drop in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Colorado Rapids will stay with 8 points like Columbus Crew, Toronto and Minnesota United to move up in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Minnesota United will host Vancouver Whitecaps on the 9th of October with a 3-3 head to head statistic.

Colorado Rapids will play away agasint Austin on the 9th of October with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Colorado Rapids (0 draws).

Minnesota United – Formation

Minnesota United
G
Dayne St. Clair 97.Canada
8.2
D
Hassani Dotson 31.United States
7.1
D
Michael Boxall 15.New Zealand
6.5
D
Bakaye Dibassy 12.Mali
7.6
Goals42'
D
Kemar Lawrence 92.Jamaica
6.5
M
Kervin Arriaga 33.Honduras
6.2
56'
M
Wil Trapp  20.United States
7.3
M
Robin Lod 17.Finland
8.3
89' 69' Goals77'
M
Emanuel Reynoso 10.Argentina
8.5
83'
M
Franco Fragapane 7.Argentina
7.1
70'
F
Luis Amarilla 9.Paraguay
6.6
70'
Substitutes
G
T. Miller 1.United States
D
Brent Kallman 14.United States
D
O. Fisher 91.Jamaica
M
Jacori Hayes 5.USA
89'
M
Joseph Rosales 8.Honduras
7.0
83'
M
Niko Hansen 11.Denmark
M
A. Hunou 23.France
F
Bongokuhle Hlongwane 21.South Africa
6.4
70'
F
A. Danladi 18.Ghana
7.3
70' Goals79'

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

The manager Adrian Heath decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Minnesota United made 4 changes: L. Amarilla for B. Hlongwane (70′), F. Fragapane for A. Danladi (70′), E. Reynoso for J. Rosales (83′) and R. Lod for J. Hayes (89′).

Colorado Rapids – Formation

Colorado Rapids
G
William Yarbrough 22.United States
6.1
32'
D
Lalas Abubakar 6.Ghana
7.2
D
D. Moor 3.USA
6.4
83'
D
Auston Trusty 5.United States
6.6
M
Keegan Rosenberry 2.United States
7.1
M
Jack Price 19.England
7.3
84' 36'
M
Mark-Anthony Kaye 14.Canada
6.1
M
Lucas Esteves 66.Brazil
7.0
83' 27'
F
Andre Shinyashiki 9.Brazil
6.2
74'
F
J. Lewis 7.United States
6.7
60'
F
Diego Rubio 11.Chile
8.0
30' Goals45'
Substitutes
G
Clint Irwin 1.United States
D
Gustavo Vallecilla 24.Ecuador
6.6
83'
D
S. Anderson 27.United States
6.6
83'
D
Steven Beitashour 33.Iran
M
Nicolás Mezquida 20.Uruguay
6.3
74'
M
Bryan Acosta   21.Honduras
6.4
84'
M
Collen Warner 32.USA
M
Max 8.Brazil
F
Michael Barrios 12.Colombia
6.8
60'

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

Robin Fraser played with: .

Substitutions

Colorado Rapids made 5 changes: J. Lewis for M. Barrios (60′), A. Shinyashiki for N. Mezquida (74′), D. Moor for G. Vallecilla (83′), L. Esteves for S. Anderson (83′) and J. Price for B. Acosta (84′).

Results of the day

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