DENVER. Colorado Rapids had a narrow win over Minnesota United. The hero of the match was G. Zardes who scored in the 8th, 15th and 61st minute.
The match was played at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park stadium in Denver on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Ismir Pekmic with the support of Jeremy Kieso and Chris Elliott. The 4th official was Elijio Arreguin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.6 degrees Celsius or 70.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 16 Total 14
- 7 On Target 7
- 9 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 68 Attack 90
- 34 Dangerous attack 30
- 88 Ball safe 70
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Colorado Rapids had a strong ball possession 55% while Minnesota United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Colorado Rapids was putting more pressure with 34 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Colorado Rapids won the match.
Colorado Rapids shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Minnesota United shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Colorado Rapids received 2 yellow cards (B. Acosta and M. Alves da Silva). On the other side, Minnesota United received 3 yellow cards (J. Rosales, K. Lawrence and F. Fragapane).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Colorado Rapids will play away against Austin on the 9th of October with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Minnesota United will host Vancouver Whitecaps on the 9th of October with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Minnesota United (3 draws).
Colorado Rapids – Formation
Colorado Rapids
46'
82'
11'
Colorado Rapids started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Robin Fraser decided to play with the following team: William Yarbrough , Keegan Rosenberry , Exon Gustavo Vallecilla , Danny Wilson , Lucas Esteves , Jack Price , Michael Barrios , Bryan Acosta , Diego Rubio , Sam Nicholson and Gyasi Zardes .
The home team had on the bench: Dantouma Toure, Steven Beitashour, Max , Lalas Abubakar, Jonathan Lewis , Darren Yapi, Collen Warner , Felipe Gutiérrez and Clint Irwin.
Substitutions
Colorado Rapids made 5 changes: J. Price for F. Gutierrez (46′), S. Nicholson for J. Lewis (58′), D. Rubio for C. Warner (82′), B. Acosta for M. Alves da Silva (82′) and M. Barrios for L. Abubakar (88′).
Best player: Gyasi Zardes
The most impressive player for Colorado Rapids was Gyasi Zardes.
His rating is with 3 goals, 11 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7.
Minnesota United – Formation
Minnesota United
Minnesota United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Adrian Heath played with: Dayne St. Clair , Alan Benítez , Brent Kallman , Bakaye Dibassy , Kemar Lawrence , Nabilai Kibunguchy , Joseph Rosales , Bongokuhle Hlongwane , Abu Danladi , Franco Fragapane and Luis Amarilla .
These were the players on the bench: Tyler Miller, Callum Montgomery, Oniel Fisher, D.J. Taylor, Niko Hansen , Justin McMaster and Eric Dick.
Substitutions
Minnesota United made only 1 change substituting A. Danladi for N. Hansen (65′).
Best player: Luis Amarilla
The most impressive player for Minnesota United was Luis Amarilla.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Portland Timbers – Dallas – 1-1
- Real Salt Lake – Los Angeles FC – 1-4
- Colorado Rapids – Minnesota United – 4-3
- Sporting KC – LA Galaxy – 4-2
- Austin – SJ Earthquakes – 3-3
- Nashville SC – Toronto – 3-4
