DENVER. Columbus Crew and Colorado Rapids draw 1-1. C. scored the first goal (5′) for Columbus Crew. D. Rubio settled the score (41′) with a penalty. Columbus Crew was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
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. In front of 13,254 spectators. The referee was Jon Freemon who was helped by Jeff Hosking and Charles Morgante. The 4th official was Brandon Stevis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 13 Total 14
- 4 On Target 6
- 9 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 92 Attack 92
- 50 Dangerous attack 45
- 71 Ball safe 83
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 13
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Columbus Crew had a superior ball possession 58% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Colorado Rapids had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Colorado Rapids to win the match.
Colorado Rapids shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Columbus Crew shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Colorado Rapids received 4 yellow cards (L. Esteves, D. Wilson, B. Acosta and D. Rubio). On the other side, Columbus Crew received 3 yellow cards (D. Nagbe, Artur and L. Zelarayan).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Colorado Rapids will play away with Austin on the 9th of October with a 2-2 head to head record.
Columbus Crew will play away agasint Orlando City on the 8th of October with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Orlando City (3 draws).
Colorado Rapids – Formation
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 , Lalas Abubakar , Danny Wilson , Lucas Esteves , Felipe Gutiérrez , Michael Barrios , Bryan Acosta , Diego Rubio , Jonathan Lewis and Gyasi Zardes .The home team had on the bench: Clint Irwin, Steven Beitashour
, Dantouma Toure , Max, Sam Nicholson , Exon Gustavo Vallecilla, Ralph Priso, Anthony Markanich and Collen Warner .Substitutions
Colorado Rapids made 4 changes: J. Lewis for S. Nicholson (63′), L. Esteves for S. Beitashour (63′), F. Gutierrez for C. Warner (80′) and M. Barrios for D. Toure (86′).
Best player: Diego Rubio
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Colorado Rapids was Diego Rubio.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 33 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 16.Columbus Crew – Formation
Columbus Crew started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Caleb Porter played with: Eloy Room
, Steven Moreira , Jonathan Mensah , Miloš Degenek , Pedro Santos , Artur , Darlington Nagbe , Luis Díaz , Lucas Zelarayán , Derrick Etienne Junior and Cucho Hernández .The following players were sitting on the bench: James Igbekeme
, Jalil Anibaba, Evan Bush, Marlon Hairston, Erik Hurtado , William Sands, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Aidan Morris and Yaw Yeboah.Columbus Crew could not rely on the presence of E. Hurtado (injured).
Substitutions
Columbus Crew made 3 changes: L. Diaz for E. Hurtado (71′), D. Etienne for J. Igbekeme (80′) and Artur for A. Morris (90′).
Best player: Pedro Santos
The most impressive player for Columbus Crew was Pedro Santos.
His rating is
with 50 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Los Angeles FC – Charlotte – 5-0
- LA Galaxy – Vancouver Whitecaps – 5-2
- Colorado Rapids – Columbus Crew – 1-1
- Houston Dynamo – Montreal Impact – 2-3
- Dallas – SJ Earthquakes – 4-1
- Austin – Sporting KC – 4-3
- Inter Miami – New York City – 3-2