Colorado Rapids and Columbus Crew draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

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.

Colorado Rapids and Columbus Crew draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

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

5'
Cucho Hernández(goal)P. Santos
28'
35'
Darlington Nagbe- Yellow
38'
40'
41'
43'
63'
63'
Steven Beitashour- sub ->L. Esteves
63'
71'
78'
80'
80'
86'
90'
Aidan Morris- sub ->Artur

Standings

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
G
William Yarbrough 22.United States
6.8
D
Danny Wilson 4.Scotland
7.1
38'
D
Keegan Rosenberry 2.United States
7.4
D
Lalas Abubakar 6.Ghana
7.2
D
Lucas Esteves 66.Brazil
6.1
63' 28'
M
7.2
80'
M
Bryan Acosta 21.Honduras
7.1
43'
M
Jonathan Lewis 7.United States
6.3
63'
M
Diego Rubio 11.Chile
7.8
78' Goals41'
M
Michael Barrios 12.Colombia
6.2
86'
F
Gyasi Zardes 29.United States
6.8
Substitutes
G
Clint Irwin 1.United States
D
6.7
63'
D
Gustavo Vallecilla 24.Ecuador
D
Anthony Markanich 31.United States
M
Max  8.Brazil
M
Sam Nicholson 15.Scotland
6.5
63'
M
M
Collen Warner 32.USA
6.2
80'
F
D. Toure 37.USA
6.4
86'

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 (6.8), Keegan Rosenberry (7.4), Lalas Abubakar (7.2), Danny Wilson (7.1), Lucas Esteves (6.1), Felipe Gutiérrez (7.2), Michael Barrios (6.2), Bryan Acosta (7.1), Diego Rubio (7.8), Jonathan Lewis (6.3) and Gyasi Zardes (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Clint Irwin, Steven Beitashour (6.7), Dantouma Toure (6.4), Max, Sam Nicholson (6.5), Exon Gustavo Vallecilla, Ralph Priso, Anthony Markanich and Collen Warner (6.2).

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 (7.8) with 1 goal, 33 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 16.

Columbus Crew – Formation

Columbus Crew
G
Eloy Room 1.Curaçao
6.8
D
Jonathan Mensah 4.Ghana
6.8
D
Steven Moreira 31.Cape Verde
6.5
D
Milos Degenek  5.Australia
6.8
D
Pedro Santos 7.Portugal
7.8
M
Darlington Nagbe 6.United States
6.6
35'
M
L. Zelarayán 10.Armenia
7.8
63'
M
6.3
80'
M
Artur 8.Brazil
6.8
90' 40'
M
Luis Díaz 12.Costa Rica
6.9
71'
F
Cucho Hernández 9.Colombia
7.8
Goals5'
Substitutes
G
Evan Bush 24.United States
D
J. Anibaba 23.USA
D
William Sands 30.United States
M
James Igbekeme 26.Nigeria
6.3
80'
M
M. Hairston 17.USA
M
Aidan Morris 21.United States
90'
F
Yaw Yeboah 14.Ghana
F
Erik Hurtado 19.United States
6.7
71'
F
Jacen Russell-Rowe 39.Canada

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

Caleb Porter played with: Eloy Room (6.8), Steven Moreira (6.5), Jonathan Mensah (6.8), Miloš Degenek (6.8), Pedro Santos (7.8), Artur (6.8), Darlington Nagbe (6.6), Luis Díaz (6.9), Lucas Zelarayán (7.8), Derrick Etienne Junior (6.3) and Cucho Hernández (7.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: James Igbekeme (6.3), Jalil Anibaba, Evan Bush, Marlon Hairston, Erik Hurtado (6.7), 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 (7.8) 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.​