Colorado Rapids 1-1 Columbus Crew: Draw on Saturday
DENVER. Columbus Crew and Colorado Rapids draw 1-1. Cucho scored the first goal (5') for Columbus Crew. D. Rubio settled the score 1-1 (41') with a penalty.
DENVER. Columbus Crew and Colorado Rapids draw 1-1. Cucho scored the first goal (5′) for Columbus Crew. D. Rubio settled the score 1-1 (41′) with a penalty. Columbus Crew couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the 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 the presence of 13,254 spectators. The referee was Jon Freemon with the assistance of Jeff Hosking and Charles Morgante. The 4th official was Brandon Stevis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.14 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 51%.
Match Statistics
Columbus Crew was in firm control of the ball 58% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Colorado Rapids was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Colorado Rapids to win the match.
Colorado Rapids shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite 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 opposite side, Columbus Crew received 3 yellow cards (D. Nagbe, Artur and L. Zelarayan).
After this match, Colorado Rapids will have 31 points to move down in the 9th place. On the other side, Columbus Crew will have 34 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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5'5'
Cucho
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30'30'
L. Esteves
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36'36'
D. Nagbe
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38'38'
D. Wilson
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40'40'
Artur
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41'41'
D. Rubio (Penalty)
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43'43'
B. Acosta
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63'63'
L. Zelarayan
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63'63'
S. Nicholson
J. Lewis
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64'64'
S. Beitashour
L. Esteves
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71'71'
E. Hurtado
L. Diaz
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78'78'
D. Rubio
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80'80'
J. Igbekeme
D. Etienne
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80'80'
C. Warner
F. Gutierrez
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86'86'
D. Toure
M. Barrios
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90'90'
A. Morris
Artur
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Colorado Rapids will play away with Vancouver Whitecaps on the 18th of August with a 11-9 head to head in favor of Colorado Rapids (6 draws).
Columbus Crew will host Atlanta United on the 21st of August with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Columbus Crew (1 draw).
Colorado Rapids: Formation and Lineups
Colorado Rapids started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Robin Fraser chose 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 .
Substitutes
Colorado Rapids made 4 changes: J. Lewis for S. Nicholson (63′), L. Esteves for S. Beitashour (64′), F. Gutierrez for C. Warner (80′) and M. Barrios for D. Toure (86′).
Top player: Diego Rubio
The player who no doubt impressed Colorado Rapids the most was Diego Rubio.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12.
Columbus Crew: Formation and Lineups
Columbus Crew started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, 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 .
Substitutes
Columbus Crew made 3 changes: L. Diaz for E. Hurtado (71′), D. Etienne for J. Igbekeme (80′) and Artur for A. Morris (90′).
Top player: Lucas Zelarayán
The player who no doubt impressed Columbus Crew the most was Lucas Zelarayán.
His rating is with 33 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
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