Colorado Rapids 1-1 Orlando City: Draw on Wednesday
DENVER. Orlando City and Colorado Rapids draw 1-1. F. Torres scored the first goal (22') for Orlando City. G. Zardes settled the score 1-1 (65').
DENVER. Orlando City and Colorado Rapids draw 1-1. F. Torres scored the first goal (22′) for Orlando City. G. Zardes settled the score 1-1 (65′).
The match was played at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park stadium in Denver on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Fotis Bazakos who was helped by Jeff Hosking and Art Arustamyan. The 4th official was Jon Freemon. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 27.1 degrees Celsius or 80.73 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 30%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Colorado Rapids was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Orlando City that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Colorado Rapids was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Colorado Rapids to win the match.
Colorado Rapids shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Orlando City shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Colorado Rapids received 5 yellow cards (L. Esteves, L. Abubakar, J. Lewis, D. Wilson and K. Rosenberry). On the other side, Orlando City received 3 yellow cards (M. Pereyra, Urso Junior and M. Halliday).
After playing this contest, Colorado Rapids will have 20 points to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Orlando City will have 28 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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22'22'
F. Torres
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40'40'
L. Esteves
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56'56'
M. Pereyra
Pato
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59'59'
D. Rubio
C. Warner
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59'59'
M. Barrios
S. Nicholson
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65'65'
G. Zardes
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66'66'
M. Pereyra
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69'69'
L. Abubakar
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71'71'
R. Schlegel
T. Akindele
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77'77'
J. Lewis
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77'77'
Urso Junior
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78'78'
A. Perea
F. Torres
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78'78'
M. Halliday
Ruan
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78'78'
K. Rosenberry
S. Beitashour
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82'82'
D. Wilson
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83'83'
M. Halliday
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86'86'
K. Rosenberry
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90'90'
D. Yapi
L. Esteves
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Colorado Rapids will host LA Galaxy on the 17th of July with a 21-18 head to head in favor of Colorado Rapids (9 draws).
Orlando City will play away with Atlanta United on the 17th of July with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Atlanta United (5 draws).
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 , Steven Beitashour , Lalas Abubakar , Danny Wilson , Lucas Esteves , Bryan Acosta , Sam Nicholson , Max , Collen Warner , Jonathan Lewis and Gyasi Zardes .
Substitutes
Colorado Rapids made 4 changes: C. Warner for D. Rubio (59′), S. Nicholson for M. Barrios (59′), S. Beitashour for K. Rosenberry (78′) and L. Esteves for D. Yapi (90′).
Top player: Gyasi Zardes
The player who no doubt impressed Colorado Rapids the most was Gyasi Zardes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.
Orlando City: Formation and Lineups
Orlando City started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
On the opposite side, Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez played with: Pedro Gallese , Ruan , Antônio Carlos , Robin Jansson , Kyle Smith , Facundo Torres , Júnior Urso , César Araújo , Benji Michel , Alexandre Pato and Tesho Akindele .
Substitutes
Orlando City made 4 changes: Pato for M. Pereyra (56′), T. Akindele for R. Schlegel (71′), F. Torres for A. Perea (78′) and Ruan for M. Halliday (78′).
Top player: Facundo Torres
The player who no doubt impressed Orlando City the most was Facundo Torres.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
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