Major League Soccer: Austin overcomes Colorado Rapids after recovering from a 2-0 deficit
DENVER. Austin had a striking comeback against Colorado Rapids.
DENVER. Austin had a spectacular comeback against Colorado Rapids. Austin took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
Austin remained in 10 people after K. Keller received a double yellow card in the 75′. Anyway, Austin still succeeded in win this match competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park stadium in Denver on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 24.5 degrees Celsius or 76.03 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 41%.
Match Statistics
Austin was in firm control of the ball 56% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Colorado Rapids was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Austin was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Colorado Rapids shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Austin shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Colorado Rapids. On the opposite side, Austin received 3 yellow cards (D. Pereira, K. Keller and S. Driussi).
Also, Austin didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after K. Keller (Austin) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (75′).
After playing this match, Colorado Rapids will stay with 19 points to move up in the 24th place. On the opposite side, Austin will have 31 points to move up in the 4th place.
Match Events
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18'18'
D. Pereira
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19'19'
L. Abubakar
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22'22'
J. Lewis
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28'28'
E. Finlay
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41'41'
K. Keller
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45'45'
S. Driussi
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52'52'
M. Urruti (Goal Disallowed)
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59'59'
M. Urruti
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67'67'
M. Barrios
D. Wilson
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72'72'
N. Lima
H. Jimenez
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72'72'
O. Wolff
D. Fagundez
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75'75'
K. Keller
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75'75'
S. Driussi
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79'79'
Felipe
E. Finlay
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81'81'
M. K. Djitte
M. Urruti
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87'87'
J. Stroud
S. Driussi
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90'90'
M. Alves da Silva
M. Kaye
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Colorado Rapids will play away against Real Salt Lake on the 10th of July with a 25-15 head to head statistic in favor of Real Salt Lake (12 draws).
Austin will play away against Atlanta United on the 9th of July with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Colorado Rapids: Formation and Lineups
Colorado Rapids started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Robin Fraser chose to play with the following team: William Yarbrough , Keegan Rosenberry , Lalas Abubakar , Danny Wilson , Auston Trusty , Lucas Esteves , Gyasi Zardes , Bryan Acosta , Mark-Anthony Kaye , Jonathan Lewis and Diego Rubio .
Substitutes
Colorado Rapids made 2 changes: D. Wilson for M. Barrios (67′) and M. Kaye for M. Alves da Silva (90′).
Top player: Bryan Acosta
Probably the most impressive player in Colorado Rapids was Bryan Acosta.
His rating is with 31 passes (83% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.
Austin: Formation and Lineups
Austin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Josh Wolff played with: Brad Stuver , Héctor Jimenez , Ruben Gabrielsen , Kipp Keller , Jon Gallagher , Daniel Pereira Gil , Alexander Ring , Ethan Finlay , Sebastián Driussi , Diego Fagúndez and Maximiliano Urruti .
Substitutes
Austin made 5 changes: H. Jimenez for N. Lima (72′), D. Fagundez for O. Wolff (72′), E. Finlay for Felipe (79′), M. Urruti for M. K. Djitte (81′) and S. Driussi for J. Stroud (87′).
Top player: Jon Gallagher
The player who no doubt impressed Austin the most was Jon Gallagher even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
