Major League Soccer: Colorado Rapids defeats New York RB 5-4 after a incredible match
HARRISON. Colorado Rapids conquers New York RB 5-4 after a incredible match.
HARRISON. Colorado Rapids beats New York RB 5-4 after a incredible match.
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena, Harrison stadium in Harrison on Tuesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Drew Fischer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 26.3 degrees Celsius or 79.41 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. New York RB was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Colorado Rapids that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
New York RB was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, Colorado Rapids was capable to find the solution to win this match.
New York RB shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Colorado Rapids shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to New York RB. On the opposite side, Colorado Rapids received 4 yellow cards (L. Abubakar, D. Rubio, G. Vallecilla and M. Barrios).
After playing this encounter, New York RB will stay with 36 points like Montreal Impact to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Colorado Rapids will have 27 points like Vancouver Whitecaps to move down in the 10th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
D. Yearwood
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9'9'
A. Long
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21'21'
D. Rubio
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28'28'
L. Abubakar
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29'29'
L. Morgan (Penalty)
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38'38'
K. Rosenberry
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45'45'
D. Rubio
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46'46'
M. Barrios
L. Abubakar
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59'59'
D. Edelman
D. Yearwood
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64'64'
G. Vallecilla
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65'65'
M. Alves da Silva
J. Lewis
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69'69'
T. Barlow
P. Klimala
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69'69'
C. Harper
A. Reyes
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77'77'
C. Warner
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80'80'
D. Toure
C. Warner
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81'81'
M. Barrios
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82'82'
C. Clark
L. Morgan
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85'85'
D. Toure (Goal Disallowed)
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89'89'
D. Toure
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90'90'
D. Moor
B. Acosta
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90'90'
M. Barrios
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90'90'
T. Barlow (Penalty)
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, New York RB will play away with DC United on the 6th of August with a 20-18 head to head stats in favor of New York RB (15 draws).
Colorado Rapids will host Minnesota United on the 7th of August with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Colorado Rapids (2 draws).
New York RB: Formation and Lineups
New York RB started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Gerhard Struber chose to play with the following team: Carlos Miguel , Andres Reyes , Sean Nealis , Aaron Long , Dylan Nealis , Dru Yearwood , Cristian Cásseres Jr. , John Tolkin , Luquinhas , Lewis Morgan and Patryk Klimala .
Substitutes
New York RB made 4 changes: D. Yearwood for D. Edelman (59′), P. Klimala for T. Barlow (69′), A. Reyes for C. Harper (69′) and L. Morgan for C. Clark (82′).
Top player: Lewis Morgan
Probably the most impressive player in New York RB was Lewis Morgan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Colorado Rapids: Formation and Lineups
Colorado Rapids started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the opposite side, Robin Fraser played with: William Yarbrough , Keegan Rosenberry , Lalas Abubakar , Danny Wilson , Exon Gustavo Vallecilla , Lucas Esteves , Diego Rubio , Collen Warner , Bryan Acosta , Jonathan Lewis and Gyasi Zardes .
Substitutes
Colorado Rapids made 4 changes: L. Abubakar for M. Barrios (46′), J. Lewis for M. Alves da Silva (65′), C. Warner for D. Toure (80′) and B. Acosta for D. Moor (90′).
Top player: Bryan Acosta
The player who no doubt impressed Colorado Rapids the most was Bryan Acosta even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 29 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 7 crosses.
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