Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSRubio, Mayaka score, Rapids rally to beat Real Salt Lake 2-1
— Diego Rubio and Philip Mayaka converted headers five minutes apart in the second half in the Colorado Rapids' 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids).
- 2': Foul by Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids).
- 2': Jonathan Menéndez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Donny Toia (Real Salt Lake).
- 3': Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Donny Toia (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 4': Attempt missed. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Michael Barrios.
- 5': Foul by Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake).
- 5': Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Menéndez (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anderson Julio.
- 7': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
- 8': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Cole Bassett.
- 8': Attempt saved. Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Menéndez.
- 11': Attempt saved. Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 12': Attempt saved. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Herrera.
- 12': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by William Yarbrough.
- 13': Attempt saved. Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Herrera with a cross.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keegan Rosenberry with a cross.
- 21': Attempt missed. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anderson Julio with a cross.
- 22': Foul by Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids).
- 22': Jonathan Menéndez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Silva.
- 29': Attempt saved. Mark-Anthony Kaye (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keegan Rosenberry.
- 30': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Justen Glad.
- 31': Attempt missed. Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 31': Attempt missed. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Danny Wilson following a corner.
- 32': Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
- 34': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Albert Rusnák tries a through ball, but Justen Glad is caught offside.
- 36': VAR Decision: No Goal Colorado Rapids 0-0 Real Salt Lake.
- 39': Attempt saved. Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 45'+1': Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake).
- 45'+2': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Donny Toia.
- 45'+3': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids).
- 45'+4': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Zac MacMath tries a through ball, but Anderson Julio is caught offside.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rubio Rubín.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Colorado Rapids 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Colorado Rapids 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 45': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Andrew Putna replaces Zac MacMath because of an injury.
- 47': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
- 47': Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Mark-Anthony Kaye (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
- 51': Goal! Colorado Rapids 0, Real Salt Lake 1. Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aaron Herrera.
- 53': Attempt saved. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Bassett with a cross.
- 54': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Danny Wilson tries a through ball, but Michael Barrios is caught offside.
- 55': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
- 56': Foul by Jonathan Menéndez (Real Salt Lake).
- 56': Jack Price (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Jonathan Menéndez (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt missed. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 58': Attempt missed. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Damir Kreilach.
- 63': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Donny Toia.
- 64': Goal! Colorado Rapids 1, Real Salt Lake 1. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Price with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids).
- 65': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Jonathan Lewis replaces Cole Bassett.
- 65': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Braian Galván replaces Michael Barrios.
- 65': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Andre Shinyashiki replaces Diego Rubio.
- 66': Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake).
- 67': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Menéndez (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anderson Julio.
- 67': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
- 68': Attempt missed. Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 69': Attempt saved. Braian Galván (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 69': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Andrew Putna.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Price with a cross.
- 71': Goal! Colorado Rapids 2, Real Salt Lake 1. Mark-Anthony Kaye (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Braian Galván with a cross.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye with a through ball.
- 75': Attempt missed. Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
- 75': Donny Toia (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Braian Galván (Colorado Rapids).
- 76': Attempt missed. Jonathan Menéndez (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Anderson Julio.
- 77': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Maikel Chang replaces Jonathan Menéndez.
- 77': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram replaces Anderson Julio.
- 79': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Jonathan Lewis.
- 79': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram tries a through ball, but Damir Kreilach is caught offside.
- 81': VAR Decision: No Penalty Real Salt Lake.
- 84': Braian Galván (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake).
- 84': Braian Galván (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Noah Powder replaces Donny Toia.
- 88': Foul by Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids).
- 88': Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Noah Powder (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Colorado Rapids).
- 89': Nick Besler (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Danny Wilson.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Nick Besler (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maikel Chang with a cross.
- 90'+3': Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake).
- 90'+3': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Nick Besler (Real Salt Lake).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Colorado Rapids 2, Real Salt Lake 1.
- 0': Match ends, Colorado Rapids 2, Real Salt Lake 1.
Statistics
 RSL |
COL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 52.8 | Possession | 47.2 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 330 | Accurate Passes | 283 |
| 390 | Passes | 344 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 24 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 12 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Location: Commerce City, Colorado, USA
Attendance: 13,134
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Location: Commerce City, Colorado, USA
Attendance: 13,134
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | +13 | 12 |
| 2 | LAFC | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 3 | San Diego FC | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | +5 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Colorado Rapids (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | William Yarbrough (GK) |
| 4 | Danny Wilson |
| 5 | Auston Trusty |
| 6 | Lalas Abubakar |
| 23 | Kellyn Acosta |
| 19 | Jack Price |
| 26 | Cole Bassett |
| 2 | Keegan Rosenberry |
| 11 | Diego Rubio |
| 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye |
| 12 | Michael Barrios |
Real Salt Lake (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Zac MacMath (GK) |
| 15 | Justen Glad |
| 30 | Marcelo Silva |
| 4 | Danny Toia  |
| 22 | Aaron Herrera |
| 8 | Damir Kreilach |
| 13 | Nick Besler |
| 29 | Anderson Julio |
| 10 | Jonathan Menéndez |
| 14 | Rubio Rubín |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
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