Colorado Rapids vs LAFC, 2022 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

Colorado Rapids

17': Gyasi Zardes (P)
28': Diego Rubio (P)

FT
2 - 0

LAFC

Diego Rubio, Gyasi Zardes help Rapids blank LAFC

Diego Rubio and Gyasi Zardes both scored penalties as the Colorado Rapids cruised to a 2-0 victory over visiting LAFC.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Kellyn Acosta.
5': Attempt saved. Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Acosta with a cross.
5': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by John McCarthy.
7': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Foul by Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids).
8': Attempt blocked. Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
9': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Foul by Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids).
10': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
12': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
12': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
15': Penalty Colorado Rapids. Diego Rubio draws a foul in the penalty area.
15': Penalty conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha (Los Angeles Football Club) after a foul in the penalty area.
16': Sebastien Ibeagha (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Goal! Colorado Rapids 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Gyasi Zardes (Colorado Rapids) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
21': Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
22': (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
23': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
24': Penalty Colorado Rapids. Jonathan Lewis draws a foul in the penalty area.
24': Penalty conceded by Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club) after a foul in the penalty area.
24': Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
26': VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
28': Goal! Colorado Rapids 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
29': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Bryan Acosta (Colorado Rapids).
29': Bryan Acosta (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Attempt blocked. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
40': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ilie Sánchez replaces Ryan Hollingshead because of an injury.
40': Attempt missed. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
45'+1': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Danny Wilson.
45'+3': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
45'+3': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Bryan Acosta (Colorado Rapids).
45'+4': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha.
45'+6': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
45'+6': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+7': First Half ends, Colorado Rapids 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
45': Second Half begins Colorado Rapids 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
46': Attempt blocked. Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
46': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Palacios with a cross.
48': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Lucas Esteves.
52': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Gyasi Zardes tries a through ball, but Jonathan Lewis is caught offside.
52': Attempt missed. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
53': Hand ball by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
54': Attempt saved. Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
54': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by John McCarthy.
54': Attempt missed. Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bryan Acosta with a cross following a corner.
56': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
56': Attempt blocked. Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
56': Attempt saved. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
56': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by John McCarthy.
57': Attempt missed. Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Acosta with a cross following a corner.
58': Foul by Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club).
58': Gyasi Zardes (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Attempt saved. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Acosta.
59': Foul by Lucas Esteves (Colorado Rapids).
59': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
60': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Lalas Abubakar.
61': Attempt missed. Sebastien Ibeagha (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
62': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Lucas Esteves tries a through ball, but Gyasi Zardes is caught offside.
63': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Lalas Abubakar.
63': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
64': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces Francisco Ginella.
64': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Musovski replaces José Cifuentes.
66': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
66': Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Attempt missed. Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
68': Attempt missed. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Lewis.
69': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Colorado Rapids).
69': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Attempt saved. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
71': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by William Yarbrough.
73': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Jack Price replaces Diego Rubio.
73': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Foul by Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids).
77': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cal Jennings replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
78': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Nicolás Mezquida replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
79': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Michael Barrios replaces Jonathan Lewis.
79': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
79': Nicolás Mezquida (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
80': Lucas Esteves (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
82': Gyasi Zardes (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club).
82': Gyasi Zardes (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Gyasi Zardes (Colorado Rapids) hits the right post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jack Price with a cross following a set piece situation.
84': Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Michael Barrios.
85': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
85': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by William Yarbrough.
85': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
88': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
88': Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Steven Beitashour replaces Lucas Esteves.
89': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Max replaces Gyasi Zardes.
90'+2': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Max (Colorado Rapids).
90'+2': Attempt missed. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
90'+3': Foul by Nicolás Mezquida (Colorado Rapids).
90'+3': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Colorado Rapids 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
0': Match ends, Colorado Rapids 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.

Statistics

LAFC		COL
13	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	2
61.7	Possession	38.3
13	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
318	Accurate Passes	179
385	Passes	241
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	5
21	Crosses	11
0.3	Cross %	0.5
42	Long Balls	66
13	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	1
5	Effective Tackles	11
9	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
3	Interceptions	9
11	Effective Clearances	18
11	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Location: Commerce City, Colorado, USA
Attendance: 15,022

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	San Diego FC	3	+8	9
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	3	+7	9
3	San Jose Earthquakes	3	+6	9
4	LAFC	3	+6	9

Full Table

Line-Ups

Colorado Rapids (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
22	William Yarbrough (GK)
4	Danny Wilson
5	Auston Trusty
6	Lalas Abubakar
14	Mark-Anthony Kaye
21	Bryan Acosta
11	Diego Rubio
66	Lucas Esteves
2	Keegan Rosenberry
7	Jonathan Lewis
29	Gyasi Zardes

Colorado Rapids Substitutes:

Drew Moor, Anthony Markanich, Michael Barrios, Steven Beitashour, Max, Nicolás Mezquida, Jack Price, Clint Irwin, Collen Warner.

LAFC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
77	John McCarthy (GK)
5	Mamadou Fall
25	Sebastien Ibeagha
12	Diego Palacios
24	Ryan Hollingshead
8	Francisco Ginella
23	Kellyn Acosta
11	José Cifuentes
9	Cristian Arango
22	Kwadwo Opoku
10	Carlos Vela

LAFC Substitutes:

Daniel Musovski, Latif Blessing, Cal Jennings, Antonio Leone, Maxime Crépeau, Ilie Sánchez.

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