MLS

FT Saturday, April 8, 2023
Colorado Rapids LLDDW 1
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Sporting Kansas City DLLDL 0
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Match Report

Colorado tops Sporting KC 1-0 for first win of season

— Diego Rubio scored in the second half, William Yarbrough made it stand up and the Colorado Rapids earned their first win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
8
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
1
39.8
Possession
60.2
8
SHOTS
18
2
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
201
Accurate Passes
356
303
Passes
446
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
12
Crosses
31
0.2
Cross %
0.2
72
Long Balls
62
26
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
10
10
Effective Tackles
10
16
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
13
36
Effective Clearances
20
36
Clearances
20

Head to Head

series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 19Robert CastellanosCD-L
  3. 5Dany RoseroCD-R
  4. 4Robert VoloderLB
  5. 8Graham ZusiRB
  6. 54Rémi WalterCM
  7. 26Erik ThommyLM
  8. 21Felipe HernàndezRM
  9. 9Alan PulidoF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Substitutes

  1. 17Jacob DavisSUB
  2. 11Khiry SheltonSUB
  3. 15Roger EspinozaSUB
  4. 28Cameron DukeSUB
  5. 3Andreu FontàsSUB
  6. 1John PulskampSUB
  7. 82Chris RindovSUB
  8. 23William AgadaSUB
  9. 77Marinos TzionisSUB

COL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 22William YarbroughG
  2. 5Andreas MaxsøCD
  3. 4Danny WilsonCD-L
  4. 6Lalas AbubakarCD-R
  5. 20Connor RonanCM-L
  6. 21Bryan AcostaCM-R
  7. 28Sam NicholsonLM
  8. 2Keegan RosenberryRM
  9. 7Jonathan LewisF
  10. 8MaxCF-L
  11. 11Diego RubioCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 77Darren YapiSUB
  2. 34Michael EdwardsSUB
  3. 12Michael BarriosSUB
  4. 1Marko IlicSUB
  5. 31Anthony MarkanichSUB
  6. 33Steven BeitashourSUB
  7. 14Calvin HarrisSUB
  8. 91Kévin CabralSUB
  9. 97Ralph Priso-MbongueSUB

Timeline

  1. 35' Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 37' Max (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Steven Beitashour replaces Andreas Maxsø because of an injury.
  4. 58' Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 59' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Michael Barrios replaces Max.
  6. 59' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Darren Yapi replaces Jonathan Lewis.
  7. 65' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada replaces Alan Pulido.
  8. 68' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Colorado Rapids 1. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darren Yapi following a fast break.
  9. 71' Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 74' Bryan Acosta (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 76' Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 79' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis replaces Felipe Hernández.
  13. 80' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Anthony Markanich replaces Sam Nicholson because of an injury.
  14. 85' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Kévin Cabral replaces Diego Rubio.

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