Colorado Rapids 2 Earn 4-2 Win over Portland Timbers 2

April 10, 2023 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro) – Colorado Rapids 2 News Release

Colorado Rapids 2 (3-0-0, 9 pts) defeated Portland Timbers 2 (0-3-0, 0 pts) in a 4-2 victory at DICK’S Sporting Goods Park on Sunday night. The team remains unbeaten in its first three games of the season and now sits in a second place standing in the MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference. Leading the team tonight was forward Calvin Harris who recorded a brace on the night while putting up his first-ever goal for the club. Defender Michael Edwards gave the team its game winning goal in the 75th minute, also earning him his first goal of the 2023 season for Rapids 2. The 2022 Rapids 2 Player of the Year Yosuke Hanya also got in on the action, putting up his third goal of the season off a penalty kick in the 54th minute. He remains the team’s top goal scorer as he has recorded a goal in all three competitions the team has faced so far.

Notable:

Rapids 2 recorded its third win of the season in tonight’s match versus Portland Timbers 2. The Rapids remain unbeaten and currently sit in a second place standing in the Western Conference.

Rapids 2 out shot Timbers 2 8-4 in shots on target in tonight’s game

F Calvin Harris earned a brace while scoring his first-ever goal for the Rapids in tonight’s match versus Portland Timbers 2.

M Marlon Vargas recorded his first assist of the season in tonight’s match against Portland Timbers 2

M Yosuke Hanya scored his third goal of the season on a penalty kick in tonight’s match against Portland Timbers 2. He has now scored in all three regular season matches for Rapids 2 while adding an assist in last weekend’s match versus Houston Dynamo 2.

D Michael Edwards scored his first goal of the season in tonight’s match versus Portland Timbers 2

F Pariss Mitchell recorded his first assist in tonight’s game versus Portland Timbers 2

D Blake Malone added his second assist of the 2023 season in tonight’s win against Timbers 2. He now leads the team with two assists to his name.

M Oliver Larraz delivered his second set piece goal of the season in tonight’s match.

D Michael Edwards wore the captain’s armband for the first time this season in tonight’s match against Portland

Goalkeeper Marko Ilić and midfielder Alex Gersbach both made their first appearances of the 2023 MLS NEXT Pro season for Rapids 2 during the team’s match versus Timbers 2

COLORADO RAPIDS 2 HEAD COACH ERIK BUSHEY

On the match:

“Proud of the guys again. The second half in the first two games, the first…