Four Players Net Goals in U.S. Open Cup Win Over Sacramento Republic

May 10, 2023 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Colorado Rapids News Release

Jonathan Lewis scored his fourth goal in three appearances across all competitions as the Colorado Rapids defeated Sacramento Republic FC 4-2 on the road to advance to the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16. The result extended the Rapids’ unbeaten run across all competitions to nine games (4-0-5).

Notable:

F Jonathan Lewis opened the scoring in the fourth minute to collect his fourth goal in three appearances across all competitions.

M Danny Leyva delivered the assist on Jonathan Lewis’ opening goal, marking his first contribution as a member of the Rapids since joining the club on loan from the Seattle Sounders FC.

D Michael Edwards recorded his first start and collected his first goal as a member of the Rapids in the 15th minute of tonight’s match.

D Alex Gersbach delivered his first assist as a member of the Rapids on Edwards’ goal.

M Sam Nicholson scored the Rapids’ game-winner in the 55th minute, his first goal of the season.

F Michael Barrios delivered the assist on Nicholson’s goal and scored the fourth goal of the match. The Colombian has scored a trio of goals and has delivered a trio of assists across all competitions thus far in 2023.

M Braian Gálvan delivered his first assist of the season in the 81st minute of tonight’s match.

COLORADO RAPIDS HEAD COACH ROBIN FRASER

On the match:

“Obviously happy to advance. As I’ve been saying all week, we certainly intend to take this tournament seriously, and we’ve talked a lot about mentality, we talked about what it’s like to play in an arena like this. And they were every bit as good as I thought they would be, probably actually better, even. I thought Sacramento, after giving up a couple of early goals, really applied a lot of pressure late in the game. I was certainly pleased with how we handled it, and then obviously, to relinquish the lead, and then come back in and find two more goals to win it. I was really proud of the group for that. A lot of credit to Sacramento. I think they’re a very good team and a very committed team in the way they play. And it was a tough, tough night for us. But as I said, the bottom line is we’re happy to have gotten through and advance to the next round.”

On Jonathan Lewis’ recent form:

“Jonny [Lewis] was hurt when the season started for the first couple of games, and he certainly was coming back and coming back into form probably three or four games in. I think what we see now, finally, is a fully healthy and…