May 13, 2023 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Colorado Rapids News Release
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – Following a three-game road stand, the Colorado Rapids (2-3-6, 12 pts) will return home this Saturday, May 13, to host last year’s MLS Cup Runners-Up, the Philadelphia Union (4-4-2, 14 pts), at DICK’S Sporting Good Park for Matchday 12 (7:30 p.m. MT; Apple TV – MLS Season Pass, Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM).
The Rapids enter Saturday’s match on a nine-game unbeaten streak (4-0-5) across all competitions after earning a 4-2 win against USL Championship side Sacramento Republic FC in the Round of 32 of the 2023 U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday. Jonathan Lewis continued his recent run of form, scoring his fourth goal in as many appearances, while Michael Edwards and Danny Levya scored and assisted, respectively, in their first starts for the club. Sam Nicholson scored the game-winner and Michael Barrios rounded out the scoring as the Rapids advanced to the tournament’s Round of 16 for the first time since 2017.
Colorado’s Open Cup victory followed a 3-1 win on Saturday against the LA Galaxy in league play that saw midfielder Connor Ronan command the offense as he assisted each of the Rapids’ goals. His performance marked the first time since 2019 that a Rapids player recorded three assists in a match (Jack Price). Defender Lalas Abubakar scored his first goal of the season off a first-half corner kick, while Kévin Cabral scored the eventual game-winning goal in his first match against his former team. Jonathan Lewis added a third goal that ensured all three points.
Rapids forward Diego Rubio delivered an assist on Cabral’s game-winning goal, his 25th career assist with the Rapids, which surpassed Adrian Paz for seventh-most assists in club history. It was also his 61st goal contribution (34 goals, 27 assists) across all competitions with the club, tying Paul Bravo for fourth-most in club history. The Chilean international now joins Omar Cummings (39 goals, 27 assists) as the only players in club history with at least 35 goals and 25 assists in regular season play.
Philadelphia is coming off a 3-3 shootout loss to Minnesota United FC in their midweek Open Cup match. Three players account for the bulk of the Union’s goals in 2023: forward Mikael Uhre-a former teammate of Rapids defender Andreas Maxsø at Brøndby IF-leads the team with five goals, tied for fifth-most in MLS, forward Julián Carranza has scored three and midfielder Dániel Gazdag has logged four goals…
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