May 28, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Colorado Rapids News Release
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – The Colorado Rapids (6-5-4, 22 pts.) will take the trip to Texas for their second matchup against Houston Dynamo FC (5-6-3, 18 pts.) on Wednesday. Kickoff at Shell Energy Stadium is set for 6:30 p.m. MT (Apple TV- MLS Season Pass, Altitude Sports Radio 92.5FM).
In their second of three matches over an eight-day span, the Rapids will look to stretch together another positive result on the road in Houston. With this being the second time that these two sides have seen each other in 2024, Colorado has its eyes on avenging the 1-0 loss at DICK’s Sporting Goods Park to this Houston group on March 20.
After over 95 minutes of scoreless play in that match, Dynamo midfielder Brad Smith scored the lone goal to secure all three points in stoppage time. Despite the loss, there were plenty of positives that the Rapids used to kick off a four-match unbeaten stretch immediately after. The result also marks the only match in which the Rapids have been shut out this season. In addition to plenty of positive chances created in the final third, 2024 MLS SuperDraft pick Kimani Stewart-Baynes made his league debut in the contest after subbing on for Oliver Larraz in the 82nd minute.
The Rapids will enter Wednesday’s match fresh off a heavyweight battle with Minnesota United FC. Although Colorado faced a 3-1 deficit at the halftime break, goals from Rafael Navarro and Kévin Cabral led the comeback for the home side to eventually level things at three a piece by the fulltime whistle.
Cabral’s two-goal performance marked his first MLS brace, bringing his season total to three goals and earning him a spot on the MLS Team of Matchday bench for Matchday 16. Meanwhile, Navarro’s goal extended his historic stretch, putting him into a tie with Omar Cummings as only the second Rapids player since 2010 to record a five-match goal scoring stretch. Navarro now stands just one goal away from matching John Spencer’s club record for the longest streak of consecutive matches with a goal, with Spencer having achieved this feat in six consecutive matches for the club in 2003.
In a thrilling finish, the Rapids rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the final 30 minutes to secure a 3-3 draw against Minnesota. This result halted a streak of 19 consecutive losses when trailing by multiple goals and marked only the sixth occasion in team history, and the first at home, where the Rapids managed to avoid defeat despite…
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