June 17, 2024 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
Colorado Rapids 2 News Release
Colorado Rapids 2 (2-8-3, 10 pts) fought to a 2-2 draw against top of the table opponents Ventura County FC on Sunday night. Ventura County started the night strong, heading into the half up by one goal. Rapids 2 found its stride in the second half with forward Alec Díaz bagging a goal in the 51st minute to bring his season total to three goals. Just a few minutes later, captain Marlon Vargas netted his sixth goal, tying him for the third most goals scored in the league this season. Colorado’s go-ahead goal proved to be a temporary lead for the home side as Ventura found their second and final equalizing goal in the late minutes of the second half sending both sides to a shootout. The away team ultimately took home the extra point in a 2-4 result, leaving Colorado with one point earned on the night.
Rapids 2 will hit the road to take on Houston Dynamo 2 at SaberCats Stadium on Sunday, June 23, for the team’s first match against the Texas side. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. MT.
Notable:
M Marlon Vargas scored his sixth goal of the season in tonight’s match, tying him for third in the league for most goals scored in 2024.
Vargas has added a goal and an assist in back-to-back matches.
F Alec Díaz has scored in back-to-back matches, bringing his season total to three goals. Díaz is now the second highest goal scorer on the team with three goals.
M Noah Strellnauer has recorded two goals and three assists this season, totaling five goal contributions in his 12 appearances.
M Robinson Aguirre tied Yosuke Hanya for the most appearances (47) by a Rapids 2 player in team history during tonight’s match against Ventura County.
F Patrick Dormoh recorded his second start of the season during tonight’s match. His first-ever start for Rapids 2 was on April 7 against Sporting KC II.
D Michael Edwards surpassed former Rapids 2 defender Blake Malone for the fourth-most starts (33) in team history.
COLORADO RAPIDS 2 HEAD COACH ERIK BUSHEY
On the match:
“Great second half. A lot of work done by the boys and for that I am extremely grateful. Once you are up two-one at that stage, obviously the expectation is that you see out the game and win, but we pushed for the entire half. Now, we make a couple mistakes and if you make a couple of mistakes back-to-back, it tends to be problematic and in this case it was. It’s difficult because the players are feeling as though they should have won. Hopefully,…
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