August 19, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Colorado Rapids News Release
Colorado Rapids 2 (6-12-3, 22 pts.) fell to Real Monarchs (6-11-4, 25 pts.) in a 1-2 result on Sunday night at DICK’S Sporting Goods Park. Rapids Academy midfielder Rogelio Garcia scored his third goal in as many matches to record the second-longest scoring streak on the team this season.
Garcia was joined up top by two additional Rapids Academy players in Noah Strellnauer and Colton Swan. The match marked Swan’s first professional start while Garcia recorded his second start of the season. Strellnauer also contributed in a big way, recording his fourth assist of the season.
The first half saw both sides remain scoreless despite a handful of chances to find the back of the net.
In the 59th minute, Strellnauer found Marlon Vargas at the top of the box but the Rapids 2 captain dummied the ball and allowed Garcia to take a shot at goal. The strike flew over the left shoulder of goalkeeper William Mackay and into the back of the net for his third of the season. His tally on the year ties Strellnauer and Facundo Núñez for the second-most goals scored during 2024.
Rapids 2 continued to lock down their defense until the 80th minute when Owen Anderson found his first of two goals on the night with the second coming only a minute later.
The match ended with a few more attempts from Colorado but the team’s efforts were not enough to defeat the visiting side.
Rapids 2 will face off against Austin FC 2 on Friday, August 23. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. MT at Parmer Field.
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Notable:
Rapids Academy midfielder Rogelio Garcia has scored in three consecutive matches for Rapids 2, the second-longest scoring streak on the team this season.
Rapids Academy forward Noah Strellnauer added his fourth assist of the season in tonight’s match.
Rapids Academy F Colton Swan recorded his first professional start during tonight’s match against Real Monarchs.
D Steve Flores recorded his 51st appearance tonight for Rapids 2, surpassing Yosuke Hanya for the third most appearances in team history.
COLORADO RAPIDS 2 HEAD COACH ERIK BUSHEY
On the match…
“Yeah, a difficult result. I think the guys were so optimistic coming in and I think for a decent portion of the game we felt good about the soccer. For me, it was a bit of a slow start but we began to get in the game a bit. Really happy for Rogelio [Garcia] to score another goal and really quite a nice goal by the team as well. The last 15 minutes were tough. These are two teams…
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