Was truly hoping one of the byproducts of Messi Mania coming to Denver would be more eyes on our Brazilian Wonderman Rafa Navarro.
He’s completely made out of joy and work rate. #Rapids96
I might have to make a separate account revolving around Lucas Herrington
Yessiree. Wonderful human.
Who's going to be more disappointed?
A) R2 ending their 6th match without a win
B) @rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social & @bymattpollard.bsky.social for missing the chance to watch an intimate soccer match with Micheal Azira
#AskHTHL
Story Checks Out
#COL2vMIN2
FULL TIME: COL2 1 | 2 MIN2
Hard not to feel like R2 is snake bit this season.
This game featured a harsh early red and inconsistent offsides calls that led to the winning goal.
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90' 5 Minutes of stoppage announced. R2 will have to dig deep to get a draw.
Copeland, Gilmore, De Coteau, Jamison are all off.
Harper, Strohmeyer, Strellnauer and Garcia are all on.
The Strohmeyer family fan section had the loudest reaction of any game action tonight.
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78' GOAL LOONS 2
Crowd isn't happy. Everyone in the stadium & on the field in Burgundy thinks Caldeira is offsides as he deflects a shot from Pechota into goal.
Caldeira, the player Kai Thomas has been warning assistant referee about, is ruled onside for his brace.
COL2 1 | 2 MIN 2
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75' GOAL LOONS 2
Tarnue puts in a beautiful deep cross from the right that floats just past a well-marking Gilmore and De Coteau to the head of Marcus Caldeira.
Caldeira gets power on it and gets it by Camp--who looked caught off guard the ball made it to the Loon.
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73' SUBSTITUTON LOONS 2
OFF: Harwood, Randell, Mula
ON: Saide, Grulke, Bojang
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70' YELLOW CARD 🟨 KIMANI STEWART-BAYNES
Persistent infringement for not spacing out for MIN2 restart after a foul.
Kimani being Kimani. We love it.
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64' MIN2 go direct on a FK. Camp catches and Caldeira for Loons 2 tries to push him into the goal. Camp holds the ball at the line and the refs isn't giving in for a goal.
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62' SUBSTITUTION RAPIDS 2
OFF: Nathan Tchoumba
ON: Sydney Wathuta
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60' MIN2 SCORE BUT OFFSIDES
Randell heads it in, but looks like the line stepped up and Capagnolo knew it wouldn't stand.
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58' CAMP WITH THE SAVE
Tips a good shot from Loons 2 over the bar. Minnesota had cut the ball in and gotten a great look on goal.
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55' SUBSTITUTION LOONS 2
OFF: Freidman
ON: Kabisu
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54' As heard on the field:
Zack calls out the switch to a 4-4-1 for the 10 men R2.
Kai Thomas has a conversation with the line ref about MIN2 #22, Marcus Caldeira, being offside.
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50' RED CARD 🟥 ALEX HARRIS
Harris slides in for an errant ball and gets there first, but apparently his studs catch the Loons 2 player?! In person and watching back, can't see how that's a red.
48:50 mark for those that want to judge for themselves: www.youtube.com/live/yF40bk4...
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48' Second half action as Bryce dribbles up the right and fires one off as he reaches the box. Goes high, but good to see the, come out swinging.
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HALFTIME: COL2 1 | 0 MIN2
Unlike last week, R2 has every bit of business being ahead. A bit more clinical and it's 3-0.
Loons 2 are sitting back and leaping on the counter chances with a dec ent sense of danger.
R2 need to come out with their foot on pedal and run this score up.
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45' Jamison dribbles the whole line, had the chance to shoot but puts a last second cross in for Kimani. Dang deflects it out for a corner.
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R2 Comms point out Copeland's 3rd goal contribution in two matches (SO FAR).
G+A v STL2, G tonight v MIN2
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42' De Coteau with a nice bit of dribbling into the box and calls his own number. Bite collects easily at the near post.
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40' GOAL RAPIDS 2
Josh Copeland puts one easily past Bite off an assist from Nathan Tchoumba.
COL2 1 | 0 MIN2
R2 got a lead early last match too, let's see if they can hold.
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38' YELLOW CARD 🟨 LUCIANO PECHOTA
Cuts down Alex Harris just outside and right of the box.
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37' Loons 2 so far have been highly remniscent of the 25' Loons under Ramsay.
Sit back, let R2 play, then counter.
This time almost paid off for them if not for De Coteau's speed in tracking down the attacker.
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34' YELLOW CARD 🟨 GRANT GILMORE
A generic body to body that Grant got the better of his man on, it would seem the ref believes.
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33' Loons 2 brings their keeper, Bite, all the way up to the halfline to deliver a Free Kick. This is the second time he's come high for a dead ball situation. Would love to see a classic chip the keeper from deep moment for R2.
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29' A funny moment when Thomas tries to put a hard ball through the middle but it richochets off the back heels of the ref.
"He was offsides anyway." Dang pleads of the anticipated receiver's, Cameron, position.
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Pádraig Smith is in the stands with his young daughter and it is 100% adorable.
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