FINAL: COL 4 | 1 LA
#Rapids96 are in the Black at home this season. 2-0-0
Colorado had a switched off five minutes from 50’-55’, but otherwise looked the better team in the match.
Painstil coming out, and Pec sending off changed the game.
Yapi, Alexis, Rafa x 2. Rush.
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#MLSRefStats Second Half Misconduct Roundup
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🟨🟥LA - Gabriel Pec (UB/Second Caution) 59'
🟨LA - Jakob Glesnes (UB) 88'
93’ Rafa nearly hits the hat trick on a header from a beautiful right to left cross by Yapi.
COL 4 | 1 LA #COLvLA
89’ GOAL RAPIDS!
RAFA BRACE!!
Dribbles to the right side of the box and slots it upper 90° left post. Mićović left watching.
Did we say the rush is released‽
COL 4 | 1 LA #COLvLA
85’ GOAL RAPIDS!
Keegan Rosenberry carries the ball ALL THE WAY UP THE FIELD to try his customary banger.
Mićović saves but Navarro is there for to clean up.
Rafa opens his 2026 account and celebrates in meditation pose.
THE RUSH IS RELEASED
COL 3 | 1 LA #COLvLA
81’ Yapi was down for a long time in his own box.
Both teams seemed to check on him. Jogs off with trainers. Will have to be out for a tick for being down so long.
Crowd chants “let’s go Yapi”.
Let’s see if he gets back in.
COL 2 | 1 LA #COLvLA
75’ GOAL RAPIDS!
Alexis Manyoma opens his account in Burgundy!
The spark ignited!
COL 2 | 1 LA #COLvLA
NOTE: The ©️ Armband went to Rosenberry when he came on.
COL 1 | 1 LA #COLvLA
72’ It’s getting Chippy!
Both teams pushing after Rapids felt hard done by a foul.
COL 1 | 1 LA #COLvLA
68’ SUB RAPIDS
OFF: Ronan
ON: Manyoma
Short shift for Connor. Let’s see what Alexis’ speed and flair can do to a down-a-man Galaxy.
COL 1 | 1 LA #COLvLA
64’ SUB RAPIDS
OFF: Cannon
ON: Rosenberry
Reggie looked to sit down, frustrated with the play on the other side of the field. Checked by trainers and limps off. Looked to be gingerly with his left foot/ankle.
Wells used the opportunity to huddle the boys.
COL 1 | 1 LA #COLvLA
60’ 🟥 RED CARD: Gabriel Pec.
Pec Karate Kid’s a streaking Rafa and sweeps the leg. Ref shows 🟨, his second, then 🟥.
LA will play 30’+ with ten men and without their Killer P’s.
COL 1 | 1 LA #COLvLA
57’ SUBS COLORADO:
OFF: Sealy, Ojediran, Atencio
ON: KDP, Frederick, Ronan
Wells was hurrying to get them on before the goal was scored. Rapids looked dead from 50’-55’. Subs came a minute too late.
COL 1 | 1 LA #COLvLA
55’ GOAL GALAXY.
Hansen gets hung out to dry after the Rapids fail to clear the ball in the box for what felt like a lifetime.
João Klauss gets his first ever goal versus Colorado via a header.
COL 1 | 1 LA #COLvLA
BSA (British Service Announcement):
38° in Commerce City = Parka
Shirt neck status: UNCONFIRMED.
Correction from Last Weekend—it was a quarter zip, not a turtleneck.
COL 1 | 0 LA #COLvLA
50’ SUB GALAXY
OFF: Paintsil
ON: Cuevas
Bit of a shocker this early. 😶
COL 1 | 0 LA #COLvLA
HALFTIME: COL 1 | 0 LA
🔙 The Build is Building!
🇦🇺🏴 Are a TALL WALL
➡️ LA forcing offense through Paintsil
🔒Cannon locking Paintsil down
🧤NICO
#Rapids96 controlled the first 35’, but LA started to grow into some offense. Pids getting plenty of split through ball chances by drawing LA deep. #COLvLA
#MLSRefStats Half-Time Misconduct Roundup
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🟨LA - Gabriel Pec (Unsporting Behavior) 45+1'
45’ NICO HANSEN CLUTCH SAVE.
Lays out to to put hands on the ball before a solo Pec can shoot. Looks like he takes Pec’s boot to the face on the follow through.
Trainer’s come out to tend to him, crowd roars as he stands to resume play.
🟨 Yellow Card to Pec on the play.
COL 1 | 0 LA #COLvLA
37’ Rob & Lucas are having helluva header clearance game. Jackson getting in on it too.
COL 1 | 0 LA #COLvLA
35’ Pec takes a hard challenge from the bang-a-roo. Good play by Lucas. Hitch in Pec’s step when he finally gets up.
COL 1 | 0 LA #COLvLA
33’ The battle we spoke about on the show: Cannon v Painstil.
Joseph looks to sprint past Reggie for a through ball but Reggie smartly puts his body in the lane to hold him back.
COL 1 | 0 LA #COLvLA
31’ NICO with another fantastic save.
#Rapids96 get split by a Paintsil back heal pass and Hansen is their for a one handed swat of a dangerous shot.
COL 1 | 0 LA #COLvLA
25’ NICO HANSEN DOUBLE SAVE.
Comes out 1v1 on Paintsil to parry the ball away. Then scrambles back to save the second ball shot from LA.
COL 1 | 0 LA #COLvLA
22’ GOAL RAPIDS!
Yapi hour starts early as the homegrown gets a breakaway ball via Paxten Aaronson.
Calmly and strongly slots it bottom right. Mićović didn’t have a chance.
COL 1 | 0 LA
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17’ Aaronson & Sealy stood over the ball as right- and left-footed options, respectively. Paxten takes it low and almost sees a deflection to the far corner.
Ensuing Rapids corner almost turns into a counter goal but Paxten tracks back all the way to clear the ball from Paintsil.
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16’ Dangerous FK incoming as Yapi is tripped just outside the box.
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