passing xG chart for game
passing xG chart for game
Colorado Rapids 2-0 Portland Timbers FC
Passes per shot: COL 6.5-5.5 POR
Avg Progression to shot (m): COL 22.1-35.9 POR
Shots: COL 24-12 POR
xG: COL 2.65-1.06 POR
xG (open play): COL 1.55-0.97 POR
xG (dead ball): COL 1.11-0.09 POR
#MLS #COLvPOR #Rapids96 #RCTID
2 #COLvPOR 0 | Final Thoughts:
Like a 69° end to February, Colorado will always surprise & delight you.
The newcomers showed out. The team Wells promised showed up.
The Colorado Kid got to see his friends, family & former teammates after a whirlwind transfer.
Press Conference Pals 🤝 Neville & Wells
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First Step The Hardest
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g+ GameFlow: MLS Regular Season Colorado Rapids v Portland Timbers FC on February 28, 2026. #COLvPOR ⚽️🤖
Hamzat on his goal, with a huge smile: "I just tried my luck and it worked for us."
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Hamzat on Wells' system: "a system that I'm used to when I played in Hungary. Still progressing step by step."
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On Hamzat: "Closer to his identity. As he wound his leg back to shot I was about to shout at him but I quickly turned it into a celebration."
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On Alex Harris: "He came in a took the shirt. Simple as that."
On Rob Holding: "Same. He trained really well and got the start."
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On set pieces "Unbelievable job thet Rob is doing. The energy translates to the stadium. Good variety of deliveries."
On what the fans saw: "It was a good step, what they saw. But still more to come."
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#COLvPOR Postgame Presser 🧵
Matt Wells on turnaround: "The mentality we showed today much closer to the one we want to show."
On "Dominating": There was elements there. I think we dominated today the chances but there's spells of the game we could dominate much more.
FINAL: COL 2 | 0 POR
Goals from the newcomers in Hamzat Ojediran & Lucas Herrington.
#Rapids96 DOMINATE.
Cole Basset revenge game will have to wait until the Pids make the pilgrimage to Portland.
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#MLSRefStats Second Half Misconduct Roundup
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🟨POR: James Pantemis (Unsporting Behavior) 73'
🟨COL: Lucas Herrington (Dissent) 73'
🟥POR: Jimer Fory (Serious Foul Play) 77'
🟨POR: Diego Chará (UB) 83'
#MINvCIN
🟨MIN: Morris Duggan (UB) 59'
🟨MIN: Jefferson Diaz (UB) 90+6'
81’ SUB RAPIDS:
OFF: Sealy, Atencio, Travis
ON: Rosenberry, Ronan, Ku-DiPietro
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Oh, FFS. Fory lunges at Aaronson, taps his ankle, admittedly from behind, but…oh, the review’s over already. nvm. #COLvPOR #rctid
76’ 🟥 RED CARD! Jimer Fory sent off for cutting down Paxten Aaronson.
Timbers will play the final 13+ with 10 men.
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73’ 🟨 YELLOW CARD: James Pantemis.
No idea how he didn’t receive a red.
Comes WAAAAAAY out of goal, gets sidestepped by Reggie Cannon in the dribble, and straight up sweeps the leg.
Stadium, players, press row mystified.
Paxten nearly puts it under the bar on the ensuing FK.
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Ah, shit. Pantemis goes on a destructive walkabout. Definitely a foul, thankful there wasn’t a plausible DOGSO on that one… #COLvPOR
FOUND HER! (👚𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 😏)
Had to make sure we gave Amy Bassett our favorite shots of her boys from last season.
Sam Bassett 📸 by Ben Gorski
Cole Bassett 📸 by Luis Fernando
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That was good! (Damn you, Zac Steffen’s head!) Portland finally stirring a little… #COLvPOR
58’ SUB RAPIDS:
Frederick in for Ojediran
Hammzy with the first goal of the #Rapids96 2026 season.
Good work if you can get it.
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56’ SUB RAPIDS:
Darren Yapi in for Alex Harris.
What a game, kid.
Wayne Frederick readying on the side too.
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After two breakaways, why not?
Set pieces, abetted by Colorado’s razzle dazzle, has been bad all day. Harrington jumps over Bassett, Colorado goes up 2-0, could easily be 3 on their side of the ledger.
I’d be subbing players on principal at this point. #COLvPOR #rctid
52’ GOAL RAPIDS: The Big Aussie HOPPED UP, HYPED UP & HEADED IN on the corner.
Lucas Herrington opens his account and doubles the #Rapids96 lead!
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HALFTIME: COL 1 | 0 POR
💥 HAMMZY
🔒 Herrington & Holding
🔫 Cannon getting up!
💪 PAX10 putting in work
‼️ Alex Harris a live wire
💨 Danté getting loose
👋 Shakey Handed Pantsy
Wells didn’t lie when he said we’d see a totally different team this week.
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AT THE HALF:
Colorado has given up some real chances and that’s arguably the biggest positive of the opening 46+ minutes for the Timbers.
That’s despite a lot of random running and passing.
Maybe the 4-3-3 is scrambling the players?
Is that Phil I hear screaming over the hills? #COLvPOR #rctid
#MLSRefStats Half-Time Misconduct Roundup
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🟨COL: Josh Atencio (Persistent Offenses) 22'
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None Reported
One Minute added to first half. Night and Day from Seattle in every facet.
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HerringHold acting like The Wall against Portland.
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