P/I/P RM Cup opener, Rapids @ FSL, Saturday, April 21, 2018

Welcome to the Rocky Mountain Cup.

⚽️ #RSLvCOL
⏰ 7:00 PM
🏟️ Rio Tinto Stadium
📺 @AltitudeTV
📻 @Altitude950
📝 https://t.co/SK15aqhExt pic.twitter.com/yjATTCobpI

— Colorado Rapids (@ColoradoRapids) April 21, 2018

Buzzing for today's derby game, only 3 points will do!⚽🇺🇲 @ColoradoRapids #Rapids96 #RSLvCOL #MLS #Elevate #RMC #RockyMountainCup #ThreePoints pic.twitter.com/zQ4XZzZjC4

— Tommy Smith (@tommysmith1990) April 21, 2018

 

Hoping for a 2-0 win, goals by Price and Badji.

 

Nice warm day here at the shit hole

 

Don't spill your beer on a fat, tattooed, douchebag of an RSL fan tonight.

 

Who's playing right wingback, Boateng?

A Rocky Mountain rivalry is renewed.

📝 Roster Notes https://t.co/Ts3Z4QMTE2#Rapids96 | #RSLvCOL pic.twitter.com/LjY8q6Ub0G

— Colorado Rapids (@ColoradoRapids) April 22, 2018

Edit: Yup, guess so. Lineup notes mention "wingback Nana Boateng."

 

I would rather see Nicki Jackson, Boli, Gashi or Aigner over McBean.

Tony must really like his attitude.

 

Another week where Mason and Aigner aren't on the injury report but aren't in the 18. Boli still isn't fit enough to start over McBean apparently. And who does Serna have to bribe to get a spot in the starting XI?

EDIT: The lineup notes article has a different injury report than the one in the official game preview. Mason and Miller listed in the lineup notes, Wilson not listed. The reverse is true of the official game preview.

 

Yet again. Yet again. McBean and Wynne start.

I will forever be at a loss.

GettIng quite frustrated with Hudson’s choices. Mostly because I don’t understand the choices and the RFO is far from being transparent on roster availability and reasoning.

Yet another pre-game rant. Hopefully l’ll be proven wrong.

 

Weird uni's. We're in very plain white and it looks like we're playing the SporKS.

 

Badji had a look but didn't get a good head on the corner.

 

McBean has already killed two promising attacks (tbf, the first wasn't his fault as Blomberg blasted his shot into McBean's back).

 

Sjoberg got bailed out of a yellow card by an offside call.

 

FSL looking a lot like the non-2016 Pablo Rapids early.

 

McBean goes wide on a header from a corner

 

McBean header "juuuuust a bit outside."

 

Wow, it took 15 minutes for the Rapids to play a true "boot and run" long ball, and that was a clearance from Howard. Who are these guys?

 

Is McBean one of those tall forwards who can't actually head the ball?

 

OH FFS!

 

RED Howard, handball on a save outside the box.

Did that even hit him??

 

It's handling - left forearm.

Red.

 

Same old Rapids, snake-bit in SLC.

 

Altitude just said: MacMath in for Howard. Interns need to take a course on soccer rules.

 

Unbelievable

 

I'm watching on the RSL live feed, so I get to "enjoy" their commentary.

They just spent 5 minutes grousing about Badji.