If hitting the post or crossbar was considered a goal (like baseball’s foul poles), Bassett would win the golden boot.
Mezquida tries to do his best Balboa impression with a bike, then follows it up with a very clear yellow on defense
Credit to Fraser…Subs continue to be incredibly impactful. Continues to push all the right buttons. Mezquida to Badji in the 89th minute. Beautiful.
What. A. Feed. From. Nico!!! (not to mention the tenacity to win the ball in the center to start the play)
Gritty win. This has really turned into an entertaining and fun team to root for. Full on 11 man effort and win, top to bottom. And well coached. Love Jack as the Captain and the main cog in the middle, Barrios creating havoc, the back line coming together, Yarbrough’s underated solid goalkeeping. Throw in Kellyn and MAK and I feel like we can go toe to toe with anyone.
I’d give the MOTM to Mezquida. Dude was everywhere. Great assist to game winner. Trying a bicycle and came pretty damn close to pulling it off!
Plenty of time during the game to play with anagrams. Using Joseph instead of Joe, I came up with an anagram of the center ref's name and what could possibly be the next Red Hot Chili Peppers album title: Dope Joke Richness. Also, Badji with the game winner? Pretty sure that's an omen of the end times.
Ok let me set the stage. San Jose - Unbeaten in 10 games Rapids - on the road, without our DP, our starting #9, two starting defenders (Abubakar out in the 2nd minute counts towards this), and both of our starting midfielders on international duty. Not all games are beautiful. Sometimes you gotta grind out a result. Odds stacked against us, and we did what we needed to do. Also…BADJI HIT THE BACK OF THE NET WHEN WE NEEDED IT MOST! Let’s go!