Rapids won the first match up in DSGP 2-0 with goals by Rubio and Kaye. Timbers are struggling at home, but they did demolish KFC 7-2. Rapids are struggling on the road after being outstanding last season, while the Timbers are struggling to defend.
Predictable and unable to finish Rapids attack vs leaky Timbers D. Wonder if we'll actually score >1 goal in this match. Think so, for some reason - 1-2 Rapids win on the road.
2-1 win, goals by Zardes and Kaye. Portland is not a good team right now and I think we can take advantage even with our depleted roster. It will be tight but I think we squeak out the 3 points and Zardes gets his first goal as a Rapid from the run of play. http://view-from-the-couch.blogspot.com/2022/06/rapids-hitch-up-their-wagons-for.html
🇺🇸 MLS🇨🇦 Mark-Anthony Kaye has the start for the Colorado Rapids tonight against the Portland Timbers.⏰: 10:30pm ET📺: DAZN ($)#Rapids96 #CanMNT | #CanucksAbroad https://t.co/f9RH1PvN7i— Canucks Abroad (@Canucks_Abroad) June 26, 2022
Interesting....weird?... lineup selections. How do we think it'll really play out? Back 4 with Trusty--Wilson--Rosenberry--Beitashour? Back 5 with those 4 + Lewis pretending to be LWB? Rubio will have to drop deep a lot with just Warner and Kaye in MF.
Surprised to see Esteves on the bench instead of in the lineup. Maybe he's not 100%? Very little experience on the bench. Where are Drew and Clint?
Other than the 5-2 victory over LAFC at the end of last season, when was the last multi goal game by a Rapid? Well, it doesn’t happen tonight, and the Rapids tie 1-1.
Thru 10' it's playing like an unbalanced back 4, with Beita as LB/LWB and nobody balancing him on the right. And it's not playing particularly well, as Portland has gotten into our box several times.
Rodriguez with his first MLS save. Unfortunately on the 2nd shot he's faced. But no shame in being beaten by Blanco on a PK.
Esteves for Kaye. Wonder what our shape will be now? Guess we're going to 5 in the back and hoping to get the wingbacks forward.