One thing I’ve come to learn from watching too much soccer for the past six years is that the game often comes down to the little things. In a 90-minute match, everything can be calm and controlled and well-organized for 99.8 percent of the time. And then one player makes a bad touch, another player is out of position, and suddenly you’ve conceded the go-ahead goal. A few minutes later, you look up at the scoreboard to find that you’ve lost, 1-0.
Against Orlando City SC, a club that has struggled of late and generally considered to be below-average by MLS standards, the Rapids looked poised for their first win of the 2019 season.