SANDY, Utah — Earlier this week, Pablo Mastroeni was asked to about being on the wrong side of history. The Colorado Rapids head coach said “records are meant to fall,” regarding his club’s winless record at Rio Tinto Stadium.
The Rapids found themselves in the driver’s seat Friday night in the decisive Rocky Mountain Cup finale of 2016, in the driver’s seat for that inaugural win. A goal five minutes in by midfielder Shkelzen Gashi was the definitive dream start for the league’s best defensive team. Instead, over the final 85 minutes, it all unraveled into an eerily familiar ending.