Well that did not go according to plan. On Sunday night the Colorado Rapids opened the 2023 MLS regular season at Seattle Sounders. They lost 4-0. A less than ideal lineup made things difficult. Debutants aside, all too familiar issues cost the Burgundy Boys in Puget Sound.
The match started in fifth gear. Darren Yapi and Cristian Roldan both hit the crossbar in the opening minutes. William Yarbrough and Nouhou Tolo brought the sauce on the ball. The game was open and energetic, albeit with Seattle being on the front foot.
Then the dam broke. Twenty five minutes in Jordan Morris got into space and found Cristian Roldan in space at the far post.