The Seattle Sounders are nothing to scoff at this season, sitting in 2nd place in the Western Conference, but came into this game missing 10 players to international call-ups. The Colorado Rapids were only down four men—Kei Kamara, Diego Rubio, Cole Bassett, and Sebastian Anderson—which means that Robin Fraser was still able to put out a decent starting line-up.
The Rapids played well and had multiple opportunities in the first half, with four shots on target and 11 total. That being said, it took until the 41st minute for Colorado get on the board.