Three penalty kicks for Sporting Kansas City contributed to a 4-1 defeat for the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night in the third match of their Desert Diamond Cup campaign in Tucson.
Paulo Nagamura netted two from the spot in the first half. Dom Dwyer buried a third pk midway through the second half, before Seth Sinovic scored from open play. Zach Pfeffer finished first-time for a Colorado consolation.
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BOX SCORE
Colorado Rapids 1-4 Sporting Kansas City
February 24, 2016 – Kino Sports Complex, Tucson, AZ
Scoring Summary:
SKC - Paulo Nagamura (pen), 17’
SKC - Paulo Nagamura (pen), 19’
SKC - Dom Dwyer (pen), 68’
SKC - Seth Sinovic (Chance Myers), 72’
COL - Zach Pfeffer (Dennis Castillo), 82’
Rapids: Zac MacMath (Chris Froschauer*, 46’); Eric Miller (Dennis Castillo*, 46’), Bobby Burling (Stephen Keel^, 46’), Axel Sjöberg ( A.