In a Friday night road match against Rocky Mountain rivals Real Salt Lake, the Rapids hoped to continue their winning ways from earlier in the season, but instead fell 2-1 to RSL. This Saturday, the Rapids head to New England to take on the Revolution. Here are a few tidbits from Richard Fleming's weekly Ten Things to Know column:
1. The very first MLS match involving Colorado Rapids and New England Revolution was staged at Foxboro Stadium in Massachusetts on May 25, 1996. New England played 87 minutes with 10 men after goalkeeper Aidan Heaney was sent off for handling outside the box.