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Rapids claw back for 2-2 draw, thanks to 95th-minute goal from Axel Sjoberg

The Colorado Rapids don’t give up.

Trailing 2-1 in the 95th minute, the 10-man Rapids scrapped back for an improbable late equalizer to overcome a pair of questionable second-half calls and salvage a road point on a headed goal by 6-foot-7 center back Axel Sjoberg.

The draw extended the Rapids’ league unbeaten streak to 13 games.

Vancouver jumped out to an early lead in the 10th minute when Whitecaps midfielder Christian Bolaños shook Rapids midfielder Dillon Powers near the right sideline, then played in a cross near the six-yard-box. Vancouver center back Kendall Waston headed it past goalkeeper Tim Howard, the first goal the U.