On Saturday night, there’s no doubt that the Colorado Rapids were the better team for the first 35 minutes. The atmosphere around Dick’s Sporting Goods Park for this home opener couldn’t have been better. The build-up that led to Dominique Badji’s goal (5’) and then Joe Mason’s cool customer goal (8’) gave not only the Rapids a comfortable 2-0 lead, but also gave the supporters a comfort level that, frankly, none should ever have.
As Abbie noted in the Game Recap, Badji made a rather telling comment:
I think we stuck to the game plan for about 30 minutes and then kind of just threw it out the window, got a little complacent, got comfortable after being two goals up, you know, that’ll get you.