Marco Pappa smoked a volley past Los Angeles Galaxy goalkeeper Brian Rowe in the 95th minute of the Colorado Rapids 2016 home opener Saturday, unleashing joy at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
The late goal continued a trend for the Rapids from last season — nearly 40 percent of the team’s goals in 2015 came in the final fifteen minutes of the game.
Fighting hard to the end again, second-half substitute Marco Pappa sent the fans home happy with a full volley strike, capitalizing on a late missed clearance by Galaxy defender Daniel Steres.
And how much did it mean to get into the win column?