There were some promising moments in the first half, but in the end the 3-1 scoreline may have been a bit kind to the Seattle Sounders, who were roundly outplayed by the Colorado Rapids in the second half.
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 1 – Colorado Rapids 3
Sunday, November 1, 2020
Venue: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Assistants: Frank Anderson, Jeremy Hanson
Fourth Official: Fotis Bazakos
VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero
Attendance: Closed door
Weather: 53 degrees and clear
SCORING SUMMARY
COL – Andre Shinyashiki (Sam Vines, Nicolas Benezet) 11’
SEA – Jordan Morris (Cristian Roldan, Kelvin Leerdam) 22’
COL – Keegan Rosenberry 42’
COL – Cole Bassett (Jack Price) 75’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
SEA – Yeimar (caution) 35’
SEA – Jordan Morris (caution) 73’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC - Stefan Frei; Kelvin Leerdam (Alex Roldan 76’), Yeimar Gómez Andrade, Shane O’Neill, Nouhou (Will Bruin 78’); Gustav Svensson (Brad Smith 64’), João Paulo (Jordy Delem 78’), Cristian Roldan, Nicolás Lodeiro, Jordan Morris; Raúl Ruidíaz
Substitutes not used: Stefan Cleveland, Xavier Arreaga
Total shots: 9 (Lodeiro/Ruidíaz, 3)
Shots on goal: 3 (Ruidiaz, 2)
Fouls: 3 (Three players, 1)
Offside: 1 (Lodeiro, 1)
Corner-kicks: 4 (Lodeiro, 3)
Saves: 7 (Frei, 7)
Colorado Rapids – William Yarbrough; Keegan Rosenberry, Lalas Abubakar, Auston Trusty, Sam Vines; Cole Bassett (Braian Galvan 90’+1’), Jack Price, Younes Namli (Nicolas Mezquida 72’); Nicolas Benezet (Drew Moor 80’), Diego Rubio (Jonathan Lewis 90’+1’), Andre Shinyashiki
Substitutes not used: Clint Irwin, Danny Wilson, Steven Beitashour, Jeremy Kelly, Kellyn Acosta
Total shots: 16 (Benezet/Bassett, 4)
Shots on goal: 10 (Three players, 2)
Fouls: 11 (Four players, 2)
Offside: 0
Corner-kicks: 7 (Price, 7)
Saves: 2 (Yarbrough, 2)
POST-MATCH QUOTES & SOUNDBYTES
On what he saw in the second half of the match:
“Well, what I saw was a spirited Colorado team that knew they needed to collect points.