His ejection forced Colorado to play the remaining 27 minutes, plus stoppage time, with 10 on the field.īut the Rapids persevered, despite missing two key starters in center back Danny Wilson and captain Jack Price.
Later in the game, Rubio was shown the door after he lunged in late on a tackle in the 63rd minute and was shown his second yellow card. Michael Barrios saw three onrushing Rapids and found Mark-Anthony Kaye, who hit a curling strike past Ivacic to seal it at 2-0 in the fourth minute oTen-men Colorado Rapids end five-game skid with 2-0 home victory over Portland Timbersf stoppage time. With Portland pressing high looking for the equalizer, Colorado (3-3-3, 12 points) got the best of the Timbers with a taste of their own medicine on a counterattack. The amount of sprinting and closing down tonight we saw was huge.” … I thought we were extremely engaged and extremely committed. “I think (the team) knew they weren’t very good last week and had to bounce back and show who they are. When we play with that sort of conviction, we get good results,” Rapids head coach Robin Fraser said following the match. Saturday night’s strike was his fifth goal of the 2022 season, matching his output for the 2021 campaign. It was Rubio’s first free kick goal in almost a year, when he hit an equally-stunning shot against Vancouver on May 2, 2021, that also proved to be the game-winner. The lead would hold, as the Rapids brought an end to their five-game winless streak with a 2-0 victory over the Timbers. Colorado Rapids forward Diego Rubio struck a free kick from 25 yards out with such precision, it kept Portland goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic rooted to his spot.įlatfooted, Ivacic didn’t move, and the ball flew into the top left corner to give Colorado a 1-0 lead in the 30th minute of Saturday night’s match at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close MenuĬOMMERCE CITY - It was a free kick striker’s dream.