Colorado Rapids 4 - 1 http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/DC-United-c38901: USA Major League Soccer – Recap
The new season of USA Major League Soccer is underway as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Colorado-Rapids-c38849 locked heads with DC United on Monday, the 4th of April at INVESCO Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado. Rapids emerged easy winners on the night as they rolled over a sorry
looking DC team by a 4-1 margin courtesy a brace from striker Caleb Folan.
The home team went in with a standard 4-4-2 formation. Caleb Folan and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santino-Quaranta-c32529,
Blake Brettschneider and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pat-Onstad-c29217 guarded the visitor’s net.
The reigning champions Colorado looked good on papers to win and certainly started the game with some aggression. The visitors took a while to settle down but once they found their way in the game, the pace of the game slowed down a bit. Home team, after
making a bright start to the game looked a bit scrappy in the middle as they conceded the possession on quite a few occasions.
DC United were hanging back and were focused on blocking any attempts from the home side. It took quite a while for the hosts to get going but eventually it was the striker Folan who gave Colorado the lead in the 38th minute. Visitor’s defence
was found wanting as the home team gained confidence after that opening goal.
With just a few minutes remaining in the first half, DC United started playing the passing game in order to bite the remaining time and go into the break without conceding the second. Home team were in ascendency as the first half drew to a close.
Both teams took a few minutes to come into their grove in the second half but once the team’s settled, the game picked up its pace. Omar Cummings was bought in for Casey in the 51st minute by the home side and that substitution produced a spark
in the Colorado ranks. DCU also made a tactical switch by introducing the midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Josh-Wolff-c19540 in place of Branko Boskovic and Chris Pontius respectively.
Visitor’s for the first time in the game were looking in a better shape and they took advantage of it when Quaranta equalized for United in the 70th minute. This goal came as a shock for the reigning champions and they replied immediately in the
71st minute through Jamie Smith.
Home team went 2-1 ahead and just ten minutes later Folan scored his second and Colorado’s third of the evening in the 81st minute to earn a 3-1 advantage for his side. United, at this stage had accepted their defeat. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Omar-Cummings-c28557 90th minute
strike rubbed salt on United’s wound as Colorado completed a comfortable 4-1 win.
With this win Colorado Rapids stay at the top with nine points from three matches while DC United are 13th with three points from as many games. Rapids will take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Dallas-c39095 on the 9 of April while DC United will host L.A. Galaxy in their next
game on the 10th of April, 2011.
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