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In a game filled with yellow cards (albeit some deserved), plenty of diving from Seattle, and probably both a Goal of the Week from Clint Dempsey and a Save of the Week from Stefan Frei, our Colorado Rapids were defeated 3-1. Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni started the same lineup that had just beaten Houston Dynamo 3-1 three days earlier, and it was obvious that fatigue was a factor. At least the Burgundy Boys have a couple weeks off to recover and get healthy.
The Colorado Rapids currently sit in 10th place in the Western Conference with a record of 6-11-1 (19 points).
HIGHLIGHTS
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MATCH SUMMARY
Final Score: Seattle Sounders 3 - Colorado Rapids 1
Date: Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Venue: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park - Commerce City, CO
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Assistants: Corey Parker, Brian Poeschel
Fourth Official: Fotis Bazakos
Attendance: 17,432
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SCORING SUMMARY
6’ - SEA - Clint Dempsey (Joevin Jones)
30’ - SEA - Will Bruin (Clint Dempsey, Nicolas Lodeiro)
78’ - COL - Dominique Badji (Marlon Hairston, Micheal Azira)
85’ - SEA - Clint Dempsey (Will Bruin, Stefan Frei)
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MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
23’ - COL - Mekeil Williams (unsporting behavior)
45’+2’ - COL - Nana Boateng (unsporting behavior)
48’ - COL - Dominique Badji (unsporting behavior)
54’ - COL - Mike da Fonte (unsporting behavior)
66’ - COL - Alan Gordon (unsporting behavior)
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LINEUPS & STATS
Colorado: Tim Howard; Dennis Castillo (Alan Gordon 64’), Mike da Fonte, Eric Miller, Mekeil Williams (Caleb Calvert HT); Marlon Hairston, Nana Boateng (Micheal Azira 59’), Mohammed Saeid, Dillon Serna; Dominique Badji, Kevin Doyle
Substitutes not used: Zac MacMath, Kortne Ford, Dillon Powers, Shkëlzen Gashi
Total shots: 13
Shots on goal: 3
Corners: 5
Passing Accuracy: 86%
Possession: 64.1%
Fouls: 19
Offsides: 0
Clearances: 21
Saves: 1
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Seattle: Stefan Frei; Jordy Delem, Roman Torres, Chad Marshall (Tony Alfaro 22’), Nouhou Tolo; Nicolas Lodeiro, Gustav Svensson, Osvaldo Alonso (Aaron Kovar 17’ (Harry Shipp 84’)), Joevin Jones; Will Bruin, Clint Dempsey
Substitutes not used: Tyler Miller, Zach Mathers
Total shots: 10
Shots on goal: 4
Corners: 2
Passing Accuracy: 73%
Possession: 35.9%
Fouls: 10
Offsides: 0
Clearances: 31
Saves: 2
POST-GAME QUOTES
“I thought we were set up to get a good result here. Unfortunately, we got behind against a team that has a lot of fire power in Clint [Dempsey], Will [Bruin] and [Nicolas] Lodeiro, so when you’re chasing the game against this kind of team, it makes it very difficult. That said, I could not be more proud of the effort and commitment that they showed one another tonight.”
“We have a lot of injuries, so hopefully we can get some guys back. I know we have a great team, so we just have to keep it up.”
“I think we were on top of the game in the first half. They just caught us in a couple of counters and they put their chances away. We ended up getting one back but we were open in the back, allowing the third goal.”