Colorado Rapids

Recap | Rapids fall short in 2-4 loss to Chicago Fire FC

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The Big Picture

  • The Colorado Rapids fell to Chicago Fire FC 2-4 in their final home game of the regular season. 
  • Forward Morgan Whittaker scored his fifth goal of the season, finding the back of the net for the third consecutive match. 
  • Midfielder Paxten Aaronson recorded his eighth goal of the season. The Designated Player has now recorded nine goal contributions in his last 10 MLS matches (4g, 5a). 
  • Winger Georgi Minoungou delivered his fourth and fifth assists of the season, extending his single-season career high. 
  • Midfielder Wayne Frederick recorded his seventh assist of the season, extending his single-season career high. 
  • Forward Darren Yapi recorded his third assist of the season and the 7th of his MLS career.

Scoring Summary

COL - 2 (Morgan Whittaker 22'; Paxten Aaronson 58')

CHI - 4 (Jonathan Bamba 41', 56'; Robert Lewandowski 74'; Pusa Dithejane 88')

Lineups

Starting XI 

Nico Hansen, Loïc Williams, Keegan Rosenberry (Noah Cobb 62'), Rob Holding (C), Miguel Navarro, Hamzat Ojediran (Sayed Abu Farkhi 77'), Wayne Frederick, Paxten Aaronson, Morgan Whittaker, Georgi Minoungou (Ted Ku-DiPietro 67'), Darren Yapi (Donavan Phillip 62')

Substitutes

Adam Beaudry, Bryan Dowd, Alex Harris, Jackson Travis

Up Next

The Rapids travel to Frisco, Texas to take on FC Dallas in a Decision Day matchup on November 7. Kickoff at Toyota Stadium is set for 5:00 p.m. MT.

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