The Big Picture
The Colorado Rapids (2-10-8, 14 pts) fell 2-0 to Western Conference leaders St. Louis CITY SC (11-7-2, 35 pts) in their first ever visit to CITYPARK. Rapids forward Kévin Cabral forced a key save from St. Louis goalkeeper Roman Bürki in the opening minute, but the home side responded three minutes later via Tim Parker who headed in a corner kick from Aziel Jackson. Jared Stroud doubled St. Louis’ lead just seven minutes later, and although the Rapids would end up out possessing the home side, they were ultimately unable to climb back from the deficit.
Notable:
- M Cole Bassett surpassed Dillon Serna for the most regular-season minutes recorded by a Homegrown Player in club history. The 21-year-old started and played all 90 minutes of the match, bringing his career total to 5,392 minutes.
- F Michael Barrios recorded his 50th regular-season start as a member of the Rapids (206th in MLS).
COLORADO RAPIDS HEAD COACH ROBIN FRASER
On the match:
“Just really disappointing in, or disappointed, in the start. We have a chance to go up really early and we don’t. A really good chance. Then to give up one goal is one thing, but then to turn it into a two goal deficit within the first, I think 10 minutes, we dug ourselves a pretty big hole. I will say I thought we showed a lot of resiliency in the second half, but I feel like too often this year we have been really good when we are already down. This is just another example of it.”
On the attacking effort in the second half:
“I did think in the second half that with the amount of pressure we were putting on them, I thought our attack was more patient and we were able to really identify some good spots to attack through. I did feel like it was going to happen. The energy felt right. The mentality was clearly much better and right. We still don’t turn some of those—you’re right, we get in some pretty good spots—but we still don’t turn those into real, real chances. Again, I was smiling as you were making the comment about what I’ve said about needing to be more precise and I think today is another example of it.”
COLORADO RAPIDS WINGER SAM NICHOLSON
On the match:
“We started very, very poor I’d say. You come in places like this, you can't start the way we did, giving up two early goals. Second half possessed the game really well, I thought, against a good team, but probably didn't create enough clear-cut chances, which has been the same problem last few weeks to be honest. So, need to get back on the training field and right our wrongs.”
On playing the next two matches at home in front of their fans:
“Yeah, I think we owe it to the fans, especially, you know. Although as players, when you're not winning you feel beaten, you feel down, obviously, right after the game, but we need to remember that the fans are feeling the same thing as us. So, it's an opportunity to put things right, get them back on our side and sort of get them back being right behind us at the games.”
