- Diego Rubio (21')
- Keegan Rosenberry (77')
- Nathan Cardoso (37')
Keegan Rosenberry leads Rapids to victory over Quakes
Keegan Rosenberry's goal in the 77th minute lifted the Rapids to a 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night in Commerce City, Colo., the win keeping Colorado's faint playoff hopes alive.The Rapids (10-12-9, 39 points) won their second straight match after a six-game winless streak. Diego Rubio also scored for the hosts, raising his season goal total to 14.Colorado's win coupled with Real Salt Lake's loss Wednesday (3-0 to Austin FC) keeps the Rapids four points out of a tie for the seventh and last playoff spot in Major League Soccer's Western Conference. The Rapids sit in 10th place, while Real Salt Lake holds the seventh position.San Jose (7-14-9, 30 points) was officially eliminated from playoff contention with the loss. The last-place Earthquakes have dropped three of their past five games.After Rubio's 21st-minute goal -- on which he controlled a one-hop pass, settled the ball and fired from distance -- San Jose's Nathan tied the score in the 37th minute. Cristian Espinoza sent in a corner kick that Nathan redirected with a header coming from the far side of the box, and the Earthquakes were in position to play spoiler.However, Rosenberry elevated a shot from outside the box that found the net late in the match to give Colorado the lead for good.The Earthquakes had a great chance to draw even again in the 85th minute when Jeremy Ebobisse controlled a ball in the box and brought it down, but his shot was high over the goal.The Earthquakes outshot the Rapids 15-13, but both teams had three shots on goal. Colorado goalie William Yarbrough was credited with two saves, and San Jose goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski stopped one shot.The Rapids' final three regular-season matches are at the slumping LA Galaxy, at home against potentially playoff-bound FC Dallas and away at Austin FC, who clinched a postseason berth on Wednesday.--Field Level Media
Game Information
- Referees:
- Pierre-Luc Lauziere
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Galaxy | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +6 | 18 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 16 |
Real Salt Lake | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +7 | 15 |
Colorado Rapids | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 15 |
Minnesota United FC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 14 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 13 |
LAFC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 12 |
Austin FC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 12 |
St. Louis CITY SC | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | +1 | 12 |
Sporting Kansas City | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +1 | 11 |
Portland Timbers | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
FC Dallas | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -11 | 3 |