Saturday, October 15, 2016

Colorado Rapids beat San Jose to move into first in West

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- Kevin Doyle scored two goals and the Colorado Rapids beat San Jose 2-1 on Thursday night to take the Supporters' Shield lead and eliminate the Earthquakes from playoff contention.
Colorado won its third in a row to surpass FC Dallas by one point in the standings. The Rapids visit the Portland Timbers on Saturday and host the Houston Dynamo to finish the season the following week.
Doyle made it 1-0 in the 38th minute with a diving header to finish Marc Burch's cross, though Chris Wondolowski tied it for the Quakes with a 57th-minute penalty.
Doyle then restored the Rapids' lead with a penalty in the 73rd minute, beating San Jose goalkeeper David Bingham with a shot up the middle.
It was the Rapids' first victory over San Jose since the 2011 season.




Match Stats

CLR
SAN

Possession

49%51%

Shots (on Goal)

14 (7)
11 (3)
CLR
SAN
11Fouls9
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
1Offsides1
7Corner Kicks7
2Saves5

Form

Last Five GamesDateCompetition
WFC Dallas0-1Colorado RapidsSep 10, 2016Major League Soccer
DColorado Rapids0-0San Jose EarthquakesSep 17, 2016Major League Soccer
DVancouver Whitecaps3-3Colorado RapidsSep 24, 2016Major League Soccer
WColorado Rapids1-0Portland TimbersOct 1, 2016Major League Soccer
WHouston Dynamo2-3Colorado RapidsOct 8, 2016Major League Soccer

Form

Last Five GamesDateCompetition
DSan Jose Earthquakes1-1Seattle Sounders FCSep 10, 2016Major League Soccer
DColorado Rapids0-0San Jose EarthquakesSep 17, 2016Major League Soccer
LSan Jose Earthquakes1-2Sporting Kansas CitySep 24, 2016Major League Soccer
LMontreal Impact3-1San Jose EarthquakesSep 28, 2016Major League Soccer
WSan Jose Earthquakes2-1Real Salt LakeOct 1, 2016Major League Soccer

Head To Head Record

Last Five GamesDateCompetition
Colorado Rapids0-0San Jose EarthquakesSep 17, 2016Major League Soccer
San Jose Earthquakes1-0Colorado RapidsMar 6, 2016Major League Soccer
San Jose Earthquakes1-0Colorado RapidsAug 14, 2015Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids1-1San Jose EarthquakesMay 8, 2015Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids1-1San Jose EarthquakesSep 27, 2014Major League Soccer

Columbus Crew score late goal to draw with Chicago Fire

CHICAGO -- Adam Jahn scored twice for Columbus, but the Chicago Fire held on for a 2-2 draw and eliminated the Crew from playoff contention on Thursday night.
Jahn capped the scoring with a roundhouse strike in the 80th minute and opened it with a run from the right wing in the 13th. The Crew (8-12-12) won three of their last four coming in to the match but needed another win to stay in the MLS Cup playoff race.
Arturo Alvarez's cross to David Arshakyan at the top of the area led to Crew defender Michael Parkhurst's own goal in the 53rd minute. The Fire's Michael de Leeuw finished Alvarez's cross four minutes later to give Chicago a 2-1 lead.
The last-place Fire (6-16-10) have been out of playoff contention since Sept. 28.




Match Stats

CHI
CLB

Possession

49%51%

Shots (on Goal)

10 (3)
14 (5)
CHI
CLB
4Fouls9
2Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
3Offsides2
8Corner Kicks8
3Saves2

Form

Last Five GamesDateCompetition
LChicago Fire1-2Toronto FCSep 10, 2016Major League Soccer
DChicago Fire2-2DC UnitedSep 16, 2016Major League Soccer
LNew York City FC4-1Chicago FireSep 23, 2016Major League Soccer
LSeattle Sounders FC1-0Chicago FireSep 28, 2016Major League Soccer
LColumbus Crew SC3-0Chicago FireOct 1, 2016Major League Soccer

Form

Last Five GamesDateCompetition
LColumbus Crew SC1-3Vancouver WhitecapsSep 10, 2016Major League Soccer
WOrlando City SC1-4Columbus Crew SCSep 17, 2016Major League Soccer
WColumbus Crew SC2-0New England RevolutionSep 25, 2016Major League Soccer
LDC United3-0Columbus Crew SCSep 28, 2016Major League Soccer
WColumbus Crew SC3-0Chicago FireOct 1, 2016Major League Soccer

Head To Head Record

Last Five GamesDateCompetition
Columbus Crew SC3-0Chicago FireOct 1, 2016Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire2-1Columbus Crew SCJun 28, 2016U.S. Open Cup
Chicago Fire0-0Columbus Crew SCMar 19, 2016Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew SC3-1Chicago FireJul 19, 2015Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire0-1Columbus Crew SCJul 15, 2015Major League Soccer