Sunday, May 14, 2017

Shea hits winner for Vancouver in Howard's return for Colorado

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- Brek Shea scored his first goal of the season in the 84th minute and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Friday night.
Vancouver won in Colorado for the first time since 2012 for its second-straight road victory. Colorado had its losing streak extended to five games and an overall winless stretch reached seven matches.
Shea entered as a substitute in the 69th minute. Fellow sub Nicolas Mezquida played a nice through ball to start a breakaway and Shea raced down the left side to roll a shot past goalkeeper Tim Howard from the corner of the penalty area.
Howard played for the first time since serving a three-game suspension. He didn't get much help up front as Colorado's first shot on goal came in the 59th minute on Shkelzen Gashi's non-threatening effort from distance.
Vancouver nearly had an own goal in the 55th minute. Defender Jordan Harvey poked a loose ball toward his own goal and it hit the post, but David Ousted batted it away on the goal line.






Match Stats

CLR
VAN

Possession

60%40%

Shots (on Goal)

15 (1)
9 (2)
CLR
VAN
12Fouls8
1Yellow Cards1
1Red Cards0
3Offsides0
4Corner Kicks2
1Saves1

Form

Last Five GamesDateCompetition
LOrlando City SC2-0Colorado RapidsApr 29, 2017Major League Soccer
LMinnesota United FC1-0Colorado RapidsApr 23, 2017Major League Soccer
LColorado Rapids1-2Real Salt LakeApr 15, 2017Major League Soccer
LSporting Kansas City3-1Colorado RapidsApr 9, 2017Major League Soccer
DColorado Rapids2-2Minnesota United FCMar 18, 2017Major League Soccer

Form

Last Five GamesDateCompetition
WMontreal Impact1-2Vancouver WhitecapsApr 29, 2017Major League Soccer
LPortland Timbers2-1Vancouver WhitecapsApr 22, 2017Major League Soccer
WVancouver Whitecaps2-1Seattle Sounders FCApr 14, 2017Major League Soccer
LReal Salt Lake3-0Vancouver WhitecapsApr 8, 2017Major League Soccer
LVancouver Whitecaps1-2U.A.N.LApr 5, 2017CONCACAF Champions League

Head To Head Record

Last Five GamesDateCompetition
Vancouver Whitecaps3-3Colorado RapidsSep 24, 2016Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids2-0Vancouver WhitecapsAug 6, 2016Major League Soccer
Vancouver Whitecaps2-2Colorado RapidsJul 9, 2016Major League Soccer
Vancouver Whitecaps2-0Colorado RapidsSep 9, 2015Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids2-1Vancouver WhitecapsJul 4, 2015Major League Soccer

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