First Preseason Game

Colorado played its first preseason game down in Bradenton yesterday, against the expansion Cincinnati FC.  There were minimal reports on Twitter from the team but we do know the basic details.

The starting XI

Shinyashiki - Rubio

Mezquida

Feilhaber - Acosta

Price

Serna - Smith - Sjoberg - Anderson (Academy)

Howard

So minus our injured or unavailable players (Vines, Ford, Rosenberry, Kamara) that's our expected starting XI on March 2nd.

In the 32th minute Bassett replaced Fielhaber.  No reason was given for the switch.

The teams ended the half scoreless, a almost full second team was sent out for the second half:

Jackson - Hundley

Gashi

Bassett - Blomberg

Schweitzer (Trialist)

Serna - Wilson - Raben (Draftee) - Borges (Draftee)

Rawls

That team gave up a goal on a corner in the 59th minute.  A header from a set piece, no surprise it came after we subbed out our taller defenders.

The game ended 1-0, the Rapids returned to Colorado for a couple of days before heading out to Southern California for the rest of preseason.

That will be the last game time we see from Bassett for a little while as he and Academy player Armando Munoz have been called up to the U.S. U-18 roster for the camp in California this week.