Friday, June 7, 2019

One More Game Before The Gold Cup Break

Minnesota Loons...Canada Loonie, same thing right?

Tomorrow is the last league game before the two week Gold Cup break.  Colorado come in riding a 4 game undefeated streak while Minnesota has lost their last two.  Lets see if we can keep those two streaks going.  An odd place for Rapids supporters to be, optimistic!  Game time tomorrow is back at the normal 7pm so the tailgate starts at 4.  Fleming and 'Celo have the call on Altitude.

Injury Report:
OUT: D Kortne Ford
QUESTIONABLE: D Deklan Wynne; F Diego Rubio

Unavailable:
M Nana Boateng - Family issues in Norway
F Jonathan Lewis - U.S. National Team

The info about Boateng was in today's Backpass in the Denver Post.  That explains why we haven't seen him yet this season.  Given the long break coming up (USOC game aside) I'm guessing we don't see Wynne or Rubio and we let them rest and heal.  Given that:


This seems like the most logical choice for a lineup and I'd be pretty surprised if we saw anything else, barring an unknown injury or something.

Prediction: 2-1 win, goals by Kamara and Shinyashiki.  I think our current form and home advantage will give us enough to put us on top in this one.  Minnesota's offense is as good as ours and their defense is better, but that's heavily weighted by our horrid defense in the first 10 games of the season.  A stable back line has greatly helped balance the team and will see us enter the break on a 5 game undefeated streak.

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