Hitting The Easy Button

Well we knew going in San Jose was bad, but I don't think we realized they were that bad.  Colorado had very little issue controlling the game and tying their just set record of winning by 5 goals.  They had never won by 5 goals in their history, now they've done it twice in 11 days.  2020 everyone!  There was only one time where San Jose was really close to scoring, and somehow from a position most teams would have forced a highlight save at worst the Earthquakes didn't even get a shot off.  Meanwhile the Rapids were taking shot after shot on the E-Quakes goal.  They only converted one in the first half (after a borderline VAR call waved off a goal) but opened up for 4 in the second half.

Once again it was the young guys, Bassett, Lewis, Shinyashiki, and Mezquida being the old guy at 28.  Assists from Price (twice), Acosta, Trusty, and Bassett continued the youth movement.  There was also an own goal forced by a good pass from Shinyashiki and pressure from Bassett.  Lewis now leads the team Golden Boot race with 5, with Bassett one behind him, and Bassett and Price are tied for the assist lead at 4.  Bassett has had 4 goals and 3 assists in the last 7 games.

Really there's not a whole lot to break down on this one, because the teams were on two different levels.  Hard to say anyone on Colorado played poorly or that anyone on San Jose played well.  The biggest concerns for the Rapids are injury related, with both Namli and Wilson missing the game.  Hopefully they were just being smart and giving them a full week to recover before SKC on Sunday.

Man of the Match: Jack Price.  There were a number of choices, including Bassett, but Price was dealing last night, putting ball after ball into dangerous areas, and only a couple of good saves from the SJ keeper kept him form having more than two assists.