Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City

Colorado Rapids dominated Sporting Kansas City from start to finish at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, though it took until the second half for them to break through. The home side controlled the tempo with 75 percent possession and peppered Kansas City with chances throughout, but the visitors held firm during a goalless first forty-five minutes. After the break, the floodgates opened. Colorado eventually ran out 2-0 winners, with Reggie Cannon putting in an outstanding performance at the back to earn Man of the Match honors and keep a clean sheet. The numbers tell the story of a one-sided affair. Colorado fired 28 shots at goal and earned eight corners, though only four efforts found the target. Kansas City barely got a look in, managing just six shots with three on target. It was a frustrating afternoon for the visitors, who offered little going forward and were ultimately undone by a Rapids side that showed real intensity once they got their noses in front.

Colorado Rapids 2-0 Sporting Kansas City was the final score at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, in a game where Colorado Rapids did enough across the ninety minutes to deserve the three points. Colorado Rapids also had the better share of the ball, holding 75% possession, which usually goes hand in hand with the extra control a winning side tends to show. The shot count told a similar story, with 28 attempts from Colorado Rapids against 6 from Sporting Kansas City over the course of the game. It was not always comfortable for Colorado Rapids, and Sporting Kansas City pushed for a way back into the game, but the result stood. Games like this can carry real weight later in the season, so this is a scoreline worth remembering. Below is a closer look at how the match broke down, statistically.