Rapids beat ATL United FC 3-1

The Colorado Rapids saw a helpless and winless road team coming to town and decided to strike! Darren Yapi remains hot and put Colorado on the board first. Atlanta scores less than two minutes later. In the second half, it was the Rafael Navarro show! He scored two goals less than ten minutes apart to put the Rapids up 3-1. That would be all she wrote. Connor Cape and Drew Moor bring you the amazing calls from Colorado vs Atlanta! 

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Rapids get it back from there, Kennon over to Navajo,

(00:03):
back to Lawns in the center, rolls it to his
left for Baskett.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
Massett scoops it into the eighteen of Baha Yuppie.

Speaker 3 (00:12):
It's one zero arms, it bounces into the back of
the net and the homegrown with the hothead continues his
third goal in the last half an hour of play.

Speaker 4 (00:25):
And I want to talk about the finish absolutely, but
he starts this play by coming back defensively and winning
the ball at the top of the Rapids box when
Cole Bassett tried to square the ball and Atlanta United
stole it. It was Darren Yappy who counter pressed one
possession back for the Rapids, and the ball finds its

(00:45):
way to him right.

Speaker 2 (00:48):
In front of goal, and he knows what to do
with it from there, and it's an easy finish. Although
it looked incredibly difficult.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
He made it easy by getting Guzan to lean to
his right Moranchuk and try to even things up and
does I don't know how you can't give that guy
space at the top of the eighteen.

Speaker 2 (01:09):
It's just too.

Speaker 4 (01:09):
Passive from the Rapids defensively. They've just scored a goal.
They're on a high you have to defend well. They
allow Land United to go from one side to the other.
And Alexi morn Schuk, he's got the left foot we
talked about. He just finds the half space between Oliver Lauras.

Speaker 2 (01:27):
He just can't have that amount of space. Not at
the top of the eighteen. Absolutely.

Speaker 1 (01:32):
Brad Guzan has faced five penalties. He has conceded all
five half a. Navajo on the season has nine goals.
Is looking for double digits. Guzan making himself big. The
whistle blows, Navajo backs away from the soccer ball deep
breath in approaches, stutter steps, right foot.

Speaker 3 (01:53):
It's safe, It's not safe. Guzan got a part to it,
but couldn't keep it out. He guessed the direction, but
Navajo's power was too much.

Speaker 2 (02:04):
Two to one Colorado. It doesn't matter how they go in.
They all count.

Speaker 4 (02:11):
And I'm sure when the ball left half of Navajo's
foot his heart stopped because bragg is In really gets
both hands on this, and the goalkeeper of his caliber
will expect himself to save that.

Speaker 2 (02:25):
You see, he kills a couple of ants.

Speaker 4 (02:26):
Afterwards as well, pounding the grass.

Speaker 1 (02:32):
Said Rapids play it forward just behind Yappi. Harris picks
up the karum, Harris rolls it to the top of
the eighteen back to Harris. Harris into the box, gets
pushed down.

Speaker 3 (02:41):
Another shot another half sat backers here that rolls over
the gold one. It's three to one Colorado. Oh, Brad
Guzanda has gotta have knight Bears of haf Nevajo in.

Speaker 2 (02:53):
His dreams tonight.

Speaker 4 (02:58):
Just enough venom and power on the shot from haff
In Navajo and it's good positive play again from Ted
Kudi Pietro as he comes right through the middle of
the field. Calvin Harris, nice little one too, He thought,
maybe could that be a penalty?

Speaker 2 (03:12):
The Atlanti and Ied players kind of stopped. They've got
their arms in the air and it falls kindly for
half a Navajo.

Speaker 1 (03:19):
There's a hold up in the subs coming on. There's
a hold up and play restarting. I assume something's being checked,
maybe an off side, maybe a foul.

Speaker 2 (03:26):
I can't imagine it being Was it a penalty kick?

Speaker 1 (03:31):
Well, they're not gonna bring it back into a penalty
kick after that, I don't think so.

Speaker 2 (03:35):
But was there enough sides? Was there?

Speaker 1 (03:41):
The only thing I can think of is maybe, well,
it doesn't matter what we think anymore. That's the final
whistle from Dick Parting Goods Park. Your final score Rapids three,
Atlanti and I at FC one. Another huge three points
for Colorado. Here, we're just gonna keep hammering point home
beat the teams below you win your home games. Took

(04:04):
care of both of those objective items tonight.

Speaker 2 (04:07):
The Rapids in.

Speaker 1 (04:09):
The live standings have climbed up to seventh, ahead of
them Portland with one game in hand and one point higher,
and then with three games in hand and four points
Highers LAFC LAFC. They are either going to accumulate a
massive number of points to end the season, or they

(04:30):
are going to be so congested with their schedule that
they are not going to be able to play at
their best each and every single Matchdack, So maybe they
can be caught as well. The Rapids leap frog Austin,
but Austin have two games in hand at the moment,
so there's a lot of scoreboard watching the rest of
the way.