August 7, 2025 • 14 mins
The Colorado Rapids had revenge on their mind as they wanted to end League's Cup on a high note. So to ensure that happened, Rafael Navarro got them on the board in the 3rd minute of play vs Cruz Azul. The Rapids go on to take a 2-0 lead with the help of Cole Bassett and Andreas Maxso! But unfortunately, old habits die hard as the Rapids give up a goal right before the half. The 78th minute rolls around and Cruz Azul rolls it in to tie things up 2-2. No regulation or extra time scoring so to penalty kicks we go. Cruz Azul win 5-4 during penalty kicks to win their final 2 points of League's Cup in 2025.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
We got a countdown here on the video board, three
to two one, and then the Rapids are gonna get
us underway. There's the whistle and it's a pass back
to Hanson. Here at Dignity Health Sports Park, your Rapids
against the current champions of CONCACAFF CRUs OSUL. They defeated
the Vancouver white Caps five to zero in Mexico in
(00:22):
the final, and everyone thought they were gonna be a
force in this tournament. As their Rapids get on the
end of the ball in the center circle, it goes
over to cannon. But they in their first game went
up to Lumenfield in Seattle and got trounced seven to
zero by the Sounders, and that pretty much put an
(00:42):
end to their hopes of advancing in this tournament. Then
they tied the Galaxy one one went to penalties. They
won the penalty shootout, but that only gave them two points,
so their maximum they can get is just five and
that is not enough. Two minutes gone by in this one.
It's a warm early evening in Carson, California, abundant sunshine.
(01:06):
The sun will continue to set behind us, but it
looks like it'll be a factor at least for the
first half an hour on that far side of the pitch.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
His mirror ends up kicking this one.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Right to the Rapids and Navajo has a shot from
the top of the eighteen and in the third minute,
half Al Novajo finds the back of the net with
a rocket from the arc. It's one zero Colorado at
Didney Health Sports Park. All time for the club. Halfeul
(01:39):
Navajo leads the team that is his fifth League's Cup goal.
Calvin Harris has three now ball comes over it to
the near side, Rivero forward for Rodriguez and across in
and it comes down kindly for Rovero and a huge
(02:02):
save at point blank range by Nico Hanson, I mean,
phenomenal save by Nico Hanson inside the six yard box,
pushes it wide. Corner kick coming from the crusasool but
still won zero Colorado. Unbelievable cold Bassett backs away from
(02:31):
the free kick. Forty first minute, right football going back post.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Masu is there, Masu on the end of it.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
What a perfect ball from Cole Bassett and the Rapids
double their advantage against CRUs asoul boy our view our
view from the booth here perfectly lined up to see
that coming in from Cole Bassett and Andreas Sue.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
Last year didn't score a goal.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Now he's got an MLS goal and a League's Cup
goal in twenty twenty five. What a finish from the
Danish center back Rusosuler pushing for some sort of response
here In the first forty five, cross goes all the
way to Morales outside the box, first touch, lets him down,
takes him over to the corner flag. Morales now double
(03:24):
team drolls it back fifteen yards to Dita. Dita cuts inside.
He's thinking about an outside of the boot shot and oh,
my word, that is some finish. I don't know that
I've seen a goal quite like that. It is possible
(03:47):
the way the shadows are looking in front of goal
there that it went through the sunshine and Hanson lost
it because Dina just came running in hit it with
the outside of his due. It didn't go far post,
It came back near posts and settled in to the
back of the net. Rivera right footage shot may have
(04:10):
been a cross and Niko Hansen has to deny the
own goal is cop headed it backwards. Don't think he
knew where the post was on his header Hanson was
gliding to his right, had to cut back to his
left and push it away from the far post, or
else it might have been too too. Pusasul Bogush, dribbling
(04:32):
away from trouble, pops it out to the left Rivero
another cross in headed back post, off the post, and
then it trickles over the goal line.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
It's too too. Flag is up. It's coming back.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Yep, Supolvoto was offside. If it was a handball, it's
not gonna matter. Supolvoto was on off It's one of
the easier calls for the AR. I mean he was
off by a step. Crusoso will continue to threaten. Corner
(05:14):
comes in, headed out by Frederick, Njo Marquez over todda wheeler.
Dida lines up a right foot of shot to deflected
off Rosenberry, a shot again saved by Nico, Another save
by Hanson. Boy, there's your man of the match for Colorado.
(05:36):
So far, still CRUs osol and they're looking for Bogush.
Unlocked on the left wing. He gallops to the ball.
Frederick out defending bowl Googe into the box and the
former LAFC man picks his head up, floats it back
post half volley.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
To too.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
That is a really class finish.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
Jose Rivero with a stunner. You don't see many like that.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
Oh, they're checking a possible offside on Bogush on the
initial ball in. It looks like I don't know that
there's going to be any conclusive evidence here to overturn it.
The one replay we saw it wasn't I mean, it
(06:41):
was from the corner and the goal is good.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
I just don't know how you. I don't know how
you could have taken that one away.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Vines is laying down on the ground behind the wall
to deny any low one in Bogus shot.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Away by Nico Hansen.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
He has been excellent for ninety minutes tonight against Crusasoole
another save for the Rapids keeper Bogus top of the
eighteen running in shot.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
What a save. Nico Hanson again to his left, denying it.
Speaker 1 (07:26):
That's ten saves tonight for Nico Hansen. We're over the
minimum of five minutes by fifteen seconds. Saw much added
times added to the added time here, Hanson long, that's it.
We're going to penalties at Ticularly Health Sports Park, Colorado
(07:49):
Rapids two CRUs Asoole two. It was here a year
ago in the quarterfinals against Clubamenica.
Speaker 2 (07:59):
The Wrap.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
Needed to convert ten penalties to win it in advance
to the Semis.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
They did. So what will happen now?
Speaker 1 (08:12):
This is what you come out to the ballpark for, right,
A little drama. A Rabbits goalkeeper who makes ten saves
on the night two to two. After ninety minutes, we're
in a penalty shootout to see who collects two points
and who gets to one point. In this last match
of Phase one of Leak's Cup, the Colorado Rapids and
(08:36):
CRUs Asool. The Colorado Rapids and the current champions of
Conker Cap Darren Yappie, standing at the top of the eighteen,
shuffles his feet right foot, sends the keeper the wrong way.
Rapids convert the first one. Eric Lero will come up
for CRUs Asoul Zach Stefan maybe one of the best
(09:00):
at stopping penalties in Major League Soccer.
Speaker 2 (09:03):
He's on the bench.
Speaker 1 (09:05):
Niko Hansen with ten saves, has to be the man
for Colorado. Lera staring him down. Whistle blows got Hanson
clap footed and hit the stanchion. First penalty converted for everybody.
(09:28):
Laraz will step up. Kevin mihre clapping his hands. Lauraz,
just three steps from the ball, approaches right foot, hammered it,
but it saved Wantay's Bogush will step up for Chris
(09:58):
o sewel Niko Hanson in goal, ready to stand tall
ten saves in regulation, looking for an eleventh. Bogus sprints
up to the ball, hits it into the top corner.
Through two frames, Chris Ozol have converted both, the Rapids
have converted one. Kevin Muir is playing mind games by
(10:24):
waiting until the last possible second to step into gold,
and now Joe Dickerson is gonna slow down the proceedings
even more and make Alex Harris reset the ball, make
sure it's actually on the spot. Rapids looking to convert
their second. In the third frame, Harris bottom corner tucks
(10:47):
it home.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
Paraday.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
That's gonna come up number twenty for krus Osowl. If
he misses or Hanson makes a save, we're back even
Paradala left foot got Hanson going the wrong way. Crusoes
Zula perfect through three. Sydney with Fuda is gonna walk
(11:14):
up for Colorado. Born in Vancouver, in Canada, played college
soccer at Vermont National Champion in twenty twenty four, and
now this tonight against CRUs Ozoul his first team debut
(11:36):
with FUDA. Roundabout approach, knocks it into.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
The back of the net.
Speaker 1 (11:43):
Want to finish from with Fuda. Rapids just need a
save or a miss here, friends, Ala Pyovi was going
to walk up now. He's been a physical force all
game long. He was physical with with food to physical
(12:04):
with the Rapids midfield. He is a presence hands and
needs a save or a miss.
Speaker 2 (12:14):
Here right now.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
Cruse Azuel perfect through three frames. There fourth from Pjovy
left foot just a rocket into the back of the net.
Perfect through four frames. Sam Bassett will step up for Colorado.
(12:42):
He must make it to continue. The homegrown who attended
du from Lyttleton, the younger brother of Cole Bassett, looking
to make his mark in Rapids history.
Speaker 2 (12:56):
Right foot got it in.
Speaker 1 (13:02):
With a converted penalty against the current champions of Conca
calf and now Nico Hansen.
Speaker 2 (13:14):
Must come up big for Colorado.
Speaker 1 (13:19):
The Rapids have taken their five penalty shots four out
of five converted. CRUs A Zool have taken four all
four converted If Rodriguez makes this, CRUs Aso will win.
If it's saved or missed, we go to sudden death.
Rodriguez right foot, it's in the back of the net.
(13:41):
Hansen got a touch to it, but it went into
the side netting anyway. And that is how this one is,
and that is how the Rapids twenty twenty five League's Cup,
and the Rapids get a point they finished with four.
(14:14):
We'll be back Sunday night from St. Paul, Minnesota. It's
an early one. Check your calendars. So Rapids go up
to the Twin Cities to take on the Loons as
MLS play resumes in for Colorado after tonight. It is
going to be MLS play the rest of the way.
(14:40):
It's going to be a four o'clock Mountain time kick
from Alan's field to to the final score and then
CRUs O sewell perfect from the spot, five to four
in penalties.
We got a countdown here on the video board, three
to two one, and then the Rapids are gonna get
us underway. There's the whistle and it's a pass back
to Hanson. Here at Dignity Health Sports Park, your Rapids
against the current champions of CONCACAFF CRUs OSUL. They defeated
the Vancouver white Caps five to zero in Mexico in
(00:22):
the final, and everyone thought they were gonna be a
force in this tournament. As their Rapids get on the
end of the ball in the center circle, it goes
over to cannon. But they in their first game went
up to Lumenfield in Seattle and got trounced seven to
zero by the Sounders, and that pretty much put an
(00:42):
end to their hopes of advancing in this tournament. Then
they tied the Galaxy one one went to penalties. They
won the penalty shootout, but that only gave them two points,
so their maximum they can get is just five and
that is not enough. Two minutes gone by in this one.
It's a warm early evening in Carson, California, abundant sunshine.
(01:06):
The sun will continue to set behind us, but it
looks like it'll be a factor at least for the
first half an hour on that far side of the pitch.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
His mirror ends up kicking this one.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Right to the Rapids and Navajo has a shot from
the top of the eighteen and in the third minute,
half Al Novajo finds the back of the net with
a rocket from the arc. It's one zero Colorado at
Didney Health Sports Park. All time for the club. Halfeul
(01:39):
Navajo leads the team that is his fifth League's Cup goal.
Calvin Harris has three now ball comes over it to
the near side, Rivero forward for Rodriguez and across in
and it comes down kindly for Rovero and a huge
(02:02):
save at point blank range by Nico Hanson, I mean,
phenomenal save by Nico Hanson inside the six yard box,
pushes it wide. Corner kick coming from the crusasool but
still won zero Colorado. Unbelievable cold Bassett backs away from
(02:31):
the free kick. Forty first minute, right football going back post.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Masu is there, Masu on the end of it.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
What a perfect ball from Cole Bassett and the Rapids
double their advantage against CRUs asoul boy our view our
view from the booth here perfectly lined up to see
that coming in from Cole Bassett and Andreas Sue.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
Last year didn't score a goal.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Now he's got an MLS goal and a League's Cup
goal in twenty twenty five. What a finish from the
Danish center back Rusosuler pushing for some sort of response
here In the first forty five, cross goes all the
way to Morales outside the box, first touch, lets him down,
takes him over to the corner flag. Morales now double
(03:24):
team drolls it back fifteen yards to Dita. Dita cuts inside.
He's thinking about an outside of the boot shot and oh,
my word, that is some finish. I don't know that
I've seen a goal quite like that. It is possible
(03:47):
the way the shadows are looking in front of goal
there that it went through the sunshine and Hanson lost
it because Dina just came running in hit it with
the outside of his due. It didn't go far post,
It came back near posts and settled in to the
back of the net. Rivera right footage shot may have
(04:10):
been a cross and Niko Hansen has to deny the
own goal is cop headed it backwards. Don't think he
knew where the post was on his header Hanson was
gliding to his right, had to cut back to his
left and push it away from the far post, or
else it might have been too too. Pusasul Bogush, dribbling
(04:32):
away from trouble, pops it out to the left Rivero
another cross in headed back post, off the post, and
then it trickles over the goal line.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
It's too too. Flag is up. It's coming back.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Yep, Supolvoto was offside. If it was a handball, it's
not gonna matter. Supolvoto was on off It's one of
the easier calls for the AR. I mean he was
off by a step. Crusoso will continue to threaten. Corner
(05:14):
comes in, headed out by Frederick, Njo Marquez over todda wheeler.
Dida lines up a right foot of shot to deflected
off Rosenberry, a shot again saved by Nico, Another save
by Hanson. Boy, there's your man of the match for Colorado.
(05:36):
So far, still CRUs osol and they're looking for Bogush.
Unlocked on the left wing. He gallops to the ball.
Frederick out defending bowl Googe into the box and the
former LAFC man picks his head up, floats it back
post half volley.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
To too.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
That is a really class finish.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
Jose Rivero with a stunner. You don't see many like that.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
Oh, they're checking a possible offside on Bogush on the
initial ball in. It looks like I don't know that
there's going to be any conclusive evidence here to overturn it.
The one replay we saw it wasn't I mean, it
(06:41):
was from the corner and the goal is good.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
I just don't know how you. I don't know how
you could have taken that one away.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Vines is laying down on the ground behind the wall
to deny any low one in Bogus shot.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Away by Nico Hansen.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
He has been excellent for ninety minutes tonight against Crusasoole
another save for the Rapids keeper Bogus top of the
eighteen running in shot.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
What a save. Nico Hanson again to his left, denying it.
Speaker 1 (07:26):
That's ten saves tonight for Nico Hansen. We're over the
minimum of five minutes by fifteen seconds. Saw much added
times added to the added time here, Hanson long, that's it.
We're going to penalties at Ticularly Health Sports Park, Colorado
(07:49):
Rapids two CRUs Asoole two. It was here a year
ago in the quarterfinals against Clubamenica.
Speaker 2 (07:59):
The Wrap.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
Needed to convert ten penalties to win it in advance
to the Semis.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
They did. So what will happen now?
Speaker 1 (08:12):
This is what you come out to the ballpark for, right,
A little drama. A Rabbits goalkeeper who makes ten saves
on the night two to two. After ninety minutes, we're
in a penalty shootout to see who collects two points
and who gets to one point. In this last match
of Phase one of Leak's Cup, the Colorado Rapids and
(08:36):
CRUs Asool. The Colorado Rapids and the current champions of
Conker Cap Darren Yappie, standing at the top of the eighteen,
shuffles his feet right foot, sends the keeper the wrong way.
Rapids convert the first one. Eric Lero will come up
for CRUs Asoul Zach Stefan maybe one of the best
(09:00):
at stopping penalties in Major League Soccer.
Speaker 2 (09:03):
He's on the bench.
Speaker 1 (09:05):
Niko Hansen with ten saves, has to be the man
for Colorado. Lera staring him down. Whistle blows got Hanson
clap footed and hit the stanchion. First penalty converted for everybody.
(09:28):
Laraz will step up. Kevin mihre clapping his hands. Lauraz,
just three steps from the ball, approaches right foot, hammered it,
but it saved Wantay's Bogush will step up for Chris
(09:58):
o sewel Niko Hanson in goal, ready to stand tall
ten saves in regulation, looking for an eleventh. Bogus sprints
up to the ball, hits it into the top corner.
Through two frames, Chris Ozol have converted both, the Rapids
have converted one. Kevin Muir is playing mind games by
(10:24):
waiting until the last possible second to step into gold,
and now Joe Dickerson is gonna slow down the proceedings
even more and make Alex Harris reset the ball, make
sure it's actually on the spot. Rapids looking to convert
their second. In the third frame, Harris bottom corner tucks
(10:47):
it home.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
Paraday.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
That's gonna come up number twenty for krus Osowl. If
he misses or Hanson makes a save, we're back even
Paradala left foot got Hanson going the wrong way. Crusoes
Zula perfect through three. Sydney with Fuda is gonna walk
(11:14):
up for Colorado. Born in Vancouver, in Canada, played college
soccer at Vermont National Champion in twenty twenty four, and
now this tonight against CRUs Ozoul his first team debut
(11:36):
with FUDA. Roundabout approach, knocks it into.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
The back of the net.
Speaker 1 (11:43):
Want to finish from with Fuda. Rapids just need a
save or a miss here, friends, Ala Pyovi was going
to walk up now. He's been a physical force all
game long. He was physical with with food to physical
(12:04):
with the Rapids midfield. He is a presence hands and
needs a save or a miss.
Speaker 2 (12:14):
Here right now.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
Cruse Azuel perfect through three frames. There fourth from Pjovy
left foot just a rocket into the back of the net.
Perfect through four frames. Sam Bassett will step up for Colorado.
(12:42):
He must make it to continue. The homegrown who attended
du from Lyttleton, the younger brother of Cole Bassett, looking
to make his mark in Rapids history.
Speaker 2 (12:56):
Right foot got it in.
Speaker 1 (13:02):
With a converted penalty against the current champions of Conca
calf and now Nico Hansen.
Speaker 2 (13:14):
Must come up big for Colorado.
Speaker 1 (13:19):
The Rapids have taken their five penalty shots four out
of five converted. CRUs A Zool have taken four all
four converted If Rodriguez makes this, CRUs Aso will win.
If it's saved or missed, we go to sudden death.
Rodriguez right foot, it's in the back of the net.
(13:41):
Hansen got a touch to it, but it went into
the side netting anyway. And that is how this one is,
and that is how the Rapids twenty twenty five League's Cup,
and the Rapids get a point they finished with four.
(14:14):
We'll be back Sunday night from St. Paul, Minnesota. It's
an early one. Check your calendars. So Rapids go up
to the Twin Cities to take on the Loons as
MLS play resumes in for Colorado after tonight. It is
going to be MLS play the rest of the way.
(14:40):
It's going to be a four o'clock Mountain time kick
from Alan's field to to the final score and then
CRUs O sewell perfect from the spot, five to four
in penalties.
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