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SANDY, UTAH – Real Salt Lake and Damir Kreilach hosted Colorado Rapids on Saturday night in the third and final leg of the 2021 Rocky Mountain Cup. Anything but a win by the Rapids and RSL would retake the trophy, having lost it last season. Damir Kreilach header and assist lead RSL to win, 2021 Rocky Mountain Cup RSL opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Pinging the ball … [Read more...] about Damir Kreilach header and assist lead RSL to win, 2021 Rocky Mountain Cup

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Real Sale Lake Stats 2021 Record: 11-11-6 WLT, 39 points for 1.39 PPG Goals: 45 for, 44 allowed, +1 differential Power Rankings: MIN #16 (-), Rapids #7 (-2) Last Result: 2-1 loss against Austin The Rocky Mountain Cup comes down to this. I don’t even care about any specific game the rest of the season. We’re all but guaranteed a playoff spot … [Read more...] about Downstream Game 29: Away vs Real Salt Lake

Jeffrey Swinger-USA TODAY Sports The Rapids fell flat in Sandy, Utah on Saturday night Coming into tonight’s final Rocky Mountain Cup match, the Colorado Rapids were coming off a fantastic win against Minnesota United FC while Real Salt Lake were coming off a road loss in Austin. Unfortunately, the home side took a 3-1 victory and the 2021 Rocky Mountain Cup. The … [Read more...] about Colorado Rapids fall to Real Salt Lake and lose Rocky Mountain Cup

EDITORIAL – Last Sunday afternoon, Cole Bassett scored his first goal since July 17. It was a well taken penalty which led to a 3-1 comeback win down a man at Minnesota. The return of #GoalBassett was a relief for the player, head coach Robin Fraser, and the team. #GoalBassett has returned, hopefully signaling a turn in form for Cole Bassett “I wanted the pen. I had the … [Read more...] about #GoalBassett has returned, hopefully signaling a turn in form for Cole Bassett

Collen Warner is one of the few players who have played in the Rocky Mountain Cup from both sides of the state line. The Denver native began his professional career in Salt Lake City the year Colorado won MLS Cup. But now that Warner is securely back at his hometown club, he and his Rapids teammates know this weekend will not matter where either side sits in the Western … [Read more...] about Collen Warner calls final Rocky Mountain Cup match-up “a challenge we are ready for”

PODCAST – Hello Colorado Rapids Fans! This week on Holding The High Line, Rabbi and Red recap a season defining win against Minnesota United FC. Mark interviewed Joe Lowry (The Athletic, Total Soccer Show, MLS Assist) a few weeks ago. We feature the first half of that interview. The guys banter about the USMNT’s win over Costa Rica. Then we look ahead to the third leg of the … [Read more...] about Colorado Rapids Podcast: RMC Preview

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images With Sunday’s results in the books, the Canadian Men’s National Team remains the only undefeated team in the Concacaf standings with seven points, one behind the U.S. and four points behind first-place Mexico. They will host tied-for-second-place Panama at Major League Soccer’s BMO Field in Toronto. The U.S. Men’s National Team lost … [Read more...] about Rapids Mark-Anthony Kaye and undefeated Canadian Men’s National Team take on Panama

Photo by John Todd/ISI Photos/Getty Images “It was a hot day, humid and the crowd was into it. And overall, it wasn’t a good performance by all of us,” Acosta said after the match. The United States Men’s National Team’s (USMNT) 13-match unbeaten streak came to an abrupt halt in Panama City on Sunday. The U.S. lost 1-0 on an impressive set-piece, then again to a compact … [Read more...] about Kellyn Acosta and fellow USMNT mates set for another must-win World Cup Qualifier against Costa Rica

Darren Abate/USL Championship Mended defender proving once again that he is the king of the backline  If there is a man that has endured his fair share of personal setbacks, it is a longtime Colorado Rapids fan-favorite Kortne Ford. And with each and every misfortune that he has experienced, there has been a comeback. Now, the 25-year old is on the rebound of his … [Read more...] about Colorado Rapids’ centerback Kortne Ford stands tall in San Antonio