MLS Weekly Preview & Broadcast Info
Published on June 27, 2007 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Colorado Rapids at D.C. United - ESPN2
RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington D.C. - 7 p.m.
Complete game guide: http://web.mlsnet.com/pdf/mls/2007/gameguides/06/628dccol.pdf
D.C. United and the Colorado Rapids meet for the second time this season on national television when they face off at RFK Stadium on MLS Primetime Thursday. Both teams come off disappointing losses last weekend: United saw their seven-game unbeaten streak come to an end at Real Salt Lake, while the Rapids returned home yet still lost for the fourth consecutive game. The teams met on First Kick 2007 in the opening of Dick's Sporting Goods Park, the Rapids inaugurating their new home with a 2-1 victory.
REFEREE: Alex Prus. SAR (bench): Adam Wienckowski; JAR (opposite): Bill Dittmar; 4th: Hilario Grajeda
MLS Career: 111 games; FC/gm: 30.4; Y/gm: 3.9; R: 24; pens: 36
Games involving United: P17 W6 L10 T1; FC/gm: 31.8; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 1; pens: 6
Games involving Rapids: P17 W7 L6 T4; FC/gm: 29.2; Y/gm: 2.9; R: 6; pens: 4
INJURY REPORT:
D.C. UNITED - OUT: FW Jamil Walker (Achilles rupture); PROBABLE: DF Bryan Namoff (hamstring strain)
COLORADO RAPIDS - OUT: FW Conor Casey (R hamstring injury)
SUSPENDED: COL: Ugo Ihemelu (through June 29)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: DC: Ben Olsen ... COL: Pablo Mastroeni
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: DC: Facundo Erpen, Christian Gomez, Bryan Namoff ... COL: Roberto Brown; Herculez Gomez; Mike Petke
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: DC: Jaime Moreno (Bolivia; Copa America); Bobby Boswell, Ben Olsen (USA; Copa America); Bryan Arguez (USA; FIFA U-20 World Cup); Kasali Yinka Casal (Nigeria; FIFA U-20 World Cup) ... COL: Herculez Gomez, Kyle Beckerman (USA; Copa America)
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (27 meetings): United 12 wins (2 shootout), 46 goals ... Rapids 9 wins (1 shootout), 35 goals ... Draws 6
IN WASHINGTON: (13 meetings): United 7 wins (1 shootout), 25 goals ... Rapids 2 wins (1 shootout), 12 goals ... Draws 4
- This is the second of two league meetings between the clubs this season, the only one set for the nation's capital.
- A year ago, the Rapids won the season series, defeating D.C. United at home before grabbing a draw in the nation's capital. The Rapids were just one of three teams United failed to defeat on their way to winning the Supporters' Shield (also: Los Angeles Galaxy, Real Salt Lake).
- D.C. United hasn't won in Colorado since May 6, 2000, a span now of eight games. The Rapids have won the last four home meetings with D.C. United, one each over the last four seasons.
- By comparison, Colorado hasn't won on East Capitol Street since July 10, 1999, a span of eight matches coming into this season.
- Coaches record: Tom Soehn v COL: P1 W0 L1 D0 ... Fernando Clavijo vs. DC: P13 W7 L5 D1
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