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Rapids Take 1-1 Draw with Seattle Sounders in Preseason Scrimmage

February 1, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Colorado Rapids News Release


The Colorado Rapids played to their second draw of the the preseason on Tuesday afternoon as they took a 1-1 result with Seattle Sounders FC in a closed-door scrimmage at the Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Arizona.

The condensed, 75-minute matchup with the Sounders was the second of three contests the Rapids will face in Tucson during their preseason stint. The two sides haven't met since October 2021 when they battled to the same score at DICK'S Sporting Goods Park.

The Rapids held the offensive advantage in the first half as strikers Jonathan Lewis, Michael Barrios and Diego Rubio created chance after the chance in the box, connecting in the final third but unlucky in the box until late in the half. Winger Lucas Esteves outplayed two Sounders in the midfield to drive the ball up the left side, connect with Rubio and eventually slot the ball past Seattle's Stefan Frei to take the first point of the scrimmage and put Colorado up by one.

Despite taking the lead in the first half, Colorado was unable to hold onto it when a Danny Wilson clearance was deflected by the Seattle defense and slipped past William Yarbrough for the equalizer in the 69th minute. The final minutes of the shortened scrimmage were not enough for either side to take the advantage and left the result as a draw.

The Burgundy Boys will face Houston Dynamo FC next on Saturday, February 5 at 4 p.m. MT before heading to Orlando to take on Orlando City SC on February 11. The matchup with Houston will be livestreamed on coloradorapids.com/live and only available to residents within the Rapids' local broadcast territory.

Follow @ColoradoRapids on social and check back to ColoradoRapids.com for all of the 2022 preseason coverage from Tucson.

Starting XI: William Yarbrough (GK), Diego Rubio, Lucas Esteves, Jonathan Lewis, Michael Barrios, Collen Warner, Jack Price (C) , Auston Trusty, Danny Wilson, Lalas Abubakar, Keegan Rosenberry

Substitutes: Oliver Larraz (55'), Anthony Markanich (55')

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