MLS Colorado Rapids

Rapids Weekly Update

Published on January 30, 2012 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Colorado Rapids News Release


COLORADO RAPIDS CONTINUE 2012 PRESEASON: With one week of preseason already gone by, the Rapids head into week two of double sessions before taking their first trip of 2012 to California for a set of scrimmages against Chivas USA, San Jose Earthquakes, Ventura County Fusion and Cal Poly Pomona from February 5-11. The team leaves for California this Saturday.

LARENTOWICZ AND KANDJI JOIN GROUP IN DENVER: Head Coach Oscar Pareja continues to fine tune his roster with new additions. This week, Colorado welcomes back midfielder Jeff Larentowicz, who was with the U.S. Men's National Team for their annual January camp and earned his fourth and fifth caps against Venezuela and Panama, and forward Macoumba Kandji. The Rapids have also added trialist Draymond Washington, a defender out of George Mason University, and released trialists Daniel Navarro, Edrissa Jarra and Steve Cronin. More information on the Rapids preseason can be found at www.ColoradoRapids.com

PRESEASON MATCHES SCHEDULED: The Rapids have several preseason matches on the schedule, with scrimmages against Chivas USA and the San Jose Earthquakes set to help prepare for the Hawaiian Islands Invitational in late February. The team's schedule for scrimmages and exhibition matches is below:

COLORADO RAPIDS - PRESEASON MATCHES 2012

DAY DATE OPPONENT (LOCATION) RESULT/TIME*

Sun Feb 5 Ventura County Fusion (Oxnard, CA) TBD

Tue Feb 7 Chivas USA (Carson, CA) 12:00 noon PT

Fri Feb 10 San Jose Earthquakes (San Luis Obispo, CA) 7 p.m. PT

Sat Feb 11 Cal Poly Pomona (San Luis Obispo, CA) TBD

Thu Feb 23 Yokohama FC (Honolulu, HI) 8:30 p.m. HST

Sat Feb 25 Busan I'Park/Melbourne Heart (Honolulu, HI) TBD

SAT MAR 10 COLUMBUS CREW (OPENING DAY) 4:00 p.m. MT

LARENTOWICZ EARNS FIFTH CAP FOR U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM: Colorado Rapids midfielder Jeff Larentowicz earned his fifth cap with the U.S. Men's National Team on Wednesday, January 25 as a 67th minute substitute for Ricardo Clark in the 1-0 victory. On Saturday, January 21, Larentowicz started his first match for team USA, playing 62 minutes against Venezuela. For more information on the U.S. National Team, visit www.USsoccer.com.

RAPIDS OPEN SEASON ON MARCH 10 AT DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK: The Colorado Rapids kick off the 2012 regular season on Saturday, March 10 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, hosting the Columbus Crew. For more information on season tickets and advance ticket sales, call (303) 825-GOAL or visit www.ColoradoRapids.com.

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