Goals and Highlights of Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Colorado Rapids on MLS 2021

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Post saves Sporting! and... ends a great match with a draw on the scoreboard:
Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Colorado Rapids.

A great pass from Pulido to Russell, who makes a first-time shot but doesn't make good contact and Yarbrough is fortunate to find the ball on the line. 

Colorado is saved!

Zusi cuts in from the right towards midfield, and fires a left-footed shot that goes wide of the goal.

A great save by Zusi prevents his team's downfall near the end of the match.

Pulido's shot goes very close to the goal with a lot of power.

Yellow card for Rosenberry for a foul that cuts off Sporting's counter-attack.

Great play that left Lewis and Kaye alone in the box to shoot without the goalkeeper but neither of them could make contact and the former sent it out of the goal.

Great play that left Lewis and Kaye alone in the box to shoot without the goalkeeper but neither of them could make contact and the former sent it out of the goal.

Salloi's powerful shot is saved by Yarbrough, who keeps both hands firmly on the near post.

Rosenberry's cross from the right ended up in the hands of goalkeeper Melia with ease.

With power and precise positioning, Russell scored the equalizer a few minutes before the end of the first half.

The first half ends with the score tied at one goal.

GREAT GOAL FROM RUSSEL!
The Sporting striker unleashed a stunning curling shot that cleared the wall and left Yarbrough with no chance. 

Yellow card for Wilson for a foul just outside the area.

Extraordinary save by William Yarbrough, who made a one-handed dive towards the far post after a good play by Salloi.

Yellow card for Lewis for a pull on Ilie's shirt.

Yellow card for Abubakar.

A double shot by Lewis, who after a rebound hits the ball again at the near post and sends it into the net, making it impossible for Melia to score.

Pulido's shot hits Abubakar's hand but the referee does not award a penalty in the first instance.

Lewis' shot in the area after a filtered pass but the goalkeeper had an excellent reaction and sent a corner kick.

Great defensive tackle by Abubakar against Kansas.

The match begins: Sporting vs Colorado!

This is the quartet that will be in charge of directing the actions of Sporting vs Colorado:

Main referee: Fotis Bazakos

Assistant Referee: Corey Parker

Assistant Referee: Ryan Graves

Fourth official: Jeremy Scheer

The visiting team will take the field wearing a red jersey.

These are the players Rosen Fraser will send out to try to win today's game:

22. W. YARBROUGH; 4. D. WILSON, 5. A. TRUSTY, 6. L. ABUBAKAR, 2. K. ROSENBERR, 23. K. ACOSTA, 14. M. KAYE, 19. J. PRICE, 52. B. GALVÁN, 7. J. LEWIS and 9. ANDRE SHINYASHIKI.

These are the 11 players that will start for the home team tonight:

29. T. MELIA; 8. G. ZUSI, 15. R. ESPINOZA, 6. ILIE, 3. FONTÀS, 28. CAMERON DUKE, 36. LUÍS MARTINS, 17. G. KINDA, 20. D. SALLOI, 7. J. RUSSELL and 9. A. PULIDO.

The visiting team is already warming up on the field for tonight's game. 

They will try to impose their best condition, which throughout the season has been their defense, which has only allowed 19 goals in 21 games. 

They have also kept a clean sheet in eight games played. 

A great show awaits us tonight at Sporting Park Stadium, with two teams that are fighting at the top of the Western Conference. 

The locals bring an offense that has scored a total of 36 goals, surpassing their opponent tonight who has scored 29.

In a few moments we will present you the rosters and everything related to the matchday 22: Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids, in MLS 2021. 

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In a few moments we will have the best coverage of this match corresponding to the 22nd day of the MLS regular season. 

It will be a duel from the top of the table in the Western Conference, you can't miss it!

The match will be broadcast on ESPN+ and Altitude Sports.

If you prefer to watch it online, remember that VAVEL USA is your best option. 

These were the players who started in the win against Salt Lake: 

22. W. YARBROUGH, 5. A. TRUSTY, 4. D. WILSON, 6. L. ABUBAKAR, 26. C. BASSETT, 23. K. ACOSTA, 19. J. PRICE, 2. K. ROSENBERRY, 14. M. KAYE, 11. D. RUBIO and 12. M. BARRIOS.

These were the 11 players sent out by Peter Vermes at the start of the previous match:
29. T. MELIA, 36LUÍS MARTINS, 3. FONTÀS, 6. ILIE, 8. G. ZUSI, 54. R. WALTER, 11. K. SHELTON, 17. G. KINDA, 28. CAMERON DUKE, 7. J. RUSSELL and 9. A. PULIDO.

Michael Barrios has been a player who has provided the best for the Colorado Rapids on offense. 

The Colombian has not only contributed with five goals; he has also been in charge of providing three assists for his teammates and directing offensive balls that end in goals or shots on goal. 

That is why the local defenses will have to be careful with him so that he does not cause them too many complications. 

One of the best strikers of the current season is Sporting Kansas City, who has had a brilliant performance. 

Dániel Sallói has a total of 12 goals this season, tied with Gustavo Bou and only surpassed by Raúl Ruidíaz of the Seattle Sunders. 

On the other hand, the visiting team has a streak of five consecutive matches without defeat and four of them were victories. 

In the previous match, they defeated Real Salt Lake with a good comeback that ended in a 2-1 score and avenged in a way the defeat they had against the same team as visitors with a 3-0 score. 

It has been a fair to good season for the local team, who are currently in third place but are in a slump after being eliminated from the CONCACAF Cup by Leon with a 6-0 score. 

In addition, they are coming off a pair of draws against the Timbers and Minnesota, in the latter the final score was 0-0 including the expulsion of Remi Walter in the 21st minute, who will not see action tonight. 

The Kansas City vs Colorado match will be played at the stadium Children's Mercy Park Stadium, on Kansas, Mexico with a capacity of 18,467 people. 

The stadium opened during the 2011 Major League Soccer season on June 9, 2011, with a game against the Chicago Fire. 
Its capacity can be expanded to 25,000 seats when it comes to hosting concerts.
It is currently Sporting Kansas City's third home, after having played at Arrowhead Stadium between 1996 and 2007 and at CommunityAmerica Ballpark between 2008 and 2010.

My name is Salvador Espino and I’ll be your host for this game.
Follow pregame information on VAVEL. 

It will be a match for supremacy in the MLS Western Conference, with Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids in second and third place respectively. 

Today they will be looking for a win at all costs to catch the Seattle Sounders who are in first place with only a few games left to play.