HIGHLIGHTS: Colorado Rapids vs New York Red Bulls | April 16, 2016



<p style=”margin: 1em 0px; color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.4px;”>The Colorado Rapids beat the New York Red Bulls 2-1 at a snowy Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday night after kick-off was delayed nearly 30 minutes due to blizzard conditions.</p>

<p style=”margin: 1em 0px; color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.4px;”><a href=”http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/jermaine-jones” style=”color: rgb(18, 126, 176); text-decoration: none;” target=”_blank”>Jermaine Jones</a>, making his long-awaiting debut for the Rapids, played the hero with a goal and an assist. He <a href=”http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/04/16/goal-jones-finds-back-net-his-rapids-debut?autoplay=true” style=”color: rgb(18, 126, 176); text-decoration: none;” target=”_blank”>opened the scoring</a> in the 20th minute, slotting home a low cross from <a href=”http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/mekeil-williams” style=”color: rgb(18, 126, 176); text-decoration: none;” target=”_blank”>Mekeil Williams</a> near the penalty spot, and then played provider for the winner, sliding a well weighted ball into the path of <a href=”http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/dominique-badji” style=”color: rgb(18, 126, 176); text-decoration: none;” target=”_blank”>Dominique Badji</a> in the 82nd.</p>

<p style=”margin: 1em 0px; color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.4px;”>The win is the Rapids’ second in a week, while the Red Bulls extend their winless run to four games. New York did snap a 337-minute long scoring draught in the 60th minute, when <a href=”http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/ronald-zubar” style=”color: rgb(18, 126, 176); text-decoration: none;” target=”_blank”>Ronald Zubar</a> headed home a <a href=”http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/sacha-kljestan” style=”color: rgb(18, 126, 176); text-decoration: none;” target=”_blank”>Sacha Kljestan</a> cross at the back post.</p>

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14 thoughts on “HIGHLIGHTS: Colorado Rapids vs New York Red Bulls | April 16, 2016”

  1. THIS is why we don't play a European schedule. this game was manageable but a few weeks or months back it would have been completely unbearable and unplayable in most parts of the country. remember this any time someone brings up that stupid argument.

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