“Donavan Phillip levels for Colorado after his earlier shot was saved, finishing off a corner with Paxten Aaronson's assist.”
Pivotal“David Romney restores SJ's lead after Morgan Whittaker's shot was saved and an offside flag interrupted the flow, with Ronaldo Vieira again providing the assist.”
Pivotal
Colorado Rapids
SJ Earthquakes
Outstanding performance
SJ Earthquakes•GoalkeeperColorado Rapids controlled the game territorially, racking up 439 passes at 86% accuracy and peppering the SJ goal with 10 shots on target, yet they had to fight from behind after Preston Judd punished an early lapse. Donavan Phillip leveled things before halftime with a clinical finish assisted by Paxten Aaronson, but the Earthquakes' David Romney struck again in the second half to snatch a share of the points despite his side managing just 3 shots on target all game. San Jose's goalkeeper was forced into 9 saves, a stark contrast to Colorado's 2, underlining how one-sided the chance creation was even as the final result stayed level. With the title race context looming large, this draw does little to separate the two sides and leaves both needing more clinical finishing in the run-in.
How entertaining was this match?
Offside.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Darren Yapi's header is saved.
Darren Yapi is substituted for Sayd Abu Farhi.
Preston Judd's left-footed shot is saved.
David Romney takes a shot with his head but misses.
Ousseni Bouda takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Joshua Atencio takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Paxten Aaronson takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Beau Leroux takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Max Floriani is substituted for Jack Jasinski.
Ousseni Bouda takes a right-footed shot but misses.
On Nick Fernandez, off Paul Marie.
Keegan Rosenberry replaces Reginald Jacob Cannon.
Wayne Frederick takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Offside.
Wayne Frederick takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Georgi Minoungou comes on for Donavan Phillip.
Jamar Ricketts is on, and Vitor Costa de Brito is off.
Morgan Whittaker takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Ousseni Bouda comes on for Timo Werner.
Shot from David Romney with his left foot finds the back of the net.
assist: Ronaldo Vieira
Goal! David Romney scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Ronaldo Vieira.
Offside.
Morgan Whittaker takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Paxten Aaronson takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Sayd Abu Farhi takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Paxten Aaronson takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Offside.
Offside.
First half ends with a score of 1-0.
Loic Williams receives a yellow card.
Paul Marie takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Eduard Lowen takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Jack Jasinski receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Donavan PhillipShot - Donavan Phillip Head Shot Goal
assist: Paxten Aaronson
Goal! Donavan Phillip scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Paxten Aaronson.
Corner awarded.
Donavan Phillip's right-footed shot is saved.
Offside.
Preston JuddVAR decision: Goal disallowed for offside against Preston Judd.
Goal! Preston Judd scores to make it 0-1, assisted by Ronaldo Vieira.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Offside.
Offside.
Kick-off! The referee is Filip Dujic.
