The Colorado Rapids fell to the Houston Dynamo 4-1 on Saturday night, and it sure wasn’t pretty. Overall, they seemed to be outplayed, out-coached, and out-manned, so let’s take a look at what happened.
Houston goes up 1-0 early (4’)
This first goal is just too easy. Houston is able to get on to the counterattack, and the Rapids are stuck with a back three. The Dynamo player initially goes at Serna in an effort to open up space on the right. He then turns inside, so Dillon Serna starts to let Tommy Smith take over. Unfortunately, Smith is playing way too far off to actually pressure the ball carrier. Axel Sjoberg also gets caught on the backside of the runner that Keegan Rosenberry is not…
