An intense match-up between the Colorado Rapids and the Los Angeles Galaxy could not be decided in only 90 minutes. A superb strike from Gashi meant that penalties would be needed to find a winner. Heroics from Colorado and mistakes from LA led to victory for the Rapids.
After the Los Angeles Galaxy won the first leg at home, 1-0, the Colorado Rapids were forced to fight back in the second leg. That is exactly what they did as they evened up the aggregate at 1-1 after a first half goal. The game wasn’t filled with action but it was a hard-fought defensive affair.