Lod, own goal help Minnesota United beat Rapids 2-1
Posted October 28, 2020 7:00 am
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Robin Lod scored and an own goal by Colorado helped Minnesota United beat the Rapids 2-1 on Wednesday night.
On the counterattack, Ethan Finlay played an arcing cross that Colorado's Lalas Abubakar attempted to clear but slipped under the crossbar for an own goal in the 89th minute to give Minnesota the go-ahead goal.
Minnesota (8-5-6) has won back-to-back games an is unbeaten in its last six games.
Lod ran onto a pass from Emanuel Reynoso and side-footer a first-timer from the top of the area to open the scoring in the 44th minute. Andre Shinyashiki scored for the Rapids to make it 1-1 in the 69th. Shinyashiki has three goals this season, all coming in the last five games.
Colorado (5-6-4) has lost back-to-back games.
Minnesota United forward Aaron Schoenfeld (12) attempts a shot as Colorado Rapids' Lalas Abubakar (6) defends during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)
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Players from the Minnesota United and Colorado Rapids take a knee, some raising a fist, during a moment of silence for racial justice, before an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)
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Minnesota United midfielder Osvaldo Alonso leaves the field next to a medical trainer during the first half of an MLS soccer match against the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)
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Minnesota United forward Aaron Schoenfeld, right, and Colorado Rapids defender Lalas Abubakar vie for control of the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)
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Minnesota United forward Aaron Schoenfeld (12) attempts a shot against Colorado Rapids goalkeeper William Yarbrough (50) as he is defended by Lalas Abubakar (6) during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)
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Colorado Rapids defender Lalas Abubakar, right, and Minnesota United midfielder Kevin Molino middle, vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)
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