Colorado Rapids 3 Isidro Metapan 2 – The Kandji Show prevails

The key point in the game was when Kardek Dos Santos received a red card for a terrible challenge on Drew Moor in the 41st minute. Dos Santos remained – shell shocked of course – on the pitch for far too long and I was surprised no other disciplinary action was given considering his lack of effort to get off the pitch and let the game restart. Down to 10 men, Metapan's already weak game became even weaker and Andre Akpan wound up snagging the final goal of the match in the 50th minute off a Kandji set-up.

Colorado getting three points at home will be very important every time they play at DSGP, so they're going to have to continue their strong performances from today as the tourney goes along. Mac Kandji appears to be in the best shape we've ever seen him considering how that game went, and he will be a very important part of this team's CCL offense going forward, so this kind of game is extremely encouraging to see.