LA Galaxy 2 Colorado Rapids 1 – You Blew It, Son

The good news is a bit less exciting to hear when you add in that one of them went in the wrong net and one of them didn't come from a 90th minute penalty, but at this point with the team's offense looking as bad as it had the past couple of games, we've been kind of forced to take what we can get. In front of the second largest crowd in the history of Dick's Sporting Goods Park though (over 19000 people!) you'd think the fans deserved better than what they got.

Remember the Conor Casey part, it will be important later.

Now, up until that point the Rapids had been controlling the game in just about every facet except for the scoreboard. The past few weeks have been proof positive that if you can't score, pretty much nothing else you do matters. Once again, the Rapids were out passing, out possessing and out pretty much everything-ing the Galaxy but that goal shifted the momentum completely in LA's favor.

Oscar Pareja's half time adjustments looked good at first in the second half, with the Rapids putting in hard work to continue their possession domination and good solid passing game. It finally paid off in the 63rd minute when Omar Cummings took the ball to the edge of the 18 and let loose a spectacular shot that snuck into the top corner.

Even better, Colorado started putting in all the work they could after that to search for the equalizer.

It was all for naught though. Around the 80th minute, LA realized that referee Ramon Hernandez was having a terrible game and decided that diving all over the place to waste time would be the best way to get the game over sooner rather than later. Hilariously, most of the more egregious dives – Juninho and DeLaGarza, I'm looking at you! – were coming on Omar Cummings touches. Because when I think 'strong fouler' I think Omar Cummings.

Frustrating, to say the least… but a typical game for these Rapids this year.

MAN OF THE MATCH: Matt Pickens. Other than the second goal, he was strong in net all day long, made four big saves to keep the game in the Rapids corner the whole time and was great off his line to stop a lot of chances on forward runs.

GOAT OF THE MATCH: Omar Cummings. It makes absolutely no difference that he scored that first goal if he doesn't score that second one. Such an uninspiring penalty.