Seattle Sounders 2 Colorado Rapids 1 – Oh Six And Oh

Before July began, we called it 'Hell Month', and at the time we were referring to the fact that it was going to be a make or break month in terms of needing the points to keep the Rapids in the playoff picture. Turns out that 'Hell Month' was a more apt name than we thought, as it was a hellish month for the team all around. Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Seattle Sounders made sure that the Rapids would not get a single point out of July.

At least they provided some excitement early on, though not entirely of the good kind. Colorado found themselves down a goal only two minutes in as the Sounders earned a corner kick and did what other teams always do on corner kicks against Colorado — score goals on open headers. Similar to the previous match, it was Eddie Johnson that was the beneficiary.

MAN OF THE MATCH: Brian Mullan. Moor may have scored the goal and played his usual defense, but the Rapids would likely have gotten a point out of the match if Moor hadn't been involved with every attack with his god-awful service. Mullan did what he always does and did it masterfully, creating Moor's goal in the process.

STAT OF THE MATCH: 2-14-1 is now the Rapids record after allowing the opponent to score a goal at any point in the match.