- Rayan Raveloson (34')
- Jonathan Lewis (13' Pen)
- Andre Shinyashiki (73')
Andre Shinyashiki's late goal carries Colorado Rapids past LA Galaxy
Andre Shinyashiki scored a 73rd-minute goal, one minute after he came on as a substitute, and lifted the Colorado Rapids to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Tuesday night in Carson, Calif.
Shinyashiki nudged a header into the net off a corner kick that first came to the Rapids' Cole Bassett, who headed the ball up toward the far corner of the 6-yard box. Shinyashiki was waiting, and he scored his fourth goal of the season.
The Galaxy never mounted much of an attack after that.\
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The Rapids (10-4-4, 34 points) have been one of the surprise teams in Major League Soccer this season. Colorado is on a four-match unbeaten streak, 3-0-1, and continued its success with set pieces turning into goals.
Colorado's first goal came as the result of a foul in the box on the Galaxy's Rayan Raveloson. The infraction originally was not called, but the ruling was changed to a penalty shot after a video review. Jonathan Lewis put the ball high into the back of the net in the 13th minute for a 1-0 Rapids lead.
The Galaxy (11-7-2, 35 points) tied it in the 34th minute, Raveloson making up for his earlier miscue. He blasted a ball that came to him after being volleyed around inside the 18-yard box, burying the shot from 20 yards out.
The Madagascar native has five goals in his last nine matches.
Los Angeles got close to taking a lead, but Colorado goalie William Yarbrough came up with an athletic save in the 50th minutes. Later, Bassett hit the bar with a line drive of a shot, and in the 62nd minute, the Galaxy's Samuel Grandsir rolled a shot off the goalpost.
The Rapids moved one point out behind the third-place Galaxy in MLS' Western Conference standings while ending Los Angeles' four-game unbeaten streak (3-0-1).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Silviu Petrescu
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Galaxy | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +6 | 18 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 16 |
Real Salt Lake | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +7 | 15 |
Colorado Rapids | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 15 |
Minnesota United FC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 14 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 13 |
LAFC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 12 |
Austin FC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 12 |
St. Louis CITY SC | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | +1 | 12 |
Sporting Kansas City | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +1 | 11 |
Portland Timbers | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
FC Dallas | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -11 | 3 |