{"id":28197,"date":"2020-07-23T09:55:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T13:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/?p=28197"},"modified":"2020-07-23T09:56:20","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T13:56:20","slug":"mls-is-back-group-d-rapids-loons-draw-skc-win-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2020\/07\/23\/mls-is-back-group-d-rapids-loons-draw-skc-win-group\/","title":{"rendered":"MLS is Back Group D: Rapids and Minnesota Draw, Sporting win Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ORLANDO, Fla.<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/category\/mls\/minnesota-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota United FC<\/a> played<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/category\/mls\/rapids\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Colorado Rapids<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/matchcenter.mlssoccer.com\/matchcenter\/2020-07-22-colorado-rapids-vs-minnesota-united-fc\/stats\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">their final game<\/a> of the MLS is Back tournament. An Ethan Finlay brace couldn&#8217;t keep <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/category\/mls\/skc\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sporting KC<\/a> from winning Group D, as Kei Kamara and Jonathon Lewis made sure the Rapids got at least a point from the tournament.<\/p>\n<h2>MLS is Back Group D: Rapids get a point<\/h2>\n<p>The game started off level as the Rapids had good energy. They had already been eliminated early in the day when Sporting KC defeated <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/category\/mls\/rsl\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Real Salt Lake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Diego Rubio won the ball on a possible foul against Ozzie Alonso. That sprung a counterattack that led to Nicolas Benezet delivering a great pass to Kei Kamara who nearly passed the ball into the back of the net to score.<\/p>\n<p>The Loons tied the game up in the 36th minute. Ethan Finlay had a great flick on a set piece at the near post to get the ball past Keegan Rosenberry and goalkeeper William Yarbrough.<\/p>\n<p>Finlay made it 2-1 in the 43rd minute off a great passing sequence that disorganized the Rapids backline. Romain Metanire made a great run and pass to set up the goal.<\/p>\n<p>Just before the hour mark, Colorado made it 2-2. Jonathan Lewis scored on a thunderbolt off a second chance on a set-piece. Both teams had fair chances to find a winner, but could not get it done.<\/p>\n<h3>Sporting Wins Group D<\/h3>\n<p>Thanks to that result, paired with Sporting KC&#8217;s 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake in the Morning, Sporting KC ended up winners of Group D, with Minnesota in second, and RSL clinching a Wild Card Spot.<\/p>\n<p>Sporting KC will now face one of the four Wild Card teams, while Minnesota will end up playing the Columbus Crew. Real Salt Lake will get the Earthquakes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ORLANDO, Fla. &#8211; Minnesota United FC played Colorado Rapids in their final game of the MLS is Back tournament. An Ethan Finlay brace couldn&#8217;t keep Sporting KC from winning Group D, as Kei Kamara and Jonathon Lewis made sure the Rapids got at least a point from the tournament. 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