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LA Galaxy fall 2-0 on the road to Colorado Rapids

Robert Lepe

Playing their fourth game in the span of 13 days, the LA Galaxy fell 2-0 on the road to the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday night. 

Goal-Scoring Plays. 
COL – Diego Rubio (Jonathan Lewis, Danny Wilson), 20th minute: Jonathan Lewis latched onto a long ball down the left wing. Lewis delivered a low pass to the top of the box to Diego Rubio, who fired his low shot into the far corner of the net.   

COL – Gyasi Zardes (Jonathan Lewis), 75th minute: Gyasi Zardes latched onto Jonathan Lewis’ back-heeled pass inside the penalty area and fired a shot into the bottom far corner of the net.    

Postgame Notes

  • Following the loss, the LA Galaxy (8-9-3, 27 points) sit in seventh place in the Western Conference standings.

  • LA was shutout for the third time in 20 regular-season games played this year.

  • Saturday’s match marked the 89th all-time meeting across all competitions between the LA Galaxy and Colorado Rapids, with the Galaxy leading the all-time series 45-33-12.

  • Against Colorado, LA holds a 37-31-12 record in league play, a 1-0-0 record in the U.S. Open Cup and a 7-2-0 record during the MLS Cup Playoffs.

  • The Galaxy are winless in their last eight matches played against the Rapids (0-6-2) dating back to Aug. 4, 2018.

  • Sacha Kljestan made his first start in league play this year and appeared in his 324th career MLS regular-season match, which ranks 34th in MLS history.

  • Samuel Grandsir made his 58th consecutive appearance for the Galaxy across all competitions dating back to April 18, 2021.

  • Julián Araujo started and played 90 minutes in his 92nd career appearance (81 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy.

  • Kévin Cabral made his 50th career appearance across all competitions for the Galaxy.

  • Efraín Álvarez made his 80th career appearance across all competitions for LA.

  • Chase Gasper made his first start since May 14.

POSTGAME COMMENTS

Next Game
Up next, the LA Galaxy play host to Atlanta United FC at Dignity Health Sports Park on Sunday, July 24. The July 24 match kicks off at 6:30 p.m. PT and features a national television broadcast on FS1.