Rapids create numerous chances, drop home match against Sporting Kansas City

A Fourth of July misfire early in the Colorado Rapids match against Sporting Kansas City cost them a shot at redemption after blowing a - lead last week on the road to New England The final deficit was - but early momentum was thwarted when Rapids keeper Nico Hansen all but passed the ball to Kansas City s Erik Thommy who intercepted a short pass from the back He squared an easy ball to Dejan Jovelji who tapped it in just four minutes into the match Thommy doubled Sporting s lead in the rd minute after winning an aerial battle with Rapids right back Keegan Rosenberry who made his first start since May Thommy dribbled past a bevy of defenders and took a well-placed shot past Hansen s outstretched left hand Colorado had a great chance in the first minute of the event when Calvin Harris sped off on the right side and squared a good ball to Rafael Navarro but the Brazilian striker was a half-step behind the play and couldn t get good contact on the shot Navarro scored in the th minute on a penalty earned by attacking partner Darren Yapi It s his second straight tournament with a goal and third time scoring in back-to-back games this season The best non-scoring chances came near halftime Djordje Mihailovic back from an ankle injury which kept him out of the New England contest earned a penalty in the th minute then missed the attempt off the left post SKC goalkeeper John Pulskamp dove the correct way Related Articles Rapids collapse at New England turn three-goal lead into draw Rapids hire Haley Durmer as Chief Business Officer Rapids back on track with shutout win over MLS-worst L A Galaxy Colorado Rapids salaries issued by MLSPA Rapids shut out by Orlando for second straight goalless home match He hit the other post in first-half stoppage time on a one-time effort from outside the box Harris had arguably one of his best games of the season despite the fact he came into Saturday with two straight games in which he d scored Aside from the first-minute opportunity Harris speed consistently bothered Kansas City s outside backs On multiple occasions he drew tactical fouls resulting in yellow cards on plays he d otherwise break away When he did get on the break he set up danger in the box which played a massive part in the Rapids shots nine on target Following a recurring trend the Rapids again had double-digit corner kicks but couldn t convert In basically all counting stats the Rapids dominated And according to MLS s expected goals model Colorado had xG but only cashed in once The consequence flipped last year s matchup on the same date when the Rapids came back from down a goal to win - Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams