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Rapids roll past Chivas USA

Drew Moor Colorado Rapids (Colorado Rapids)

The Colorado Rapids exacted a measure of revenge on Friday night, and in doing so climbed closer to the upper reaches of the Western Conference standings.

A pair of first-half goals from Nick LaBrocca and Drew Moor helped the Rapids coast to a 3-0 romp against Chivas USA on Friday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The victory pushed the Rapids to within two points of Real Salt Lake for second place in the West.

The result was a far cry from the outcome the last time these teams met, when Chivas USA recorded a 3-1 victory over the Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on May 11.

LaBrocca opened the scoring against his former club in the 16th minute with a curling left-footed shot from 23 yards out that left Dan Kennedy no chance and gave LaBrocca his first goal in a year.

Moor headed home a Dillon Powers corner kick just 10 minutes later to give the Rapids a comfortable cushion Chivas USA never really threatened. Panamanian forward Gabriel Torres finished the rout by curling a right-footed shot from 17 yards out for his first goal of the season.

Rapids goalkeeper Clint Irwin recorded one save to preserve the shutout for the Rapids, who are now 2-1-2 in their past five heading into a mid-week clash against struggling New England.

Chivas USA has lost two straight after rattling off four straight wins, and must now regroup ahead of a meeting with FC Dallas next week.

Here are the match highlights:

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiSXBGXVIFE?list=UUSZbXT5TLLW_i-5W8FZpFsg]

What did you think of the match? Starting to see the Rapids as a legit contender? Think Chivas USA is destined to return to the Western Conference basement?

Share your thoughts below.

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    • +1 Great player. 20 years old right now he should be a big part of the Olympic team. Going to have a lot of quality wingers on that team

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  1. Thanks for the coverage, Ives. (Hope the podcast is also back soon!)

    Was a great evening at the park. Good to see Mastroeni’s name/number go up on the wall before the game, and to see the team reward him with their play.

    Even the very small corps of traveling Chivas drummers were fun to listen to. 🙂

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