Colorado RapidsvsSt. Louis CITY SC
COL 0/STL 1
Things to say
St. Louis CITY SC beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 at home for a clean sheet at Energizer Park.
01
opener
St. Louis got the job done, 1-nil at home. Not the prettiest game but they took their chance and locked it down. Clean sheet, three points, on to the next one.
02
key player
Timo Baumgartl was everywhere at the back, seven defensive interventions. Colorado couldn't get a thing past him.
03
hot take
Honestly Colorado is a mess right now. Six wins and nine draws? They can't close games out to save their lives.
04
deep cut
Dante Polvara quietly ran the midfield, 79 accurate passes. Colorado never got a foothold when he was on the ball.
05
exit
St. Louis is climbing back into the playoff picture. Curious to see if they can string a run together.
The recap
St. Louis grinded out a 1-0 win over Colorado at Energizer Park, and it was every bit as tight as the scoreline suggests.
Tomas Totland led the way with four shots and kept the pressure on all night, while Timo Baumgartl was a wall at the back with seven defensive interventions to lock down the clean sheet. Colorado barely troubled the net, mustering just a couple of shots through Rafael Navarro, and their night summed up a rough patch of form.
One goal was all City needed, and they nursed it home.