The Colorado Rapids suffered a controversial 1-0 loss to the Houston Dynamo in a late-night MLS match. The deciding goal came in the final moments of stoppage time, after a controversial incident involving a bloodied Rapids defender. Houston's Brad Smith scored the winning goal after being subbed on just minutes earlier.
The Colorado Rapids lost to the Houston Dynamo in controversial fashion at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park late Saturday night, with the deciding blow in a 1-0 loss coming basically at the death of a six-minute stoppage time period. With 95 minutes and change on the clock, Rapids defender Andreas Maxsø went down in Houston’s penalty box, bloodied after being elbowed in the face.
But play went on, leading to a breakaway that saw Houston’s Sebastián Ferreira find Brad Smith, who calmly tucked it past Zack Steffen with his left foot. Smith had only been on the pitch for six minutes, having been subbed on in the 89th minute when Ibrahim Aliyu went down with an injury
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