Match Preview: Colorado Rapids 2 Return Home to Take on Timbers2 | RSL Monarchs

We are really excited about getting to a place where we can play another home game at the University of Denver.

The team, which has only played three MLS NEXT Pro matches thus far after a week five bye and a postponed match, comes into week six of the regular season looking for a bit of redemption.

I think we can get it done if we stick to what we have been doing in training,” said Rapids 2 defender Michael Edwards.

Heading into the fourth match of the season, Yosuke Hanya and Yaya Toure lead the Rapids 2 scoring with one goal apiece while Toure and Sebastian Anderson are tied for the lead in team assists with one each.

The two new additions provide fresh talent and a boost of technical energy to the young Rapids squad as they head into the thick of the 2022 MLS NEXT Pro season.

Ultimately, Portland walked away with two points after a victorious 4-2 shootout that saw Timbers2 goalkeeper Hunter Sulte make a vital save to give his side the edge over the Monarchs.

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