In the first scrimmage, the Rapids held the offensive advantage in the first half as strikers Jonathan Lewis, Michael Barrios and Diego Rubio created chance after the chance in the box, connecting in the final third but unlucky in the box until late in the half.
Despite taking the lead in the first half, Colorado was unable to hold onto it when a Danny Wilson clearance was deflected by the Seattle defense and slipped past William Yarbrough for the equalizer in the 69th minute.
Homegrown strikers Darren Yapi and Dantouma “Yaya” Toure controlled the final third early on as the two found multiple connections in and around the box.
Minutes later, Toure drew a foul in the Sounders’ box to set Yapi up for the penalty kick, which he neatly put away to double the Rapids’ lead.