Rapids continue to turn heads after Andre Shinyashiki header nets win at L.A. Galaxy

The Colorado Rapids proceed to crook heads.

On Tuesday night, they proved erstwhile again wherefore they should beryllium considered 1 of the apical teams successful MLS, arsenic their acceptable portion mastery delivered yet different extremity and an awesome roadworthy win.

Andre Shinyashiki’s header of a Jack Price country footwear lifted the Rapids to a 2-1 triumph implicit the third-place L.A. Galaxy. And for the 2nd clip successful 4 days, the Rapids came distant with 3 points connected the road.

“In presumption of going connected the roadworthy against 1 of the champion teams successful the league and coming retired of present with a win, evidently we’re highly proud,” caput manager Robin Fraser said. “… Really a tremendous effort successful pugnacious conditions.”

The Rapids are successful 4th spot successful the Western Conference but lone 3 points shy of archetypal spot Sporting Kansas City with a crippled successful hand. They proceed to find ways to scrape retired wins contempt not having the quality of a accepted apical team.

The Rapids were out-possessed and out-shot successful Tuesday’s contest, yet they inactive recovered a mode to person the much important scoring chances successful the game.

“At the extremity of the day, sometimes you person to grind,” Fraser said. “You person to beryllium capable to grind to beryllium palmy and they’re learning that and gaining an appreciation for that and recognizing what their hard enactment tin bring.

“Whether we play good oregon play poorly, whether everything goes our mode oregon everything goes against us, they ne'er halt fighting.”

The Rapids person shown an quality to find ways to capitalize connected scoring opportunities.

Shinyashiki’s header successful the 73rd infinitesimal was the team’s eighth set-piece extremity this play and the continuation of a taxable that has present spanned aggregate seasons.

“All recognition to (assistant manager Chris Sharpe), he’s the 1 that sets those plays up and we conscionable bash it,” said Shinyashiki, a DU merchandise who present has 4 goals this season.

The Rapids are 5th successful MLS successful set-piece goals aft finishing 5th past play and archetypal the twelvemonth earlier that. Whatever Sharpe, an adjunct with the nine since 2014, is drafting up continues to work.

“He’s magnificent, the item helium gives america connected acceptable pieces,” Price said.