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reprint of COLORADO RAPIDS NEWS RELEASE -- byline Ben Grossman
NEWS RELEASE
W L SOW PTS Los Angeles 3 0 1 7 4/4 Los Angeles 1 RAPIDS 0 Chicago 2 0 0 6 Dallas 3 0 2 5 Kansas City 1 1 0 3 COLORADO 1 2 1 1 San Jose 0 3 0 0
Sat. 4/11 D.C. United R.F.K. Stadium 5:30 pm MDT (TV: ESPN)
* The Colorado Rapids' decision to go blonde was done for team unity heading into the home opener. Look for some of the "new do's" to hang around for this weekend's MLS Cup '97 rematch and beyond.
* Some of the players did the dye jobs themselves, while others put their heads in the hands of area hairstylists. Five players were "brightened" by Chris Henderson's wife, Dee, a professional hair stylist herself.
Courtesy of your fun-loving Rapids P.R. department, five headlines we (thankfully) did not see following Saturday's game:
1) Rapids Wilt and Dye in Home Opener
2) Blond Ambition Not Enough As Rapids Fall
3) Rapids Add Bleach ... Then Get Washed Out By Galaxy 1-0.
4) Rapids Don't Show Their True Colors in Opening Day Loss
5) Blondes Don't Have More Fun; Colorado Drops Home Opener
* The Rapids fell to 1-6 all-time in games when Chris Henderson did not play.
* United has won 6 of 7 meetings between the teams. Colorado's only win came in a shootout last August at R.F.K. Stadium.
* After not taking a corner kick in their first two games, Colorado had 10 on Saturday night.
* Colorado put only 5 of 19 shots (26%) on target against Los Angeles. For the season, Colorado has put 17 of 41 shots (41%) on goal.
* The Rapids committed only 4 fouls Saturday night, compared to 14 by Los Angeles. On the season, Colorado has suffered twice as many fouls (38) as they have committed (19).
* D.C. United fell to 3-1 following a 2-1 loss to the Columbus Crew in Ohio. U.S. National Team defender Eddie Pope received a red card in the 64th minute and will miss Saturday's match on ESPN against the Rapids.
* The Chicago Fire drew 36,444 to their home opener at Soldier Field, a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Mutiny.
* San Jose and U.S. National Team forward Eric Wynalda suffered a knee injury in the shootout against Dallas on Sunday. While initial reports have him out 3-4 weeks, an MRI was scheduled for today (Monday).
Monday 4/6 Training Westminster 10:00 Tuesday 4/7 Training Westminster 10:00 Wednesday 4/8 Training Westminster 10:00 Thursday 4/9 Training Westminster 10:00 Friday 4/10 Travel to D.C., train at R.F.K. Stadium Saturday 4/11 RAPIDS @ D.C. UNITED 5:30 p.m. MDT TV:ESPN Sunday 4/12 Travel to Denver