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reprint of COLORADO RAPIDS NEWS RELEASE -- byline Ben Grossman
NEWS RELEASE
MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS LAST WEEK'S RESULTS: W L SOW PTS Los Angeles 15 2 1 43 7/4 RAPIDS 1 MetroStars 0 Chicago 13 5 1 34 Rapids Goal: White (3) COLORADO 8 9 2 20 Dallas 9 9 4 19 Kansas City 7 10 2 17 San Jose 6 11 1 16
Saturday, 7/11 New England Mile High 7:00 p.m. MST Radio:KKFN, KMXA
The Rapids set an all-time attendance record for the most people ever to see a soccer game in Colorado when 46,722 turned out to see the Rapids defeat the MetroStars on July 4th. The previous record of 36,252 was set on July 4th, 1997, in a 3-1 win over the San Jose Clash.
Colorado's win Saturday was its fifth win in the last six games, and propelled the team into third place in the Western Conference, trailing Los Angeles and Chicago.
The win over the MetroStars was the Rapids' fifth consecutive win at Mile High Stadium, extending the current team record for longest home winning streak. On the season, Colorado is now 7-2 at home.
Marcus Hahnemann won his fifth game in his last six MLS starts on Saturday night. Since returning to the starting lineup on May 28, Hahnemann is now 5-1 with only four goals against (0.67 GAA) and three shutouts over that stretch. On the season, the Rapids keeper is now third in the league in GAA (1.38) and has an 8-5 record. Four of Hahnemann's wins are by shutout, ranking him second in the league in the category, only trailing Chicago's Zach Thornton (6 shutouts).
After Marquis White's 73rd minute strike, Colorado has now scored first in its last six games, five of those wins. The Rapids are 7-2 on the season when scoring the first goal of the game.
Marcelo Balboa has made his mark in two appearances, both off the substitutes' bench, since returning from the World Cup. After scoring the game-winning goal against Leon in the CONCACAF Champions Cup on 6/28, it was Balboa's sliding clearance off the goal line on Saturday that preserved the Rapids' 1-0 win in the dying minutes.
Up next for the Rapids is a date with the New England Revolution at Mile High Stadium on Saturday night. The Rapids will look to shut down New England's Raul Diaz Arce, who has torched the Rapids in 1996 and 1997 with D.C. United. In six league games over those two years, the striker scored eight goals, including four in one game on April 12, 1997, a 5-2 United win. The Revolution also boast a lineup that includes U.S. World Cup stars Mike Burns and Joe-Max Moore.
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M 7/6 Off T 7/7 Practice 10:00 a.m. Westminster W 7/8 Practice 6:00 p.m. Westminster R 7/9 Practice 10:00 a.m. Westminster F 7/10 Practice 10:00 a.m. Mile High Stadium S 7/11 RAPIDS VS REVOLUTION S 7/12 Off (WORLD CUP FINAL)