COLORADO RAPIDS WEEKLY REPORT
Monday, August 24, 1998

MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS		LAST WEEK'S RESULTS:

			W	L	SOW	PTS		
Los Angeles		20	6	1	58
8/18    MetroStars 4  RAPIDS 1
Chicago			15	10	1	43
Rapids Goal:  Paule (8)
Kansas City		11	14	2	29

COLORADO		11	15	2	29
8/21    Fire 2  RAPIDS 0	
Dallas			12	14	4	28

San Jose		10	15	3	24

Saturday, 8/29	San Jose Clash 	Spartan Stadium	8:30 p.m.	TV:  Fox Sports Rocky Mountain

With six games remaining in the regular season, the Rapids have dropped to fourth place in the midst of a five-game losing streak. Four teams will qualify for the post-season from the Western Conference. Following is a breakdown of the remainder of the season:

* Four of the final six games are against Western Conference opponents. Colorado currently carries a 4-12 record in conference play.
* Three of the six games are at Mile High, where Colorado is 8-5 this season.
* If teams tie in the standings, the tie-breaker first goes to head-to-head results between the teams in 1998, then to goal differential for the entire season.

The Rapids' loss Friday was their fifth straight, marking the second time Colorado has lost five consecutive games this season (5/2/98-5/23/98). The longest losing streak in Rapids history is six games (8/28/97-9/26/97).

Following his yellow card for dissent in the second half of Friday's loss, Adrian Paz must now serve a one-game suspension for caution-point accumulation when the Rapids travel to San Jose Saturday. Saturday will mark the third consecutive game in which the Rapids will be without a starter due to suspension. Colorado was without captain Steve Trittschuh for yellow-card accumulation in the loss to the MetroStars on 8/18, and then without newly-acquired David Vaudreuil in the Chicago loss due to a red card he received in the MetroStars game.

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