RHINE HAT TRICK PROPELS DALLAS PAST RAPIDS

Colorado Remains in Second Place with 19 Points Despite Loss

DALLAS (Saturday, June 8, 2002) - Dallas forward Bobby Rhine scored three goals and added an assist as the Burn defeated the Colorado Rapids 4-1 at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday night.

The early moments of the game mirrored Colorado's last trip to the Cotton Bowl, and the team was slow to get going in the Texas heat and humidity. After surviving a scary early moment when an errant back pass nearly created a scoring chance for the Burn, the Rapids were caught napping by a long pass and surrendered the game's opening goal in the 4th minute.

Bobby Rhine put the Burn in front with his first goal of the season after Antonio Martinez - who collected assists on all three Dallas goals in the May 18 meeting between the two teams - threaded a long pass from his own defensive end through the center circle. Rhine outran defender Rick Titus and chased down the ball at the top of the penalty area before sending his low shot home for the goal.

After seemingly having awakened from the early lapse in concentration, the Rapids spent the next several minutes controlling the ball in the midfield. The attacking combination of Mark Chung, Chris Henderson and Carlos Valderrama began to click, and Colorado advanced the ball into the Dallas defensive third on several opportunities.

But Dallas took advantage of its next scoring chance and doubled the lead on another goal by Rhine. This time, Rhine took the service of Oscar Pareja and dribbled just a few yards before unloading a 30-yard laser shot with his right foot that eluded goalkeeper Scott Garlick and nestled into the upper-left corner of the goal.

Then, in the 35th minute, Rhine and Martinez once again tortured the Rapids. This time Rhine set up the score after receiving a pass from Martinez, sending a bending pass across the penalty area to Jason Kreis, who volleyed the ball into the upper corner of the net.

The first half nearly ended without the Rapids making a serious threat at the Dallas goal, but a quick restart near the penalty area in injury time by Valderrama found Henderson streaking at the target. Henderson ripped a vicious shot at goalkeeper Matt Jordan, who could only parry the ball away, but the rebound fell out of danger.

The second half began with one of the better scoring chances by the Rapids when Robin Fraser flashed a header wide of the net. Valderrama set up the opportunity with a well-placed freekick that traced a line across the top of the 18-yard box to Fraser, who gained position but couldn't find the net with his shot.

The Rapids dodged a bullet in the 62nd minute when Martinez's shot at an open net skipped off the crossbar. Joselito Vaca played a pass across the six-yard box that Garlick lunged to tip away. Hurrying to beat the collapsing Colorado defense, Martinez sent his shot just high.

Rhine completed his dream night, and the hat trick, with a goal in the 73rd minute. Working the give-and-go with Vaca, Rhine converted from close range after Vaca's pass from the corner flag sailed through the penalty area unimpeded.

Chung ruined the Burn shutout with his sixth goal of the season deep into injury time, with Valderrama and Titus providing the assists.

Linescore:
	1	2	F
Rapids	0	1	1
Burn	3	1	4

Scoring Summary:
Team	Time	Player (#)	Assists
Dallas	4th min	Bobby Rhine (1)	Antonio Martinez
Dallas	17	Bobby Rhine (2)	Oscar Pareja
Dallas	35	Jason Kreis (8)	Bobby Rhine, Antonio Martinez
Dallas	73	Bobby Rhine (3)	Joselito Vaca
Colorado	95+	Mark Chung (6)	Carlos Valderrama, Rick Titus


Cautions/Ejections:
Team	Time	Player	Type		Reason
Colorado	9th min	Rick Titus	caution		tackle from behind
Colorado	43	Jeff Stewart	caution		reckless foul
Colorado	56	Raul Palacios	caution		dissent
Dallas	70	Joselito Vaca	caution		tackle from behind

Lineups:
BURN-Matt Jordan; Ryan Suarez, Paul Broome, Tenywa Bonseu, Steve Morrow;
Chad Deering, Joselito Vaca, Oscar Pareja, Antonio Martinez (Carl Bussey,
75); Bobby Rhine (Lee Morrison, 86), Jason Kreis (Ronald Cerritos, 58).
Subs not used: D.J. Countess, Jorge Rodriguez, Hamisi Amani-Dove, Matt
Bhencke, Richard Farrer.

RAPIDS--Scott Garlick; Ritchie Kotschau (Danny Jackson, 75), Robin Fraser,
Rick Titus, Jeff Stewart; Chris Henderson (Kyle Beckerman, 64), Raul
Palacios, Wes Hart (Marvin Quijano, 72), Mark Chung; Carlos Valderrama,
Chris Carrieri
Subs not used: David Kramer, Kyle Beckerman, Steven Herdsman.

Statistics:
Rapids - Shots: 12 (Chung, 3); Shots on Goal: 6 (Chung, 2); Saves: 1
(Garlick); Fouls: 18 (Palacios, 5); Offside: 0; Corner kicks: 2 
Burn - Shots: 12 (Three with 3); Shots on Goal: 5 (Rhine, 3); Saves: 5
(Jordan); Fouls: 11 (Broome, 3); Offside: 7; Corner kicks: 4


Referee: Alex Prus 
Assistant Referees: Steven Davidson, Gibby Widner
Fourth Official: Darren Engers

Attendance: 12,690 
Weather: Sunny, 82 degrees, 82% humidity

Next Up For the Rapids: The Rapids return to action next Saturday, June 15, at INVESCO Field at Mile High, when they will take on the New England Revolution in the second of four meetings between the two teams this season. Kickoff for the game is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. For ticket information, contact the Rapids at 303-599-1599.

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