WINNERS OF TWO STRAIGHT, RAPIDS BEGIN THREE-GAME ROAD TRIP SATURDAY IN NEW ENGLAND WITHOUT LIMPAR

WHAT:	The Colorado Rapids travel to Foxboro Stadium to face the New 
England Revolution on Saturday, May 1, at 5:30 p.m. (MT).

RECORDS:	Colorado (2-2, 4 points)
		New England  (2-3, 6 points)

TELEVISION:	Fox Sports Rocky Mountain-Tape Delay
		Game To Air Approx. 8:30, Immediately Following
Avalanche/Sharks Game

RADIO:	KMXA 1090-AM (Spanish)

1998 SEASON SERIES:	Rapids Swept 2-0

ALL-TIME SERIES:	Series Tied 4-4

After the postponement of last Saturday's game against the Chicago Fire, the Colorado Rapids return to action this Saturday.

The Rapids players will wear a blue and silver "CHS" patch on their right sleeve beginning Saturday, and for every game throughout the 1999 season.

A make-up date for the postponed game will be announced as soon as it is finalized.

Colorado returns to action after a two-week break looking to continue a strong start to the 1999 season, which has seen them yet to lose a game in regulation. The Rapids have won their last two outings, after beginning the season with two straight shoot-out losses on the road.

DATE	VENUE			RESULT
3/20	Rose Bowl		Los Angeles 2	Colorado 1 (SO)
3/27	Spartan Stadium		San Jose 3	Colorado 2 (SO)
4/10	Mile High Stadium	Colorado 4	Miami 1
4/17	Mile High Stadium	Colorado 2	Kansas City 1 (SO)

Swedish midfielder Anders Limpar is out Saturday with a left calf strain first suffered in the April 17 win over Kansas City. The injury has kept Limpar out of practice since it occurred. Rapids coach Glenn "Mooch" Myernick is hopeful Limpar will be fit to play next Saturday (May 8) in Dallas against the Burn.

Colorado Rapids forward Wolde Harris, who has scored three goals over the last two games, has scored four goals in five games previously against the Revolution.

New England comes off a big 3-2 win at D.C. United on Saturday. The Revs were led by two goals from Ivan McKinley, who earned MLS Player of the Week honors based on the performance.

New England is anchored at the back by goalkeeper and player/coach Walter Zenga, one of the league's top netminders and a longtime star with the Italian National Team.

Up front, Colorado must contend with the scoring duo of Joe-Max Moore (3 goals and 2 assists in 5 games vs. Colorado) and Giovanni Savarese (6 goals and 1 assist in 7 games vs. Colorado with the MetroStars before joining New England this season).

Despite both road games this season ending in draws after 90 minutes, by losing both of the shoot-outs, Colorado's all-time road record in regular-season games fell to 13-37 all-time. The Rapids remain 30-20, all-time in regular-season games at Mile High.

Saturday's game marks the first of three straight away from home for the Rapids, who travel to Dallas (Saturday, May 8) and Chicago (Sunday, May 16) following the game in New England.

Three of Colorado's first four games have ended in draws after 90 minutes and have been settled in a shoot-out, with Colorado losing two of those three contests. Colorado is now 7-11, all-time, in the shoot-out in regular-season games.

Last season, three of Colorado's first four games and four of the first six also went to the shoot-out, but the Rapids then did not play in another shoot-out until the playoffs. The Rapids went 2-2 in those four shoot-outs last season.

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