May 6, 2000
Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO
7:05pm Kickoff - clear and warm
Colorado Rapids vs DC United
Colorado Rapids (4 wins, 4 losses , 12 points) tonight hosts DC United (1 win, 5 losses, 1 tie, 4 points).
Tonight's Super Stars are Marcelo Balboa (Rapids) and Marco Etcheverry (DC United).
Rapids player, Jorge Dely Valdez is absent tonight as he joins Panama for a World Cup qualifcation in Honduras.
Rapids' Jason Bent is also absent because of a one game red card suspension.
Making his first appearance for the Rapids, is #33 Matt Okah, whose paperwork finally cleared after two weeks from his German club, Unterhacing of the German Bundesliga.
The game remains scoreless in the 25th minute.
This being the Cinquo de Mayo weekend, with its many festivities, has resulted in a very low attendance.
In the 36th minute, on a Marco Etcheverry free kick, DC United's Carey Talley heads a perfect ball into the net.
DC United leads Colorado Rapids 1-0.
So far, Colorado Rapids has not mounted a dangerous coordinated attack.
Anders Limpar -- Out-Injured Reserve Ross Paule -- Out-Injured Reserve Wes Hart -- Out-Injured Reserve Joey DiGiamarino -- injured - remains on the bench
At the end of the first half, DC United leads 1-0.
In the 55th minute, Colorado's Scott Vermillion scored an unassisted goal. After hitting a high bouncing ball, DC United's goalkeeper, Tom Presthus, slipped backwards while attempting to catch the ball, fell down, and the ball bounced over his head and rolled in the goal.
The score is now tied 1-1.
In the 59th minute, DC United scored on a penalty kick, and now leads 2-1.
In the 62nd minute, DC's Jaime Moreno scored on ball from John Maessner. The Rapids defense was asleep.
The socre is now DC United 3 Colorado Rapids 1
So far, the Rapids have replaced Paul Bravo with Joey diGiamarino, and Paul Dougherty with Henry Zabrano.
In the 67th minute, Colorado's Agogo scored on a penalty kick, making the score DC 3 Rapids 2.
In the 70th minute, DC's Carlos Llamosa scored a great header on a corner kick from Marco Etcheverry.
DC United leads 4-2.
Etcheverry is a magician the way he can drop the ball on a dime. He takes the free kicks and corner kicks and drops the ball on his teammate's head. Unfortunatley, Colorado Rapids player have not challenged the ball in the air. Result = 2 header goals.
In the 78th minute, Jaime Moreno scored a great long shot goal ona a beautiful ball received from Marco Etcheverry.
The score is DC United 5, Colorado Rapids 2.
In the 83rd minute, Colorado's Agogo dribbled, beat the defenders, and shot from 25 yards out. However, the ball hit the cross bar = no goal.