COMMERCE CITY, Co. – Earthquakes II drew 2-2 to Colorado Rapids 2 in regulation and fell 4-2 in a penalty shootout on Sunday evening at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Co. Quakes II opened the scoring in the 34th minute from forward Jack Skahan and doubled their lead from Homegrown Will Richmond in the 59th minute. Rapids 2 would take advantage of an Earthquakes II red card on defender Keegan Tingey to convert a penalty kick in the 83rd and find the equalizer in the last minute of extra time. Quakes II would fall 4-2 in the penalty shootout to earn one point on the road.
Earthquakes II will now return home to host the Tacoma Defiance on Sunday, June 11. The match will kick off from PayPal Park at 4:30 p.m. PT and will be streamed live on MLSNEXTpro.com.
MATCH INFORMATION
2023 MLS NEXT Pro Season
Colorado Rapids 2 2 (4) – 2 (2) Earthquakes II
Sunday, June 4, 2023 – Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Co.
Scoring Summary:
QII (1-0) – Jack Skahan (Cruz Medina) 34’
QII (2-0) – Will Richmond (Jack Skahan) 59’
R2 (2-1) – Yosuke Hanya (penalty) 83’
R2 (2-2) – Daouda Amadou (Dillon Serna) 90+5’
Misconduct Summary:
R2 – Daouda Amadou (caution) 21’
QII – Jose David Serrano (caution) 44’
QII – Keegan Tingey (caution) 50’
R2 – Yosuke Hanya (caution) 54’
R2 – Daniel Garcia (caution) 80’
QII – Keegan Tingey (ejection) 81’
QII – Oscar Verhoeven (caution) 90+5’
Penalty Shootout Summary:
QII – Jack Skahan (no goal)
R2 – Marlon Vargas (goal)
QII – Aaron Edwards (no goal)
R2 – Dillon Serna (goal)
QII – Cam Cilley (goal)
R2 – Sebastian Anderson (goal)
QII – Roberto Hategan (goal)
R2 – Anthony Markanich (goal)
COLORADO RAPIDS 2: Adam Beaudry; Sebastian Anderson, Michael Edwards, Daniel Garcia, Anthony Markanich; Daouda Amadou, Connor Miller (Dillon Serna 78’), Oliver Larraz (C) (Pariss Mitchell 79’), Marlon Vargas; Yosuke Hanya, Caique de Brito (Robinson Aguirre 79’).
Substitutes not used: Logan Batiste, Keith Chavarria, Steve Flores, Diego Gurrola (GK), Blake Malone, Jackson Travis.
SHOTS: 18; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 11; CORNER KICKS: 10; SAVES: 2
EARTHQUAKES II: Emi Ochoa; Keegan Tingey, Daniel Munie, Cam Cilley, Oscar Verhoeven; Jerry Ayon, Cruz Medina (Alejandro Cano 84’), Edwyn Mendoza (Roberto Hategan 68’); Will Richmond (Aaron Edwards 78’), Jose David Serrano (Sebastian Carbajal 84’), Jack Skahan.
Substitutes not used: Eduardo Blancas, Eric De La Cerda (GK), Giancarlo Mota Morfin, Nathan Rodrigues.
SHOTS: 8; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 11; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 2