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Gyasi Zardes scored a hat-trick as the Colorado Rapids scored three goals in nine minutes of the first half to beat Minnesota United 4-3 on Saturday night after 90 minutes of bad weather. The Commerce City
Rapids, Colorado (8-9-6, 30 points) scored his fifth point in his six games in his MLS. Minnesota.
Colorado scored on Zardez's first goal as he equalized at 1 and scored the rebound after missing a save by Minnesota goalkeeper Dane St. Clair in the 7th minute. Rapids' Diego Rubio hit a shot from distance.
In the 11th minute, Rubio's header Keegan He scored a Rosenberry throw-in for St. His Claire to give Colorado a 2-1 lead.
Four minutes later, Michael Barrios scored his second goal for Zardes to make it 3-1.
Minnesota (10-9-5, 35 points) he scored one back in the 43rd minute with Luis Amarilla's goal from a difficult netside angle.
At half-time, the sky threatened to create a lightning delay, and he was 90 minutes past half-time before both teams were back on the pitch.
Zardes scored in the 61st minute. Rubio shot again and St. He couldn't match Claire. That was all the Rapids needed to stop Minnesota United's comeback.
Minnesota made his one-goal game again in the 81st minute. But the visitors failed to find an equalizer before full-time.
The two teams split two meetings this season, but Minnesota's seven-game unbeaten streak ended. I was. Minnesota finished fourth in the Western Conference.
– Field Level Media
