The Footy Crew and I went to the Rapids opening day game against the LA Galaxy at the Dick, and it was awesome! The place was sold out, including standing room only tickets, and we had 8 seats near midfield, we got to see a ton of action.
The Rapids looked great, Terry Cooke (ex-Man United) played solid with 1 goal and 2 assists, Bouna Time had a great game in goal and Christian Gomez, the Rapids big name signing this summer, played good in the midfield and scored a goal, which totals 4 goals for the night!
as for the Gals? Beckham looked alright, but he has seriously no help. he's like a QB with no receivers or running backs. Landon Donovan was terrible, he had chances to show us that he's good but he failed. Ruiz was invisible all night, except near the end of the game when we were front row to an almost-brawl
Abel Xavi, the Galaxy high-profile, over-the-hill defender was burned all night. apparently he got fed-up and told the ref how he felt about it, resulting in a dismissal from the match. a few minutes later, (90 minute mark), Rapids rookie Ciaran O'Brien decided to wipe out Carlos Ruiz from behind. the tackle was bad, but not meriting the red card ejection that O'Brien got (Beckham later said he thought it was worthy of yellow, but not red). The situation was calm and fine until Little Landon ran across the field and tried to pick a fight. nobody picks on little kids so no fight happened.
anyway, the game was great, loved the atmosphere, the seats are great, and the Rapids came through. now just if we can get Rapidman back we'll be alright.
oh, and we were commenting on how everyone was booing David Beckham, and my lovely wife input that yes, they are booing while taking his picture. that pretty much sums that up!
Beckham, #23, frustrated after a 4th goal against
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