Fan Appreciation Night with Playoffs on the Line- Colorado Rapids vs LAFC Preview burgundywave.com/2025/10/17/r...

Colorado Rapids vs LAFC Decision Day availability report: KSB still out with that ankle injury, though he’s been training. Calvin Harris is out with a knee injury. Wayne Frederick is out not due to injury. LAFC will be missing Dellavalle, Igor Jesus, Aaron Long, and Saldaña.

Dax McCarty tells Burgundy Wave: “You’re going to find players in that Colorado locker room who are pessimistic. You’re going to find players who are optimistic.” The word of the day for Decision Day is “chaos.” “Anything can happen.”

Chris Richards on playing at altitude. "I'm dead." #usmnt

88.9% - The #USMNT has won 8 of the 9 matches (88.9%) its played in Colorado, its highest winning percentage in any state in which its played five or more times. Peak.

Pochettino: "Cristian Roldan is maybe an example of if you want to build your perfect player...he has a little bit of everything."

"We have full faith in the process." ""I have to continue to perform. I'm going to try and build off that." These thoughts and more from USMNT postgame: burgundywave.com/2025/10/14/h...

USMNT beat Australia 2-1: - Progress made with the back three - Wright, Roldan, and Freese impress Poch - Coming together and getting stuck in - Pulisic injury, Luna cheered in Commerce City burgundywave.com/2025/10/14/h...

@danielboniface.bsky.social Babiak says hi

“I’m riding the wave. I’ve had such a great second half of the year. It’s been great to enjoy the moment. I’m continuing in that way and not being satisfied. I know I can reach another level.” - Cristian Roldan on his club form and getting a renewed opportunity with the USMNT

Poch on Malik Tillman: He did not dress tonight because of an injury yesterday. Hamstring cramp. Poch says it's not serious. #USMNT

Tonight is the first game under Poch that the USMNT has won coming from behind.

Poch on Pulisic: He felt something in his hamstring. He'll be assessed tonight and return to Milan.

Fulltime! USMNT win! A back and forth half but one the Yanks contain and control for the most part. Good effort from the subs. Luna and Aaronson were on the same page. Great night for Roldan and Wright on the goals. Hope Pulisic's ok. Tonight was progress ahead of the World Cup.

90+1 Chance Morris! Aiden Morris gets into space, but rushes it, shoots wide. Should have been 3-1. 2-1 | #USMNT

90' Shot Irankunda! Great run as he shakes off Robinson and shoots. Awkward save for Freese but he collects. 2-1 | #USMNT

83' Play stopped after a head collision between Freeman of the US and the goalscorer Bos for Australia. Both players got up and walked off under their own power. Both returned to play. 2-1 | #USMNT

81' USA in transition. Aaronson finds Luna with a square ball. Shot to the far post. Wide. 2-1 | #USMNT

Attendance: 18,218. #USMNT

79' Luna denied! Aaronson beats his man and threads a pass. Luna with a touch in front of goal but goalkeeper Matthew Ryan makes the save. 2-1 | #USMNT

76' USMNT subs: Roldan off for Aiden Morris. McKennie off for Max Arfsten. 2-1 | #USMNT

64' USMNT subs: Tessmann, Aaronson, and Balogun on. Sands, Weah, and Wright off. Like for like for like. 2-1 | #USMNT

Another excellent finish by Wright to get the brace! Great heads up play by Roldan on the free kick to set it up for his second assist! x.com/USMNT/status...

56' Yellow card to Richards. Nothing comes of the free kick. 2-1 | #USMNT

51' GOAL USMNT! Long ball to Haji Wright who runs it down. He chops the ball to set up the shot and buries it far corner! What a curler! 2-1 | #USMNT

46' Aiden O'Neill with a great shot in the opening minute. Ball gets to him with space, blocked by a defender. That could have been two. 1-1 | #USMNT

46' Kickoff. The second half is underway. No halftime subs it looks like, not for the US at least. 1-1 | #USMNT

Halftime. 1-1. Jordan Bos then Hadji Wright. A slow first 20 minutes then two goals then some chippy fouls. USMNT were better after conceding. Sands got stuck in. Good passing on the goal. Still, the Pulisic injury is a buzzkill. #USMNT

45+1 Sands comes back onto the field. Makes a recovery run and tackles the ball away. They go forward. Sands run into from behind near the sideline. Foul called. US players are not happy. 1-1 | #USMNT

44' Play stopped as James Sands is down after a tackle. No foul was called. Ref eventually stops play. Teams end up in a shoving match though it's broken up quickly. 1-1 | #USMNT

Viewer discretion advised. Nats edition. x.com/Socceroos/st...

What a ball by Roldan to play Wright in. Great finish given the spacing. More of that and that from any midfielder and any striker on this team. #USMNT x.com/USMNT/status...

38' DSGP has woken up. Crowd chants U-S-A as the Yanks set up for a corner. Luna to Wright but the header is up and over. 1-1 | #USMNT

36' Chance Roldan! The USA press forces a turnover. Luna plays central. Roland with a shot from the top of the box. Just wide of the post. Ball bounces off the end board and off the back of the net. Some of the crowd thought it was in. 1-1 | #USMNT

33' GOAL USA! Hadji Wright top corner! Good through ball to set it up. Great finish with the outside of the foot by Wright! That's more like it. 1-1 | #USMNT

Pulisic is headed for the locker room. Not great. #USMNT

30' Tim Weah with a shot in transition. Saved by Ryan. After the play, Diego Luna subs in for Pulisic. Sigh. Crowd gives Luna a cheer as he runs on. 0-1 | #USMNT

26' Yellow card to Geria. Stopped a promising attack. Pulisic is still down and getting help from the trainer after being fouled. 0-1 | #USMNT

20' The USMNT did have an encouraging response on the kickoff. Pulisic went forward, played the ball into space for himself. Didn't lead to a shot on goal. A bit of a hero ball moment for him. Needed support. The energy from that didn't last. 0-1 | #USMNT

Prior to that, this game had been familiar. USA had a good amount of the ball. Tried to break down a low block. Got into good areas. They don't have a shot attempt. The goal was the first shot of the game. It feels very Gregg Berhalter.

19' Goal Australia. Messy play in the box. Jordan Bos chests a ball to the middle of the box. Cristian Roldan wiffs on a clearance and falls down. Bos beats Freese. 0-1 | #USMNT

1' Kickoff! The U.S. Men's National Team vs Australia has started. This is @bymattpollard.bsky.social. No Rapids players in the squad but we are here. Let's see if the Yanks can take a step towards being less bad. 0-0 | #USMNT

USMNT lineup is out. Cristian Pulisic starts and captains the Yanks! Interested to see what Freeman and Sands do. Would have preferred Balogun over Wright.

USMNT Australia Preview: Players Preaching Progress. "The Pressure Comes From Poch." burgundywave.com/2025/10/13/u...

Poch on Zack Steffen not getting called in: Zack we know well. He's on a radar. It's about performance and fitness. He was unlucky in past camps. If he preforms, he will have a chance.

Poch on Christian Pulisic and Antonee Robinson injuries: Pulisic reacted well in training today. TBD depending on how he feels tomorrow. Robinson has some knee pain. Has been involved in training. Cannot be involved in the game tomorrow.

MLS confirms Colorado Rapids playoff clinching scenarios:

Poch soon.

Burgundy Wave can confirm these are USMNT drones. No Canada Soccer spy drones here.

Brendan Aaronson on his brother Paxten: It’s a bonus being able to see him here, and he got to show me around. Got to go see his apartment. I can tell that Denver is an amazing city. I'm really happy for him. I think it's a huge step in his life. He’s doing amazing so far.