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Edgar Castillo scored and then assisted on Niki
Jackson's goal for Colorado (6-12-6, 24 points). With a tie
following two victories, the Rapids have strung together a
three-match unbeaten run for just the second time this season.
Sebastian Lletget scored in his second consecutive game and
Ashley Cole also scored for the Galaxy (10-8-7, 37 points). LA
still moved up one spot to fourth in the Western Conference
standings on a night when everyone else was idle.
The Galaxy also saw two players depart injured by halftime for a
second consecutive match. This time, midfielder Jonathan dos
Santos left in the 34th minute with groin soreness before
defender Michael Ciani followed at halftime with an undisclosed
ailment.
Winger Romain Alessandrini and attacker Giovani dos Santos both
departed the Galaxy's 2-2 draw against Minnesota United last
weekend and were unavailable Tuesday.
Colorado endured its own unforeseen loss five minutes after the
break, when Kellyn Acosta left due to illness shortly after
vomiting on the field.
Cole had not scored since July 4, 2017, but the outside back
opened the scoring with the style of a forward in the 59th
minute. Cole took Chris Pontius' pass and sliced to the other
side of one defender with his first touch, split two defenders
with his second and chipped on-rushing goalkeeper Tim Howard
with his third.
Castillo tied it in the 74th minute when he reached a clearing
header from a Galaxy defender outside the penalty area, took a
couple touches into the area and then unfurled a quick strike
that beat diving goalkeeper David Bingham to his left.
Lletget put the Galaxy in front again four minutes later. After
Colorado failed to clear a long diagonal toward the penalty
area, Ola Kamara played a square ball toward Lletget that may
have also grazed Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Lletget fired a first-time
shot with his left foot, curling it beyond Howard and into the
side netting.
However, Johnson had the final word, taking a pass from Castillo
and firing a shot from the left corner of the penalty area that
caromed off the leg of an LA defender and badly fooled Bingham
as it knuckled into the net.
--Field Level Media
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