Cletus is Back!
Just when everyone was about to give up on Clint Mathis and saying that he shouldn't be called-up to the Nats, Clint scored a goal versus the
Rapids. The Metros were already down 0-1 after Tim Howard made possibly the worst save attempt a keeper could ever dream of doing. Zizi Roberts
took a shot from about 15 yards away from the goal in at an angle. Timmy made the initial stop, but the ball managed to bounce away from him, and
into the goal. After that, the magic began with a little help from the Jamaican Craig Ziadie. Ziadie was already playing a rock solid game, and he
made it even better in the 51st minute.
Ziadie had moved to the right side of the defense after Chris Leitch had to leave the game due to an injury. With Ziadie being a right sided
player, he took advantage of the oppertunity. In the 51st minute, he sent a curving cross in to the box. Mathis leaped over the defender, and
headed the ball him for the 1-1 tie. And from then on, Ziadie and the MetroStars took off on the rapid speed.
To finish off his superb night, Ziadie tallied his first career MLS goal. In the 61st minute, Ziadie dribbled around three defenders, including
Mark Chung his counsin. He then took a shot from 16 yards out to put the Metros up 2-1. In the game, the MetroStars were struck with bad luck,
as the ball hit the post four times.
After the game, Ziadie expressed his feelings after recording his first goal and assist in MLS. “It’s a huge rush. I was surprised I was that open
(on the goal)
so I dribbled inside and had a shot. I definitely think this is one of the better games but it’s not my best. I definitely can still
do better.”
Scoring Summary:
Colorado: Zizi Roberts 2 (Mark Chung 1) 41
MetroStars: Clint Mathis 1 (Craig Ziadie 1, John Wolyniec 1) 51
MetroStars: Craig Ziadie 1 (unassisted) 62
Colorado Rapids:
Line Up: Scott Vallow, Wes Hart, Robin Fraser, Jeff Stewart, Matt Crawford (Ritchie Kotschau 68), Chris Henderson, Pablo Mastroeni,
Alberto Rizo (Kyle Beckerman 83), Mark Chung, Zizi Roberts, John Spencer (Chris Carrieri 45).
Substitutes Not Used: Scott Garlick, Steven Herdsman.
Total Shots: 11 (Mark Chung 4)
Shots On Goal: 7 (Mark Chung 3, Zizi Roberts 3)
Fouls: 24 (Pablo Mastroeni 5, Jeff Stewart 5)
Offsides: 2 (Chris Carrieri 1, Alberto Rizo 1)
Corner Kicks: 6 (Alberto Rizo 4)
Saves: 4 (Scott Vallow 3)
MetroStars:
Line-Up: Tim Howard, Chris Leitch (Mark Lisi 30), Steve Jolley, Eddie Pope, Craig Ziadie, Ricardo Clark, Amado Guevara (Tim Regan 89),
Joey DiGiamarino, Richie Williams, Clint Mathis, John Wolyniec (Mike Magee 70).
Substitutes Not Used: Joseph Addo, Kenny Arena, Tim Glowienka, Paul Grafer, Jacob LeBlanc, Mike Nugent.
Total Shots: 14 (Clint Mathis 7)
Shots On Goal: 6 (Clint Mathis 4)
Fouls: 17 (Clint Mathis 4)
Offsides: 2 (Amado Guevara 1, John Wolyniec 1)
Corner Kicks: 6 (Amado Guevara 6);
Saves: 6 (Tim Howard 6)
Misconduct Summary:
Colorado:Chris Henderson (caution; Pushing, Holding) 22
Colorado:Alberto Rizo (caution; Professional Foul) 43
MetroStars:Craig Ziadie (caution; Tackle from Behind) 58
Colorado:Pablo Mastroeni (caution; Professional Foul) 73
Colorado:Ritchie Kotschau (caution; Professional Foul) 79
Referee: Kevin Terry
Referee's Assistants: -Thomas Supple; Greg Watson
4th Official: Jorge Bandera
Attendance: 11,069
Time of Game: 1:54
Weather: Clear-and-63-degrees
