Casey Goal Nets 1-0 Colorado Rapids Triumph Over Seattle Sounders

Sometimes a pre-match discussion scenario forecasts what will happen on the field and this was one of those occasions as Colorado Rapids scored a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders.

Prior to Saturday night’s MLS matchup between the host Rapids and the visiting Sounders, an observation was made about forward Conor Casey that highlighted how the game was ultimately decided.

To paraphrase a famous saying, “Hell hath no fury like a prospective World Cup player scorned.”

Casey, a former Portland University flash named “Freshman of the Year”, had 2000 Olympic Games experience and was hopeful of landing on this year’s U.S. World Cup team.  Forecasters said that the sturdy, broad-shouldered Casey would have increasing motivation to show his worth as a star player in the upcoming MLS match against the Sounders.

In addition to the motivation factor, the warning was conveyed that here was a player due to r...

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