Sporting Kansas City Vs. Colorado Rapids, MLS Cup 2011: Aurielien Collin Puts This Tie On Ice

The Colorado Rapids are done. They were basically done before this second leg of their conference semifinal tie against Sporting Kansas City. I mean, they weren't really coming back from 2-0 down on aggregate in Kansas City with a half dozen of their starters sidelined due to injury, but now Aurielien Collin has scored for Sporting and they're really done. There's no coming back now.

Sporting's goal came off of a free kick from 35 yards out on the left. Colorado decided that not marking two players was a fantastic idea. One of those players was Collin, who was sitting by himself at the penalty spot. Matt Pickens decided to mimic the incompetency of his defense's marking and came out for the ball that he was never going to get, instead punching Collin in the back of the head after he'd directed it on goal. The ball went in the net, Collin hit the ground after being punched and the Rapids were done.