Location: Mile High Stadium. Kickoff (ET): 8:30 p.m. Television: ESPN2. Satellite: Galaxy 5, Tr. 14.
Series History: Eduardo Hurtado scored a hat trick in LA’s 3-1 win at the Rose Bowl June 26; Shaun Bartlett scored the gamewinner as Colorado became the first team to beat the Galaxy when they won 2-1 in Denver June 30.
Injuries: Los Angeles — M Arash Noamouz (torn knee cartilage) is out, M Andrew Shue (separated shoulder) is out; Colorado — M Roy Wegerle (sprained ankle) is probable, F Richard Sharpe (stress fracture), and M Dominic Kinnear (strained knee ligament) are out, D Troy Edwards (groin surgery) is on injured reserve.
Of Note: The Rapids, last in the Western Conference, desperately need a win tonight…. Roy Wegerle should be recovered from a sprained ankle that kept him out of the Dallas game…. Los Angeles defender Dan Calichman will sit out the match after picking up his fifth yellow card in the win over Tampa Bay…. Jorge Salcedo will start at sweeper, with Robin Fraser marking Shaun Bartlett or Jean Harbor…. Arash Noamouz has still not recovered from surgery to repair torn knee cartilage and did not travel with the team…. After hitting a hat trick against Tampa, Cobi Jones will again start up front alongside Eduardo Hurtado.
PROBABLE LINEUPS
Los Angeles : Kramer, Motajo, Fraser, Salcedo, Semioli, Vanney, Cienfuegos, Wilson, Armas, Hurtado, Jones.
Colorado : Woods, Kmosko, Hamlett, Butterworth, Balboa, Henderson, Trittschuh, Benedetti, Wegerle, Harbor, Bartlett.
Prediction: Rapids can’t stop Jones as Galaxy wins 3-1.