Lalas Abubakar Continues Fine For Colorado Rapids In 5-0 Thrashing Of San Jose Earthquakes

Ghanaian defender Lalas Abubakar displayed outstanding form on Wednesday night to help his Colorado Rapids outfit to make light work of San Jose Earthquakes in the Major League Soccer (MLS).

The commanding defensive play of the center-back proved key as they hit 5 past the Matchday 13 opponent at the Dick's Sporting Goods Park while keeping a clean sheet.

In the 90 minutes Lalas Abubakar played, he made 2 clearances, won 4 out of 5 duels, came through with a passing accuracy of 94% to merit a high-rating of 7.5 from Modernghana Sports partners SofaScore.

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On the night, Cole Bassett scored on the 35^th minute with an assist from Jack Price to give Colorado Rapids the lead before the team returned from the break to run riot over San Jose Earthquakes.

Jonathan Lewis registered his name on the scoresheet just 5 minutes after recess to double the lead for the home team. Later on, Tommy Thompson netted an own goal to give the Colorado-based club a 3-goal lead as two late equalizers from Nicolas Mezquida and Andre Shinyashiki wrapped up the emphatic victory.