Rubio's late goal lifts Sporting KC to 2-2 draw with Rapids
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- Diego Rubio scored a stoppage-time goal after entering the game in the 88th minute to give Sporting Kansas City a 2-2 tie with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.
Gerso Fernandes fed Khiry Shelton, who back-heeled it to Rubio for the side-netter in the first minute of stoppage time.
Dominique Badji's volley of a cross by Edgar Castillo opened the scoring for Colorado (0-1-1) and Joe Mason made it 2-0 in the eighth minute. Mason slipped behind the defense, ran onto a long pass from Tommy Smith and shielded a defender before cutting back to evade goalkeeper Tim Melia and rolling it into an empty net.
Peter Vermes on what he told super-sub Diego Rubio, who scored the equalizer, as he entered the match: "I just told him that you've got to go get a goal." #SportingKC pic.twitter.com/0FjTCccDJl
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Felipe Gutierrez scored his fourth goal in as many games this season to pull Sporting (2-1-1) within 2-1 in the 57th. Yohan Croizet's header bounced off the post and Gutierrez poked home the rebound from near the penalty spot.
Tim Howard had seven saves for Colorado.
