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Paxten Aaronson Brace Powers Rapids to 4-1 Win at Sporting KC

The result highlighted Colorado's growing cohesion under Matt Wells during Sporting Kansas City's early rebuild under Raphaël Wicky.

Overview

  • Colorado moved to 3-2-0 with its first road victory under Wells, while Sporting Kansas City slipped to 1-3-1.
  • Paxten Aaronson struck in the 12th and 75th minutes, Rafael Navarro added a goal and an assist, and Wayne Frederick netted the first-half stoppage-time winner.
  • Frederick's go-ahead tap-in followed a John Pulskamp punch on a corner that left the goalkeeper off balance and in the net.
  • Zack Steffen returned from a shoulder issue to start for Colorado and finished with two saves, including early stops on Dejan Joveljic and Shapi Suleymanov.
  • Shapi Suleymanov scored SKC's lone goal in the 44th minute on a Calvin Harris feed, as the hosts continue a transition following 2025's last-place finish and significant roster turnover.