Colorado Rapids II 2–3 Ventura County

MLS Next Pro 2026 Group Stage · 29 Aug 2026

Colorado Rapids II vs Ventura County in the MLS Next Pro 2026.

At CIBER Field.

Ventura County beat Colorado Rapids II 3–2. S. Wathuta opened the scoring for Colorado Rapids II after 38 minutes. J. Placias made it 1–3 after 82 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Colorado Rapids II: S. Wathuta 38', J. Copeland 83'
• Ventura County: J. Placias 42' (pen), E. Preston 49', J. Placias 82'

Colorado Rapids II starting lineup

• 51 Z. Campagnolo
• 55 G. Gilmore
• 37 C. Harper
• 79 K. Sawadogo
• 42 J. Copeland
• 39 L. Garcia
• 87 S. Siegler
• 90 E. Heredia
• 15 A. Fadal
• 47 S. Wathuta
• 44 C. Aquino

Ventura County starting lineup

• 31 B. Scott
• 50 R. Dalgado
• 94 M. McLean
• 73 E. Martinez
• 61 P. Bank
• 45 V. Garcia
• 90 B. Phan
• 80 J. Djieze
• 68 L. Muller
• 95 E. Preston
• 57 J. Placias

Match events

• 13′ Ventura County: Yellow Card, M. McLean
• 31′ Colorado Rapids II: Yellow Card, E. Heredia
• 38′ Colorado Rapids II: Normal Goal, S. Wathuta, C. Aquino
• 41′ Colorado Rapids II: Yellow Card, K. Sawadogo
• 42′ Ventura County: Penalty, J. Placias
• 46′ Colorado Rapids II: Substitution, N. Del Carmen, A. Fadal
• 49′ Ventura County: Normal Goal, E. Preston, L. Muller
• 67′ Colorado Rapids II: Substitution, J. Camacho, C. Aquino
• 67′ Colorado Rapids II: Substitution, H. Altayeb, K. Sawadogo
• 69′ Ventura County: Yellow Card, E. Preston
• 75′ Ventura County: Substitution, Pepe, J. Djieze
• 75′ Ventura County: Substitution, G. Arnold, V. Garcia
• 79′ Colorado Rapids II: Substitution, K. Lowery, E. Heredia
• 82′ Ventura County: Normal Goal, J. Placias, E. Martinez
• 83′ Colorado Rapids II: Normal Goal, J. Copeland, S. Wathuta
• 84′ Ventura County: Substitution, A. Vilamitjana, L. Muller
• 87′ Colorado Rapids II: Substitution, K. Thomas, L. Garcia

Colorado Rapids II before this match

• vs Real Monarchs 4–1 (Real Monarchs) · Group Stage, 24 Aug 2026
• at Los Angeles FC II 0–3 (Los Angeles FC II) · Group Stage, 1 Aug 2026
• at Tacoma Defiance 1–2 (Tacoma Defiance) · Group Stage, 27 Jul 2026
• at Houston Dynamo FC II 1–2 (Houston Dynamo FC II) · Group Stage, 18 Jul 2026
• vs North Texas 1–0 (North Texas) · Group Stage, 12 Jul 2026

Ventura County before this match

• at Houston Dynamo FC II 2–0 (Houston Dynamo FC II) · Group Stage, 14 Aug 2026
• vs North Texas 6–1 (North Texas) · Group Stage, 1 Aug 2026
• vs The Town 3–0 (The Town) · Group Stage, 26 Jul 2026
• vs Los Angeles FC II 2–0 (Los Angeles FC II) · Group Stage, 19 Jul 2026
• at Vancouver Whitecaps II 2–3 (Vancouver Whitecaps II) · Group Stage, 8 Jul 2026