Rapids eliminate LAFC from playoff contention

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Jonathan Lewis scored 2 goals connected Sunday nighttime arsenic the Colorado Rapids eliminated Los Angeles FC from the playoffs with a 5-2 triumph and moved into archetypal spot successful the Western Conference.

The 2nd extremity from Lewis, successful the 53rd minute, happened erstwhile Diego Rubio stole the shot heavy successful LA territory.

Collen Warner, Cole Bassett and Dominique Badji besides scored for Colorado (17-7-10), who earned the first-round bye by a constituent erstwhile Seattle played to a 1-1 gully astatine Vancouver. It was the Rapids’ archetypal five-goal crippled this season.

Cristian Arango and Brian Rodriguez had second-half goals for Los Angeles (12-13-9), which besides needed Vancouver to suffer to marque the playoffs.