San Diego FC earned its third consecutive victory and climbed to second place in the Western Conference standings after an impressive 2-0 win over the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday at Snapdragon Stadium.
SDFC almost scored in the first couple of minutes when forward Hirving Lozano took a shot from 20 yards out that goalkeeper Zack Steffen deflected with his right shoulder out of danger.
The home team took the lead in the 33rd minute on a corner kick executed by forward Anders Dreyer that found the head of teammate Jeppe Tverskov, who then flicked it backward toward defender Chris McVey who headed the ball into the net from point-blank range.
San Diego forward Anders Dreyer. (Photos by David Frerker)
San Diego FC extended the lead in the 58th minute when Dreyer streaked down the pitch an