{"id":441211,"date":"2026-08-23T12:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T12:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/441211\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T12:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T12:04:15","slug":"cj-dos-santos-san-diego-fc-shut-out-rapids-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/441211\/","title":{"rendered":"CJ dos Santos, San Diego FC shut out Rapids – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Onni Valakari and Elias Achouri scored first-half goals and Gabriel Pirani added a second-half tally as San Diego FC cruised to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Goalkeeper CJ dos Santos made two saves and turned in his fourth clean sheet of the season for San Diego (7-8-6, 27 points).<\/p>\n

Colorado (9-11-1, 28 points) goalkeeper Nico Hansen had one save as the Rapids had their three-match winning streak snapped.<\/p>\n

An opportunistic strike by Valakari gave San Diego a 1-0 lead in the 27th minute.<\/p>\n

As the Rapids attempted to play out of the back, defender Reggie Cannon sent a pass across the box to Colorado teammate Rob Holding, who tried to flick the ball back to Hansen. Holding couldn\u2019t connect, allowing Valakari to sprint in and drive a shot past Hansen.<\/p>\n

San Diego doubled its lead in the 35th minute. Achouri headed a lofted pass into the box that Holding failed to control, then Achouri collected the loose ball and scored from the center of the box.<\/p>\n

Pirani tacked on a goal in the 71st minute off an assist from Marcus Ingvartsen as San Diego continued to pressure the Rapids\u2019 backline.<\/p>\n

It was the first time San Diego had scored three goals since a 3-3 home draw against FC Cincinnati on May 16.<\/p>\n

Moments after Valakari\u2019s goal, Luca Bombino made a wide run into the box and forced Hansen into a sprawling save. The ball popped loose as the two got tangled up, but Hansen quickly recovered and secured it.<\/p>\n

Colorado\u2019s Paxten Aaronson took a shot from outside the box that sailed wide right in the third minute of first-half stoppage time. In the 56th minute, Aaronson took a pass off a quick restart into the box, but dos Santos made the save.<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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