Commerce, Colo (Wednesday, July 22, 2026) – San Diego FC (SDFC) returned to MLS action following the international summer break with a 1-0 loss to the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in a tightly contested Western Conference match.
The match, originally slated to kick off at 6:30 p.m. PT was delayed 30 minutes due to inclement weather before the teams entered halftime scoreless.
In the second half, SDFC had its best opportunity to take the lead in the 64th minute when Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Nico Hansen denied Onni Valakari’s left-footed shot. The Rapids appeared to break the deadlock in the 68th minute, but the goal was ruled out for offside after defender Reggie Cannon was judged to be in an offside position when the cross was played into the penalty area.
Colorado’s Loïc Williams scored the game-winning goal in stoppage time (90+6′) with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom-left corner to secure a 1-0 victory. With the result, SDFC falls to 1-2-0 all-time against the Rapids and remains winless at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (0-2-0).
Up next, SDFC returns to host FC Dallas at Snapdragon Stadium on Saturday, July 25. Kickoff for Saturday’s match is set for 6:30 p.m. PT, with live coverage available on Apple TV and FS1, along with an English radio broadcast on San Diego Sports 760 AM.
Tickets for Saturday’s match are available at
SanDiegoFC.com/Tickets. The first 25,000 fans in attendance will receive a commemorative SDFC bucket hat, courtesy of Alaska Airlines.
Goal Scoring Plays:
SD – 1-0 – David Vazquez (Onni Valakari, Marcus Ingvartsen) 8th minute: Vazquez opened the scoring when he got a left-foot on a Valakari cross inside the six-yard box. An Austin FC defender tried clearing the ball near the goal line but Vazquez’ touch rolled past the goal line to finish off a give-and-go play between Ingvartsen and Valakari.
COL – 1-0 – Loic Williams (Paxton Aaronson, Dante Sealy) 90+6: Williams finished Aaronson’s cross with a right-footed volley, beating the outstretched CJ Dos Santos with a shot inside the left post.
Postgame Notes:
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With tonight’s loss against Colorado Rapids, SDFC is winless in its last three MLS matches.
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SDFC now has a 4-7-5 record in the 2026 MLS Regular Season with 17 points.
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SDFC is 20-14-8 all-time against Western Conference teams in MLS Regular Season play.
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SDFC is 1-4-2 on the road this season.
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Tonight’s match marked the 50th MLS Regular Season match for SDFC and now holds a 23-16-11 all-time MLS Regular Season record
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SDFC is 1-4 in one goal matches this season.
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SDFC is now 6-9-5 across all competitions in 2026 (MLS Regular Season 4-7-5, Concacaf Champions Cup 2-2).
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SDFC is now 1-2 all-time against Colorado Rapids.
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Winger Anders Dreyer made his 60th start for SDFC across all competitions and made his 50th MLS Regular Season appearance.
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Newcomer Ian Murphy made his SDFC debut when he came on as a substitute for Kieran Sargeant in the 70th minute, making his 98th MLS Regular Season career appearance. He was signed during the summer international break.
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Defender Willy appeared in the 20-man roster for the third time this season.
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Forward Alex Mighten made his fourth start of the season tonight.
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Forward Amahl Pellegrino missed the match with a lower body injury.
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Defender Kieran Sargeant made his seventh start for SDFC, and his ninth appearance this season.
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Onni Valakari and Dreyer are the only players to play in all 50 of SDFC’s regular season and five post-season matches for a total of 55 MLS career appearances each.
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Midfielder Alejandro Alvarado Jr. made his seventh appearance for SDFC this season, coming on as a substitute for Aníbal Godoy in the 70th minute.
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Goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos made his second-straight start. He started in SDFC’s last match on May 23 before the international break, seeing action for the first time since suffering an injury against LAFC on May 2.
Match Information
2026 MLS Regular Season
San Diego FC vs. Colorado Rapids
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 – Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce, Colo.)
Scoring Summary:
COL –1-0- Loic Williams (Assisted by Paxton Aaronson and Dante Sealy)
Misconduct Summary:
SD– Chris McVey (caution,19’)
COL – Loic Williams (caution, 22’)
COL – Reggie Cannon (caution, 28’)
COL – Rafael Navarro (caution, 82’)
SD – Lewis Morgan (caution, 90+5)
Lineups:
SAN DIEGO FC: GK CJ Dos Santos; D Oscar Verhoeven, D Manu Duah, D Christopher McVey, D Kieran Sargeant (Ian Murphy, 70’); M Aníbal Godoy (Alejandro Alvarado Jr, 70’), M Onni Valakari, M Jeppe Tverskov –C–, F Alex Mighten (Bryan Zamble, 90+2), F Marcus Ingvartsen (Lewis Morgan, 83’), F Anders Dreyer
Substitutes Not Used: GK Duran Ferree; D Ian Pilcher, D Willy Kumado, M Pedro Soma, F David Vazquez
TOTAL SHOTS: 7; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; FOULS: 7; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 1
COLORADO RAPIDS: GK Nicolas Defreitas-Hansen, D Reggie Cannon (Lucas Herrington, 90’), D Loic Williams, D Rob Holding (Noah Cobb, 90’), D Kosi Thompson, M Hamzat Ojediran, M Paxten Aaronson, M Josh Atencio (Donovan Phillip, 90+3), F Georgi Minoungou (Darren Yapi, 72’), F Dante Sealy, F Rafael Navarro –C–
Substitutes Not Used: GK Adam Beaudry, D Keegan Rosenberry, M Ali Fadal, F Alex Harris, M Bryce Jamison
TOTAL SHOTS: 9; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; FOULS: 17; OFFSIDES 4; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 2
Referee: Chris Penso
Assistant Referees: Jeremy Hanson, Matt Trotter
Fourth Official: Ricardo Fierro
VAR: Shawn Tehini
AVAR: Robert Schaap
Weather: 71-degrees, cloudy
