AJ Cochran (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)
A.J. Cochran did plenty to boost his case to make the Colorado Rapids roster out of preseason. The former Houston Dynamo defender scored the game-winning goal Saturday night in the Rapids’ 1-0 win over Sacramento Republic FC.
The 6-foot-3, 195-pound defender scored on a diving header with just four minutes left in the preseason friendly against the third division USL side. Defender Marc Burch provided the assist.
He entered the game at halftime.
There it is! Cochran’s diving header finds the back of the net to give the lead. (86) 0-1
— Colorado Rapids (@ColoradoRapids)
The 23-year-old from St. Louis was the No. 16 overall pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and is trying to play his way into a contract with Colorado this winter.
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The win sends the Rapids to a 3-0 start this preseason.
Colorado now travels to Tucson to close out the preseason. They will play four games in the Desert Diamond Cup before opening on the road at San Jose on March 6.
RAPIDS LINEUP:
First Half
Zac MacMath, Mekeil Williams, Axel Sjöberg, Stephen Keel, Dennis Castillo, Jared Watts, Dillon Powers, Zach Pfeffer, Brian Ownby, Luis Solignac, Kevin Doyle
Second Half
Zac MacMath (Chris Froschauer, 71′), Marlon Hairston, A.J. Cochran, Bobby Burling, Marc Burch, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Emmanuel Appiah, Dillon Serna (Yann Ekra, 77′), Dominique Badji, Caleb Calvert
