Colorado Rapids Take Their First-Ever Point at BMO Stadium in a 0-0 Draw With LAFC

For years, BMO Stadium has been a no-fly zone for the Colorado Rapids. On Wednesday night, in what LAFC counted as their 10th match there, they finally took a point out of the building, along with the kind of possession numbers usually reserved for a rondo drill.

LAFC and the Colorado Rapids drew 0-0 in Los Angeles in front of 22,132. Colorado held 72.7 percent of the ball, LAFC's Mathieu Choinière rattled the crossbar early in the second half, and Hugo Lloris kept another clean sheet. Neither side found a winner, and for the first time in 10 tries, the Rapids left this building with something to show for it.

Colorado Keep the Ball

The first half belonged to the visitors, and it was not particularly close. The Rapids' own recap described a side that held the ball and swarmed the moment it lost it, and the numbers back that up. Colorado completed 701 passes on the night. LAFC completed 224.

The chances came in the middle of the half. Rafael Navarro forced Lloris into a save from the center of the box in the 22nd minute, and four minutes later Navarro turned provider for Dante Sealy, whose shot from the right side of the box was saved by Lloris. Hamzat Ojediran had an effort from distance blocked in the 43rd. Kosi Thompson's yellow card in the 40th was the only real flashpoint.

LAFC, by the club's own account, did not put a shot on target before the break. The fourth official announced no added time, which felt like a mercy for the hosts.

LAFC Wake Up

Marc Dos Santos made two changes at halftime, sending on Nkosi Tafari and Timothy Tillman for Aaron Long and Tyler Boyd. Long's return was a story in itself: the club said it was the captain's first appearance of the season after a long injury layoff.

The changes helped. LAFC's best chance of the night came in the 56th minute, when Choinière, set up by Jacob Shaffelburg moments after a corner, struck a first-time shot from outside the box and hit the bar. LAFC's recap said it came off the crossbar and the post, and the Rapids credited 18-year-old Lucas Herrington with clearing the danger before anyone could follow up. Denis Bouanga fired over from a tight angle in the same minute.

Shaffelburg, making his first start for LAFC per the club, was the hosts' most dangerous player in that spell. He dragged a shot just wide in the 65th minute and forced Zack Steffen into his only save of the night a minute later. Choinière just missed again in the 67th.

Bench Battle, No Breakthrough

Both coaches went to their benches for answers. Colorado lost Jackson Travis to injury in the 56th minute, with Miguel Navarro replacing him, and then sent on Georgi Minoungou and Paxten Aaronson in the 61st. The Rapids said those changes revitalized an attack that had stalled.

LAFC countered with David Martínez and Stephen Eustáquio in the 67th, the latter making his first appearance since March 10, per the club, and Jeremy Ebobisse replaced Son Heung-Min in the 77th.

The final 20 minutes were tense and scrappy. Ojediran, Minoungou and Josh Atencio all went into the book for Colorado, and Tafari was booked in stoppage time. Aaronson missed from range in the 78th and had another shot blocked in stoppage time. Miguel Navarro dragged one wide a minute later, and the last act was Martínez being flagged offside.

Who Delivered

Lucas Herrington was the standout for Colorado. The club said the 18-year-old completed all 127 of his passes, the most attempted by any player on the field, and he earned a spot on the bench of MLS's Team of the Matchday.

Hugo Lloris kept his seventh clean sheet of the MLS season, which LAFC said led the league, and his seventh shutout in eight league appearances.

Jacob Shaffelburg put LAFC's only shot on target and was the hosts' most persistent attacker in his first start for the club.

Mathieu Choinière came closest to winning it, with the 56th-minute strike off the woodwork and another near miss 11 minutes later.

Rafael Navarro led Colorado's line, with a shot on target and an assist-quality pass to Sealy in the first half.

The Turning Point

The 56th minute. Choinière's shot was a few inches from breaking the deadlock and changing the entire shape of the night. LAFC had finally found some rhythm after a lifeless first half, and a goal there would have forced Colorado to chase a game they had mostly controlled. Instead, Herrington cleaned up, the Rapids settled back into their passing patterns, and the match drifted toward the draw both sides could live with.

Stats That Matter

• Possession: Colorado held 72.7 percent of the ball and completed 701 of 758 passes.
• Shots: Colorado edged it 6-5 and put 2 on target to LAFC's 1.
• Woodwork: Choinière's 56th-minute strike off the bar was the closest anyone came.
• Fouls: LAFC committed 17 fouls to Colorado's 9, a sign of how much time they spent chasing.
• Cards: Colorado were booked four times, LAFC twice.

What It Means

LAFC move to 5-2-2 with 17 points and stop a two-match losing run after defeats at Portland and at home to San Jose. The club noted it was the first time LAFC had been shut out at home since a 1-0 loss to Portland on July 25, 2025, and that LAFC now has seven wins and a draw against Colorado at BMO Stadium in the regular season. Eddie Segura made his 150th regular-season appearance for LAFC, two behind Carlos Vela's club record. LAFC travel to Minnesota United on Saturday.

Colorado move to 4-1-4 with 13 points. It is their first draw of the season, coming after Saturday's 3-2 home loss to Inter Miami, and their site listed the Rapids seventh in the West and LAFC third after the match. Next up is a trip to the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday.

Closing Take

This was Colorado finally beating the level that had been eating its lives for years, even if the final boss did not go down. The Rapids did not win the night, but they controlled the ball, frustrated a heavyweight and banked a save point at BMO Stadium. For the Rapids, that is progress worth celebrating. For LAFC, it is a reminder that even fortresses have off nights.

Stats from ESPN's match data. Additional details from LAFC.com and ColoradoRapids.com.