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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. Terrell Suggs Limited Jersey . -- With Conor Casey nursing an injury and Omar Cummings off serving with the Jamaica national team, the struggling Colorado Rapids needed some offence. Andre Akpan and Tony Cascio, two of their younger players, provided all they needed. "Conors knees were bothering him and it was Andres time," Colorado coach Oscar Pareja said. "We got what we needed from the young guys, Andre and Tony." Akpan scored in the sixth minute and the Rapids escaped the Western Conference basement with a 3-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Wednesday night. "At this level, all you can ask for is opportunity," said Akpan, who had played only 164 minute before Wednesday. "Tonight I made the most of my opportunity." Cascio and Jaime Castrillon each added a goal for Colorado (9-17-2), which ended a four-game winless streak. The win leapfrogged Colorado past the Timbers and Chivas USA into seventh place in the West. Pareja knows too well Colorados playoff chances are holding on by a thread. They are eight points behind Vancouver for the final spot with six games left. "We have a lot to do," Pareja said. "But tonight we finally found the net." Akpan scored his first goal of the season in his second start after Cascio was stripped of the ball in the scoring zone. The ball deflected to Akpan, who fired a shot past Donovan Ricketts. "The ball found a way to me," Akpan said. "And I reacted." Goalkeeper Matt Pickens made one save in earning his seventh shutout, adding to his all-time franchise lead in shutouts (29) and wins (41). The Timbers beat the Rapids 1-0 on Aug. 31. Portland (7-14-6) had its season-best, two-game winning streak snapped while being shut out for the 11th time. The Timbers have lost all three meetings in Colorado and remain the only team in the league without a road win (0-10-3). "Individual errors cost us and when you go on the road you need everyone to get their jobs done when there are individual battles," Portland interim coach Gavin Wilkinson said. "You cant give up chances and make individual errors and thats what cost us. "I think they had four or five chances and they scored three goals," Wilkinson said. Early in the game, Ricketts denied a scoring attempt by Tyrone Marshall in the first minute with a diving save. Akpan scored moments later before Portland nearly tied it in the 15th minute, but Darlington Nagbe had his uncontested shot from the slot sail over the crossbar. Cascio made it 2-0 off a perfectly placed cross from Castrillon in the 27th minute. It was his third of the year. Pickens didnt have to make a save in the first half. During the second half, Bright Dike missed on an uncontested shot in the 57th for Portland. Castrillon made it 3-0 with a header off a cross from Drew Moor in the 85th. 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Uruguays lone try came late in the second half from Juan Diego Ormaechea, Felipe Berchesi converting. Berchesi also scored a game opening penalty goal four minutes into the game. Canada twice was forced to play with just 14 players as tempers flared after nine minutes into the second half when centre Nick Blevins was handed a ten minute yellow card for a rough tackle on Uruguay Gaston Mieres and then again at ther 25 minute mark when Ardron was sent off for repeated infringement. "I didnt think we played a lot or rugby in the first half,"said Canadian coach Kieran Crowley."But I think we put UUruguay under a lot of pressure. Haloti Ngata Ravens Jersey. In the second half we played better but you cant play well when you lose two players like we did. but we did get the win which was good and now we have to look forward to Tuesday and the U.S. Canada plays the US in the night (7:30 p.m.) game while Argentina and Uruguay meet in the 5:30 p.m. opener. Argentina, the two-time ARC defending champion, will also be looking for it second straight win after soundly defeating the US 39-3 in Fridays tournament opening match. After Berchesi put Uruguay ahead 3-0 four minutes in, Canada took over when Ardron picked up an errant Berchesi pass and ran 50 yards into the end zone. After a Braid penalty goal, Parfrey put Canada ahead even further when he scored from ten yards out. Two more penalty goals from Braid late in the first half and then a second half try by Underhill and Braids third penalty goal wrapped it up for Canada. A similar performance against the US should put Canada in a solid position for a shot at the title on October 20 when they face Argentina in what looks like a winner take all game. ' ' '
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