Andy Rose, his face bloodied and already beginning to swell from a brutal clashing of heads with Dynamo forward Mauro Manotas, wasn’t about to walk off the field in Houston.
He’d fractured his orbital bone and was — no surprise — concussed. The concussion, facial fracture and a pocket of air near his brain had doctors concerned enough that he didn’t travel back with the team to Vancouver. Instead, he spent eight days in Houston, his wife at his side, before being cleared to fly.
It was poetic then, that after Bangoura tried a shot from the spot he had just scored from, the blocked effort caromed around the Rapids’ box to Rose, who took one touch and fired it home.“Very happy for him because of the man he is. Sometimes, life is just fair with people like that,” said Dos Santos. “It’s very refreshing and we’re very happy, not only to have Andy Rose back with the team, but for him to get the goal and help the team win the game.”COL 2-3 VAN pic.twitter.
“So it’s been an opportunity to watch and learn from the sidelines. I think Rusty, Inbeom, Jon and Felipe have done really well the past six weeks, so it’s been an important time for me to watch, and learn and support. Today, knowing I was back involved, it was a great feeling.”
Nowhere in that article is the final score mentioned.