Ousseni Bouda #7 of the San Jose Earthquakes is defended by Joshua Atencio #12 and Rob Holding #6 of the Colorado Rapids in the first half of their 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals match at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on May 20, 2026 in Commerce City, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

By William Espy

The San Jose Earthquakes were up in the Rocky Mountains on Wednesday night as they visited the Colorado Rapids as a part of the U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals. The Quakes couldn’t get enough offense as they were shutout by the Colorado Rapids 2-0.

Colorado seemed to get out to an early lead, as the ball found the back of the net in the 20th minute off of the foot of Rafael Navarro but the play was ruled offside and the game remained tied at 0-0.

Eventually the Rapids would get their go-ahead goal though, as Darren Yapi’s perfectly placed header connected off of a cross which made the ball sail into the netting, giving Colorado a 1-0 lead late in the first half.

The Rapids were then awarded a penalty late in stoppage time of the first half due to a handball by Reid Roberts. After being denied his previous goal due to offside, Navarro stepped up to the penalty spot and put the ball past Daniel to double Colorado’s lead before halftime.

Roberts came out of the game to start the second half, with Dave Romney taking his place. Paul Marie was the next player to exit the game for the Quakes, being replaced by Jack Skahan in the 62nd minute.

As the game progressed, the Earthquakes made more changes. Nick Fernandez entered the game in the 72nd minute for Preston Judd, then Ronaldo Vieira exited for Jack Jasinski in the 86th.

The Earthquakes offense failed to break Colorado’s clean sheet, and they were eliminated from the U.S. Open Cup with a final score of 2-0.