Pedestrian in transition, too little urgency and too many turnovers. The Colorado Rapids deserved every bit of their 4-1 loss at Sporting Kansas City. The nail in the coffin of SKC’s trio of goals summed the game up perfectly. The Rapids finally got out on a good-looking break in the 69th minute, but midfielder Cole Bassett ran out of time and options with his wingers breaking inward into SKC’s trap, leaving him triple-teamed and losing the ball. While Bassett expressed clear frustration with the lack of width, SKC swiftly counterattacked and substitute Erik Thommy scored his first of two goals on the night. The first three SKC goals came in some way off turnovers or mistakes by the Rapids. First was in the 8th minute when Rapids defender Andreas Maxsø whiffed on a clearance and the ball fell straight to Alan Pulido, who took a touch and buried it from 15 yards out. The Rapids escaped the first half down 1-0 while it could have been at least two for SKC. But Pulido got his brace four minutes into the second half when Bassett lost the ball 30 yards from his own goal. Pulido got the ball after a couple of passes, knifed through three Rapids defenders and buried his second. Thommy replaced Pulido in the 59th minute and ended up with a brace of his own. His second goal was on a long ball to Daniel Sallói, who calmly took it down and laid it off to Thommy for a well-placed shot. Complete domination by SKC was reflected in the stat sheet, too. It rattled off 31 shots to Colorado’s six (nine on goal to Colorado’s three) and won an unusually high total of 11 corner kicks on the night to the Rapids’ four. Related Articles Colorado Rapids | Rapids could clinch playoff berth with win over Kansas City, help: “We want to really keep momentum going” Colorado Rapids | Djordje Mihailovic, Rafael Navarro power narrow Rapids win over Portland Colorado Rapids | Rapids have one more shot at redemption against Portland: “These are the games you need to win” Colorado Rapids | Rapids sign free-agent defender Reggie Cannon, sources say Colorado Rapids | Brace from Navarro, late Yapi winner secures big three points at FC Dallas In all facets, the Rapids were not good enough. But if you’re looking for positives for the Rapids, defender Michael Edwards had a memorable moment to cap off a night that was mostly the opposite. On a corner kick in the 75th minute, Edwards had an awkward bounce fall right to his feet. And though his back was facing the goal, he was able to backheel it on target and it trickled in for his first career MLS goal. With Lalas Abubakar out with a concussion, Wednesday night was just Edwards’ second-ever MLS start. Additionally, the Rapids’s newest player, defender Reggie Cannon, made his debut after subbing on for rookie Jackson Travis in the 74th minute. While on the pitch, the Rapids gave up Thommy’s second goal. Cannon could have done better to get back into a position to defend Thommy in the final action, but otherwise looked solid in his 15 minutes of play. The Rapids will return home for coach Chris Armas’ first game coaching against his former club, Toronto FC. The match will kick off Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Want more sports news? Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver’s teams.