first start for him. And Kimura had his first game ever. Overall, I thought they did well."
• Said Kimura: "It's just totally different. I've been in reserve games a couple of times, but this is a completely different game. Everything's so fast, and especially today with the rain, the ball was skipping and I had a hard time dealing with the ball. But it was a great experience ... Defensively I think I played OK, but when it comes to attacking, supporting [Terry Cooke] and Colin (Clark), I didn't do too much. I want to work on my game more when it comes to attacking."
• It was the first match for midfielder Mehdi Ballouchy against the club where the former first-round pick began his professional career, before being dealt by RSL to the Rapids for Kyle Beckerman just before the All-Star break.
• "The conditions were hard out there. I'd say it took us the first 45 minutes to start connecting passes and getting forward. We kind of had chances in the second half and it just came down to the finish," he said. " ... It's nice to come back but it's not that nice to lose. We definitely wanted to get the three points, but hopefully we can still win some games and get into the playoffs."
