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City SC had the better of the scoring chances and threatened on several occasions but could not get the ball in the net. Colorado, meanwhile, did not have many chances as City SC’s three-man backline of Josh Yaro, Henry Kessler and Kyle Hiebert, kept the Rapids’ chances at a minimum. Colorado had just two shots in the game and neither of them required a save from City SC goalkeeper Roman Burki. City SC, meanwhile, had 18 shots and five on goal.

Mellberg is the first City SC coach not to win his first game.

City SC almost pulled out the win in the final minutes as Klauss headed a corner kick from Marcel Hartel but it was stopped by a diving Colorado keeper Zack Steffen.

City SC looked to have scored in the first half, but an offsides call negated it. Eduard Lowen put a free kick off the left post, and Kessler got the rebound and passed to Simon Becher for a tap-in, but Kessler was offside on the original shot.

Newly signed defensive midfielder Alfredo Morales came on for Lowen in the 69th minute. Cedric Teuchert, just back from Germany where he picked up his green card, and new acquisition Conrad Wallem came on in the 81st minute.

City SC signed second-round draft pick Joey Zalinsky to a first-team contract on Saturday, which brings the roster to the limit of 30. Zalinksy is a defender out of Rutgers who came up through the New York Red Bulls academy system. The club’s other two picks, forward Emil Jaaskelainen and goalkeeper Colin Welsh, are likely headed to City2 if they sign. Zalinsky signed a one-year contract with three option years for the club. Zalinsky was on the roster on Saturday night.