Wexford man Kevin Doyle was back in the goals on Saturday night as he registered his 4th of the season to open the scoring in Colorado Rapids' 3-1 win over Houston Dynamo.
With the Rapids sitting in 9th in the Western Conference, and their visitors in a much healthier 4th, the win may have been against the odds but Doyle and his strike partner Dominque Badji ran the Dynamo ragged.
The Irishman made the breakthrough on 21 minutes with a tidy first-time finish:
Before going on to seal the win with an assist for the third goal.
Doyle was man of the match, or most valuable player in this case, as he looks to be really enjoying his football in Colorado.
Congrats Kevin Doyle voted Shout MVP in today's Colorado Rapids v Houston Dynamo game. Vote at https://t.co/mfAOeLE5PO
— Shout MVP (@shout_mvp) July 2, 2017
Oh my - @MARLYG94, @KevinDoyle1983, and @dbadji14 were absolutely on ?! Way to show up tonight, @ColoradoRapids! #Rapids96 pic.twitter.com/79p6r1RO4x
— Tom Altepeter (@tomaltepeter) July 2, 2017
Kevin Doyle wins the header, gets the ball back and grabs another assist. Out here killing it. And Badji?. And Hairston ? finish.
— Andrew Wiebe (@andrew_wiebe) July 2, 2017
Goal and an assist for @KevinDoyle1983 so far, he's looking good for the @ColoradoRapids ??
— Back Page Football (@bpfootball) July 2, 2017
Also, because it's a bit beautiful, here's a clip from training on Friday:
"What a finish."
Yeah, @KevinDoyle1983 is ready for tomorrow.#Rapids96 | #COLvHOU pic.twitter.com/zIGhbxgYoM— Colorado Rapids (@ColoradoRapids) June 30, 2017
He's enjoying his football, and he's enjoying the lifestyle over in that beautiful part of the world, and he told us as much when we had him on The Balls.ie Football Show
Keep up the good work Kevin.
