Once again, the Rapids missed facing one of their former stars as Omar Cummings missed the game.
Later in December, Forward Omar Cummings was traded to the Houston Dynamo for Nathan Sturgis and allocation money.
Colorado appeared to dash those hopes with a 16th-minute goal by Omar Cummings and a 51st-minute header by Conor Casey.
Houston won 4 0 with goals from Will Bruin ( 2 goals ), 觭car Boniek Garc韆, and Omar Cummings scored for Houston.
Strike partner Omar Cummings set up Nyassi with a lovely through ball and the Gambian scored with a curling shot to put his side 2 0 up.
Steve Zakuani got the Sounders on the board in the eighth minute, but Colorado's Omar Cummings answered thirty seconds later, technically in the ninth.
On December 22, 2012 Sturgis was once again on the move when he was traded to Colorado Rapids as part of a deal involving Omar Cummings and allocation money.
El Salvador promised a good second half but Omar Cummings received a pass inside the El Salvador goal area and scored to make it 3 1 in Jamaica's favor.
All-time leading goal scorer Conor Casey was released and Omar Cummings would be traded during the offseason, the Forward duo combining for 89 goals in the Rapids'careers.
Ricardo Clark was able to get on the board at the 50', and Omar Cummings, recently returned to full form, scored in stoppage time to complete the Dynamo exciting comeback.