Zack Steffen had five saves for Colorado as the Rapids and St. Louis City played to a 0-0 tie in the season opener for both teams.

But St. Louis was met with as stingy a defense as the Rapids could have put on the field. And that’s with three defensive mainstays — Andreas Maxsø, Sam Vines and Jackson Travis — out with injury. That crew, man of the match-winner Zack Steffen included, rose to the occasion. The offense did not.