SEATTLE — Rapids defender Marc Burch was not amused with Sounders playmaker Nicolas Lodeiro after they came together on two key situations in Colorado’s 2-1 loss in the opening leg of the Western Conference championship series Tuesday.

Burch accused Lodeiro of flopping in the box to earn a second-half penalty kick, and Burch was fortunate not to receive his second yellow card on the play. In the first half, Burch was given a yellow card when his arm flailed and Lodeiro went down.

Replays showed Lodeiro kicked Burch, but Lodeiro escaped without a card.

“He kicked me after a play,” Burch said. “And I stuck my arm up and he acted like I broke his nose, which I didn’t even touch him in the face. Yeah, I didn’t know he was like that. I know he’s a great player, but interesting antics that he’s got as well.”

Lodeiro stayed down for an extended period holding his face after the play.

“His actual soccer is really good. Great player,” Burch said. “The other stuff, it’s just not for me.”

Burch, who played for the Sounders from 2012-13, said he felt the Rapids deserved more from the rain-soaked match.

“It was great,” Burch said of his return to Seattle. “We played well. We at least deserved a tie. Nice weather.”

Le Toux’s chance. Rapids midfielder Sebastien Le Toux had an excellent opportunity to put his team ahead in the 23rd minute when a Jermaine Jones pass released him on a breakaway.

“I just take off, I was trying to get control of the ball, I was coming pretty fast, I think it was Marshall who tried to come back,” Le Toux said. “I was in the box, so I knew if they foul me maybe I can see, but (they) defend me pretty well, so I tried to toe poke the ball because there was not a lot of space and unfortunately I didn’t really hit it pretty well, it just kind of slipped on my foot and just kind of went sideways.

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MacMath’s return. Rapids goalkeeper Zac MacMath on Tuesday made his first appearance since Sept. 3. He replaced Tim Howard, who was lost for the rest of the season with a groin injury suffered while playing for the U.S. national team against Mexico this month.

“MacMath had a pretty good game,” Rapids coach Pablo Mastroeni said. “It’s not easy coming in and stepping into the season at this point. Slick turf, wet. Some very good attacking players on the Seattle team and he handled himself really, really well. Kept us in the game, made some big saves.”

MacMath finished the game with four saves and three crosses claimed.