Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs Hartford Athletic, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
    FT
    0 - 2
    Hartford Athletic
    • 41': Adewale Obalola
    • 51': Jack Panayotou

    About

    Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC are hosting Hartford Athletic at Weidner Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 15': Mathew Mahoney (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Yellow Card at 15'
    • 41': Adewale Obalola (Hartford Athletic) Goal at 41'
    • 45': Juan Tejada (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 45'
    • 51': Jack Panayotou (Hartford Athletic) Goal at 51'
    • 59': Matthew Real (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 59'
    • 60': Samuel Careaga (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 60'
    • 61': Levonte Johnson (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 61'
    • 61': Kyle Edwards (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 61'
    • 61': Hadji Barry (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 61'
    • 76': Steven Echevarria (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 76'
    • 76': Marlon Hairston (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 76'
    • 82': Garven Metusala (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 82'
    • 83': Levonte Johnson (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Yellow Card at 83'
    • 90'+7': Junior Moreira (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 97'

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 8
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 11
    7 Saves 1
    34.6 Possession 65.4
    10 SHOTS 25
    3 ON GOAL 7
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    4 Blocked Shots 7
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: USL Championship

    Venue: Weidner Field
    Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
    Attendance: 7,006

    USL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Louisville City FC 30 +37 73
    2 Charleston Battery 30 +30 62
    3 North Carolina FC 30 +1 45
    4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 30 +4 44
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    COS Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Christian Herrera (GK)
    5 Mathew Mahoney Yellow Card
    4 Tyler Clegg
    37 Brennan Creek
    33 Isaiah Foster
    14 Duke Lacroix
    8 Cole Mrowka
    22 Marco Micaletto
    7 Jonas Fjellberg
    20 Yosuke Hanya
    93 Kyle Vassell
    Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Substitutes:
    Henry Weston, Steven Echevarria, Matthew Real, Jonathan Burke, Garven Metusala, Levonte Johnson, Chase Gozdieski, Juan Tejada, Akeem Ward.

    HFD Hartford Athletic (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    13 John Berner (GK)
    30 Adrián Diz Pe
    5 Baboucarr Njie
    22 Thomas Presthus
    19 Emmanuel Samadia
    2 Sebastian Anderson
    6 Beverly Makangila
    17 Jonathan Jimenez
    11 Michee Ngalina
    16 Jack Panayotou
    81 Adewale Obalola
    Hartford Athletic Substitutes:
    Junior Moreira, Jordan Scarlett, Samuel Careaga, Kyle Edwards, Gerold Ngnepi, Hadji Barry, Marlon Hairston.

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