Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs Las Vegas Lights FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

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

Match Commentary

  • 34': Thomas McNamara (Las Vegas Lights FC) Yellow Card at 34'
  • 45': Jonas Fjellberg (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Yellow Card at 45'
  • 51': Garven Metusala (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Yellow Card at 51'
  • 54': Jonas Fjellberg (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Goal at 54'
  • 63': Vaughn Covil (Las Vegas Lights FC) Substitution at 63'
  • 67': Kyle Vassell (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 67'
  • 78': Nighte Pickering (Las Vegas Lights FC) Substitution at 78'
  • 79': Shawn Smart (Las Vegas Lights FC) Substitution at 79'
  • 80': Cole Mrowka (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 80'
  • 90'+2': Levonte Johnson (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 92'
  • 90'+3': Giorgio Probo (Las Vegas Lights FC) Yellow Card at 93'
  • 90'+5': Turner Humphrey (Las Vegas Lights FC) Yellow Card at 95'

Statistics

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15 Fouls 18
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 2
51.5 Possession 48.5
10 SHOTS 17
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 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
1 Blocked Shots 2
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: 7,364

USL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Tulsa 30 +20 57
2 Sacramento Republic FC 30 +17 48
3 New Mexico United 30 +4 48
4 El Paso Locomotive FC 30 +2 41
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Christian Herrera (GK)
23 Garven Metusala Yellow Card
5 Mathew Mahoney
37 Brennan Creek
14 Duke Lacroix
3 Akeem Ward
13 Steven Echevarria
11 Quenzi Huerman
7 Jonas Fjellberg Yellow Card
20 Yosuke Hanya
27 Juan Tejada

LVL Las Vegas Lights FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Nicholas Ammeter (GK)
5 Elias Gärtig
13 Turner Humphrey Yellow Card
33 Gennaro Michael Nigro
23 Younes Boudadi
22 Thomas McNamara Yellow Card
21 Giorgio Probo Yellow Card
18 Jack Singer
30 Stefan Stojanovic
14 Johnny Rodriguez
34 Rory O'Driscoll

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