Hartford Athletic vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, 2022 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

74': Ariel Martinez
79': Andre Lewis

FT
2 - 0

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Hartford Athletic are hosting Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC at Trinity Health Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Hartford Athletic. Conceded by Isaiah Foster.
2': Attempt missed. Conor McGlynn (Hartford Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
2': Foul by Tom Brewitt (Hartford Athletic).
2': Michee Ngalina (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Offside, Hartford Athletic. Joel Johnson tries a through ball, but Juan Carlos Obregón Jr is caught offside.
6': Corner, Hartford Athletic. Conceded by Matthew Mahoney.
7': Offside, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Tobi Adewole tries a through ball, but Kharlton Belmar is caught offside.
13': Corner, Hartford Athletic. Conceded by Isaiah Foster.
13': Attempt blocked. Luka Prpa (Hartford Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
13': Attempt blocked. Tom Brewitt (Hartford Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
14': Attempt missed. Juan Carlos Obregón Jr (Hartford Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Joel Johnson.
15': Corner, Hartford Athletic. Conceded by Matthew Mahoney.
16': Attempt blocked. Conor McGlynn (Hartford Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
16': Corner, Hartford Athletic. Conceded by Beverly Makangila.
16': Attempt missed. Modou Jadama (Hartford Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Barrera with a cross following a corner.
17': Danny Barrera (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Steven Echeverria (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
18': Offside, Hartford Athletic. Danny Barrera tries a through ball, but Andre Lewis is caught offside.
22': Foul by James Ockford (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
22': Juan Carlos Obregón Jr (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Younes Boudadi (Hartford Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Foul by Danny Barrera (Hartford Athletic).
23': Steven Echeverria (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Tobi Adewole (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
23': Juan Carlos Obregón Jr (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Tobi Adewole (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Attempt saved. Prince Saydee (Hartford Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor McGlynn.
25': Foul by Matthew Mahoney (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
25': Luka Prpa (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Joel Johnson (Hartford Athletic).
27': Issa Rayyan (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt missed. Michee Ngalina (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hadji Barry.
34': Matthew Mahoney (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Prince Saydee (Hartford Athletic).
35': Andre Lewis (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Beverly Makangila (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
35': Attempt missed. Steven Echeverria (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hadji Barry.
36': Danny Barrera (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Issa Rayyan (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
38': Foul by Joel Johnson (Hartford Athletic).
38': Michee Ngalina (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Joel Johnson (Hartford Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Offside, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. James Ockford tries a through ball, but Issa Rayyan is caught offside.
43': Attempt saved. Andre Lewis (Hartford Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
45': Foul by Prince Saydee (Hartford Athletic).
45': Matthew Mahoney (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Prince Saydee (Hartford Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Hadji Barry (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kharlton Belmar with a cross.
45'+1': Hadji Barry (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Steven Echeverria.
45'+2': Foul by Kharlton Belmar (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
45'+2': Younes Boudadi (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Luka Prpa (Hartford Athletic).
45'+3': Steven Echeverria (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Hartford Athletic 0, Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0.
45': Second Half begins Hartford Athletic 0, Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0.
49': Andre Lewis (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Foul by Matthew Mahoney (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
49': Matthew Mahoney (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Attempt missed. Luka Prpa (Hartford Athletic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Barrera with a cross following a set piece situation.
51': Foul by Joel Johnson (Hartford Athletic).
51': Kharlton Belmar (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Offside, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Steven Echeverria tries a through ball, but Issa Rayyan is caught offside.
52': Attempt missed. Prince Saydee (Hartford Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Prpa.
53': Attempt missed. Conor McGlynn (Hartford Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
55': Attempt missed. Juan Carlos Obregón Jr (Hartford Athletic) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Andre Lewis with a cross.
57': Attempt missed. Beverly Makangila (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
58': Attempt blocked. Luka Prpa (Hartford Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andre Lewis.
58': Corner, Hartford Athletic. Conceded by Tobi Adewole.
59': Attempt blocked. Conor McGlynn (Hartford Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
60': Foul by Conor McGlynn (Hartford Athletic).
60': Kharlton Belmar (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Conor McGlynn (Hartford Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Offside, Hartford Athletic. Danny Barrera tries a through ball, but Younes Boudadi is caught offside.
63': Substitution, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Elvis Amoh replaces Kharlton Belmar.
63': Substitution, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Malik Johnson replaces Issa Rayyan.
64': Andre Lewis (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Steven Echeverria (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
65': Offside, Hartford Athletic. Juan Carlos Obregón Jr tries a through ball, but Prince Saydee is caught offside.
66': Substitution, Hartford Athletic. Ashkanov Apollon replaces Prince Saydee.
67': Attempt saved. Michee Ngalina (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elvis Amoh with a through ball.
67': Corner, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Conceded by Yannik Oettl.
71': Substitution, Hartford Athletic. Ariel Martínez replaces Joel Johnson because of an injury.
71': Substitution, Hartford Athletic. Rashawn Dally replaces Juan Carlos Obregón Jr.
72': Attempt missed. Elvis Amoh (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Michee Ngalina with a cross.
73': Andre Lewis (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Beverly Makangila (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
74': Goal! Hartford Athletic 1, Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0. Ariel Martínez (Hartford Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rashawn Dally.
77': Attempt saved. Hadji Barry (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michee Ngalina.
78': Foul by James Ockford (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
78': Rashawn Dally (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': James Ockford (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) is shown the yellow card.
79': Goal! Hartford Athletic 2, Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0. Andre Lewis (Hartford Athletic) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashkanov Apollon with a cross following a set piece situation.
84': Offside, Hartford Athletic. Luka Prpa tries a through ball, but Andre Lewis is caught offside.
86': Foul by Elvis Amoh (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
86': Luka Prpa (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Offside, Hartford Athletic. Danny Barrera tries a through ball, but Luka Prpa is caught offside.
89': Ariel Martínez (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Michee Ngalina (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
90': Offside, Hartford Athletic. Ashkanov Apollon tries a through ball, but Younes Boudadi is caught offside.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Hadji Barry (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michee Ngalina with a cross.
90'+2': Offside, Hartford Athletic. Luka Prpa tries a through ball, but Rashawn Dally is caught offside.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Michee Ngalina (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hadji Barry.
90'+4': Corner, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Conceded by Ashkanov Apollon.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Andre Lewis (Hartford Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ariel Martínez.
90'+5': Substitution, Hartford Athletic. Peter-Lee Vassell replaces Luka Prpa.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Hartford Athletic 2, Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0.
0': Match ends, Hartford Athletic 2, Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0.

Statistics

COS		HFD
13	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	8
2	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	2
50.9	Possession	49.1
10	SHOTS	17
2	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
372	Accurate Passes	351
458	Passes	442
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	5
18	Crosses	21
0.3	Cross %	0.2
56	Long Balls	66
30	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	5
11	Effective Tackles	9
16	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
13	Interceptions	11
14	Effective Clearances	13
14	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Trinity Health Stadium
Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Attendance: 5,241

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sacramento Republic FC	1	+2	3
2	San Antonio FC	1	+1	3
3	Oakland Roots	1	+1	3
4	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	1	0	1

Full Table

Line-Ups

Hartford Athletic (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
13	Yannik Öttl (GK)
23	Mou Jadama
5	Tom Brewitt
28	Conor McGlynn
30	Joel Johnson Alajarin
2	Younes Boudadi
77	Andre Lewis
11	Luka Prpa
7	Prince Saydee
10	Danny Barrera
9	Juan Carlos Obregón Jr

Hartford Athletic Substitutes:

Ariel Martinez, James Slayton, Peter Vassell, Corey Hertzog, Rashawn Dally, Ashkanov Apollon, Walid Yacoubou.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Christian Herrera (GK)
2	Oluwatobilba Adewole
15	Jimmy Ockford
33	Isaiah Foster
5	Mathew Mahoney
10	Hadji Barry
13	Steven Echevarria
16	Beverly Makangila
90	Kharlton Belmar
11	Michee Ngalina
17	Issa Rayyan

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Substitutes:

Malik Johnson, Jeff Caldwell, Elvis Amoh, Triston Hodge, Dennis Erdmann.

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