Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs El Paso Locomotive FC, 2024 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
  • 22': Ronaldo Damus
  • 89': Ronaldo Damus (P)
FT
2 - 0
El Paso Locomotive FC
  • Red Card 54':

About

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC are hosting El Paso Locomotive FC at Weidner Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 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.
  • 2': Offside, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Ronaldo Damus is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Duke Lacroix (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
  • 4': Joaquín Rivas (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 11': Foul by Tony Alfaro (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 11': Ronaldo Damus (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Foul by Ronaldo Damus (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
  • 12': Jahmali Waite (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Ronaldo Damus (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Foul by Tony Alfaro (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 14': Ronaldo Damus (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Corner, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Conceded by Miles Lyons.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Speedy Williams (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Mahoney with a headed pass.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Maalique Foster (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Speedy Williams.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Speedy Williams (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Aidan Rocha following a corner.
  • 20': Foul by Liam Rose (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 20': Zach Zandi (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Goal! Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1, El Paso Locomotive 0. Ronaldo Damus (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koa Santos with a cross.
  • 23': Offside, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Juan Tejada is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Juan Tejada (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maalique Foster.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Miles Lyons (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Rose.
  • 27': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Christian Herrera.
  • 29': Christian Herrera (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Noah Dollenmayer (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 30': Maalique Foster (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Zach Zandi.
  • 30': Amando Moreno (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Koa Santos (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
  • 31': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Duke Lacroix.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Juan Tejada (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 35': Bolu Akinyode (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Juan Tejada (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
  • 36': Attempt saved. Ronaldo Damus (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Tejada.
  • 37': Foul by Bolu Akinyode (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 37': Zach Zandi (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Justin Dhillon (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eric Calvillo.
  • 39': Aidan Rocha (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Liam Rose (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 43': Offside, El Paso Locomotive. Justin Dhillon is caught offside.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Justin Dhillon (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joaquín Rivas.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1, El Paso Locomotive 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1, El Paso Locomotive 0.
  • 49': Foul by Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 49': Matt Real (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Amando Moreno (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Speedy Williams (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
  • 50': Corner, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Conceded by Miles Lyons.
  • 53': Foul by Miles Lyons (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 53': Juan Tejada (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Miles Lyons (El Paso Locomotive) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Ronaldo Damus (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Maalique Foster with a cross.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Bolu Akinyode (El Paso Locomotive) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Justin Dhillon.
  • 58': Offside, El Paso Locomotive. Amando Moreno is caught offside.
  • 59': Foul by Miles Lyons (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 59': Zach Zandi (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Joaquín Rivas (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Miles Lyons with a headed pass.
  • 63': Substitution, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Jairo Henríquez replaces Zach Zandi.
  • 64': Foul by Tony Alfaro (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 64': Jairo Henríquez (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Tumi Moshobane replaces Joaquín Rivas.
  • 65': Foul by Jairo Henríquez (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
  • 65': Lucas Stauffer (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Bolu Akinyode (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Jairo Henríquez (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
  • 67': Amando Moreno (El Paso Locomotive) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Justin Dhillon with a headed pass.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Lucas Stauffer (El Paso Locomotive) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 68': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Duke Lacroix.
  • 70': Aidan Rocha (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Tumi Moshobane (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 70': Justin Dhillon (El Paso Locomotive) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Substitution, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Quenzi Huerman replaces Maalique Foster.
  • 72': Substitution, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Yosuke Hanya replaces Juan Tejada.
  • 74': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Nick Hinds replaces Miles Lyons.
  • 75': Corner, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Conceded by Nick Hinds.
  • 76': Jahmali Waite (El Paso Locomotive) is shown the yellow card.
  • 78': Foul by Matt Real (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
  • 78': Lucas Stauffer (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Jairo Henríquez (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
  • 79': Noah Dollenmayer (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Jairo Henríquez (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Offside, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Yosuke Hanya is caught offside.
  • 82': Foul by Noah Dollenmayer (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 82': Ronaldo Damus (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Brandan Craig replaces Noah Dollenmayer.
  • 83': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Mario Rodriguez replaces Bolu Akinyode.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Ronaldo Damus (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yosuke Hanya.
  • 85': Brandan Craig (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Quenzi Huerman (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
  • 85': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Speedy Williams.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Amando Moreno (El Paso Locomotive) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Dhillon with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 86': Christian Herrera (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Penalty Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Yosuke Hanya draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 88': Penalty conceded by Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 88': Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Goal! Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2, El Paso Locomotive 0. Ronaldo Damus (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Jairo Henríquez (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aidan Rocha.
  • 90': Amando Moreno (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Jairo Henríquez (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
  • 90'+1': Amando Moreno (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Matt Mahoney (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
  • 90'+1': Matt Mahoney (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Steven Echevarria replaces Aidan Rocha.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Ronaldo Damus is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Ronaldo Damus (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
  • 90'+4': Lucas Stauffer (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Matt Real (Colorado Springs Switchbacks).
  • 90'+4': Mario Rodriguez (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2, El Paso Locomotive 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2, El Paso Locomotive 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2, El Paso Locomotive 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 14
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 2
50.4 Possession 49.6
9 SHOTS 12
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
324 Accurate Passes 322
404 Passes 402
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
14 Crosses 12
0.1 Cross % 0.4
63 Long Balls 52
26 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 4
14 Tackles 6
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 8
11 Effective Clearances 19
11 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Weidner Field
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Attendance: 8,023

USL Championship Table

# 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 Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Christian Herrera (GK) Yellow Card
14 Duke Lacroix
5 Mathew Mahoney Yellow Card
6 Matthew Real
2 Koa Santos
10 Zachary Zandi
18 Aidan Rocha
80 Devon Williams
9 Ronaldo Damus Yellow Card
27 Juan Tejada
99 Maalique Foster
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Substitutes:
Jairo Henríquez, Quenzi Huerman, Steven Echevarria, Francisco Zuniga Aceves, Delentz Pierre, Yosuke Hanya, Dillon Clarke, Jonas Fjellberg, Joseph Rice.

ELP El Paso Locomotive FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Jahmali Waite (GK) Yellow Card
93 Tony Alfaro
15 Noah Dollenmayer
4 Lucas Stauffer
16 Miles Lyons Yellow Card
9 Justin Dhillon Yellow Card
21 Boluwatife Akinyode
22 Liam Rose
7 Joaquín Rivas
10 Amando Moreno
6 Eric Calvillo Yellow Card
El Paso Locomotive FC Substitutes:
Robinson Moshobane, Mario Rodriguez, Nicholas Hinds, Javier Garcia, Eder Borelli, Brandan Craig, Jeremy Garay.

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