Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs Phoenix Rising FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
  • 58': Anthony Fontana
  • Red Card 90'+4': Abraham Romero
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  • 11': Jearl Margaritha

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

Match Timeline

  • 11': Jearl Margaritha (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 11'
  • 14': Anthony Fontana (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Yellow Card at 14'
  • 17': Rémi Cabral (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 17'
  • 45': Hope Avayevu (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 45'
  • 58': Anthony Fontana (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Goal at 58'
  • 58': Quenzi Huerman (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 58'
  • 59': Juan Tejada (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 59'
  • 71': Jonas Fjellberg (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 71'
  • 77': Darius Johnson (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 77'
  • 88': Damian Rivera (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 88'
  • 90'+4': Abraham Romero (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Red Card at 94'
  • 90'+6': Christian Herrera (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 96'

Statistics

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8 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 10
2 Saves 0
45.1 Possession 54.9
15 SHOTS 19
2 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.2
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
2 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: 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
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Line-Ups

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

No. Name
24 Abraham Romero (GK) Red Card
23 Garven Metusala
5 Mathew Mahoney
14 Duke Lacroix
3 Akeem Ward
22 Marco Micaletto
21 Anthony Fontana Yellow Card
10 Zachary Zandi
77 Justin Dhillon
20 Yosuke Hanya
17 Herbert Endeley

PHX Phoenix Rising FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Peter Rakovsky (GK)
6 Carl-Fred Sainte
51 Axel Essengue
34 Braxton Montgomery
2 Collin Smith
17 John Scearce
10 Hope Avayevu Yellow Card
8 Noble Okello
9 Ihsan Sacko
29 Dariusz Formella
7 Jearl Margaritha

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