Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs Phoenix Rising FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season
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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
 PHX |
COS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Weidner Field
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Attendance: 8,023
USL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FC Tulsa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Abraham Romero (GK)  |
| 23 | Garven Metusala |
| 5 | Mathew Mahoney |
| 14 | Duke Lacroix |
| 3 | Akeem Ward |
| 22 | Marco Micaletto |
| 21 | Anthony Fontana  |
| 10 | Zachary Zandi |
| 77 | Justin Dhillon |
| 20 | Yosuke Hanya |
| 17 | Herbert Endeley |
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 |
| 8 | Noble Okello |
| 9 | Ihsan Sacko |
| 29 | Dariusz Formella |
| 7 | Jearl Margaritha |
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