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

· USL Championship

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

58': Anthony Fontana
90'+4': Abraham Romero

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Phoenix Rising FC

11': Jearl Margaritha

About

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

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

Competition: USL Championship

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

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	San Antonio FC	12	+4	21
2	Orange County SC	11	+4	19
3	FC Tulsa	10	+4	16
4	Oakland Roots	11	+2	16

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

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

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Substitutes:

Christian Herrera, Quenzi Huerman, Alessadro Maldonado Lopez, Jonas Fjellberg, Henry Weston, Marco Rios, Aidan Rocha, Isaiah Foster, Juan Tejada.

Phoenix Rising FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Peter Rakovsky (GK)
6	Carl Sainté
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

Phoenix Rising FC Substitutes:

Alexander Balanzar De La Cruz, Alejandro Araneda, Darius Johnson, Pierce Rizzo, Triston Henry, Damian Rivera, Cyrus Kowall, Rémi Cabral.

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