Orange County SC vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

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88': Tyson Espy

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Orange County SC are hosting Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC at Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

45': Garven Metusala (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 45'
59': Juan Tejada (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 59'
62': Tom Brewitt (Orange County SC) Yellow Card at 62'
65': Yaniv Bazini (Orange County SC) Substitution at 65'
65': Jamir Johnson (Orange County SC) Substitution at 65'
72': Brennan Creek (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 72'
72': Sadam Masereka (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 72'
80': Frank Daroma (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 80'
80': Kevin Partida (Orange County SC) Substitution at 80'
86': Ousmane Sylla (Orange County SC) Substitution at 86'
88': Tyson Espy (Orange County SC) Goal at 88'

Statistics

COS		OCSC
16	Fouls	13
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	2
47.9	Possession	52.1
11	SHOTS	5
2	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.4
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
4	Blocked Shots	2
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: Championship Soccer Stadium
Location: Irvine, California, USA
Attendance: 3,510

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	El Paso Locomotive FC	6	+9	14
2	Orange County SC	7	+4	14
3	San Antonio FC	8	+2	13
4	Sacramento Republic FC	6	+3	9

Full Table

Line-Ups

Orange County SC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Alexander Rando (GK)
15	Tyson Espy
5	Tom Brewitt
23	Ryan Doghman
21	Mouhamadou War
27	Stephen Kelly
4	Nico Benalcazar
10	Christopher Hegardt
20	Mataeo Bunbury
9	Ethan Zubak
18	Marcelo Palomino

Orange County SC Substitutes:

Efren Solis, Jamir Johnson, Tetsuya Kadono, Yaniv Bazini, Ousmane Sylla, Kevin Partida, Oliver Kurnik, Apolo Marinch.

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

No.	Name
22	Colin Shutler (GK)
5	Mathew Mahoney
24	Jon-Talen Maples
12	Isaiah Foster
97	Patrick Burner
10	Adrien Perez
13	Steven Echevarria
6	Samuel Williams
90	Khori Bennett
7	Jonas Fjellberg
11	Levonte Johnson

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Substitutes:

Brennan Creek, Aidan Rocha, Christian Herrera, Sadam Masereka, Garven Metusala, Juan Tejada, Frank Daroma.

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