September 11, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC News Release
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC in action
(Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC)
Colorado Springs, CO – The Switchbacks FC battled late but couldn’t keep pace with Detroit City in the clubs first ever meeting.
Colorado Springs started off with a great deal of pace and controlled play with several chances to pull ahead. Detroit struggled to find traction early as both teams adjusted to the wet condition of the playing surface. COS nearly scored in the 16th minute as Matt Mahoney put a header just over the cross bar.
Detroit City broke the ice in the 42nd minute off a corner set piece from Antoine Hoppenot to find Maxi Rodriguez for the score. Detroit kept their one goal lead into the halftime break.
The second half scoring started 15 minutes in when Hoppenot notched his second helper of the match, this time finding Deklan Wynne giving the visitors the two goal lead. Switchbacks FC had numerous chances to get on the board including a chance midway through the half when Michee Ngalina found the inside of the post, but the ball stayed out. Colorado Springs did get a late period strike as Aaron Wheeler headed home a Kharlton Belmar cross in stoppage time. The late push wasn’t enough as the Switchbacks fall 2-1 to Detroit City.
The Switchbacks will head on the road to face Rio Grande Valley return to Weidner Field Saturday September 24th as they host Oakland Roots in their For Club and Country Nights. Tickets to that match, and all other matches, are available HERE.
Quotes
Brendan Burke
Overall thoughts:
“We have to own our part and I felt that we got a little complacent on the ball, and obviously didn’t meet the crazy physicality in the game. Disappointed, because we had the chance to close out what had been a really good homestand for us, and it still was, nine points out of twelve is still really good, but we had a chance to claim a home playoff game tonight so we need to refocus and take all that energy that maybe didn’t show up in the first 20 minutes of this game down to RGV with us.”
On Detroit’s Performance:
“Yeah we just didn’t take our chances, and when you don’t take your chances against a team that just wants to fight, you just allow them to keep fighting and it’s as simple as that.”
On the closing minutes and Wheeler’s goal:
Yeah it was great, not sure where the stoppage number came from, but that’s out of our control and we need to make sure that we…