March 24, 2023 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC News Release
A Western Conference Finals rematch beckons as the Colorado Springs Switchbacks head to Toyota Field on Saturday evening for an early-season showdown against reigning USL Championship winners San Antonio FC. The match will kick off at 6:30pm at Toyota Field, with live coverage by the voice of the Switchbacks, Ryan Kaufman, beginning at 6pm on XTRA Sports1300 AM and broadcast live from The Great British Food Company.
Sneak Peek at San Antonio: Mitchell Taintor and Lamar Batista were both named to the USL Championship Team of the Week after their respective performances against Loudoun United. Former Switchback Batista notched a brace for San Antonio on March 11th as they opened the season with a 3-1 win over the Oakland Roots in the Alamo City. Brazilian midfielder PC remains the centerpiece of San Antonio, while Argentine striker Ignacio Bailone spearheads Head Coach Alen Marcina’s attack.
What the Switchbacks Say:
Midfielder Zach Zandi. Zandi scored an 88th minute equalizer last Saturday at Weidner Field in a 1-1 draw against Hartford Athletic: “[Getting a result in San Antonio is about] sticking to our principles. The coaches have prepared us very well for this game – there’s been a lot of focus on what San Antonio is good at and trying to limit that sort of stuff. Going out there and playing our game [is key]. It’s been good [this season] with the group that we have – [there] are a lot of new faces so it’s taken a little while to get the chemistry and everything, but each game is an opportunity to improve from the last. [San Antonio] play direct and they’re effective at it. We’re going to go out there and match their intensity and hopefully come back with three points.”
Switchbacks Head Coach and General Manager Stephen Hogan: “I think the level of confidence with where we are is very – and I don’t know if this is the right word – serious. It jumps another level. [We’re] upset we didn’t get the win against Hartford because of the second half, but [the players] understood how we could have got the win and now they have implemented that into training for prepping for San Antonio. So it’s a real and serious high level of confidence coming into this game.
“We’ve just watched [San Antonio’s] first two games against Oakland and Loudoun and [San Antonio will be] coming at us fast and furious and running at us fast and furious – that’s not ever going to…
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