April 28, 2023 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC News Release
After a stirring comeback win last weekend, the Colorado Springs Switchbacks head to the Holy City for an early Saturday evening showdown with the Charleston Battery. The match will kick off at 5:30pm from Patriots Point Soccer Stadium in the Palmetto State, with live coverage by the voice of the Switchbacks, Ryan Kaufman, beginning at 5pm on XTRA Sports1300AM from the Trailheads watch party at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub and Restaurant.
What the Switchbacks Say:
Midfielder Drew Skundrich. Skundrich opened his Switchbacks ledger with a 70th minute game-winner last Saturday at Weidner Field against New Mexico United: “It was a great feeling to get that goal – that game winner – and an even better feeling to get the three points and hold on to it. We were solid defensively after that. It was a really good team play and team build-up [for the goal]. Maalique [Foster] had an incredible turn to beat his defender, Speedy [Williams] was in a great spot and put it back across into a good area and luckily I was just in the right place at the right time.”
Head Coach Stephen Hogan: “Drew has brought the legs and the energy that myself and Brendan [Burke], Chambo [James Chambers], and Al [Alan McCann] knew that he would. [Drew] did mention that he was a bit restricted at D.C. [United] so he was very eager to get back to the way he plays. His ground coverage, his numbers of distance is Premier League [level] – it is actually Premier League numbers and people don’t recognize that enough. His willingness to work on what he needs to work on is fantastic – it makes him a top, top pro. And then that goal [vs. New Mexico] is a Drew goal. He’s just in that place, it came off him and he would say it’s a great goal because it’s a little touch off the outside of his foot, but it’s a Drew goal because he’s in that area because he’s running. His contribution to the team is definitely brilliant because his energy helps the locker room – they’re all like, ‘I want to get there, I want get to that [level].’
“After the first half performance everyone was excited to get going in the second half. It was our mistake [for the New Mexico goal], simple as that: our mistake by three players. We went over it, got through it, and then [our] character came through and we changed – we went back to two up top, and it really put [New Mexico] under a lot of pressure. I thought we controlled the…