July 18, 2024 – United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Louisville City FC News Release
Louisville City FC midfielder Elijah Wynder
(Louisville City FC, Credit: Connor Cunningham)
At least by Louisville City FC’s lofty 2024 standards, the boys in purple are in a bit of a slump having lost three of their last five games. LouCity will look to reverse that trend starting at 8 p.m. Friday when hosting Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC at Lynn Family Stadium.
LouCity sat idle last weekend for the final time this season after its international friendly against Cancún FC was postponed. Now begins a stretch of four USL Championship games from the next five at home, where the club has lost just once this year.
City (12-4-2, 38 points) was defeated last out on July 6 at Oakland Roots SC when attempting a season-low nine shots. However, the boys in purple still boast the league’s best record and have scored 46 goals, 10 more than any other Eastern Conference outfit.
LouCity’s in a battle for first place, entering the week a point ahead of Charleston Battery. City is also four points clear of Western Conference leader New Mexico United. The club – a two-time USL Championship title winner – is pushing for its first Players’ Shield for best regular season record.
Friday marks the first meeting between LouCity and Colorado Springs in Louisville with the only two previous encounters taking place at Weidner Field out West. City came out the victor in the last matchup in September of 2023, a 3-2 game that finished with two goals scored in the final two minutes before stoppage time.
Colorado Springs (8-7-3, 27 points) has lost just twice since April 13 after beginning the season with five straight defeats. Coach James Chambers’s Switchbacks FC have won eight of their last 12 games to hold fifth in the Western Conference with a game in hand on most clubs ahead of them.
Colorado Springs lost, 2-1, at Birmingham Legion FC in its most-recent game.
Friday is also Art at the Park night at Lynn Family Stadium featuring a mini-art fair in the BlueOval SK Fan Zone; a poster giveaway while supplies last; and kid-friendly coloring contest. Gates open at 6:30 p.m.
Follow along
– The game will air live locally on MyTV 58 and ESPN Louisville’s AM 680/FM 105.7.
– If streaming, download the free WDRB+ app to watch the local feed in Louisville. ESPN+ or Golazo Network also streams the home feed of all USL Championship games not selected for national TV.
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