Switchbacks FC Complete Sweep of LA Galaxy II in Home Finale
October 6, 2019 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC News Release
Colorado Springs, CO - The Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC defeated the LA Galaxy II 2-0 in the final home game of 2019 in front of a sell-out crowd of 5,008 people at Weidner Field on Saturday night.
Andre Rawls came up with a huge diving save in the third minute before pushing Kai Koreniuk's shot onto the crossbar to keep the game scoreless early. The hosts got on the board in the 29th minute when Shane Malcolm's cross went all the way through the box for Matt Hundley to score his first professional goal. Saeed Robinson doubled the Switchbacks' lead before halftime after his first effort was saved and his rebound shot hit the underside of the crossbar in spectacular fashion as he was falling down from a tight angle. The Switchbacks' would grind out the 2-0 result in the second half to complete Andre Rawls' sixth clean sheet of the season in Saturday night's five save performance from the goalkeeper to sweep the LA Galaxy II in 2019.
Coming out of the get-go, we came out on the front foot. We really wanted to prove ourselves out there and give the fans who have been supporting us through this whole year a little treat." said Andre Rawls. "It was good to be able to pull a 2-nil win out here in front of them. They've been great this whole year, supporting us when things haven't gone so well. But they've been there bringing the noise and support and we loved it. To be able to give them a victory at the end of the season here has been real good."
The Switchbacks close out the 2019 season with two consecutive road games. The first comes on October 12th against the Tacoma Defiance and the Switchbacks will close out their season in Texas against San Antonio FC on October 19th.
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