
Switchbacks Win Open Cup Match
May 28, 2015 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC News Release
Salt Lake City, Utah (Wednesday, May 27, 2015) - The Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC get ready for the first-ever Colorado rivalry match!
The Switchbacks FC won their third-round match of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open cup tonight. They beat fellow USL Western Conference club Real Monarchs SLC 1-0.
"Tonight's match was an absolute battle,"Â said Switchbacks FC's Aaron King. "We fought hard and worked for one another the entire match. I'm looking forward to the next round against our rivals up north [Colorado Rapids]."
The first half started with a fast pace and a fast goal by Switchbacks FC's Aaron King (#18), off of a quick pass by Josh Phillips (#2). That fifth minute goal put the Switchbacks FC up by one and it stayed that way through the rest of the half.
Then halftime hit, and so did the weather. Lightning delayed the start of the second half of the match for about an hour-and-a-half.
Finally, the second half started and the Real Monarchs SLC came out fighting, turning the match into a scrappy battle for possession and shots. In the end, the Switchbacks FC were able to hold them off and come out with the win.
"We wanted to come out and have a good start, which we did,"Â said Switchbacks FC Head Coach Steve Trittschuh. "But, the energy wasn't there the whole game, and they fought and battled to the end, and we had a bit of luck on our side."
The Switchbacks FC will now head to the fourth round and take on the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City on June 16th .
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is seen as U.S. Soccer's National Club Championship. It is an annual competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams that are affiliated with U.S. Soccer, and dates back to 1914.
For more information about the Switchbacks FC, or to purchase tickets, go to our website at switchbacksfc.com. Fans can also follow the team on Facebook www.facebook.com/switchbacksfc or Twitter @SwitchbacksFC.
United Soccer League Championship Stories from May 28, 2015
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- Real Monarchs' Open Cup Run Ends with 1-0 Home Loss - Real Monarchs
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