Orange County SC vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, 2026 USL Cup, Group Stage

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53': Aidan Rocha
81': Sadam Masereka
90': Juan Tejada

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Orange County SC are hosting Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC at Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Cup.

Match Commentary

21': Isaiah Foster (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Yellow Card at 21'
45': Markhus Lacroix (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 45'
45': Mathew Mahoney (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 45'
53': Aidan Rocha (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Goal at 53'
60': Jerome Carter Jr. (Orange County SC) Substitution at 60'
63': Sadam Masereka (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 63'
63': Steven Echevarria (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 63'
69': Nico Benalcazar (Orange County SC) Substitution at 69'
69': Stephen Kelly (Orange County SC) Substitution at 69'
69': Apolo Marinch (Orange County SC) Yellow Card at 69'
79': Aidan Rocha (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Yellow Card at 79'
81': Sadam Masereka (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Goal at 81'
85': Devon Williams (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 85'
90': Juan Tejada (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Goal at 90'
90'+3': Frank Daroma (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Yellow Card at 90'+3'

Statistics

COS		OCSC
17	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	1
2	Saves	5
63.3	Possession	36.7
20	SHOTS	6
8	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
461	Accurate Passes	227
514	Passes	302
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
7	Blocked Shots	3
13	Effective Tackles	14
17	Tackles	24
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
11	Clearances	27

Game Information

Competition: USL Cup

Venue: Championship Soccer Stadium
Location: Irvine, California, USA
Attendance: 4,608

USL Cup Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	4	+9	12
2	New Mexico United	4	+3	9
3	El Paso Locomotive FC	4	0	6
4	AV Alta FC	4	-1	6

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Orange County SC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Tetsuya Kadono (GK)
26	Joshua Martinez
28	Finn O'Brien
34	Matthew Miranda
40	Liam Zubak
22	Apolo Marinch
10	Christopher Hegardt
30	Joaquin Castro
9	Ethan Zubak
17	Jamir Johnson
25	Efren Solis

Orange County SC Substitutes:

Garrison Tubbs, Ousmane Sylla, Tom Brewitt, Jerome Carter Jr., Nico Benalcazar, Alexander Rando, Lyam Mackinnon, Stephen Kelly.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
22	Colin Shutler (GK)
23	Garven Metusala
24	Jon-Talen Maples
6	Samuel Williams
12	Isaiah Foster
18	Aidan Rocha
8	Frank Daroma
27	Juan Tejada
7	Jonas Fjellberg
20	Yosuke Hanya
90	Khori Bennett

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Substitutes:

Mathew Mahoney, Devon Williams, Sadam Masereka, Leo Styduhar, Markhus Lacroix, Levonte Johnson, Steven Echevarria.

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