Switchbacks Weekly: Survive and Advance

For the first time in club history, the Colorado Springs Switchbacks of the United Soccer League (USL) Championship have won a playoff game away from home. It was a close game between the Switchbacks and Lexington SC, which ran the full 120 minutes of both regulation and extra time, culminating in a penalty shootout that saw goalkeeper Christian Herrera save Lexington’s fifth and final kick to send the Switchbacks through. The contest didn’t start well for the Switchbacks; a lunge from midfielder Sam Williams earned Lexington a penalty in minute 11, which they proceeded to convert to take a 1-0 lead. The hosts held this lead until minute 75, when they gave away a penalty of their own. Switchbacks top scorer Khori Bennett slotted it in and equalized the game with less than 20 minutes to play. A cagey extra-time period then sent both teams to a penalty shootout, where both teams converted each of their first four kicks.

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