TAMPA, Florida, CMC – The Jamaican pair of Maalique Foster and Romario Williams scored second-half gadgets that formalized a 3-2 win for Colorado Springs Switchbacks towards hosts Las Vegas Lights FC within the United Soccer League Championship on Saturday in america.
This season’s fourth aim for Foster, 26, and fifteenth aim (fifth from the penalty spot) for Williams, 29, enabled the Switchbacks to seize three essential factors of their last highway match of the common season at Cashman Subject.
The Switchbacks have been in stable type up to now few weeks, profitable 4 of the 5 matches they’ve performed for the reason that FIFA worldwide break and clinching a playoff berth for the third straight season.
Williams, Foster and their teammates end the common season schedule, which ends on Saturday, once they face Phoenix Rising on house soil at Weidner Subject in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with fifth place within the western convention on the road.
The Switchbacks are presently fifth within the standings on 50 factors, two greater than Rising, who’ve additionally clinched a spot within the playoffs that characteristic the highest eight golf equipment within the western and japanese conferences taking part in underneath a single elimination format till the champion is determined.
The guests virtually dominated a Lights group that has gained solely three of their 33 matches this season, together with 4 of their earlier 5 and have been main 1-0 at half-time after Jairo Henriquez received his fifth aim of the season, with a shot from almost 25 yards out within the forty first minute.
Tyler Bagley equalized for Lights early within the second half when he pounced on a defensive error after Switchbacks heart again Matt Mahoney couldn’t adequately clear a rasping likelihood within the forty eighth minute.
Foster restored the result in the Switchbacks within the 57th minute when he threaded a shot from the proper wing contained in the close to submit.
The Switchbacks have been celebrating 5 minutes later when a set piece from Henriquez brought on Matt Mahoney to be dragged down within the field by Lights defender Jacob Bushue, incomes them a penalty.
Williams stepped up and gave additional proof of his penalty-scoring prowess this season when he planted the shot contained in the left submit out of the attain of Lights goalkeeper Leo Diaz and tied his career-best season tally.
Lights captain Lucas Stauffer shook the Switchback’s protection with a fast turnaround transfer contained in the field and completed previous visiting goalkeeper Christian Herrera quarter-hour later. Nonetheless, the house group ought to have additional damaged down their opponent’s protection and written a comeback story.
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