U.S. Open Cup · Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC advance 4-2 on penalties

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs Spokane Velocity FC: 1–1

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC beat Spokane Velocity FC 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the U.S. Open Cup on Thursday, 2 April 2026 at Weidner Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.

• Competition: U.S. Open Cup (2026 U.S. Open Cup, Second Round)
• Kick-off time: Thu, 2 Apr 2026, 00:00 UTC
• Status: Final Score - After Penalties
• Venue: Weidner Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
• Attendance: 1,613
• Teams: Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (home), Spokane Velocity FC (away)

Goals

• 45' — Jon-Talen Maples (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC), assist Adrien Perez
• 87' — Andrew Booth (Spokane Velocity FC), assist Joe Gallardo

Match statistics

Starting line-ups

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (4-3-3): Christian Herrera (G), Garven Metusala (CD-L), Jon-Talen Maples (CD-R), Patrick Burner (LB), Aidan Rocha (RB), Brennan Creek (CM), Adrien Perez (LM), Frank Daroma (RM), Juan Tejada (F), Jonas Fjellberg (LF), Levonte Johnson (RF).

Spokane Velocity FC (3-4-3): Sean Lewis (G), Camron Miller (CD), Gagi Margvelashvili (CD-L), Lucky Opara (CD-R), Jack Denton (CM-L), Andre Lewis (CM-R), Moses Mensah (LM), Joe Gallardo (RM), Anuar Peláez (F), Medgy Alexandre (CF-L), Nil Vinyals (CF-R).

Recent form

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC: won 3–2 vs Las Vegas Lights FC (14 Mar); won 3–0 vs Azteca FC (18 Mar); lost 1–0 away to Orange County SC (22 Mar); lost 3–2 away to New Mexico United (28 Mar); won 1–1 vs Spokane Velocity FC (2 Apr).

Spokane Velocity FC: won 1–0 vs Union Omaha (15 Mar); won 2–1 away to Ventura County Fusion (19 Mar); won 3–1 vs New York Cosmos (21 Mar); lost 4–0 away to Charlotte Independence (27 Mar); lost 1–1 away to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (2 Apr).