New Mexico United 1-0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC: Final score, stats and lineups
USL Championship
New Mexico United
15-7-8
- Maliek Howell 51'
1-0
FT
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
13-8-9
Key events
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Zico Bailey19'
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38'
Brennan Creek
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Maliek Howell45'
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45'
Frank DaromaOff: Brennan Creek
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Maliek Howell51'
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59'
Yosuke HanyaOff: Jonas Fjellberg
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59'
Sadam MaserekaOff: Adrien Perez
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Luther ArchimedeOff: Greg Hurst66'
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Cullen WilkersonOff: Maliek Howell66'
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Niall Reid-StephenOff: Cristian Nava66'
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78'
Steven EchevarriaOff: Devon Williams
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79'
Garven MetusalaOff: Samuel Williams
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Kipp Keller81'
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Tyler BlackettOff: Joseph Quiah87'
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Justin RennicksOff: Valentin Noël87'
Team stats
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3Corner Kicks14
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50.6Possession49.4
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6SHOTS21
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3ON GOAL6
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0Blocked Shots8
Match info
- Competition
- USL Championship
- Kickoff
- Saturday, August 1, 2026, 9:30 PM ET
- Venue
- Isotopes Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Where to watch
- ESPN+
- Attendance
- 10,264
- Series
- NMU leads series 3-1-1
Team stats
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18Fouls15
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3Yellow Cards1
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0Red Cards0
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5Offsides3
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3Corner Kicks14
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6Saves2
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50.6Possession49.4
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6SHOTS21
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3ON GOAL6
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0.5On Target %0.3
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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297Accurate Passes274
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349Passes334
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0.9Pass Completion %0.8
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0Accurate Crosses0
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0Crosses0
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0.0Cross %0.0
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0Long Balls0
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0Accurate Long Balls0
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0.0Long Balls %0.0
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0Blocked Shots8
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7Effective Tackles7
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13Tackles11
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0.5Tackle %0.6
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0Interceptions0
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0Effective Clearances0
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24Clearances10
Lineups
New Mexico United4-2-3-1- 13Kristopher ShakesG
- 27Maliek Howell↓RB
- 3Chris GlosterLB
- 19Zico BaileyLM
- 4Kipp KellerCD-R
- 2Niko HamalainenCD-L
- 11Cristian Nava↓AM-R
- 15Ousman JabangRM
- 21Valentin Noël↓F
- 10Greg Hurst↓AM
- 31Joseph Quiah↓AM-L
- 6Gedion Zelalem
- 24Tyler Blackett↑
- 9Justin Rennicks↑
- 56Raiko Arozarena
- 7Niall Reid-Stephen↑
- 54Edwin Ortiz
- 28Cullen Wilkerson↑
- 29Luther Archimede↑
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC4-2-3-1- 22Colin ShutlerG
- 18Aidan RochaRB
- 12Isaiah FosterLB
- 80Devon Williams↓LM
- 24Jon-Talen MaplesCD-R
- 5Mathew MahoneyCD-L
- 10Adrien Perez↓AM-R
- 6Samuel Williams↓RM
- 90Khori BennettF
- 37Brennan Creek↓AM
- 7Jonas Fjellberg↓AM-L
- 14Markhus Lacroix
- 55Jesus David Sandoval De Las Arguas
- 20Yosuke Hanya↑
- 30Samuel Jones
- 8Frank Daroma↑
- 17Sadam Masereka↑
- 13Steven Echevarria↑
- 23Garven Metusala↑
USL Championship Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico United | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 52 |
| 2 | Sacramento Republic FC | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | +14 | 51 |
| 3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | +10 | 50 |
| 4 | Lexington | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | +18 | 48 |
| 5 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | +6 | 47 |
| 6 | San Antonio FC | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | +2 | 45 |
| 7 | FC Tulsa | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | +3 | 43 |
| 8 | Phoenix Rising FC | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 40 |
| 9 | Orange County SC | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 39 |
| 10 | Oakland Roots | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | -1 | 38 |
| 11 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 36 |
| 12 | Monterey Bay | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -20 | 24 |
Last five games
New Mexico UnitedWWWWW
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCWWWWL
NMU leads series 3-1-1
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