Colorado Springs Switchbacks
Published November 7, 2026 10:20pm | Updated November 7, 2026 10:29pm
Buzz saw doesn’t do it justice.
New Mexico United did in a minute and half what the Switchbacks’ previous seven opponents couldn’t, score a non-penalty kick goal against Colorado Springs. It was the opening salvo 4-0 drubbing in Saturday night’s USL Championship Western Conference semifinal at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, N.M.
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Colorado Springs won its first-ever road playoff match last week, and the fifth-seeded Switchbacks looked to make history again by besting their top-seeded rivals in New Mexico for the first time , but United punched its ticket to a return trip to the Conference final, where it fell last season.
Saturday’s result snaps a 10-game unbeaten run for Colorado Springs and ends the Switchbacks’ 2026 season.
Colorado Springs’ nightmare began in the second minute as New Mexico defender Chris Gloster dribbled the ball past midfield and found Joseph Quiah, who sprinted…
