Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs. LA Galaxy II
StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium – Carson, Calif.
June 11, 2016
2016 USL Regular Season
7:30 p.m. PT
www.lagalaxy.com/2
LA Galaxy II (5-2-6, 21 points) host Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (7-2-1, 22 points) for the second time of the 2016 season when the two clubs kick off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 11 at StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium.
Click here to buy Los Dos tickets
Colorado Springs, first-place in the USL Western Conference, will look to avenge the 3-2 loss they suffered against Los Dos on May 4. That loss is the most recent defeat for Colorado Springs; they enter Saturday’s match on a five-game unbeaten streak.
Saturday’s game will pair the USL’s best offense against the league’s best defense.
Switchbacks FC have allowed just seven goals in USL play this year, tied for second fewest in the Western Conference. They are one of three teams in the Western Conference to average less than one goal allowed per game.
On the other end of the spectrum, Los Dos lead the league in goals scored with 27 through 13 games. At the forefront of the attack sits LA Galaxy II captain Jack McBean, who has scored 11 goals in 2016. They are the only team in the USL to average more than two goals per game.
In the two sides’ first meeting of the season, McBean netted his first career hat trick as Los Dos lead 3-0 in the 71st minute. Switchbacks FC made things interesting when they pulled within one goal in extra-time, but LA ultimately closed out the match to seal all three points.
LAST MATCH
Sacramento Republic FC 2 | LA Galaxy II 2: Two goals from each of the Villarreal brothers gave the team a crucial road point in a rematch with their Northern Californian rival. After a scoreless first half and an early second half goal from Sacramento, Los Dos equalized in the 57th minute when Jose Villarreal found room to put in a cross to the box that found the head of his brother, Jaime Villarreal. Villarreal finished the cross from point-blank range to pull LA level. LA Galaxy II kept the pressure on and scored just a minute later in the 58th when Jose Villarreal capitalized on a Republic FC backline mistake, forced a turnover, made a move past the keeper at the top of the box and slotted home the open-net shot to give Los Dos the 2-1 advantage. Sacramento would find an equalizer of their own in the 81st minute, leaving both sides to split the points. Jose Villarrreal was named to USL Team of the Week for his efforts.
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2 | Saint Louis FC 0: It would take just over two minutes for Marty Maybin’s pressure to force a mistake by Saint Louis which left a wide open goal for him to put the Switchbacks up 1-0 in the 3rd minute. Josh Suggs would break down the left side and find Miguel Gonzalez who was able to finish in the bottom far post to give the Switchbacks a 2-0 lead at halftime. The score would hold and Colorado Springs earned its third shutout in five games.
2016 RECORD
LA Galaxy II: 5-2-6 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC: 7-2-1
2015 RECORD
LA Galaxy II: 14-11-3
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC: 14-10-4
THIS YEAR
LA Galaxy II 3, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2 (StubHub Center) – Wednesday, May 4
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC at LA Galaxy II – Saturday, June 11
LA Galaxy II at Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC – Saturday, September 3
LAST YEAR
LA Galaxy II 2, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1 (StubHub Center) – May 30, 2015
LA Galaxy II 0, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2 (Sand Creek Stadium) – July 31, 2015
LA Galaxy II 1, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0, (Sand Creek Stadium) – September 19, 2015
GAME NOTES
- Los Dos are 4-1-3 at StubHub Center in 2016. Colorado Springs is 3-2-0 on the road.
- Los Dos lead the USL in goals scored (27). They are the only team in the USL to average more than two goals per game.
- Forward Jack McBean leads the USL in goals scored (11). Jose Villarreal is T-7 with 5 goals.
- Last week, Jose Villarreal was named to USL Team of the Week for his one goal, one assist game against Sacramento Republic FC on June 4.
- Jaime Villarreal is the only player on Los Dos to have featured in each match of the 2016 season.
- Colorado Springs has shutout three of its last five opponents.
- Ahead of Saturday’s match, LA Galaxy and LA Galaxy II both hold 5-2-6 records and both have scored 27 goals (league-highs in MLS and the USL). Both are the only team in their respective leagues to average more than two goals per game.
- In their last meeting, Los Dos defeated Switchbacks FC 3-2 on May 4 at StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium behind a hat trick from Jack McBean.
- Next, Los Dos make the long journey east to take on Tulsa Roughnecks FC at ONEOK Stadium in Tulsa, Okla. on Friday, June 17. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. PT.
LA Galaxy II Season Ticket Memberships for the 2016 USL season are available for purchase now. Season Ticket Members and Galaxy fans can go to www.lagalaxy.com/tickets/lagalaxyii or call 877-3GALAXY (342-5299) to secure their 2016 LA Galaxy II Season Ticket package. For single-game tickets, visit www.lagalaxy.com/schedule/2.
