LAS VEGAS, NV - For the first time in team history, Lights FC has gone five consecutive games undefeated at home by beating Colorado Springs 3-0, with 7,023 fans in hand at Cashman Field

The visiting Switchbacks FC didn't look like a team that came into the game second-to-last in the Western Conference Standings. They put pressure on Las Vegas, pushing the pace towards their final third generating multiple opportunities that Lights FC's final line was able to take control of.

"In the first half, it was about really hanging in there", stated Lights FC manager Eric Wynalda. "Colorado Springs, you know, even though they've had a bad run of results, it's quite a team. They caught us off-guard a couple of times and it could have made this game very different. My heart goes out to Steve Trittschuh because they've got some injuries and the team is really on a bad spill. But for us, it was just about staying composed and being disciplined, making sure that we were patient in our attack".

That patience paid off for Las Vegas when they were able to build a clinical attack in the 34th minute with Pablo Cruz setting a deep pass to Junior Sandoval, who then served a cross into the heart of the 18 yard-box that Irvin Raul Parra viciously fired past goalkeeper Abraham Rodriguez, who put a hand on the ball but wasn't able to deflect it efficiently.



With the lead, Lights FC started playing with more confidence and that was capitalized on in added time, where Mobi Fehr was found wide open on the right side by Sammy Ochoa and Fehr returned the favor with a magnificent assist to the back post that Ochoa hit with a header into the net, giving Las Vegas a 2-0 lead at halftime.