COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – When the teams first met this season, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC was 11 minutes away from claiming victory against San Antonio FC as it visited Toyota Field in April before Kris Tyrpak scored a remarkable equalizer for the hosts.

On Saturday at Weidner Field in front of a club-record crowd of 4,429 fans, with San Antonio’s undefeated streak having grown since then to 14 games, the stakes felt higher, and the Switchbacks felt confident.

Moments before the halftime whistle, Sean McFarlane’s second goal of the season gave proof to that confidence, as it stood for a 1-0 victory and the end of the last undefeated start of the 2017 USL regular season.

“We know we're a team that can overcome a big challenge like this,” said Switchbacks forward Masta Kacher, whose whipped service provided the opportunity for McFarlane to head home from close range from a free kick. “Now we have to continue to play this way and the results will come.”