Kenyan midfielder Philip Mayaka clocked 90 minutes for Colorado Springs as they went down 2-3 to San Antonio in the United Soccer League (USL) Championship.This is the first time in four games that Mayaka was completing full minutes for Springs in four games since the 2-3 win over Austin Bold back in late June.The former St. Anthony’s Kitale skipper has grown to be an integral part of the team after being shipped out on loan from Colorado Rapids who ply their trade in the Major Soccer League (MLS).Route 1 never looked so good 😎@zachzandi#SwitchbacksFC #COSvSA pic.twitter.com/tNGpVbKgDG— SwitchbacksFC (@SwitchbacksFC) July 17, 2021 San Antonio took only seven minutes to open the scoring when Congolese midfielder Beverly Makangila was pick-pocketed by Emil Cuello who set up Nathan to slot the ball into the net.Springs however hit back seven minutes later when that man again Hadji Barry who was quick to pounce on a parried shot from Michee Ngalina for his 13th goal of the season and extend his hot scoring streak.San Antonio were handed a penalty for a handball inside the box which Victor Pagliari held his nerve to sent the keeper the wrong way and regain their lead in the 24th minute.Springs were left with an uphill battle after San Antonio were handed another penalty this time the goalkeeper tripping Nathan.Full time.#COSvSA pic.twitter.com/njBMhOKxuq— SwitchbacksFC (@SwitchbacksFC) July 17, 2021 Mayaka was handed a yellow card for protesting the referee’s decision as Nathan stepped up to take the penalty and made no mistake as he sent San Antonio with a healthy advantage into halftime. Zachary Zandi set up a tense final 17 minutes of the game as he chipped the onrushing goalkeeper but San Antonio held on for the win. (function (el) { window.addEventListener(“message”, (event) => { if (event.origin.startsWith(“https://www.sofascore”)) { if (el.id === event.data.id) { el.style.height = event.data.height + “px”; } } }); })(document.getElementById(“sofa-standings-embed-71367-36157”)); Standings provided by SofaScore LiveScore
