Kenyan midfielder Philip Mayaka missed the matchday squad as his Switchbacks FC registered an emphatic 4-1 win over El Paso in the United Soccer League (USL) Championship. The massive victory ensured Switchbacks booked a place in the playoffs with a third place finish in the Western Conference and will start the playoffs at home.Bernard Ochieng spectates in Arba Minch’s seven goal thriller defeat in EthiopiaSwitchbacks only needed 22 minutes to open the scoring through DR Congo forward Michee Ngalina who fired home his 12 goal of the season in 33 games.##NAJAVA_MECA_6697011##El Paso however pulled one back in the 27th minute through Luis Solignac as both teams went into the half time break locked in a 1-1 stalemate. Switchbacks had a mirror start to the second half as they regained their lead in the 54th minute through Zachary Zandi who tapped home after a cut back from Ngalina. The game was put beyond El Paso in the 59th minute when Switchbacks were handed a penalty which Ngalina stepped up to take and made no mistake. Kasiyre keen on pumping in more than ten goals in maiden season with SofapakaNgalina capped his fine performance by sealing a deserved hat-trick in the 69th minute as he had a hand in all the Switchback goals on the night. The score line was historic for Switchback as they claimed their first ever win over El Paso and will travel to face New Mexico on Saturday 15 October.
