Loudoun United FC — Colorado Springs: 4:5, USL Championship
USL Championship
Loudoun United FCD16 Aug · Away Detroit City · 0:0D22 Aug · Home New Mexico United · 0:0L30 Aug · Away El Paso Locomotive · 1:4L5 Sep · Home Colorado Springs · 4:5L13 Sep · Away Pittsburgh Riverhounds · 0:1L20 Sep · Away Louisville City FC · 1:2
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Colorado SpringsL23 Aug · Home El Paso Locomotive · 0:1W30 Aug · Away Lexington · 1:0W5 Sep · Away Loudoun United FC · 5:4L9 Sep · Away Hartford Athletic · 1:2W12 Sep · Home San Antonio FC · 2:1D20 Sep · Home New Mexico United · 0:0
In the USL Championship game on 5 September 2026, Colorado Springs beat Loudoun United FC 4:5. Match numbers: shots on target 6:5, fouls 15:11.
Match report
Colorado Springs came from behind to win 5-4 against Laudun United in a USL Group Stage fixture at Segra Field on Thursday evening. The visitors took an early lead through K. Bennett in the seventeenth minute before E. Davis III fired three goals to give the hosts a 4-2 advantage. But then the game turned, and by then the visitors had one foot in survival mode as Colorado Springs fought back with late drama.
The visitors took the lead before half-time when J. Fjeldberg found the net in the fiftieth minute. Davis III responded twice more, putting Laudun United 4-2 up by the sixtieth minute. The home side looked comfortable, but then Creek scored in the eighty-fourth minute and Mahoney turned it into an own goal to level things at 4-4. Bennett converted a penalty in the seventh minute of stoppage time to take the lead, and Amoh headed in an equaliser in the first minute of added time.
The match ended with a penalty goal from Bennett in the seventh minute of stoppage time, making it 5-4 to Colorado Springs. Murphy was sent off in the ninety-fifth minute after two yellows, and the visitors held on grimly through the chaos. Three substitutions came together in the sixty-fifth minute for the hosts, but it wasn't enough to contain the visitors once the game opened up.
And here's the thing about the statistics — Laudun United had more possession at 47 per cent but only created one big chance compared to the visitors' five. The hosts had 87 attacks and 16 shots in the penalty area, but shots accuracy sat at just 30 per cent. Colorado Springs dominated the final third with 78 passes compared to the home side's 60, and their goalkeeper made three saves while his counterpart had none.
The result moves Colorado Springs to sixth place with 34 points from 23 games, while Laudun United remain tenth on 20 points from 22 matches. The visitors had lost four of their last five before this win, while the hosts had only managed two draws in that span. The goal difference now tells the story — both sides have scored heavily, but Colorado Springs' away resilience continues to show through.
HT🟨8' J. Murphy — Yellow card⚽17' K. Bennett — Goal⇄24' S. Mazzaferro — Substitution⚽38' E. Davis III — Goal🟨43' P. Niyongabire — Yellow card⚽50' J. Fjeldberg — Goal⚽52' E. Davis III — Goal⚽60' E. Davis III — Goal⇄65' J. Fjeldberg — Substitution⇄65' A. Perez — Substitution⇄65' D. Williams — Substitution⇄72' A. Watts — Substitution⇄77' J. De Coteau — Substitution⇄77' B. Jamison — Substitution🟨80' B. Akinyode — Yellow card⚽84' B. Creek — Goal⚽87' M. Mahoney — Own goal⇄89' A. Aboukoura — Substitution⇄89' R. Aman — Substitution⇄90' R. Aman — Substitution⚽90+1' E. Amoh — Goal🟨90+5' J. Murphy — Yellow card🟥90+5' J. Murphy — Red card⚽90+7' K. Bennett — Penalty
D16 Aug · Away Detroit City · 0:0D22 Aug · Home New Mexico United · 0:0L30 Aug · Away El Paso Locomotive · 1:4L5 Sep · Home Colorado Springs · 4:5L13 Sep · Away Pittsburgh Riverhounds · 0:1L20 Sep · Away Louisville City FC · 1:2
L23 Aug · Home El Paso Locomotive · 0:1W30 Aug · Away Lexington · 1:0W5 Sep · Away Loudoun United FC · 5:4L9 Sep · Away Hartford Athletic · 1:2W12 Sep · Home San Antonio FC · 2:1D20 Sep · Home New Mexico United · 0:0
