Charlotte, NC (August 21, 2021)- The Charlotte Independence remain unbeaten after a 3-3 draw in tonight's match against the Colorado Springs Switchbacks at American Legion Memorial Stadium. The Charlotte Independence will play their next game at Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday, August 28. Kick off is scheduled for 7:30 PM (ET). Watch on ESPN+.
The Jacks came out strong in the first half with high pressure leading to the first goal of the game in the 12th minute by #56 Sylvian Marveaux who was assisted by #7 Joel Johnson. The Switchbacks came back quickly with a goal by #10 Hadji Barry who was assisted by #9 Thomas Amang. In the 22nd minute the Switchbacks struck again with another goal by #77 Andre Lewis who was assisted by #11 Michee Ngalina. The Jacks were able to keep the Switchbacks scoreless for the remainder of the half.
The Jacks took the field hungry in the second half as they maintained possession capitalizing on a goal in the 55th minute by #8 Marcelo Palomino who was assisted by #29 Dane Kelly. Not long after the Jacks struck again with a goal by Irvin Parra who was assisted by #56 Sylvain Marveaux. In a chippy last 10 minutes of the game the Switchbacks #11 Michee Ngalina came up with a goal to tie it up 3-3 in the 84th minute. The game ended in a draw.
“I think you get into these games and we know that we need to be better, when it’s 3-2 with less than 10 minutes left. We need to lock down and be a lot more compact," stated Charlotte Independence Head Coach Mike Jeffries. "I thought against Pittsburgh we did a sensational job with that. And with this game its harder because Colorado plays different but we didn’t do enough, and obviously a lot of guys were tired late. We needed to clamp down and get behind the ball and get numbers in to don’t have spaces for them to play through, or in this case dribble through. I think we take that as an important lesson, it’s a hard time in the year to be having those lessons. You like to get those out early in the year. I think we know we are more than capable of dealing with it in that type of game. I think it is a good game for us to play with a different system and style than a lot of the teams that we face. It was interesting to play another team that played 3 in the back and that helps us going into Tampa.”
NEXT ON SCHEDULE: The Charlotte Independence play at Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday, August 28. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 PM (ET). Watch on ESPN+.
Charlotte, NC (August 21, 2021)- The Charlotte Independence remain unbeaten after a 3-3 draw in tonight’s match against the Colorado Springs Switchbacks at American Legion Memorial Stadium. The Charlotte Independence will play their next game at Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday, August 28. Kick off is scheduled for 7:30 PM (ET). Watch on ESPN+.
The Jacks came out strong in the first half with high pressure leading to the first goal of the game in the 12th minute by #56 Sylvian Marveaux who was assisted by #7 Joel Johnson. The Switchbacks came back quickly with a goal by #10 Hadji Barry who was assisted by #9 Thomas Amang. In the 22nd minute the Switchbacks struck again with another goal by #77 Andre Lewis who was assisted by #11 Michee Ngalina. The Jacks were able to keep the Switchbacks scoreless for the remainder of the half.
The Jacks took the field hungry in the second half as they maintained possession capitalizing on a goal in the 55th minute by #8 Marcelo Palomino who was assisted by #29 Dane Kelly. Not long after the Jacks struck again with a goal by Irvin Parra who was assisted by #56 Sylvain Marveaux. In a chippy last 10 minutes of the game the Switchbacks #11 Michee Ngalina came up with a goal to tie it up 3-3 in the 84th minute. The game ended in a draw.
“I think you get into these games and we know that we need to be better, when it’s 3-2 with less than 10 minutes left. We need to lock down and be a lot more compact,” stated Charlotte Independence Head Coach Mike Jeffries. “I thought against Pittsburgh we did a sensational job with that. And with this game its harder because Colorado plays different but we didn’t do enough, and obviously a lot of guys were tired late. We needed to clamp down and get behind the ball and get numbers in to don’t have spaces for them to play through, or in this case dribble through. I think we take that as an important lesson, it’s a hard time in the year to be having those lessons. You like to get those out early in the year. I think we know we are more than capable of dealing with it in that type of game. I think it is a good game for us to play with a different system and style than a lot of the teams that we face. It was interesting to play another team that played 3 in the back and that helps us going into Tampa.”
NEXT ON SCHEDULE: The Charlotte Independence play at Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday, August 28. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 PM (ET). Watch on ESPN+.