Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC edged Lexington SC 5-4 on penalties after the two sides played out a 1-1 draw in USL Championship action on November 1. Phillip Goodrum opened the scoring for Lexington in the 12th minute, but Khori Bennett equalized for Colorado Springs in the 78th to force extra time and, ultimately, a shootout.

Goodrum's early strike gave Lexington a lead they controlled for most of the first half. The hosts looked comfortable until the second half shifted in tone, with Javain Brown picking up a yellow card in the 56th minute as Colorado Springs began to press. Bennett's equalizer rewarded that pressure, bringing the Switchbacks level with 12 minutes of normal time remaining.

The final stages grew increasingly fractious. Lexington collected four bookings from the 90th minute onward — Masaki Hemmi, Jacob Greene, Macielo Tschantret, and Braudílio Rodrigues all cautioned as the match stretched through extra time without a decisive goal.

In the shootout, Colorado Springs were clinical. Juan Tejada, Yosuke Hanya, Elvis Amoh, Jon-Talen Maples, and Bennett all converted, going five-for-five from the spot. Lexington matched them through Aaron Molloy, Rodrigues, Goodrum, and Marcus Epps, but one miss proved fatal. Bennett, the man who had forced extra time, stepped up to seal it at 5-4, sending the Switchbacks through.

The result extends Colorado Springs' postseason run and ends what had been a promising campaign for Lexington, who will look back on a disciplined first half undone by a second-half collapse in composure.