Sunday’s 0-1 loss was heartbreaking, but Switchbacks don't have time to sulk.
After the final whistle blew, I stood there in silence with the nearly 3,000 in attendance. Some had there heads down, some turned away in shock and disbelief. The only sound being the exuberant cheers from the Real Monarch bench as the rushed the field, elated that not only did they take a point from the home team, they managed to grab all three.
Moments earlier, it was a different scene, with screams of anger shouted down on referee Cuauhtemoc Delgadillo, who just called a PK on SLC, giving the Switchbacks one final chance to salvage a tie after a game that was as disjointed, ugly, and absurd as any we've seen at Fortress Sand Creek in quite awhile.