Las Vegas Lights FC showed real bite Saturday afternoon at Weidner Field, erasing a two-goal deficit in four frantic minutes before a late own goal flipped the points back to Colorado Springs in a 3-2 loss. The Lights got a brace from Abraham Okyere, but they left Colorado with nothing after Benjamin Ofeimu’s own goal in the 85th minute decided it.
Colorado Springs controlled most of the match, and the numbers back it up. The Switchbacks finished with 62.9% possession, a 21-9 edge in shots and an 8-2 advantage in shots on goal, forcing Lights goalkeeper Jared Mazzola into six saves. Las Vegas absorbed pressure for long stretches, then turned the match into a track meet when it finally found its moments in the final third.
A scoreless hour, then the match opens up
The first half and much of the second played like a slow squeeze, with Colorado Springs circulating the ball and Las Vegas defending in a compact 4-2-3-1. Even so, the Lights stayed alive because they limited clean looks early and Mazzola handled what did get through. However, the dam broke after the hour mark when Levonte Johnson put the Switchbacks ahead in the 60th minute.
Colorado Springs doubled the lead in the 70th minute through Jonas Fjellberg, and at 2-0 it looked like Las Vegas was headed for a long day. Instead, the Lights finally started to attack with more vertical intent, and the game flipped quickly once they got runners into the box and played with urgency.
Okyere flips the momentum
Okyere sparked the comeback with a goal in the 75th minute, then struck again in the 79th to make it 2-2, a brace in four minutes that changed the entire feel of the match. Las Vegas had energy, Colorado Springs looked rattled, and the Lights suddenly had a point in their hands after spending most of the afternoon chasing…