
Dominant 3-0 Win Gives Indy Eleven Share of NASL Undefeated Streak Record
Storm-delayed Victory over Fort Lauderdale worth the Wait, Keeps “Boys in Blue” Unbeaten through First 13 Games
INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, July 14, 2016) – After a nearly three-hour wait to get things going, Indy Eleven couldn’t wait to start scoring, using a relentless first-half attack to post a comprehensive 3-0 victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers on Wednesday night – and into Thursday morning – at IUPUI's Carroll Stadium.
The result brought Indy Eleven’s undefeated streak to start the season to 13 games (6W-7D-0L, 25 pts. in Combined Season), equaling the NASL modern era’s record set by the Carolina RailHawks (2011) and the New York Cosmos (2013-14). More importantly, it allowed Indy (2W-1D-0L, 7 pts. in Fall Season) to keep pace with the breakaway Cosmos (9 pts.) early in the Fall Season race.
After waves of storms delayed the start of the match, it was Indy Eleven attacking in waves with intensity from the outset, paying off with forward Eamon Zayed’s opener in the 10th minute. The Irishman bagged his seventh goal in league play after corralling Nicki Paterson’s cross to the penalty spot, turning and placing his shot into the upper right corner past a helpless Diego Restrepo in the Strikers goal. Zayed’s strikemate Justin Braun nearly doubled Indy’s early advantage two minutes later, but his heavy hit from 25 yards rose just over the crossbar.
In the 21st minute it was Zayed playing provider for Indy’s second as he popped a ball up the left for midfielder Duke Lacroix. The Eleven left flanker read the high bounce correctly and shielded off his defender before racing in on Restrepo and finishing from 12 yards out to make it 2-0 Indy. Just five minutes later Paterson would get his second helper of the evening off a corner kick service that captain Greg Janicki headed home, all but wrapping up the proceedings less than a half hour in.
The offensive onslaught by Indy would continue with a handful of clear cut chances across the final 15 minutes of the opening half, but the “Boys in Blue” would have to settle for the 3-0 lead at the end of the first half. Fort Lauderdale midfielder Geison Moura’s second yellow card of the evening in the 41st minute would only make things worse for the visitors heading into the halftime break.
As expected, Indy Eleven came out of the locker room the aggressor with the man advantage. Nemanja Vukovic’s dipping shot in the 51stminute had eyes for goal, but Restrepo did well to tip over for a corner. Luis Felipe Fernandes showed signs of life for the visitors on a rare foray forward with numbers in the 60th minute, his low shot from the top of the area forcing the first save of the night from Indy goalkeeper Jon Busch, who collected his second straight clean sheet – and fifth of the season – on the evening.
The action would slow towards the finish, but Lacroix turned on the afterburners to create one more quality chance in the 81st minute, ending a lengthy run into the right side of the area by slamming a shot off Restrepo at his left post.
Indy Eleven face a short turnaround before getting back to action this Saturday, July 16, at Minnesota United FC, its second meeting against the Loons in as many weekends coming on the heels of last Saturday’s 1-0 win at Carroll Stadium. Kickoff from the National Sports Center Stadium is set for 8:00 p.m. ET and can be seen live nationwide on beIN SPORTS.
NASL Fall Season
Indy Eleven 3 : 0 Fort LauderdaleStrikers
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Michael A. Carroll Stadium – Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 6,132
Indy Eleven:
Fall Season: 2W-1D-0L, 7 pts., 2nd place
Overall Season: 6W-7D-0L, 25 pts., 2nd place
Fort Lauderdale Strikers:
Fall Season: 0W-1D-2L, 1 pt., 10th place
Overall Season: 4W-4D-5L, 16 pts., 8th place
Scoring Summary:
IND – Eamon Zayed (Nicki Paterson) 10’
IND – Duke Lacroix (Eamon Zayed) 21’
IND – Greg Janicki (Nicki Paterson) 26’
Discipline Summary:
FTL – Geison Moura (caution) 29’
FTL – Geison Moura (caution) 41’
FTL – Geison Moura (ejection, second caution) 41’
FTL – Ramon Nunez (caution) 44’
FTL – Gale Agbossoumonde (caution) 90’
Indy Eleven line-up (4-4-2, L–>R): Jon Busch; Nemanja Vuković, Greg Janicki (capt), Cory Miller, Marco Franco; Duke Lacroix, Brad Ring, Nicki Paterson, Dylan Mares (Omar Gordon 73’); Eamon Zayed, Justin Braun (Souleymane Youla 68’)
Indy Eleven bench: Keith Cardona (GK), Daniel Keller, Gerardo Torrado, Sinisa Ubiparipovic, Don Smart
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (4-2-3-1): Diego Restrepo; PC, Julius James, Gale Agbossoumonde, Gabriel (Nana Attakora 40’); Luis Felipe Fernandes, Jean-Marc Alexandre (capt) (Bryan Arguez 72’); Victor Pineda (Paulo Junior 59’), Ramon Nunez, Geison Moura; Jose Angulo
Strikers bench: Bruno (GK), Luis Zapata, Maicon Santos, Manny Gonzalez
Dominant 3-0 Win Gives Indy Eleven Share of NASL Undefeated Streak Record
Storm-delayed Victory over Fort Lauderdale worth the Wait, Keeps “Boys in Blue” Unbeaten through First 13 Games
INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, July 14, 2016) – After a nearly three-hour wait to get things going, Indy Eleven couldn’t wait to start scoring, using a relentless first-half attack to post a comprehensive 3-0 victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers on Wednesday night – and into Thursday morning – at IUPUI’s Carroll Stadium.
The result brought Indy Eleven’s undefeated streak to start the season to 13 games (6W-7D-0L, 25 pts. in Combined Season), equaling the NASL modern era’s record set by the Carolina RailHawks (2011) and the New York Cosmos (2013-14). More importantly, it allowed Indy (2W-1D-0L, 7 pts. in Fall Season) to keep pace with the breakaway Cosmos (9 pts.) early in the Fall Season race.
After waves of storms delayed the start of the match, it was Indy Eleven attacking in waves with intensity from the outset, paying off with forward Eamon Zayed’s opener in the 10th minute. The Irishman bagged his seventh goal in league play after corralling Nicki Paterson’s cross to the penalty spot, turning and placing his shot into the upper right corner past a helpless Diego Restrepo in the Strikers goal. Zayed’s strikemate Justin Braun nearly doubled Indy’s early advantage two minutes later, but his heavy hit from 25 yards rose just over the crossbar.
In the 21st minute it was Zayed playing provider for Indy’s second as he popped a ball up the left for midfielder Duke Lacroix. The Eleven left flanker read the high bounce correctly and shielded off his defender before racing in on Restrepo and finishing from 12 yards out to make it 2-0 Indy. Just five minutes later Paterson would get his second helper of the evening off a corner kick service that captain Greg Janicki headed home, all but wrapping up the proceedings less than a half hour in.
The offensive onslaught by Indy would continue with a handful of clear cut chances across the final 15 minutes of the opening half, but the “Boys in Blue” would have to settle for the 3-0 lead at the end of the first half. Fort Lauderdale midfielder Geison Moura’s second yellow card of the evening in the 41st minute would only make things worse for the visitors heading into the halftime break.
As expected, Indy Eleven came out of the locker room the aggressor with the man advantage. Nemanja Vukovic’s dipping shot in the 51stminute had eyes for goal, but Restrepo did well to tip over for a corner. Luis Felipe Fernandes showed signs of life for the visitors on a rare foray forward with numbers in the 60th minute, his low shot from the top of the area forcing the first save of the night from Indy goalkeeper Jon Busch, who collected his second straight clean sheet – and fifth of the season – on the evening.
The action would slow towards the finish, but Lacroix turned on the afterburners to create one more quality chance in the 81st minute, ending a lengthy run into the right side of the area by slamming a shot off Restrepo at his left post.
Indy Eleven face a short turnaround before getting back to action this Saturday, July 16, at Minnesota United FC, its second meeting against the Loons in as many weekends coming on the heels of last Saturday’s 1-0 win at Carroll Stadium. Kickoff from the National Sports Center Stadium is set for 8:00 p.m. ET and can be seen live nationwide on beIN SPORTS.
NASL Fall Season
Indy Eleven 3 : 0 Fort LauderdaleStrikers
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Michael A. Carroll Stadium – Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 6,132
Indy Eleven:
Fall Season: 2W-1D-0L, 7 pts., 2nd place
Overall Season: 6W-7D-0L, 25 pts., 2nd place
Fort Lauderdale Strikers:
Fall Season: 0W-1D-2L, 1 pt., 10th place
Overall Season: 4W-4D-5L, 16 pts., 8th place
Scoring Summary:
IND – Eamon Zayed (Nicki Paterson) 10’
IND – Duke Lacroix (Eamon Zayed) 21’
IND – Greg Janicki (Nicki Paterson) 26’
Discipline Summary:
FTL – Geison Moura (caution) 29’
FTL – Geison Moura (caution) 41’
FTL – Geison Moura (ejection, second caution) 41’
FTL – Ramon Nunez (caution) 44’
FTL – Gale Agbossoumonde (caution) 90’
Indy Eleven line-up (4-4-2, L–>R): Jon Busch; Nemanja Vuković, Greg Janicki (capt), Cory Miller, Marco Franco; Duke Lacroix, Brad Ring, Nicki Paterson, Dylan Mares (Omar Gordon 73’); Eamon Zayed, Justin Braun (Souleymane Youla 68’)
Indy Eleven bench: Keith Cardona (GK), Daniel Keller, Gerardo Torrado, Sinisa Ubiparipovic, Don Smart
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (4-2-3-1): Diego Restrepo; PC, Julius James, Gale Agbossoumonde, Gabriel (Nana Attakora 40’); Luis Felipe Fernandes, Jean-Marc Alexandre (capt) (Bryan Arguez 72’); Victor Pineda (Paulo Junior 59’), Ramon Nunez, Geison Moura; Jose Angulo
Strikers bench: Bruno (GK), Luis Zapata, Maicon Santos, Manny Gonzalez