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Indy Eleven vs San Diego Loyal SC
Saturday, July 1, 2023 – 6:55 p.m. ET
Carroll Stadium – Indianapolis, Ind.
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2023 USL Championship Records
Indy Eleven: 5W-6L-4D (0), 19 pts; 7th in Eastern Conference
San Diego Loyal SC: 6W-5L-5D (+2), 23 pts; 6th in Western Conference
Community Health Network Sports Medicine Indy Eleven Injury Report
OUT: DF B. Rebellon (L adductor), MF J. Blake (Lower back)
QUESTIONABLE: MF S. Velasquez (L adductor)
SETTING THE SCENE
The Boys in Blue return to action Saturday when they host San Diego Loyal SC for the first and only time this season. San Diego leads the all-time series 1-0-0.
The Eleven are coming off a 2-0 win at Hartford Athletic and are 2-2-1 in their last five games. With a 5-6-4 record, Indy is seventh in the USL Championship’s Eastern Conference.
San Diego is winless in its last five matches going 0-3-2 and is coming off a 2-1 loss to Pittsburgh. SD sits sixth in the Western Conference at 6-5-5.
SERIES VS. SAN DIEGO LOYAL
Saturday marks the second meeting between the two teams, with San Diego holding the 1-0-0 all-time advantage in USL Championship action. The is the first meeting of the 2023 season.
SD leads: 1-0-0
GF 0, GA 5
Recent Meetings
6.25.22 at SD L, 5-0
Last Match
2022 USL Championship Regular Season – Matchday 16
San Diego Loyal SC 5:0 Indy Eleven
Saturday, June 25, 2022
Torero Stadium– San Diego, Calif.
Scoring Summary:
SD – Thomas Amang (unassisted) 29′
SD – Kyle Vassell (unassisted) 42′
SD – Kyle Vassell (Alejandro Guido) 52′
SD – Mechack Jerome (own goal) 60′
SD – Robinson Moshobane (unassisted) 85′
LINDLEY NAMED TO USLC TEAM OF THE WEEK
A SportCenter Top-10 worthy goal earned Cam Lindley USL Championship Team of the Week honors. Additionally, Yannik Oettl earned a bench spot after helping the Eleven to a 2-0 win over Hartford Athletic.
Lindley scored the match winner in the 73rd minute off an assist from Younes Boudadi. His first goal of the 2023 season made an impression, coming in at No. 10 on SportsCenter’s Top 10. Lindley completed 52 of 57 passes in the game and won two of two tackles and five of eight duels. He currently ranks third in the USLC in passes (1,003).
In goal, Oettl earned his fifth clean sheet of the season for the Boys in Blue, registering three saves. Oettl ranks eight in the league with 41 saves and is tied for fifth with five clean sheets.
LAST TIME OUT
JUNE 24, 2023
HFD 0:2 IND
Indy Eleven won, 2-0, at Hartford Athletic as Cam Lindley’s and Douglas Martinez’s goals helped Indy earn three points on road.
Indy scored the game winning goal in the 73rd minute when Lindley took a pass from Boudadi and delivered a shot from well outside the box into the top left corner of the net giving Indy a 1-0 lead on his first goal of the season.
Douglas Martinez would add on to Indy’s lead in the fifth minute of stoppage time, when he took a pass from Roberto Molina and sent a shot that bounced off the goaltender’s gloves and into the back of net for his first goal of the season,extending Indy’s lead to 2-0.
Scoring Summary
IND – Cam Lindley (Younes Boudadi) 73’
IND – Douglas Martinez (Roberto Molina) 90 + 5’
Discipline Summary
IND – Younes Boudadi (caution) 4’
IND – Macaulay King (caution) 49’
IND – Harrison Robledo (caution) 65’
HFD – Prince Saydee (caution) 70’
IND – Cam Lindley (caution) 74’
HFD – Edgardo Rito (caution) 87’
IND – Gustavo Rissi (caution) 87’
HFD – Elvis Amoh (caution 90 + 5
INDY ELEVEN ANNOUNCES RETURN OF STEFANO PINHO
Indy Eleven announced the acquisition of forward Stefano Pinho for a second stint with the Boys in Blue. Pinho will be available for Indy pending league and federation approval. Per club policy, terms of the deal will not be disclosed.
Pinho appeared in 32 USL Championship matches in 2022 for the Eleven, making 22 starts and logging over 2,000 minutes of action. He registered a team-leading 13 goals, including four match winners, and three assists, while tallying 52 shots, including 21 on target. He returns to the Circle City after appearing in five matches for Brazilian club Paysandu SC (Campeonato Brasileiro Serie C) scoring one goal.
The 32-year-old opened his career in South America playing for youth club Fluminese FC and began his professional career on loan with Brazilian sides Guaratingueta (2012) and Madureira (2013) and Finnish club Mypa (2014).
Pinho burst onto the American soccer scene after finishing as the top scorer at the 2013 MLS Combine. In 2015, he opened his NASL career with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and went on to play for Minnesota United (2016) and The Miami FC (2017). He twice earned the league’s Golden Boot (leading scorer) and Golden Ball (MVP) awards, once with Fort Lauderdale and once with Miami FC. Pinho scored 16 USLC goals and had nine assists with Fort Lauderdale and added 17 goals and three assists with Miami FC.
In 2018, Pinho played 26 matches for MLS club Orlando City FC across MLS and U.S. Open Cup competition and scored three goals. The 2019 season saw him play for Xianjang Tianshan Leopard (2019) in China and he spent 2020-21 with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Washm. He returned to the States in 2021 to play for Austin Bold FC, where he registered a goal and an assist in 25 matches.
