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Indy Eleven at El Paso Locomotive FC
Saturday, August 19, 2023 – 9:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. MT
Southwest University Park – El Paso, Texas
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2023 USL Championship Records
El Paso Locomotive FC: 9W-9L-5D (-8) 32 pts; 8th in Western Conference
Indy Eleven: 8W-9L-7D (3), 31 pts; 6th in Eastern Conference
Community Health Network Sports Medicine Indy Eleven Injury Report
OUT: Y. Oettl (ankle), M. King (hip)
QUESTIONABLE: None
SETTING THE SCENE
The Boys in Blue return to action Saturday when they hit the road for the second game of a three match road trip against El Paso Locomotive FC.
The Eleven are coming off a 1-0 win over The Miami FC and are 3-2-0 in their last five games. With an 8-9-7 record, Indy is sixth in the USLC Eastern Conference. El Paso is 0-4-1 in its last five matches and is coming off a 5-0 loss to Phoenix. ELP is eighth in the Western Conference at 9-9-5.
| ELP | IND | |
| 23 | Games | 24 |
| 29 | Goals | 29 |
| 37 | Goals Conceded | 26 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 99 | SOT | 76 |
| 107 | Shots Faced | 91 |
| 6 | Clean Sheets | 8 |
SERIES VS. EL PASO
Saturday marks the second meeting between the two teams, with El Paso holding the 1-0-0 all-time advantage in USL Championship action. The is the lone meeting of the season.
ELP leads: 1-0-0 | GF 0, GA 2
Recent Meetings
6.9.21 | at ELP | L, 2-0
2021 USL Championship Regular Season
El Paso Locomotive FC 2:0 Indy Eleven
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 – 9:00 p.m. ET
Southwest University Park – El Paso, Texas
Scoring Summary
ELP – Nick Ross (Macauley King) 2’
ELP – Diego Luna (Macauley King) 49’
A FAMILIAR FOE
Indy’s roster looks drastically different from the last time these teams met in 2021. In fact, there were more current Indy players in El Paso’s starting lineup than there were in the 18 for the Boys in Blue. Mechack Jerome, Macauley King and Bryam Rebellon suited up for El Paso, while current assistant coach Ayoze was the only current Eleven product to represent the Boys in Blue. Head coach Mark Lowry was also on the other bench for the match up, while Sebastian Velasquez spent two stints with the club.
INDY ELEVEN PLACE FOUR ON USLC TEAM OF THE WEEK
AUGUST 15, 2023
After an undefeated week, Indy Eleven placed four players on the USL Championship Team of the Week and added a bench selection
Defender Adrian Diz Pe, midfielder Solomon Asante and forward Sebastian Guenzatti earned starting nods after Indy earned a decisive 4-0 win over Birmingham Legion FC and a 1-0 win over The Miami FC last week. Defender Younes Boudadi was added as a bench selection. Indy is the only third team in 23 weeks of action to place three players on the team of the week, while adding a bench player, and only one team has seen four players recognized among the league’s top 11.
Diz Pe scored his first goal of the season, which proved to be the match winner in the 1-0 decision over Miami on Saturday. As part of the Indy backline, he helped the team to a pair of shutouts, registering 14 clearances and a pair of interceptions.
Asante recorded three assists in a match for the third time in his USL Championship career in the win over Birmingham. His three assists gave him a combined 103 goals and assists (51G/52A), placing him tied for fourth all-time in the USL Championship, and made him the first player to split 50-50. His assist total places him second all-time.
Guenzatti scored a pair of goals, including the game winner, in Indy’s win over Birmingham. The two tallies bring his season total to six and USLC career total to 63, moving him to ninth all-time in the league.
Boudadi played all 180 minutes of action on the Indy backline over a two-match week helping the Boys in Blue to a pair of clean sheets. He registered four tackles, three clearances, a blocked shot and an interception. In all, the Eleven only allowed five shots on target.
LAST TIME OUT
MIA 0:1 IND
AUGUST 12, 2023
It was another night for the history books as Indy Eleven defeated The Miami FC, 1-0, on Saturday. The victory ended a three-match win streak for Miami, the hottest team in the USL Championship’s Eastern Conference, who had only given up one goal in the stretch.
Adrian Diz Pe had the match-winning strike as he headed in a corner from Aodhan Quinn to improve the Eleven to 8-9-7 on the season. The 51st-minute game winner was the first of the season for Diz Pe who came on for Indy at the half, and the assist was the 50th career for Quinn.
Quinn is now fourth all-time time in the USL Championship for regular season assists and moved up to a tie for fourth with four players, including teammate Solomon Asante, with 103 (53G/50A) combined goals and assists. Asante reached the feat on Wednesday against Birmingham Legion FC with his third career USLC match with three assists, and now sits at 51 goals and 52 assists. Quinn and Asante are the only two players in the USL Championship who have reached the 50/50 threshold.
USL Championship Regular Season
The Miami FC 0:1 Indy Eleven
Saturday, August 12, 2023 – 7:00 p.m. ET
FIU Stadium – Miami
2023 USL Championship Records
The Miami FC: 6W-10L-8D (-3), 26 pts
Indy Eleven: 8W-9L-7D (2), 31 pts
Scoring Summary
IND – Adrian Diz Pe (Aodhan Quinn) 51’
Discipline Summary
MIA – Boluwatife Akinyode (caution) 12’
IND – Younes Boudadi (caution) 47’
MIA – Joaquin Rivas (caution) 62’
IND – Cam Lindley (caution) 66’
50/50 CLUB
Solomon Asante and Aodhan Quinn became the first two players in USL Championship history to reach both 50 regular season goals and 50 regular season assists. Asante (51G/52A) had three assists in the 4-0 win over Birmingham (8.9) to push himself over the plateau. Quinn (53G/50A) added his 50th assist in the 1-0 win at Miami (8.12).
20,000 AND BEYOND…
Aodhan Quinn became the USL Championship’s leader in regular-season minutes played against Tampa Bay on July 22.
Minutes | 20,546 | 1st
Appearances | 247 | T6
Assists | 50 | 4th
Quinn has 53 goals, becoming the 24th player in USL Championship history to hit 50 goals. He is one of only seven players to have a combined 100 career goals and assists with 53 goals and 50 assists, and is the second player to join the 50 goals/50 assists club.
Quinn has recorded 24 penalty kick goals in 27 attempts in his career in the league, the most of any individual player on record in league history.
