Velasquez, Asante score to give Indy eighth road win of 2023
TULSA, Oklahoma (Saturday, October 7, 2023) – Indy Eleven scored a pair of second half goals to come from behind and defeat FC Tulsa, 2-1, on the road Saturday evening. The win improved the Boys in Blue to 13-11-9 on the season, while Tulsa fell to 9-15-9 and was officially eliminated from playoff contention.
The match winner came from Indy Eleven’s assist co-leader, Solomon Asante, who put his second goal, and first game winner, of the season past the FC Tulsa keeper in the 82nd minute. The Boys in Blue held on through over eight minutes of stoppage time for their eighth road win of the season, the most for the club in USL Championship action.
Despite controlling 67.4% of the possession and outshooting the home side 9-7 in the first half, Tulsa put three shots on frame and found the opening goal off a Phillip Goodrum penalty kick in the 34th minute.
The Cam Lindley, Sebastian Velasquez combination struck for the second straight match to bring the Boys in Blue level in the 62nd minute. Velasquez picked up his second tally of the season in as many games, while Lindley is now tied with a team-leading six assists.
Indy outshot Tulsa 19-16 and earned 58% of the possession in the match. Four players put shots on target, including Stefano Pinho and Douglas Martinez who joined the goal scorers. Adrian Diz Pe added a match-high nine clearances, while Robby Dambrot led all players with four tackles won. Tim Trilk had four saves in goal.
Indy has now scored 13 goals in the final 15 minutes of the second half this season, only two teams – Phoenix Rising and San Diego Loyal – have more at 16.
Jack Blake saw 90 minutes of action in the contest and has eclipsed the 10,000 minutes plateau in USL Championship regular-season action with 10,086.
Next up, The Boys in Blue close out the regular season at San Antonio on Oct. 14. Kick is slated for 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT and will air locally on WNDY and on ESPN+. Indy has already clinched a USL Championship playoff spot, its third since joining the league in 2018.
USL Championship Regular Season
FC Tulsa 1:2 Indy Eleven
Saturday, October 7, 2023 – 8:30 p.m. ET
ONEOK Field – Tulsa, Oklahoma
2023 USL Championship Records
FC Tulsa: 9W-15L-9D (-15), 36 pts
Indy Eleven: 13W-11L-9D (8), 48 pts
Scoring Summary
TUL – Phillip Goodrum (penalty) 34’
IND – Sebastian Velasquez (Cam Lindley) 62’
IND – Solomon Asante (unassisted) 82’
Discipline Summary
IND – Sebastian Velasquez (caution) 49’
TUL – Phillip Goodrum (caution) 78’
IND – Harrison Robledo (caution) 84’
IND – Tim Trilk (caution) 90+1’
TUL – Patrick Seagrist (caution) 90+2’
Indy Eleven line-up (4-2-3-1): Tim Trilk, Robby Dambrot, Adrian Diz Pe, Mechack Jerome, Younes Boudadi, Jack Blake, Cam Lindley (Macauley King 73’), Sebastian Velasquez (Harrison Robledo 73’), Solomon Asante (Stefano Pinho 85’), Douglas Martinez (Jesus Vazquez 90+7‘), Sebastian Guenzatti (captain)
Indy Subs: Cayden Crawford, Ben Reveno, Roberto Molina
FC Tulsa line-up: Michael Nelson, Ruxi (Patrick Seagrist 79’), Rashid Tetteh (Siad Haji 74’), Keegan Hughes, Bradley Bourgeois, Nathan Worth, Collin Fernandez (Blaine Ferri 67’), Milo Yosek, Marcus Epps, Phillip Goodrum, Moses Dyer
Tulsa Subs: Austin Wornell, Justin Malou, Tommy McCabe, Angel Bernal
