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Colorado Springs Switchbacks SC vs Indy Eleven
Saturday, April 20, 2024 – 8 p.m. ET /6 p.m. MT
Weidner Field | Colorado Springs, Colorado
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2024 USL Championship Records
Colorado Springs Switchbacks SC: 0-5-0, 0 pts (-8); 12th Western Conference
Indy Eleven: 1-4-1, 4 pts (-5); 10th Eastern Conference
Community Health Network Sports Medicine Indy Eleven Injury Report
OUT: A Quinn (knee), D. Sanchez (ankle), Y. Boudadi (lower body), M. King (lower body)
QUESTIONABLE: TBD
SETTING THE SCENE
The Boys in Blue return to USL Championship action this Saturday with a road contest against Colorado Springs Switchbacks SC.
Indy is coming off a 4-2 loss to Eastern Conference leader Charleston Battery and sits at 1-4-1 in the USL Championship standings. Colorado Springs lost 1-0 to Phoenix Rising FC in its last outing and is 0-5-0 in 2024.
| COS | IND | |
| 5 | Games | 6 |
| 1 | Goals | 10 |
| 9 | Goals Conceded | 15 |
| 1 | Assists | 7 |
| 9 | SOT | 25 |
| 27 | Shots Faced | 31 |
| 0 | Clean Sheets | 0 |
LAST TIME OUT – USL CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION
INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, April 13, 2024) – Indy Eleven fell, 4-2, to USL Championship Eastern Conference leader Charleston Battery.
The first half saw a flurry of goals including back-to-back strikes from the Boys in Blue in the 27th and 28th minutes of action.
After going down early in the 19th minute off an Emilio Ycaza tally, Tega Ikoba found the back of the net for his first goal in an Indy Eleven uniform thanks to a through ball at the top of the 18-yard box. Just over a minute later, Sebastian Guenzatti moved himself up to a tie for sixth all-time in the USL Championship regular season rankings with his 72nd career goal. His second goal of the season was a diving header struck from the back post.
Max Schneider (Ikoba) and Aedan Stanley (Guenzatti) picked up assists on the goals, to bring their season totals to a team-high two apiece.
Despite Charleston holding 58% of the possession in the first frame, Indy out shot the visitors 10-3, with a 4-3 advantage in shots on target.
The second half went in favor of Charleston, after scoring got started with an own goal in the 75th minute and an insurance strike from MD Myers in the 86th.
Indy finished with the 18-14 shot advantage, including 7-5 on frame. Jack Blake registered a game-high four shots, with a pair on frame. Ikoba, Guenzatti and Augi Williams accounted for three apiece.
Scoring Summary
CHS – Emilio Ycaza (Nick Markanich) 19’
IND – Tega Ikoba (Max Schneider) 27’
IND – Sebastian Guenzatti (Aedan Stanley) 28’
CHS – Nick Markanich 45+2’
CHS – Own goal 75’
CHS – MD Myers (Emilio Ycaza) 86’
Discipline Summary
CHS – Chris Allan (caution) 31’
IND – Callum Chapman-Page (caution) 45+2’
IND – Jack Blake (caution) 52’
IND – Aedan Stanley (caution) 68’
CHS – Graham Smith (caution) 78’
IND – Macca King (caution) 90+1’
A FAMILIAR FOE
There will be plenty of familiar faces playing in Saturday’s match-up with five players spending time on each team’s roster dating back to the 2020 season.
Indy’s Adrian Diz Pe (2020), Cam Lindley (2022) and Macca King (2022-23) all spent time with the opposing side, while Jonas Fjeldberg (2022-23) and Juan Tejada (2022-23) both arrived in COS after a stint with the Boys in Blue.
TOTW X3
Jack Blake earned his third USL Championship Team of the Week honor of the 2024 season following a two-goal performance against Louisville City FC (4.6). Blake also earned back-to-back team of the week accolades following his performances in weeks one and two. Blake leads Indy Eleven with four goals in six matches after scoring a pair against LouCity, already besting his season total (3) from 2023.
Indy opened the season with back-to-back weeks with two players on the USL Championship Team of the Week. Blake and Younes Boudadi were honored after the week one match at Oakland, while Blake repeated alongside Aedan Stanley after the win over Memphis week two.
TOP-10 TEAMMATES
Sebastian Guenzatti (T6th, 72) and Augi Williams (9th, 67) serve as the only pair of active teammates in the USL Championship’s top 10 for all-time regular season goals.
