Martinez scores 75th-minute match winner
INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, April 27, 2024) – A 75th-minute strike from Douglas Martinez gave Indy Eleven a 2-1 victory over Eastern Conference foe North Carolina FC on Saturday evening at Carroll Stadium. The win improves the Boys in Blue’s record to 2-4-2 in 2024, while North Carolina falls to 1-4-3.
After a scoreless first half, it didn’t take long for either team to get on the board with Indy Eleven doing so courtesy of a North Carolina own goal off a 48th-minute Jack Blake free kick. The visitors evened the score just three minutes later as Louis Perez got on the end of a Rafa Mentzingen cross.
Indy Eleven saw déjà vu in the 75th minute as Blake and Cam Lindley stepped up to take a free kick in roughly the same spot as where the opening goal started. This time, Blake found Callum Chapman-Page on the back post, who played a one-time ball into the head of Martinez. Martinez beat the North Carolina keeper for his second goal of the season. The helper was the first for Chapman-Page.
Blake led the Boys in Blue with four of the team’s seven shots, while Hunter Sulte registered three saves.
Indy has now scored in each of its eight matches to open the 2024 season, the longest run for the club since a 12-game streak during the 2022 season.
The Boys in Blue travel to Monterey Bay F.C. next Saturday for a 10 p.m. ET kick. The match will stream on CBS Sports Golazo Network.
USL Championship Regular Season
Indy Eleven 2:1 North Carolina FC
Saturday, April 27, 2024 – 7 p.m. ET
Michael A. Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, Indiana
2024 USL Championship Records
Indy Eleven: 2-4-2, 8 pts (-4)
North Carolina FC: 1-4-3, 6 pts (-4)
Scoring Summary
IND – own goal 48’
NC – Louis Perez (Rafa Mentzingen) 51’
IND – Douglas Martinez (Callum Chapman-Page) 75’
Discipline Summary
IND – Tega Ikoba (caution) 45+1’
NC – Julian Placias (caution) 72’
NC – Ezra Armstrong (caution) 74’
NC – Shaft Brewer (caution) 85’
NC – Rodrigo da Costa (caution) 90+1’
Indy Eleven line-up (4-3-3): Hunter Sulte, Aedan Stanley, Adrian Diz Pe (Elliot Collier 75’), Callum Chapman-Page, Josh O’Brien (Benjamin Ofeimu 60’), Jack Blake, Tyler Gibson (captain), Cam Lindley, Sebastian Guenzatti, Tega Ikoba (Ben Mines 60’), Douglas Martinez
Indy Subs: Yannik Oettl, Laurence Wootton, Karsen Henderlong, Logan Neidlinger, Max Schneider
North Carolina FC line-up: Jake McGuire, Justin Malou (Oalex Anderson 78’), Paco Craig, Bryce Washington, Ezra Armstrong (Shaft Brewer 78’), Collin Martin (Jaden Servania 87’), Mikey Maldonado, Rafa Mentzingen (Raheem Somersall 87’), Luis Perez, Julian Placias (Garrett McLaughlin 89’), Rodrigo da Costa
North Carolina Subs: Lamar Batista, Antonio Carrera
