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Monterey Bay F.C. vs Indy Eleven
Saturday, May 4, 2024 – 10 p.m. ET /7 p.m. PT
Cardinale Stadium | Seaside, Calif.
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Streaming Video: CBS Sports Golazo Network
In-game updates: @IndyElevenLive Twitter feed
Stats: #MBvIND MatchCenter at USLChampionship.com
2024 USL Championship Records
Monterey Bay F.C.: 4-2-2, 14 pts (+2); 3rd Western Conference
Indy Eleven: 2-4-2, 8 pts (-4); 8th Eastern Conference
SETTING THE SCENE
The Boys in Blue return to action Saturday at Western Conference opponent Monterey Bay F.C.
Indy is coming off a 2-1 win over North Carolina FC to move to 2-4-2 on the season and sit at eighth in the Eastern Conference. Monterey Bay F.C. fell to Orange County, 2-0, in its last outing and sits at 4-2-2 and third in the Western Conference in 2024.
| MB | IND | |
| 8 | Games | 8 |
| 11 | Goals | 13 |
| 9 | Goals Conceded | 17 |
| 9 | Assists | 9 |
| 38 | SOT | 31 |
| 35 | Shots Faced | 38 |
| 2 | Clean Sheets | 0 |
SERIES VS. MONTEREY BAY
Saturday marks the third all-time meeting between the two clubs with Monterey Bay holding the 2-0-0 all-time advantage.
Indy trails 0-2-0 | GF 2, GA 8
Recent Meetings
April 22, 2023 | L, 3-2 | Home
Sept. 17, 2022 | L, 5-0 | Away
LAST TIME OUT
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.
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.
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’
#GOALS
The Boys in Blue have scored in eight straight matches to open the 2024 season, bringing their total to 13 (T4 USL). The streak is the longest to open a USL Championship campaign (6 in 2019) and longer than any streak during the 2023 season (5 – 2x). It is the longest run overall for the club since a 12-game streak during the 2022 season.
In total, Indy has scored in 11 straight regular season matches dating back to Sept. 30, 2023.
THE [NEW] GAFFER
2024 is Indy’s first season under head coach Sean McAuley, who previously served as interim head coach/assistant at MLS-side Minnesota United FC. McAuley helped Minnesota to playoff appearances in each of his first three seasons, including a trip to the Western Conference Finals in 2020. In 2015, he hoisted the MLS Cup with Portland Timbers. McAuley opened his playing career with Manchester United and played for Portland Timbers and the U-21 Scottish National Team, among others.
McAuley got his first career win in the USL Championship on March 16, 2024, a 2-1 defeat of Memphis 901 FC.
TOP-10 TEAMMATES
Sebastian Guenzatti (T6th, 72) and Augi Williams (9th, 68) serve as the only pair of active teammates in the USL Championship’s top 10 for all-time regular season goals.
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. Following week eight, Callum Chapman-Page earned bench honors.
