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Indy Eleven vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Saturday, August 31, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. ET
Carroll Stadium – Indianapolis
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2024 Records
Indy Eleven: 10-9-5 (-4), 35 pts; 5th in Eastern Conference
Pittsburgh Riverhounds: 7-9-10 (-8), 31 pts; 9th in Eastern Conference
| IND | PIT | |
| 24 | Games | 26 |
| 35 | Goals | 26 |
| 39 | Goals Conceded | 24 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 105 | SOT | 103 |
| 106 | Shots Faced | 90 |
| 5 | Clean Sheets | 12 |
SERIES VS. PITTSBURGH
Saturday marks the 15th meeting between the two teams, with Indy trailing 5-6-3. The Boys in Blue are unbeaten in the last three contests, winning 2-1 on June 1 and 3-1 on the road in 2023, and drawing at home, 1-1.
The 2-1 victory at Pittsburgh was the 10th match in the Eleven’s 12-match unbeaten streak from April 17 to June 15.
Indy Eleven went on the road to Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Saturday and came away with a 2-1 victory. Defender Josh O’Brien recorded his first goal as one of the Boys in Blue in the 23rd minute off an assist from defender Aedan Stanley. Forward Sebastian Guenzatti doubled the lead in the 46th minute on an assist from Augi Williams.
Pittsburgh got one back from Danny Griffin in the 57th minute, but the visiting Eleven earned the three points. Goalie Hunter Sulte registered five saves in the match.
Pittsburgh Leads 6-5-3 | GF 14, GA 17
Recent Meetings
June 1, 2024 | W, 2-1 | Away
July 26, 2023 | W, 3-1 | Away
April 19, 2023 | D, 1-1 | Home
STRETCH RUN
Indy Eleven finishes the regular season with nine of its 10 matches against Eastern Conference opponents. Just six points separate teams in fourth through ninth place in the conference. The top eight teams will make the playoffs, with the top four hosting first-round games the first weekend in November.
USL Championship Race to the Playoffs
SIX-PACKS FOR BLAKE
Midfielder Jack Blake led all players with six shots and three shots on target in the U.S. Open Cup Semifinal at Sporting Kansas City on Tuesday. Indy Eleven registered eight of its 10 shots in the second half of the match.
Blake generated five scoring chances in the second half. His first came in the 52nd minute on a shot from the central position outside the box saved by Tim Melia. Just five minutes later, his strike outside the box just missed wide left. In the 71st minute, Blake had another strong chance that was saved by Melia. Three minutes later, his shot from the center of the box just missed to the right. In the 81st minute, Blake delivered another blast from outside the box that Melia stopped. The rebound went directly to Augi Williams, whose shot from the right side of the box struck the right post
Prior to the match Tuesday, Blake earned USL Championship Team of the Week honors for Week 26, his team-high sixth selection this season. The Nottingham, England native recorded two assists in the first half in his first start since an injury on June 22 in the Eleven’s last USLC match at Las Vegas last Saturday. He completed 15 of 20 passes overall, winning 2 of 3 ground duels. Blake leads Indy with eight goals this season.
SULTE STOPS PK, THE SEQUEL
Goalie Hunter Sulte made his second penalty kick save this season in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time at Kansas City, diving to his right to deflect Alan Pulido’s strike outside the post. The 22-year-old Sulte finished with five saves. On June 15 in a 1-0 shutout of San Antonio, Sulte stopped a penalty kick to earn USL Championship Team of the Week and Save of the Week accolades.
HAYDEN WHITE SIGNS
Indy Eleven signed defender Hayden White on Thursday. The 29-year-old White brings more than a decade of professional experience in England to the Boys in Blue. White will wear #33. Most recently, White saw more than 1,400 minutes of action in 19 matches with National League-side Ebbsfleet United.
LAST TIME OUT
Kansas City, Kansas – Indy Eleven’s magical run to its first-ever Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semi-final ended at Sporting Kansas City with a 2-0 setback. The Boys in Blue were the only USL Championship side to advance to the final four of the 109th annual event. SKC extended its home winning streak in US Open Cup matches to 16 dating back to 2015.
The start of the match was delayed for more than 2 1/2 hours with kickoff pushed back to 10:44 pm ET. Trailing 1-0, the Eleven had a good chance for an equalizer in the 27th minute on Augi Williams’ strike from the center of the box off a feed from Logan Neidlinger that was saved by Tim Melia.
Down 2-0, the Boys in Blue got the attack going in the second half, registering eight of their 10 shots in the final 45 minutes.
Boys in Blue midfielder Jack Blake continued his fine play, generating five scoring chances in the second half. His first came in the 52nd minute on a shot from the central position outside the box saved by Melia. Just five minutes later,
his strike outside the box just missed wide left. In the 71st minute, Blake had another strong chance that was saved by Melia. Three minutes later, his shot from the center of the box just missed to the right. In the 81st minute, Blake delivered another blast from outside the box that Melia stopped. The rebound went directly to Augi Williams, whose shot from the right side of the box struck the right post.
Forward Douglas Martinez had a good opportunity on a header in the 61st minute that missed to the left, while defender Aedan Stanley’s had a strong scoring chance in the 70th minute that just missed right.
Goalie Hunter Sulte made his second penalty kick save this season in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time, diving to his right to deflect Alan Pulido’s strike outside the post. Sulte finished with five saves.
Sporting Kansas City 2:0 Indy Eleven
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 – 10:44 p.m. ET
Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, Kansas
2024 US Open Cup Records
Indy Eleven: 4-1
Sporting Kansas City: 4-0
| Score | 1 | 2 | F |
| Indy Eleven | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Scoring Summary
SKC – Johnny Russell (Jake Davis, Erik Thommy) 14’
SKC – Dany Rosero (Remi Walter, Jake Davis) 35’
Discipline Summary
IND – Aodhan Quinn (caution) 19’
SKC – Daniel Salloi (caution) 69’
Indy Eleven line-up: Hunter Sulte, Josh O’Brien (Sebastian Guenzatti 88’), Aedan Stanley, Callum Chapman-Page (James Musa 17’), Cam Lindley (Laurence Wootton 77’), Jack Blake, Augi Williams (Elliot Collier 89’), Aodhan Quinn (captain), Benjamin Ofeimu, Logan Neidlinger (Maalique Foster 77’), Douglas Martinez
Indy Eleven Subs Not Used: Yannik Oettl, Ben Mines
Match Statistics
| Stat | SKC | IND |
| Shots | 18 | 10 |
| Shots on Goal | 7 | 5 |
| Saves | 5 | 5 |
| Fouls | 9 | 11 |
| Offsides | 3 | 4 |
| Corner Kicks | 5 | 4 |
