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Indy Eleven at Loudoun United FC
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. ET
Segra Field – Leesburg, Va.
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Stats: #LDNvIND MatchCenter at USLChampionship.com
2024 USL Championships Records
Indy Eleven: 12-10-8 (+0), 44 pts; 6th in Eastern Conference
Loudoun United FC: 11-11-8 (+9), 41 pts; 8th in Eastern Conference
| IND | LDN | |
| 30 | Games | 30 |
| 45 | Goals | 43 |
| 45 | Goals Conceded | 34 |
| 31 | Assists | 30 |
| 136 | SOT | 141 |
| 131 | Shots Faced | 120 |
| 7 | Clean Sheets | 9 |
SETTING THE SCENE
Indy Eleven begins a two-game road trip at Loudoun United FC on Tuesday.
The Boys in Blue enter the final four games of the regular season in sixth place in the USL Championship Eastern Conference with a 12-10-8 record and 44 points. The top eight teams in the East qualify for the playoffs that begin the first weekend in November, with the top four teams hosting.
SERIES VS. LOUDOUN
Tuesday marks the ninth meeting between the two sides, with Indy holding a 5-2-1 advantage. The teams tied 1-1 on July 13 at Carroll Stadium, the first draw between the two teams in the series.
Indy Leads 5-2-1 | GF 11, GA 9
Recent Meetings
July 13, 2024 | D, 1-1 | Home
August 26, 2023 | W, 2-1 | Home
May 6, 2023 | W, 2-1 | Away
September 25, 2022 | W, 1-0 | Home
LAST TIME VS. LOUDOUN
After Loudoun broke a scoreless tie in the 58th minute, Indy Eleven forward Elliot Collier responded with a 74th-minute strike off an assist from Tyler Gibson for the final scoring of the match.
Romario Williams led the Boys in Blue with two of Indy’s seven shots. Defensively, Ben Ofeimu registered three interceptions, two tackles won and three clearances. Hunter Sulte had three saves.
Scoring Summary
LDN – Wesley Leggett (Kwame Awuah) 58’
IND – Elliot Collier (Tyler Gibson) 74’
Discipline Summary
IND – Callum Chapman-Page (caution) 28’
IND – Romario Williams (caution) 46’
LDN – Zach Ryan (caution) 63’
Indy Eleven line-up: Hunter Sulte, Aedan Stanley, Adrian Diz Pe (Josh O’Brien 45’), Callum Chapman-Page, Benjamin Ofeimu, Ben Mines (Elliot Collier 60’), Cam Lindley (captain) (Tyler Gibson 45’), Laurence Wootton, Sebastian Guenzatti (Logan Neidlinger 84’), Augi Williams (Romario Williams 45’), Douglas Martinez
Indy Subs: Yannik Oettl, Max Schneider, Karsen Henderlong
Loudoun United FC line-up: Hugo Fauroux, Jacob Erlandson, Keegan Hughes, Yanis Leerman, Kwame Awuah, Drew Skundrich, Tommy McCabe, Keegan Tingey, Florian Valot, Zach Ryan (Christiano Francois), Wesley Leggett (Abdellatif Aboukoura 62’)
Loudoun Subs: Riley Bidois, Sandor Bustamante, Dane Jacomen, Isaiah Johnston, Justin Melly
FAMILIAR FOE
Former Boy in Blue Robby Dambrot, who played for Indy from August 2022 through 2023 has played in 25 games, making 16 starts, with one goal and two assists this season.
AUGI MAKES MORE HISTORY
Reigning USL Championship “Player of the Week” Augi Williams continued his scoring run with two goals to lead the host Boys in Blue in a 2-2 draw vs. Louisville City FC on Saturday night at Carroll Stadium.
Augi became the first Indy Eleven player in franchise history to score five goals in consecutive matches, coming off his hat trick vs. Miami FC on September 28. He leads the Eleven with 10 goals this season, his third consecutive campaign with double-digit goals.
The 27-year-old Williams passed teammate Sebastian Guenzatti to climb into fifth on the USL Championship all-time list with 76 career goals in regular-season league play.
In stoppage time of the first half, Williams took a precise diagonal pass from Maalique Foster, brought it back with his right foot, and turned to finish just inside the left post to tie the match at 1-1. It is Foster’s fifth assist this season.
The Boys in Blue took a 2-1 lead in the 68th minute on Augi’s second goal of the night. Captain Aodhan Quinn started the scoring sequence with a long ball up the left side to Douglas Martinez, who quickly headed it to Jack Blake. Blake bent a left-footed cross that Williams finished with a sliding touch. Blake now has four assists on the campaign.
USL CHAMPIONSHIP REGULAR-SEASON GOALS
1. Dane Kelly – 106
2. Neco Brett (MEM) – 81*
3. Cameron Lancaster – 80
4. Hadji Berry – 79
5. Augi Williams (IND) – 76*
6. Sebastian Guenzatti (IND) – 75*
*Denotes active player
INDY ELEVEN HAT TRICKS
9/28/24 Augi Williams vs. Miami
6/4/22 Manuel Arteaga at Charleston
8/4/16 Eamon Zayed vs. Jacksonville
6/12/16 Eamon Zayed vs. North Carolina
ROMARIO CALLED UP TO JAMAICAN NATIONAL TEAM
Indy Eleven forward Romario Williams has been called up by the Jamaica Football Federation for the FIFA International window that runs October 7-15.
Romario earned his call-up having recorded four goals and one assist this season in league play and a goal and assist in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Williams scored his first goal for Indy in dramatic fashion with a game-tying free kick in the final minute of stoppage time vs. Pittsburgh on August 31. In his next home match on September 14 against El Paso, he scored his 60th USL Championship regular season goal.
Acquired by the Eleven on June 14, the 30-year-old is among the Championship’s most prolific scorers all-time, having recorded 60 regular-season goals in 149 appearances at a strike rate of a goal every 158.6 minutes.
Romario will be available for the Reggae Boyz in the 2024-25 Concacaf Nations League matches at Nicaragua on Thursday, October 10 at 10 p.m. ET and home vs. Honduras on Monday, October 14 at 9 p.m. as they vie to retain a top-two position in Group B of League A to qualify for November’s Quarterfinals. Boys in Blue forward Douglas Martinez represented Honduras in its first two matches in the CNL last month, including a 2-1 setback to Jamaica on September 10.
The top two teams from each six-team group will advance to the quarterfinal round, where they will join the top-ranked League A teams: Mexico, USA, Panama, and Canada. The final four nations remaining will advance to the 2025 Concacaf Nations League Finals. Additionally, the tournament will help decide berths for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup.
Williams has scored three goals in 19 appearances for Jamaica in his career. He made his Jamaica senior national team debut in a 1–0 Caribbean Cup qualifying win over Suriname in November of 2016.
Due to the call up, Romario will be unavailable for Indy Eleven road games at Loudoun United on Tuesday and Detroit City on Saturday.
MOOSE’S DOZEN
Defender James Musa anchored the Boys in Blue defense with a season-high 12 clearances vs. Louisville City on Saturday. The Plymouth, England native has 199 career appearances and 187 career starts in the USLC. The 32-year-old Musa missed six matches after suffering a foot injury during the first half of his Boys in Blue debut on July 5 at Rhode Island after joining the team on June 28.
DEFENSE DELIVERS
Three other Indy Eleven players joined Musa with season highs in clearances on Saturday vs. Louisville–Aedan Stanley (9), Logan Neidlinger (4), and Aodhan Quinn (3).
The 24-year-old Stanley leads the team in minutes with 2,610 and he is third in the league in crosses (206), tied for fourth in assists (7), tied for 14th in chances created (48), and 35th in clearances (82). He earned USL Championship “Player of the Week” honors for Week 10 on May 14.
Defender Ben Ofeimu headed a potential goal off the line in the 10th minute and added eight clearances and a season-high four tackles in the match. He is 10th in the USLC in clearances (113).
Goalie Hunter Sulte made four saves, including back-to-back stops from close range in the 79th minute, to increase his season total to 61. The 6’7 Sulte is tied for 11th in the league in clean sheets (7) and 16th in saves. The 22-year-old has started 22 of the team’s past 24 matches.
RIDING THE ELL
Forward Elliott Collier is tied for third on the team with five goals this season in 597 minutes. The New Zealand native is in his second stint with the Indy Eleven in 2024 after helping the 2018 Boys in Blue earn a USL playoff berth while on loan from the MLS Chicago Fire. The 29-year-old Collier played 54 matches for the Fire in 2018 and 2020-21. He competed collegiately for Loyola Chicago.
USL Championship Goals per 90 Minutes
# Player – G/90, Goals
1. Nick Markanich (CHS) – 0.97, 28
2. Kieran Phillips (SAC) – 0.84, 11
3. Elliot Collier (IND) – 0.75, 5
4. Wilson Harris (LOU) – 0.72, 17
5. Jackson Conway (CHS) – 0.72, 4
6. Khori Bennett (LV) – 0.69, 13
7. Kalil ElMedkhar (LDN) – 0.68, 6
(min. 4 goals)
GOALS
The Boys in Blue have scored 24 first half goals this season, good for fifth in the USLC. They have 45 goals (T6th USL), with at least one tally in 24 of their 30 matches.
Defensively, Indy has held opponents scoreless in the first half in 19 of 30 matches in 2024.
The Boys in Blue scored in 15 straight USLC matches to open the 2024 campaign. The streak, which ended on June 22 against Orange County, is the longest to open a USLC campaign and is the longest run overall within the same season for the club. In total, Indy scored in 18 straight regular season matches dating back to Sept. 30, 2023.
