Indianapolis – Indy Eleven jumped out to an early lead, but USL Championship Eastern Conference leader Louisville City FC responded to earn a 3-1 win in front of 10,0230 fans at Carroll Stadium.
Just 1:25 into the match, the Boys in Blue led 1-0. Defender James Musa started the scoring sequence with a long ball to the edge of the area to forward Romario Williams. Williams flicked it to midfielder Jack Blake, who spun and passed it back to captain Aodhan Quinn. Quinn centered it to Williams, who touched it down and around a defender and then finished for his fifth goal this season.
It is the 65th career USLC goal for Williams, moving him into sole possession of 14th place on the league all-time list. For Quinn, it is his team-leading seventh assist this season and the 57th of his USLC career. He is third all-time, trailing former Indy Eleven player Solomon Asante (2022-23) by one for second place.
Indy Eleven had an opportunity to add to its lead in the 12th minute when Williams won a ball in the midfield and played it to forward Maalique Foster on the right side. He took it deep and delivered a cross that was cleared by defender Josh Jones.
In the 24th, Quinn played a cross from the left side that Williams headed down, but goalkeeper Danny Faundez made a right arm save.
A minute later in the 25th, midfielder Cam Lindley played a long ball into space down the right side to Foster. Foster took a touch to just outside the six and fired just wide.
Foster dribbled inside the area right side to set up Williams in the 33rd for another scoring opportunity, but he wasn’t able to volley it on frame.
After Louisville took a 3-1 lead, the Boys in Blue had a good chance to cut the deficit in the 82nd minute when Blake made a steal and fed Quinn, who played a cross to midfielder Bruno Rendon, but his left-footed shot missed high.
In the third minute of second-half stoppage time, Blake made a nice move at the edge of the area to free up space for a left-footed shot that Faundez punched over the bar.
Forward Edward Kizza made his 100th career USL Championship appearance in the match.
Indy Eleven begins a season-long three-game USLC road swing at Hartford Athletic on Wednesday at 7:30 pm on ESPN+.
The Boys in Blue’s next home game is Hispanic Heritage on Sunday, September 21 at 5 pm vs. Birmingham Legion FC at Carroll Stadium.
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Quotes
Coach Sean McAuley
- On effort
- “I can’t fault the effort and the commitment of the players. They were fantastic right to the last whistle, but we probably did lack a bit of quality in the right time.”
- On execution
- “We didn’t do the job on a couple set plays and that’s disappointing. Also, we had chances to go up 2-0 that would’ve given us more of a cushion.”
- On missed opportunities
- “You land that ball on Romario in the six-yard box, and in between the six and the penalty spot, generally, he’s scoring there.”
- “It was unfortunate that we didn’t make it 3-2, because I think Bruno’s got to score.”
- Looking ahead
- “Got a huge game on Wednesday (at Hartford Athletic). Then we travel to Charleston, which is a difficult place to go to, and they’re playing some good football, so we need everybody on side, and we’ve got to quickly get over this as best as we can.”
Romario Williams
- On his goal
- “My idea was to take a touch past the defender to set myself up for a shot. [It] was fortunate for me that it went between his legs.”
- On missed opportunities
- “I made contact, and it got deflected off the defender and went into the arms of the goalkeeper. But I think if I were able to get more on it, it would have been 2-0.”
- “With the way we played in that first half, we definitely envisioned a bit more. We had a couple of opportunities, a couple of counterattacks. We got a couple of chances on the break where I think we could have done a better job of executing.”
- On Louisville
- “They’re an experienced team, experienced group. They know how to win games. They know how to close out games, and I think once they went up 3-1, they made it difficult for us.
- USL Championship
Indy Eleven 1:3 Louisville City FC - Sat., Aug. 30, 2025 – 7:00 p.m.
- Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis
- Weather: Partly sunny, 76 degrees
- Attendance: 10,230
2025 USL Championship Records
Indy Eleven: 6-10-5 (-7), 23 pts; #9 in Eastern Conference
Louisville City FC: 15-1-6 (27), 51 pts; #1 in Eastern Conference
| Score | 1 | 2 | F |
| Indy Eleven | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Louisville City FC | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- Scoring Summary
- IND – Romario Williams (Aodhan Quinn) 2’
- LOU – Aiden McFadden (Jansen Wilson) 45’
- LOU – Kevon Lambert (Niall McCabe) 49’
- LOU – Sean Totsch (Josh Jones) 56’
- Discipline Summary
- LOU – Kevon Lambert (caution) 65’
- IND – Maalique Foster (caution) 74’
Indy Eleven Line-Up: Reice Charles-Cook, James Musa, Josh O’Brien (Elvis Amoh 54’), Ben Ofeimu, Aodhan Quinn (captain), Cam Lindley, James Murphy (Elliot Collier 76’), Bruno Rendón, Jack Blake, Romario Williams (Edward Kizza 76’), Maalique Foster (Oliver Brynéus 85’).
Indy Eleven Subs Not Used: Hunter Sulte, Finn McRobb, Brem Soumaoro.
Louisville City FC Line-Up: Danny Faundez, Kyle Adams (captain), Arturo Ordóñez (Sean Totsch 45’), Josh Jones, Niall McCabe (Ray Serrano 82’), Kevon Lambert, Taylor Davila (Evan Davila 81’), Aiden McFadden, Brandon Dayes (Amadou Dia 45’), Jansen Wilson, Phillip Goodrum (Brian Ownby 42’).
Louisville City FC Subs Not Used: Jake Morris, Ryan Troutman, Cameron Lancaster, Hayden Stamps.
