Indy Eleven wins, looks forward to NYC

Indy Eleven had a pretty impressive showing against Puerto Rico FC on Wednesday night taking down PRFC 2-1 off a brace from Birthday Boy Eamon Zayed who now also holds the club record for most goals scored with 24 goals for Lady Victory. Indy Eleven came off a 5-0 defeat against North Carolina FC earlier in the week. On top of this, the club is working on a 4 game schedule within 10 days. Indy Eleven should complete the 3rd match of the run against New York Saturday before traveling to San Francisco October 11th.

Disciplinary Issues was one of the main highlights of the night:

Yellow Cards plagued Indy Eleven Wednesday Night as Kwame, Torrado, Corey Miller, and Goldsmith all got yellow cards and thankfully not getting a red in the process. There were a few times during the match that the officials probably could have pulled out the red card a few times last night when the match decided to become an all-out brawl in extra time.

Indy Eleven conceded a penalty in the 88th minute when Torrado handballed in the penalty box. Ultimately Gentile would convert the penalty attempt making the final score 2-1.

Contributor’s Thoughts:

* Tim Hankinson had a good response to this past week’s loss to North Carolina FC (5-0) He’s managed to pull the Eleven out of the last place to now 6th place on the NASL Fall Season Table. Another win against the Cosmos would put the Eleven in 5th place. A win and a loss from Edmonton could put Indy Eleven in the top 4 and Tim if you are reading this. We made sure to “Write nice Things” 😉

*Eamon Zayed has proved that he is one Indy Eleven’s all-time best players in the win against PRFC scoring his 8th and 9th goals of the season. We definitely want to congratulate him on a job well done and a belated happy birthday!

*Kwame Watson Siriboe had a decent first half on Wednesday taking a few headers in the penalty box to prevent Puerto Rico FC from scoring. He’s definitely had a tough season so far and has been a very controversial topic when you talk to the fans. He had a decent match. The only flaw was colliding with Brad Ring in the penalty box in the first half.

 

Also, Fuck the Cosmos. – LDA

 

 

Indy Eleven 3 Puerto Rico FC 3 Match Notes

INDIANAPOLIS:

Indy Eleven squared off against Puerto Rico FC at Carroll Stadium on Saturday in what would become a very entertaining match for the fans. 6 goals were scored altogether and it showed a lot of positives from different sides of the field. Here are some notes we compiled on the draw:

Official Attendance: 9,064

First half:

The First half was very fast paced as Justin Braun opened up his 2017 account of Indy Eleven in the 5th minute assisted by Nemanja Vukovic. 5 Minutes later Ben Speas would score his first goal for Indy Eleven in the 10th Minute. The match would hold steady from there until Conor Doyle would put the ball in the net for Puerto Rico in the 24th Minute.

In stoppage time Indy Eleven would concede at penalty kick by defender Kwame Watson-Siriboe after a foul in the Penalty box. Busch would manage to save the penalty unfortunately PRFC stuck back within a second of the failed penalty with a goal by Hector Ramos making up for his failed penalty. Gerrado Torrado has had a few great touches this half! Ben Speas looks to be one of of Indy Eleven’s most complete midfielders as well with his account opening goal for Indy in the 10th. 2nd Half:

Eamon Zayed Subbed on (Tanner Thompson off)

The second half began a bit sluggish for the Eleven as they conceded a second penalty that eventually went in by Walter Ramirez of PRFC. Things would stay stagnant until Justin Braun would score an unassisted goal in the 75th minute. From there on the Eleven would have a disallowed goal later in the half which would have been the match clincher. Unfortunately the match would end 2-2 giving the Eleven 2 points on the NASL table.

Pros:

• The Indy Eleven Midfield corps were rapid fire in the home opener with 3 goals (Justin Braun 5′ 75′) and Ben Speas ’10. Ben Speas looks to be a very complete midfielder and a fantastic signing this winter. Torrado also had a few great touches this match as well. It’s beginning to look like Torrado is beginning to really become a valuable piece of Tim Hankinson’s system.
• Justin Braun’s brace was FANTASTIC.
• Seeing the younger players such as Keller, and former IU Player Tanner Thompson in the line up was great!

Cons:

• Indy Eleven gave up to many penalties
•  The club became stagnant after the Speas goal in the 10th. The season is still young however there definitely is a lot of work to do.
• The disallowed goal costed the Eleven a chance at 3 Points

Contributor’s Notes:

Overall, I am impressed with the Midfield Corps of this match Ben Speas and Justin Braun look to be very promising this season. Despite the 3-3 draw I do believe that Indy will have a better grasp on Puerto Rico as they travel down south to face them next week. Last season we began the season with 2 points and won the Spring Season title. Mentally the guys are getting back in shape for what looks to be a promising season. I’m looking forward to Eamon Zayed and Justin Braun finally linking back up again! Also, I’m really looking forward to Ubiparipovic returning along with Colin Falvey. Indy Eleven has a lot of positives coming from this match!