Match Preview: Indy Eleven vs Carolina Railhawks

Webcast: NASLLive.com

TV: IND – MyINDY TV-23

Indy Eleven is searching for its first NASL victory at home when it greets the Carolina RailHawks at IUPUI’s Michael A. Carroll Stadium.  The RailHawks, who are in fourth and last spot in the race for The Championship, are coming off their second consecutive victory by topping the New York Cosmos, 5-4, last week, while Indy dropped a 2-1 road match to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.  This will be the third overall meeting between the two clubs and second visit for the RailHawks to Michael A. Carroll Stadium with the last time a record crowd of 11,048 witness a 1-1 draw in the Spring Season Opener.  The previous encounter between the two teams had Indy ending Carolina’s 18-game unbeaten streak at WakeMed Soccer Park with goals from forward Ben Spencer and midfielder Don Smart in the 2-1 win on July 12. 

Last Five Games:  IND – L T W T L            CAR – W L T W W                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Recognition:

IND-N/A

CAR-Enzo Martinez, Devon Sandoval (Team of the Week-11)

Stats leaders:

IND-Goals – Kléberson (8); Assists – Mike Ambersley (3)

CAR-Goals – Zack Schilawski (8); Assists – Enzo Martinez, Zack Schilawski (3)

Series:

NASL Head-to-Head: (2 meetings): Indy 1 win, 1 tie, 0 losses— 3 GF/2 GA (+1 GD)

At Indy: (1 meeting): Indy/RailHawks 0 wins, 1 tie, 0 losses— 1 GF/1 GA (0)

This Year: (2 meetings): Indy 1 win, 1 tie, 0 losses— 3 GF/2 GA (+1 GD)

Last Meeting: July 12, 2014 at WakeMed Soccer Park — RailHawks 1-2 Indy

Coaches quotes:
“We've had two pretty good performances, two pretty tight games against Carolina so far and we're looking forward to another one.  We're quickly running out of chances to reward our fans with that home win they deserve.  If we can feed off the energy they'll provide, manage the start of the match better and play disciplined soccer for 90-plus minutes I see no reason why that result can't come this weekend.” – Indy Eleven coach Juergen Sommer

“Another big game this weekend against Indy Eleven, we are getting down to the part of the season when every point is very important. We had two very good results at home and we know we need to start finding that consistency that is going to make the difference as we go into the end of the season. So we are going to Indiana looking to get three points and keep us in place to reach our goals of getting to the championship.” – RailHawks coach Colin Clarke

Referee: Tyler Ploeger

Asst 1: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh

Asst 2: Miguel Panduro

4th: Brandon Rinkenberger