Indy Eleven Capitalize Late for 1-1 Draw

Brian Brown’s Late Tally Evens Indy to Earn Standings Point

JACKSONVILLE, FL (Saturday, October 3, 2015) – Indy Eleven forward Brian Brown’s 83^rd minute strike pushed the Eleven to a 1-1 draw against Jacksonville Armada FC in a Saturday night showdown at Community First Park in Jacksonville.   

Brown’s late equalizer was his third goal in checkers, placing him in a now four-way tie atop the Indy Eleven goals leaderboard. Rushing behind the Armada back line, Brown deposited a long chip that sailed over the Armada defense from Wojciech Wojcik to even the match deep into regulation time.

The goal capped off 20 minutes of offense that rained down on the Armada after Jacksonville defender Mechack Jérôme was sent off with a 63^rd minute red card for kicking Wojcik as he lay prone with the ball atop his legs. After previously playing with a defensive mindset, the Boys in Blue elevated the pace and used tight passes near the box to set up numerous chances.

Jacksonville’s lone success of the first 45 came on the counter, turning an Indy Eleven corner kick on one end of the pitch into a cross and header that bested Eleven starter Keith Cardona.

Dribbling through the middle of the field, Armada midfielder Jaime Castrillón attempted to draw a foul after pushing the ball wide but referee Juan Guzman, Jr. allowed the play to continue. With the ball just outside the box, Pascal Millien chipped a cross over the head of the Indy defender allowing Castrillón to streak into the box and deposit a header that put the Eleven down 1-0 early.

Roughly four minutes later, Dane Richards dribbled down the side of the field countering for the Boys in Blue, breaking through a Lucas Scaglia tackle before the play was whistled dead. Scaglia earned his 11^th yellow card of the 2015 NASL season for his trouble, while a visibly frustrated Richards was unable to continue pressing down the sideline.

Entering the second half with just 41% possession, Indy continued to battle back and seek out quality chances whenever possible. Wojcik finished the match with four credited shots including a header that nearly evened the match while Marvin Ceballos and Duke Lacroix added stout chances of their own but couldn’t beat Armada goalkeeper Miguel Gallardo.

Following Brown’s game-tying goal, the Eleven were quickly forced to defend. Putting the ball back in play instantly, a sequence of passes found Akeil Barrett had netted a goal but the referee ruled it was a handball on the attacking Armada forward after Cory Miller defenseman disrupted his dribble and sent the ball skyward.

Tested early three times, Cardona made his final and most important save of the game in the 90^th minute of the match, diving to stuff a Lucas Scaglia blast from the top of the box and salvaging a crucial standings point.

Indy Eleven will begin its final homestand of the season – a three-game run on consecutive Saturdays – on Saturday, October 10, when it welcomes the San Antonio Scorpions to Carroll Stadium for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. Tickets for the match starting at just $10 are available at www.IndyEleven.com, while a special “Inside the Front Office” seminar package – including a Sideline or East Goal Bottom section ticket and access to a two-hour pre-game Q&A/networking session with nine Indianapolis sports executives – are available for $25 at http://frontoffice.indyeleven.com.

 

NASL Fall Season

Jacksonville Armada FC 1 : 1  Indy Eleven

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Community First Park – Jacksonville, FL

Attendance: 6734

 

Indy Eleven:

Fall Season: 3W-5D-8L (14 pts.)

Combined: 6W-9D-11L (27 pts.)

 

Jacksonville Armada FC

Fall Season: 4W-4D-8L (16 pts.)

Combined: 9W-8D-9L (35 pts.)

 

Scoring Summary:

JAX – Jaime Castrillón (Pascal Millien) 29’

IND – Brian Brown (Wojciech Wojcik) 83’

 

Discipline Summary:

JAX – Lucas Scaglia (caution) 33’

JAX – Mechack Jérôme (ejection) 63’

JAX – Nurdin Hrustic (caution) 79’

JAX – Jemal Johnson (caution) 88’

 

Indy Eleven line-up (4-4-2):  Keith Cardona; Kyle Hyland, Greg Janicki (capt) (Brian Brown 76’), Cory Miller, Marco Franco; Victor Pineda, Marvin Ceballos, Daniel Keller (Dylan Mares 64’), Dragan Stojkov (Duke Lacroix 67’); Wojciech Wojcik, Dane Richards

Indy Eleven Bench: Jon Dawson (GK), Erick Norales, Sergio Peña, Zach Steinberger

 

Jacksonville Armada FC (4-3-3): Miguel Gallardo (Second Half Capt); Lucas Trejo, Matt Bahner, Mechack Jérôme, Shawn Nicklaw; Nicolas Perea, Jaime Castrillón (Fabricio Ortiz 74’), Lucas Scaglia; Jemal Johnson, Alhassane Keita (First Half Capt) (Akeil Barrett 45’), Pascal Millien (Nurdin Hrustic 65’)

Jacksonville Armada FC Bench: Marcos Flores, Bochy Hoyos, Tommy Krizanovic, David Sierra (GK)