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Indy Eleven Falls 0-2 In Last Chapter of 2020 Rivalry with Louisville City FC

September 16, 2020 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
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INDIANAPOLIS - In the final of four regular-season matchups between Indy Eleven and Louisville City, the surging Kentucky side posted a 2-0 win over Indiana's Team at Lucas Oil Stadium. Following a late first-half score from Cameron Lancaster, a goal by Corben Bone in the 76th minute provided the final margin for the visitors.

With only one point separating the rivals in the Group E standings coming into Wednesday's affair, this latest chapter of the Louisville-Indianapolis Proximity Association Football Contest (LIPAFC) series had plenty riding on it. While the result pulled Louisville (8W-3L-2D, 26 pts.) four points clear of Indy (7W-5L-1D, 22 pts.) atop the group, Indiana's Team is still in control of its playoff destiny, itself sitting four points ahead of Saint Louis FC for the second available playoff spot from the group.

"It was a disappointing score-line and a disappointing result for us. I was really proud of the players tonight and felt that we were unfortunate to certainly be down a goal at half time. In the first half, we were on top most of the time and they got a goal out of nothing, really," said Indy Eleven Head Coach Martin Rennie. "For the majority of the game, maybe my mind will change when I look back on it, I felt at this time we deserve much better than we got tonight. I don't usually say that, and if I think we didn't deserve to win, I would say that, but I definitely don't think that we deserve to be on the losing side tonight."

If there was any doubt as to whether the last installment of the LIPAFC rivalry for 2020 would be a physical affair, Louisville's Pat McMahon put that to rest early with a flying knee into the back of Ayoze just 60 seconds after the opening whistle. The energetic start was not entirely adversarial, however, with both sides circling together at midfield across the seventh and eighth minutes to pause the match and honor the ongoing movement around social injustice and the need for positive change in our sport and in our society.

Indy captain Paddy Barrett's 13th minute shot from 50 yards out in an effort to catch LCFC goalkeeper Bun Lundt off his line began a series of half-chances for both sides that dominated the middle of the first half.

Following a 37th minute yellow card issued to Eleven defender Karl Ouimette, Louisville took their possession and played all the way down the field, concluding with a corner attempt. Louisville defender Oscar Jimenez's kick was headed out of the box, but it bounced to a waiting Antoine Hoppenot, whose right-footed strike was redirected by Lancaster past Indy goalkeeper Evan Newton and into the upper-right corner for his seventh goal of the season.

Hoppenot was awarded with a shot-turned assist for his efforts, and two minutes later he nearly had one for himself, but his near-angle effort flashed just past the far-left post. Indy striker Nick Moon nearly equalized in first half stoppage time, but his header off a corner kick flashed just over the bar, leaving LouCity in front 1-0 heading into the break.

Not even two minutes into the second half, Indy Eleven's energetic play almost tied the game, but midfielder Cam Lindley's cutback pass from the endline that made its way past the keeper and into the center of the box was cleared before it could reach an Eleven teammate. The home side kept knocking on the door with two crosses providing plenty of danger at the top of the six-yard box around the hour mark, but a volley by midfielder Carl Haworth and a header by Ouimette two minutes apart both just missed Lundt's frame.

In the 76th minute, a counter-attack opportunity allowed Louisville to double its advantage. Midfielder Napo Matsoso crossed a ball into the middle of the field, where an unlucky deflection by Tyler Gibson fell directly to a cutting Brian Ownby, whose touch pass set up Bone behind the Indy defense. Bone successfully converted low and left in his 1-v-1 with Newton to get his fourth goal of the season and extend the Louisville lead.

Indy kept the pressure on in an attempt to salvage a result, with substitute Conner Antley's flick-on of Ouimette's centering ball in the 79th minute that forced a save by Lundt at his left post providing the most drama of the Eleven's late chances. Gibson's last-ditch effort to get on the scoreboard from outside the box was high-and-wide in the 93rd minute, ending the action and keeping Indy winless against its rival in 2020.

Indy Eleven continues its five-match September homestand next Wednesday, September 23, with the first of two pivotal meetings down the stretch of the 2020 regular season against Saint Louis FC. (5W-4L-3D, 18 pts., 3rd in Group E). The 7:00 p.m. kickoff on Indy Eleven's annual Hispanic Heritage Night, presented by Financial Center First Credit Union, can be followed live on MyINDY-TV 23, ESPN+, Exitos Radio 94.3 FM/exitos943.com, and the @IndyElevenLive Twitter feed, presented by Central Indiana Honda Dealers.

USL Championship Regular Season - #INDvLOU

Indy Eleven 0 : 2 Louisville City FC

Wednesday - 7:00 p.m. ET

Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis, Ind.

Attendance: 2,500

2020 USL Championship records

Indy Eleven (7W-5L-1D, 22 pts., 2nd in Group E)

Louisville City FC (8W-3L-2D, 26 pts., 1st in Group E)

Scoring Summary:

LOU - Cameron Lancaster (Antoine Hoppenot) 39'

LOU - Corben Bone (Brian Ownby) 76'

Disciplinary Summary:

IND - Karl Ouimette (yellow card) 37'

LOU - Paolo DelPiccolo (yellow card) 66'

LOU - Corben Bone (yellow card) 66'

LOU - Antoine Hoppenot (yellow card) 73'

LOU - Sean Totsch (yellow card) 79'

Indy Eleven lineup (3-4-3, L-->R): Evan Newton; Neveal Hackshaw, Paddy Barrett (captain), Karl Ouimette; Ayoze (Conner Antley 72'), Drew Connor (Matt Watson 72'), Tyler Gibson, Carl Haworth; Jeremy Rafanello (Tyler Pasher 59'), Cam Lindley, Nick Moon

IND Substitutes: Jordan Farr (GK), Mitch Osmond, Ilija Ilic, Andrew Carleton

Louisville City FC (4-3-3, L-->R): Ben Lundt; Oscar Jimenez, Alexis Souahy, Sean Totsch, Pat McMahon (Wes Charpie 90'); Antoine Hoppenot (Brian Ownby 74'), Corben Bone, Speedy Williams, Paolo DelPiccolo (captain) (Jimmy Ockford 85'), Napo Matsoso (Akil Watts 90'); Cameron Lancaster (Jason Johnson 85')

LOU Substitutes: Muamer Ugarak (GK), Jonathan Gomez

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