New York Visits Indy In Top-Four Battle

Photo credit: Indy Eleven/Matt Schlotzhauer

Indy Eleven hosts the New York Cosmos in a matchup of title contenders – Indy has clinched its berth in The Championship with its Spring Season title, while New York is leading the pack in both the Fall Season and Combined Standings. The Boys in Blue ended a five-game winless streak with a key 2-1 win over Miami FC last Saturday on goals from Dylan Mares and Don Smart, stretching Indy’s unbeaten run at The Mike to 15 games since the end of last year. The Eleven (7W-3D-5L, 24 points Fall; 11-9-5, 42 Combined) also broke a six-game draw streak with the Cosmos when the team’s leading goalscorer Eamon Zayed scored twice late in the game for a 2-1 victory in the Spring Season.

The Cosmos (9-4-2, 31 Fall; 15-4-6, 49 Combined) got some revenge earlier in the Fall Season with a 3-0 win in New York as Juan Arango found the net twice. That win was just one statement in a run of nine games without a loss, while the Cosmos also have a lengthy home unbeaten run, which stands at 17. Shuart Stadium is where the team has picked up the bulk of its points in recent weeks, but now the hard part begins with the first road game of a stretch that sees the Cosmos finish out the Fall Season with five of their last seven games away from home. The Cosmos have had troubles on the road with only a 3-2-6 record, but the club is unbeaten in its last two as the tide is possibly changing.   

Match Information
7:30 p.m. ET | Saturday, September 24
Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, Ind.
Watch | ESPN3 (National – U.S.), NASL.com (National – Canada), ONE World Sports (National – U.S.), ONEWorldSports.com (National – U.S., Canada), WISH-TV (Local – Indianapolis)