Indy Eleven earned its first victory, knocking off North Carolina FC, and several players were rewarded for it with a spot on the Team of the Week. Miami FC, after a shining display against Jacksonville Armada FC, had several players recognized as well.
The full list of top performers from Week 13 is below:
GK: Jon Busch (Indy Eleven) – The veteran made six saves en route to keeping a clean sheet as Indy Eleven earned its first victory of the year defeating North Carolina FC, 2-0.
DEF: Ryan Richter (New York Cosmos) – The full back helped the Cosmos defeat Puerto Rico FC, 4-2, winning both of this tackles and three duels. He also made three clearances.
DEF: Mason Trafford (Miami FC) – The defender played a role in Miami dominating possession against Jacksonville Armada FC, completing 90 of his 96 passes in the 4-0 win. He also made two clearances and two interceptions.
DEF: Daniel Keller (Indy Eleven) – He made nine clearances and four interceptions in Indy’s shutout win.
DEF: Nemanja Vukovic (Indy Eleven) – The full back made three clearances and won two duels in Indy’s victory.
MID: Ben Speas (Indy Eleven) – The midfielder closed out Indy’s victory with the second goal of the game against North Carolina FC. He was also involved in the lead up to Indy’s first.
MID: Jairo Puerto (Puerto Rico FC) – The Honduran international scored Puerto Rico’s first goal, his third in as many games, and then assisted on the club’s second. Puerto Rico, though, fell to the Cosmos.
MID: Andrés Flores (New York Cosmos) – The Salvadoran international had the assist on New York’s second goal in the club’s win and won nine duels and three tackles. He also made three interceptions.
MID: Ariel Martínez (Miami FC) – He had an assist and scored a goal of his own after coming on as a substitute in the win over Jacksonville.
FWD: Vincenzo Rennella (Miami FC) – The veteran forward scored a pair of goals and also added an assist to lead Miami to a big result against its Florida rival. He also created three chances and completed all 30 of his passing attempts.
FWD: Devon Sandoval (San Francisco Deltas) – The Deltas forward scored the lone goal in the contest against FC Edmonton in the 1-0 win. He also was a handful up top, winning eight duels.