Collier scores first goal of 2024 season
by elevencomms
SEASIDE, CA – Elliot Collier scored the match winner in the 88th minute to send Indy Eleven to a 1-0 victory over USL Championship Western Conference opponent Monterey Bay F.C. on Saturday evening at Cardinale Stadium.
With the win, Indy Eleven improves to 3-4-2 on the 2024 season, while Monterey Bay falls to 4-3-2.
The tally was the first for Elliot Collier this season, but second overall as part of Indy Eleven having scored one in his previous stint in 2018.
In a back and forth first half, Indy outshot Monterey Bay 9-5 with five coming from Jack Blake and three from Augi Williams. The home team had the minor edge in possession at 50.7% and had two shots on frame to Indy’s one.
Indy finished with the 16-7 advantage in shots, with four coming on target. Bake finished with a season-high seven shots, while Williams had four and Douglas Martinez added a pair. Hunter Sulte picked up the first clean sheet of the season for Indy, registering three saves.
Indy is unbeaten in its last three USL Championships matches, posting a 2-0-1 record, and is unbeaten in four overall with U.S. Open Cup matches. The nine straight games with a goal is the longest in the run of USL Championship competition since the 2022 season.
The Boys in Blue step out of USL Championship action Wednesday when they host San Antonio FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 32. Kick is slated for 7 p.m. ET at The Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl on the campus of Butler University.
USL Championship Regular Season
Monterey Bay F.C. 0:1 Indy Eleven
Saturday, May 4, 2024 – 10 p.m. ET /7 p.m. PT
Cardinale Stadium | Seaside, Calif.
2024 USL Championship Records
Monterey Bay F.C.: 4-3-2, 14 pts (+1)
Indy Eleven: 3-4-2, 11 pts (-3)
Scoring Summary
IND – Elliot Collier 88’
Discipline Summary
IND – Aedan Stanley (caution) 71’
IND – Adrian Diz Pe (caution) 74’
MB – Luther Archimede (caution) 75’
MB – Mobi Fehr (caution) 87’
IND – Jack Blake (caution) 90+2’
Indy Eleven line-up (4-3-3): Hunter Sulte, Aedan Stanley, Adrian Diz Pe, Josh O’Brien, Ben Ofeimu, Jack Blake (Laurence Wootton 90+2’), Cam Lindley (captain), Ben Mines, Augi Williams (Tega Ikoba 64’), Sebastian Guenzatti (Elliot Collier 64’), Douglas Martinez (Tyler Gibson 76’)
Indy Subs: Yannik Oettl, Ethan O’Brien, Max Schneider
Monterey Bay F.C. line-up: Antony Siaha, Carlos Guzman, Alex Lara, Kai Greene, Morey Doner, Adrian Rebollar (Jerry Ayon 67’), Mobi Fehr, Alex Dixon, Chase Boone, Tristian Trager (Luther Archimede 67’), Jesus Enriquez (Michael Gonzalez 90’)
Monterey Bay Subs: Pierce Gallaway, Xavi Gnaulati, Carlos Herrera, Grant Robinson
Originally posted on indyeleven.com