Indy Eleven Falls 1-3 at Home to Minnesota United FC
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Minnesota United FC used second half goals from Justin Davis and Juliano Vicentini to break a deadlock with Indy Eleven in the standings and on the scoreboard in a 3-1 win in front of another sellout crowd of 10,524 at IUPUI’s Carroll Stadium.
The Loons would not be kept off the score sheet for long. A free kick from midfielder Kalif Alhassan flew past Keith Cardona and into the upper right corner from 28 yards out to put Minnesota up 1-0.
Minnesota’s lead would not last much into the second half as Indy Eleven stormed out of the gates.
A nifty pass from defender Marco Franco to Sergio Peña was kicked over the end line by Minnesota.
On the ensuing dead ball, midfielder Dylan Mares sent a well-struck ball to the top of the six, where the Peña made no mistake, the Honduran midfielder crushing it into the back of the net with a header to even the score 1-1.
Minnesota would finish the match strong. The dagger came when substitute forward Christian Ramirez played a through ball past Indy defenders to Juliano Vicentini, who slotted a low shot into the bottom right corner of goal to bring the score to its final 3-1 result.
Indy Eleven will return to Carroll Stadium next on May 27, for its debut in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament, a third round affair against either Louisville City FC of the USL or NPSL side Lansing United.
Three days later on May 30, Indy Eleven will return to league play at home against the Tampa Bay Rowdies. That game can be watched on WISH-TV.