INDY ELEVEN POST-GAME QUOTE SHEET TAMPA BAY ROWDIES 1 : 1 INDY ELEVEN SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2019 AL LANG STADIUM – ST. PETERSBURG, FL

INDY ELEVEN HEAD COACH MARTIN RENNIE

On the importance of tonight’s result …

“I think it was a good result and an important point from a difficult game on the road, putting us in a good position going into Wednesday. It means that the top four is within our own hands, giving us a chance to get us a home playoff game provided we do well in the finale this week, so it was a good result overall.”

On the play that led to Tampa Bay’s first half goal …

“I think that was a big moment. Five minutes of stoppage time was too much for one injury, and it was really a harsh, harsh call on the penalty. We were really looking to be in a solid position going into the half at nil-nil, and we knew we could bring on players like [Tyler] Pasher, [Matt] Watson and others in the second half to give us a chance to get going. In the end we still managed to do that, but that meant it ended up in a tie rather than the win we were looking for.”

On the team’s defensive display on the road …

“I think we show a lot of effort and a lot of character. Sometimes on the road we’ve been a little too open and too expansive, but tonight we were more solid and stayed in the game and that allowed us to fight back. Our guys really showed great character out there, and that’s an important trait to have in our locker room as we go into the playoffs.”

On managing to gain control of the match in the final half hour …

“We changed our system and made a couple of changes personnel wise. After that time we really made progress. In some ways we were the stronger team as the game ended and were even a little unlucky to not get another goal. Tactically it was good change for us and the team played well, and overall 1-1 was a good result.”