FORT LAUDERDALE STRIKERS at INDY ELEVEN | #INDvFTL Wednesday, July 13, 2016 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff Michael A. Carroll Stadium; Indianapolis, IN BROADCAST INFO 2015 RECORDS (W­T­L) 2016 NASL RECORDS National: beIN Sports FTL 11­8­11; 41 pts; 49 GF / 40 GA, +9 GD FTL 4­4­4; 16 pts; 13 GF / 14 GA, ­1 GD IND 8­9­13; 33 pts; 36 GF / 48 GA, ­12 GD IND 5­7­0; 22 pts; 17 GF / 9 GA, +8 GD SERIES HISTORY First Meeting: April 26, 2014; 3­2 W in Fort Lauderdale Last Meeting: May 14, 2016; 0­0 T in Fort Lauderdale Series History (W­T­L): 3­2­2 (14 GF / 8 GA; 6 GD) In Fort Lauderdale: 3­1­1 (13 GF / 6 GA; +7 GD) In Indianapolis: 0­1­1 (1 GF / 2 GA; ­1 GD) QUICK STRIKES OFFICIALS Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Referee: Alex Chilowicz Founded: 1977 / 2011 Assistant Referees: Jason White Colors: Red and Gold Anthony Vasoli League: North American Soccer League Fourth Official: Donovan Noocha Managing Director: Luis Cuccatti Head Coach and GM: Caio Zanardi Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Capacity: 17,417 AROUND THE NASL Wednesday New York Cosmos vs Jacksonville Armada FC 7:30 p.m. ET ONE World Sports Rayo OKC vs Puerto Rico FC 9 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network Saturday Tampa Bay Rowdies vs Puerto Rico FC 7:30 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network Miami FC vs Jacksonville Armada FC 8 p.m. ET ESPN3 Minnesota United FC vs Indy Eleven 8 p.m ET beIN SPORTS Rayo OKC vs New York Cosmos 9 p.m. ET ESPN3 Sunday FC Edmonton vs Ottawa Fury FC 4 p.m. ET ESPN3 SOCIAL Website Facebook Twitter Instagram ​ Strikers (FTL) Strikers.com Facebook.com/FTLStrikers @FTLStrikers @FTLStrikers Indy (IND) IndyEleven.com Facebook.com/IndyEleven @IndyEleven @IndyEleven ​ STRIKERS MEDIA CONTACT Steven Bernasconi, Communications Manager 954.263.8215 [email protected] 1 Team GP W D L GF GA GD PTS 1 Indy Eleven 10 4 6 0 15 8 7 18 2 New York Cosmos 10 6 0 4 15 8 7 18 3 FC Edmonton 10 5 2 3 9 7 2 17 4 Minnesota United FC 10 5 1 4 16 12 4 16 S 5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 4 4 2 11 9 2 16 P R 6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 4 3 3 12 12 0 15 I 7 Carolina RailHawks 10 4 2 4 11 13 ­2 14 N G 8 Rayo OKC 10 3 3 4 11 12 ­1 12 9 Ottawa Fury FC 10 2 3 5 9 14 ­5 9 10 Jacksonville Armada FC 10 1 4 5 5 11 ­6 7 11 Miami FC 10 1 4 5 7 15 ­8 7 1 New York Cosmos 2 2 0 0 5 3 2 6 2 Jacksonville Armada FC 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 4 3 FC Edmonton 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 4 Indy Eleven 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 5 Rayo OKC 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 F 6 Minnesota United FC 2 1 0 1 5 2 3 3 A L 7 Carolina RailHawks 2 1 0 1 5 6 ­1 3 L 8 Miami FC 2 0 1 1 3 4 ­1 1 9 Puerto Rico FC 2 0 1 1 2 3 ­1 1 10 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 0 1 1 1 2 ­1 1 11 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 0 1 1 2 5 ­3 1 12 Ottawa Fury FC 2 0 0 2 1 3 ­2 0 1 New York Cosmos 12 8 0 4 20 11 9 24 2 Indy Eleven 12 5 7 0 17 9 8 22 3 FC Edmonton 12 6 3 3 11 8 3 21 4 Minnesota United FC 12 6 1 5 21 14 7 19 C 5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 12 4 5 3 13 14 ­1 17 O 6 Carolina RailHawks 12 5 2 5 16 19 ­3 17 M B 7 Rayo OKC 12 4 4 4 13 13 0 16 I 8 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 12 4 4 4 13 14 ­1 16 N E 9 Jacksonville Armada FC 12 2 5 5 8 13 ­5 11 D 10 Ottawa Fury FC 12 2 3 7 10 17 ­7 9 11 Miami FC 12 1 5 6 10 19 ­9 8 12 Puerto Rico FC 2 0 1 1 2 3 ­1 1 2 STRIKERS NOTES LAST TIME OUT The last meeting between the two teams finished a scoreless draw in Fort Lauderdale on May 14. The Strikers dominated the ​ match but could not get the ball in the back of the net due to the outstanding performance by Indy goalkeeper Jon Busch. IN FINE FORM Heading into Sunday’s encounter with FC Edmonton, Fort Lauderdale had lost just once over the last 10 matches. Despite creating ​ more opportunities, maintaining more possession and tallying more shots on goal in the match on Sunday, the Strikers fell to the one chance the Eddies capitalized on. INVINCIBLE INDY Indy Eleven are Spring Season Champions for the first time in club history. Overcoming great odds in their final match, Indy ​ defeated the Carolina RailHawks 4­1 to steal the crown from the New York Cosmos. The Strikers could have snatched the title from Indy with an improbable win over FC Edmonton in their Spring Season finale a day later, but a 2­1 defeat put an end to any title hopes. The “Boys in Blue” have maintained their 4­6­0 unbeaten streak from the Spring Season with one win and a draw to open the Fall. FIXTURE CONGESTION The Strikers don’t have much time to rest over the next few matches, as they will be on the road or in the air since their ​ second match of the season in Edmonton. From Edmonton, the Red & Gold travel to Indy, make a quick trip home to play Carolina, then fly out again to face Chicago Fire on Wednesday in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals, then finally to Minnesota: a total of 5 matches in just 14 days. ARGUEZ AND PAULO JR. DEBUT (AGAIN) Recent additions Bryan Arguez and Paulo Jr. made their first appearances of the season in the 1­0 ​ defeat to FC Edmonton on Sunday. Arguez made 24 appearances for the Strikers in 2011, helping the Strikers reach the NASL Championship Series. Paulo Jr., in his third stint with the club, suited up for Fort Lauderdale on loan from Real Salt Lake in 2012, and again in 2013. Prior to Sunday, he played 15 matches for the Strikers, scoring one goal and two assists. THE BOSS Gale “The Boss” Agbossoumonde is the only player on the Strikers roster to play all available minutes across league and Open Cup ​ play this season. Agbossoumonde opened his goalscoring account last Saturday against Miami FC. MOVING ON IN THE OPEN CUP The Fort Lauderdale Strikers reached the Quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ­­ the only non­MLS ​ side to do so this edition ­­ following a thrilling 2­1 road victory over Orlando City SC. For the third Open Cup game in a row, the Strikers took the match to extra time. The match looked destined for penalty kicks, before Strikers left back PC struck a winner in the final minute. The Strikers travel to face Chicago Fire in the Quarterfinals on July 20. SPRING SEASON TURNAROUND After a slow start to the Spring Season, the Strikers kicked it into gear and finished the Spring Season stronger ​ than ever. Fort Lauderdale went unbeaten in five league contests at the end of the season and had a chance to compete for the NASL title. With goalkeeper Diego Restrepo holding it down in goal, and the consistency in the lineup in front of him, the form of the team improved dramatically. CLUB CONNECTION Strikers midfielder Victor Pineda spent the past two seasons in Indy, making 37 appearances and scoring 5 goals. ​ CONSTRUCTING THE STRIKERS ● January 31, 2013 M Manny Gonzalez ● February 10, 2015 F Jose Angulo ● March 17, 2015 D PC (on loan from Corinthians, made permanent on April 23, 2015) ● March 30, 2015 M Christian Blandon ● July 23, 2015 D Gabriel ● December 28, 2015 F Geison Moura, M Victor Pineda, D Aurelio Saco Vertiz, D Luis Zapata ● December 29, 2015 D Gale Agbossoumonde, D Nana Attakora, F Giuseppe Gentile, F Maicon Santos ● December 30, 2015 M Neil Hlavaty ● December 31, 2015 GK Bruno Cardoso, GK Diego Restrepo, GK Matias Reynares ● January 3, 2016 M Adrianinho ● January 4, 2016 M Kleberson ● January 25, 2015 M Luis Felipe Fernandes ● January 27, 2016 D Julius James ● February 3, 2016 D Dalton ● February 8, 2016 F Matheus Carvalho ● February 16, 2016 M Jean­Marc Alexandre ● April 19, 2016 M Ramon Nuñez ● June 27, 2016 M Bryan Arguez ● July 8, 2016 F Paulo Jr. 3 PROJECTED LINEUP (4­2­3­1) MOST RECENT STARTING XI (4­3­3) 12 GK Diego Restrepo 12 GK Diego Restrepo 77 RB Gabriel 77 RB Gabriel 44 CB Gale Agbossoumonde 44 CB Gale Agbossoumonde 14 CB Julius James 14 CB Julius James 6 LB PC 6 LB PC 18 DM Jean­Marc Alexandre (C) 18 DM Jean­Marc Alexandre (C) 16 DM Luis Felipe Fernandes 17 CM Bryan Arguez 7 RW Geison Moura 16 CM Luis Felipe Fernandes 9 AM Ramon Nuñez 7 RW Geison Moura 19 LW Jose Angulo 27 LW Victor Pineda 29 ST Maicon Santos 29 ST Maicon Santos PRONUNCIATION GUIDE INJURY REPORT Bruno Cardoso Car–doh–SO OUT Neil Hlavaty (hip) Dalton Kleberson (hamstring) Neil Hlavaty HUH–lava–tee Dalton (foot) PC Geison Moura JAY–son MOR–uh QUESTIONABLE None Kleberson CLAY–bur­son Ramon Nuñez Ruh­moan NOON­yez SUSPENDED None Adrianinho Ah–dre–ah–NEEN–yo Paulo Jr.