FORT LAUDERDALE STRIKERS vs INDY ELEVEN | #FTLvIND Saturday, September 10th, 2016 7:00 p.m. ET kickoff Central Broward Stadium; Lauderhill, Fla. BROADCAST INFO 2016 COMBINED NASL RECORDS National: beIN SPORTS FTL 7th: 7­7­8; 28 pts; 22 GF / 25 GA, ­3 GD IND 3rd: 10­9­4, 39 pts; 34 GF / 24 GA, 10 GD Local: SFL ­ TV SERIES HISTORY 2014 2015 2016 Apr 26 Aug 8 Sep 20 June 6 Aug 29 Oct 24 May 14 July 13 H A H H H A H A 3 ­ 2 0 ­ 0 2 ­ 1 1 ­2 7 ­ 1 1 ­2 0 ­ 0 0 ­ 3 Series History First Meeting: April 26, 2014; 3­2 W at FTL Recent Meeting: July 13, 2016; 0­3 L at IND Series History: 3­2­3 (14 GF / 11 GA; 3 GD) At FTL: 3­1­1 (13 GF / 6 GA; 7 GD) At IND: 0­1­2 (1 GF / 5 GA; ­4 GD) QUICK STRIKES OFFICIALS Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Referee: Mathieu Bordeau Founded: 1977 / 2011 Assistant Referees Walter Heatherly Colors: Red and Gold Esteban Rosano League: North American Soccer League Fourth Official: Jasmine Peralta Managing Director: Luis Cuccatti Head Coach and GM: Caio Zanardi Stadium: Central Broward Stadium Capacity: 6,000 AROUND THE NASL Wednesday Puerto Rico FC vs Ottawa Fury FC 7:30 p.m. ET ONE World Sports Saturday New York Cosmos vs Minnesota United 7:00 p.m. ET ONE World Sports Saturday Carolina RailHawks vs Ottawa Fury FC 7:30 p.m. ET ESPN3 Saturday Puerto Rico FC vs Tampa Bay Rowdies 7:30 p.m. ET ESPN3 Sunday FC Edmonton vs Miami FC 7:30 p.m. ET ESPN3 Sunday Rayo OKC vs Jacksonville Armada 8:00 p.m. ET ESPN3 SOCIAL Website Facebook Twitter Instagram ​ Strikers (FTL) Strikers.com Facebook.com/FTLStrikers @FTLStrikers @FTLStrikers ​ Eleven (IND) NYCosmos.com Facebook.com/IndyEleven @IndyEleven @IndyEleven ​ STRIKERS MEDIA CONTACT Kartik Krishnaiyer, Media Relations/Broadcast 954.881.5644 [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 S 4 Minnesota United FC 10 5 1 4 16 12 4 16 P R 5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 4 4 2 11 9 2 16 I 6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 4 3 3 12 12 0 15 N 7 Carolina RailHawks 10 4 2 4 11 13 ­2 14 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 13 8 3 2 29 15 14 27 2 FC Edmonton 11 7 3 1 11 5 6 24 3 Indy Eleven 13 6 3 4 19 16 3 21 4 Minnesota United FC 13 5 5 3 17 12 5 20 F 5 Miami FC 11 5 4 2 19 12 7 19 A 6 Carolina RailHawks 11 4 3 4 18 24 ­6 15 L 7 Rayo OKC 12 3 4 5 13 14 ­1 13 L 8 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 12 3 4 5 10 13 ­3 13 9 Ottawa Fury FC 12 3 3 6 12 13 ­1 12 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 12 3 3 6 14 18 ­4 12 11 Jacksonville Armada FC 12 2 4 6 10 19 ­9 10 12 Puerto Rico FC 12 1 5 6 9 20 ­11 8 1 New York Cosmos 23 14 3 6 44 23 21 45 2 FC Edmonton 21 12 5 4 20 12 8 41 3 Indy Eleven 23 10 9 4 34 24 10 39 C ​ O 4 Minnesota United FC 23 10 6 7 33 24 9 36 M 5 Carolina RailHawks 21 8 5 8 29 37 ­8 29 B 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 22 7 7 8 25 27 ­2 28 I 7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 22 7 7 8 22 25 ­3 28 N 8 Miami FC 21 6 8 7 26 27 ­1 26 E 9 Rayo OKC 22 6 7 9 24 26 ­2 25 D 10 Ottawa Fury FC 22 5 6 11 21 27 ­6 21 11 Jacksonville Armada FC 22 3 8 11 15 30 ­14 17 12 Puerto Rico FC 12 1 5 6 9 20 ­11 8 2 STRIKERS NOTES LAST MEETING The Strikers lost 3­0 in Indianapolis on July 13 in a match that kicked off almost three hours late due to inclement weather. ​ HOMESTAND The Strikers will finish their four­game homestand this Saturday, hosting the Spring Champions Indy Eleven. Starting with the victory ​ over Ottawa, the Red and Gold continued the homestand with scoreless draws vs Minnesota and New York. THAT‘S AMAURI! On August 9, the Strikers signed former Italian international Amauri, who is best known for his time with Juventus, Parma, Napoli and Torino. The Italian international brings a wealth of experience to the club and one of the best resumes of any player in the NASL Modern Era. Amauri came on the 76th minute against Miami FC and scored on his Fort Lauderdale debut. A week later he struck twice including a bicycle kick that made Sportscenter’s Top 10 plays of the day in a 3­1 win over Ottawa. Again Minnesota on Wednesday night, Amauri went 90 minutes helping to create several opportunities for Fort Lauderdale in the 0­0 draw. OUTSTANDING FORM FROM BRUNO The Brazilian Goalkeeper has started the last seven Strikers games recording a record of 3­2­1 over the period. Bruno had to come up with big saves against Jacksonville on August 17 to preserve a 1­1 draw and saved a penalty with the score tied 1­1 on August 20 against Ottawa. Fort Lauderdale went on to win that match 3­1. Bruno made three saves and kept a clean sheet against Minnesota on August 31. Bruno made eight saves and Since being reinserted into the starting XI, Bruno has conceded just four times in the seven game stretch he has started for a whopping 0.58 Goals against average (GAA). ​ MANNY GONZALEZ CLIMBS ALL­TIME STRIKERS LIST Local Broward County product Manny Gonzalez has climbed the all­time Strikers ​ appearance list this season and now sits eighth on the modern Fort Lauderdale list. Gonzalez’s 61 appearances put him within striking distance of reaching the top five all­time during this NASL season. CORRALES BECOMES A CORE PLAYER Jorge Luis Corrales, who signed with the team on July 14th, and has started every game since in the ​ left back position and has worked well with Gale Agbossoumonde, Dalton and Julius James supporting him. He continues to show strong discipline and ability to help stimulate the attack moving forward on the left side with overlapping runs. CENTRAL BROWARD STADIUM The Strikers opened Central Broward Stadium on August 20 with a 3­1 win over Ottawa and followed that up with a 0­0 draw against Minnesota on August 31. The Strikers followed that up with a 0­0 draw versus New York on September 3. This game against Indy will be the final match in a four game homestand to open the facility as the Strikers new home.The stadium which features features modern seating areas with a full roof to protect fans from the sun and rain. The roof and intimate setting was on display in the August 20 match as a unique atmosphere helped propel the Strikers to victory.The New York match will be Fort Lauderdale’s third in a four game homestand to open the new home venue. The facility has a history in soccer having previously hosted MLS Combine in the past along with the FC Barcelona Soccer School. ​ CONSTRUCTING THE STRIKERS ● January 31, 2013 M Manny Gonzalez ● February 10, 2015 F Jose Angulo ● 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 Maicon Santos ● December 30, 2015 M Neil Hlavaty ● December 31, 2015 GK Bruno Cardoso, 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 16, 2016 M Jean­Marc Alexandre ● April 19, 2016 M Ramon Nuñez ● June 27, 2016 M Bryan Arguez ● July 8, 2016 F Paulo Jr. ● July 14, 2016 D Jorge Luis Corrales ● August 9, 2016 F Amauri 3 PROJECTED LINEUP (4­3­3) MOST RECENT STARTING XI (4­3­3) 1 GK Bruno 1 GK Bruno 5 RB Nana Attakora 5 RB Nana Attakora 44 CB Julius James 44 CB Gale Agbossoumonde (captain) 2 CB Dalton 2 CB Dalton 13 LB Jorge Luis Corrales 13 LB Jorge Luis Corrales 23 DM Manny Gonzalez 23 DM Manny Gonzalez 10 RCM Adrianinho 10 RCM Luis Felipe Fernandes 16 LCM Luis Felipe 16 LCM Paulo Jr. 11 RW Paulo Jr. 11 RW Ramon Nuñez 19 LW Jose Angulo 19 LW Jose Angulo 15 ST Amauri 15 ST Amauri PRONUNCIATION GUIDE INJURY REPORT Bruno Cardoso Car–DOH–so OUT Neil Hlavaty (hip) Dalton Jean­Marc Alexandre (knee) Neil Hlavaty HUH–lava–tee Geison Moura JAY–son MOWR–uh QUESTIONABLE Gabriel (knee) Kleberson CLUH–bur­son Ramon Nuñez Ruh­mon NOON­yez Adrianinho Ah–dree–ah–NEEN–yo SUSPENDED None Paulo Jr.