The Riverhounds head to Indianapolis to play Indy Eleven for the second time this season with hopes of staying atop USL Championship Group F for another week. Last week’s thumping victory over NYRB II sent the Hounds atop the group – tied with Hartford at 12 points, but ahead by a wide margin on goal differential.
You may recall the Riverhounds last match against Indy took place here in PGH, and was a tightly contested, low-scoring affair from whistle to whistle. With perhaps seconds to go, it looked like the Riverhounds would hang on and get a point from a nil-nil draw. And then Tyler Pasher, in the 96th minute, pulled out pure magic to steal all three points at the death.
Absolutely. Unbelievable.
Tyler Pasher with the incredible solo effort to lift @IndyEleven with his fifth goal of the season. #SCTop10 #PITvIND #USLonESPN pic.twitter.com/g6FdpG38gj
— Nicholas Murray (@NJEMurray) July 23, 2020
Pasher’s been tearing up the league all season. The former Riverhound and Canadian Youth International has 7 goals so far, putting him atop the league in the race for the Golden Boot alongside Phoenix Rising forward Junior Flemmings.
Indy and the Riverhounds have both scored prolifically this season (I kinda can’t believe I just wrote that), as the Hounds rank 2nd in USL-C in goal scoring with 18 goals while Indy sits 3rd with 14 goals. That similarity is misleading for two reasons. First, the Riverhounds have gorged themselves on goals from bottom-table Philadelphia Union II, bagging 10 goals from their young and inexperienced cross-state rivals. Indy, meanwhile, have one big result against a poorly performing team, a 4-2 beat down of Memphis 901 FC, and a 4-1 win over a strong Hartford Athletic squad. Second, while the Riverhounds have spread the goalscoring around – getting 4 from Steevan Dos Santos, 3 each from Robbie Mertz and Anthony Velarde, and 2 from Ropapa Mensah – Indy is pretty much the Tyler Pasher Show. He’s got 7 tallies,while nobody else on the team has more than 1 goal.
So my humble advice for the black and yellow is simple: stop Pasher. Man-mark him; double team him in the final third; overlap zones on his side; deny the passes into him; hack him to death. Whatever it takes, stop him, because Indy have yet to prove that they’ve got other options on their team that can hurt you. If the Riverhounds can generate a little more offense than last time, and can contain Pasher, they give themselves a pretty good chance of victory against an opponent that have historically been nearly unbeatable at home. Indy Eleven have a 16-4-1 regular-season record at Lucas Oil Stadium over the past two seasons, with their only defeat coming against Sporting Kansas City II just two weeks ago.
Oh yeah, final thought: these special Indy 500 kits for this week only are absolute 🔥🔥🔥.
🚨𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧🚨
🏁 The 🆕 Racing Indy Collection will be available (in limited quantities) at @LucasOilStadium during tonight's match.#VictoryIsOurs | #INDvPIT pic.twitter.com/9ZEGqi8tg8
— Indy Eleven (@IndyEleven) August 15, 2020
Last Week’s Indy Eleven Lineup
Who's ready for some #LIPAFC action?
📋 Tonight's Starting XI for #LOUvIND#IndyForever | #VictoryIsOurs pic.twitter.com/Qe1AeRj3yD
— Indy Eleven (@IndyEleven) August 8, 2020
Previous Match Summary
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Match Information
Date: Saturday, Aug. 15
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN
Television: 22 The Point
Streaming: ESPN+
Live Statistics: USL Championship Match Center
Live Updates: pittsburghsoccernow.com; Twitter at @RiverhoundsSC and #INDvPIT
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