Indianapolis- Indy Eleven forward Elvis Amoh scored his first goal for the Boys in Blue, but it wasn’t enough as the hosts fell, 3-1, to USL Championship Eastern Conference rival Charleston Battery at Carroll Stadium. Amoh thought he scored in the 87th minute off a pass from captain Aodhan Quinn, but it was ruled offside. In the 94th minute, Amoh got a second chance and he scored off a pass from defender James Musa (his first Indy Eleven assist).
After Charleston raced to a 2-0 lead in the first eight minutes, the Boys in Blue got the attack going in the 16th minute when Quinn played a long ball to forward Maalique Foster, who spun and centered it to forward Edward Kizza, but Charleston goalkeeper Luis Zamudio made the save.
Defender Pat Hogan kept the deficit from increasing in the 18th minute when he cleared a ball off the line.
In the 24th minute, midfielder James Murphy played a through ball into midfielder Jack Blake, who chipped it just wide.
After Charleston added to its lead early in the second half, the Boys in Blue produced two scoring chances in three minutes, with midfielder Bruno Rendon’s header from Aedan Stanley in the 55th minute and Foster’s shot from the left side outside the box in the 57th.
Blake got another chance in the 64th off a short corner, and Quinn got a shot off a feed from forward Elliot Collier in the 70th. Defender Finn McRobb recorded his first shot on target for the Boys in Blue in the 85th minute.
Murphy threatened in the 93rd minute, but his shot hit the crossbar.
Indy Eleven makes its Jägermeister Cup debut next Saturday at Forward Madison FC at 7 pm on ESPN+. It will be a matchup of the Murphy brothers, with James on the Boys in Blue and midfielder John playing for the hosts.
The Boys in Blue’s next home match is on Saturday, May 3 vs. Detroit City at 7 pm at Carroll Stadium. Single-game tickets for all matches are available via Ticketmaster. Season, Flex Plan, Group, and Hospitality tickets are available here. For questions, call (317) 685-1100 during business hours or email tickets@indyeleven.com.
Indy Eleven Quotes
Coach Sean McAuley
- Positive Takeaway- “The character of the group is to never give in, and that is something we really value. I thought we showed real character and resilience.”
- “We’ve got to pay respect to the fact that we were playing against one of the best teams in the league, and they caught us, and you know, we just have to dig in. The mentality is to keep going, and that’s something that I’ll take as a root of a group.”
- Looking ahead to the Jägermeister Cup- “We’re looking forward to it and the Jägermeister Cup is something that we need to go for. We need a trophy, and I think that’s a trophy we should look into going and getting.”
Elvis Amoh
- “I believe in everyone on the field, those who started, those who came in, kept pushing and never gave up.”
- Mentality coming off the bench– “Mentality has been the same, just to come on and help the team as much as possible to win the game.”
- 2025 USL Championship
Indy Eleven 1:3 Charleston Battery - Sat., Apr. 19, 2025 – 7 p.m.
- Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, Ind.
- Attendance: 10,080
- Weather: Cloudy, 57 degrees
2025 USL Championships Records
Indy Eleven: 1-2-2 (-1), 5 pts; 8th in Eastern Conference
Charleston Battery: 4-2-0 (+4), 12 pts; 4th in Eastern Conference
| Score | 1 | 2 | F |
| Indy Eleven | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charleston Battery | 2 | 1 | 3 |
- Scoring Summary
- CHS – MD Myers (Juan David Torres) 4’
- CHS – MD Myers (Cal Jennings) 8’
- CHS – Arturo Rodríguez (Aaron Molloy) 49’
- IND – Elvis Amoh (James Musa) 90+4’
- Discipline Summary
- IND – Jake Blake (caution) 28’
- IND – Bruno Rendon (caution) 43’
- IND – Hayden White (caution) 67’
- CHS – Luis Zamudio (caution) 90+4’
Indy Eleven line-up: Hunter Sulte, James Musa, Pat Hogan (Ben Ofeimu 60’), Hayden White, Aedan Stanley (Finn McRobb 60’), Aodhan Quinn (captain), James Murphy, Bruno Rendon (Elliot Collier 60’), Jack Blake, Edward Kizza (Elvis Amoh 69’),Maalique Foster (Cam Lindley 81’).
Indy Eleven Subs not used: Josh O’Brien, Reice Charles-Cook, Ryan Hunsucker, Maverick McCoy.
Charleston Battery line-up: Luis Zamudio, Nathan Dossantos, Leland Archer (captain), Joey Akpunonu, Langston Blackstock (Chris Allan 65’), Aaron Molloy, Arturo Rodríguez (Emilio Ycaza 65’), Houssou Landry (Mark Segbers 79’), Juan David Torres (Josh Drack 90’), MD Myers, Cal Jennings (Johnny Klein 80’).
Charleston Battery subs not used: Christian Garner, Jackson Conway.
