The Armada FC drew 1-1 against Indy Eleven at Hodges Stadium Saturday

Ronnie Rodgers, ArmadaFC.com | April 29, 2016

FINAL STATS

JACKSONVILE, Fla.- The Armada FC (2W-2D-0L, 8 pts., 1st NASL Spring Season) and Indy Eleven (0W-5D-0L, 4 pts., 6th NASL Spring Season) tied Saturday night at Hodges Stadium one all, in front of 3,122 fans.

Although the game ended with no clear winner, it is essential when looking at the bigger picture because both teams remain unbeaten.

“It’s a great confidence booster. It wasn’t a win, but at least we’re picking up points along the way, and that’ll count at the end of the season,” said Kevan George.

With these two undefeated squads battling, this match was sure an action-packed fight till the end.

After slipping by Caleb Patterson-Sewell, Justin Braun of the Indy Eleven was able to kick the ball into the net. This goal gave Indy Eleven their first advantage of the night in the 25th minute.

Not to be outdone on their home field, Jonathan Glenn nailed a header from Jack Blake to knot things at one during the 30th minute. Section 904 and Hodges Stadium alike erupted with cheers and beating of the drums.

The draw came without the presence Head Coach Mark Lowry, who was suspended for one week after being ejected from the last match against the New York Cosmos. Nathan Walter, Armada FC technical director, helped to fill in on the sidelines.

“That just shows the character of these young men. They work incredibly hard, under the adversity of the game we came up with a big [goal]. We showed the quality we possess, we just didn’t show it enough consistently during the game,” said Nathan Walter, Armada technical director.

Glenn kept the momentum up but barely missed what would have been his second goal of the night. The teams went into halftime tied at one.

After a slew of hard hits and substitutions during the second half, neither team was able to net a second goal to give them the victory. Both sides took one point at the end of the night.

“Going down a goal and coming back shows good adversity.” said Drew Beckie “It’s a bit frustrating with a 1-1 result, we want to see a win…but I’ll build on this and keep going.”

The Armada FC continues a home streak with a match against the New York Cosmos on May 6 at Hodges Stadium. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased on ArmadaFC.com or by calling 844-2-ARMADA. The Armada FC will also be celebrating School Night Out with a special fireworks show following the match!

Match Report

Starting XI:

JAX (4-2-3-1): Patterson-Sewell, Ryden, Pitchkolan, Beckie, Jérôme, Steinberger (Johnson 63’), Maripuu (Barrow 84’), George, Blake, Banks, Glenn (Gebhard 63')

IND (4-1-2-1-2): Busch, Falvey, Franco, Palmer, Keller, Ring, Henderson (Thompson 67’), Torrado, Ubiparipovic (Goldsmith 88’), Zayed, Braun (Watson-Siriboe ’78)

Scoring Summary:

IND: Braun 25’

JAX: Glenn 30’

Discipline:

IND: Palmer (caution) 71’

IND: Keller (caution) 28’