A 55′ blast by captain Paolo DelPiccolo gave Louisville City a 1-1 draw vs. Indy Eleven in Indianapolis Saturday night. DelPiccolo had a near-perfect free kick from just outside the box, lofting the ball past Indy’s wall and into the corner of the net.
DelPiccolo’s goal was the equalizer Louisville City needed after falling behind in the 9′ on a defensive breakdown. The draw snapped Indy Eleven’s five-game winning streak which started on June 1.
“I thought it was a really tough game credit to Indy Eleven they’re a really good team,” Louisville City coach John Hackworth said. “The first half obviously I thought they played a little better than us and got a goal. The second half I thought we turned it around and played better and got the goal, got some really good chances and didn’t give up very much. In the end, I think that’s a really good result on the road.”
Hackworth noted how different the first and second halves were. LouCity played Saturday night with a three-man back line and four in the midfield, a new formation.
”Yeah, it was something that we haven’t done this year, but we especially analyzing our opponent and looking at them and trying to take away what they do really well,” Hackworth explained. “We just felt like going to a 3-4-3 was the right move. It was going to leave us a little vulnerable if we weren’t fully committed to it, but I think you saw in the second half we didn’t give them a lot of time and space to play and we started to put our foot on it and connect passes.”
Next up for LouCity is a Saturday home tilt vs. another rival, Nashville SC. Kickoff is set for July 6 at 7 p.m.
