June 4, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Indy Eleven News Release
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – Indy Eleven (6W-4L-2D) took home three points on the road Saturday night in South Carolina, defeating Charleston Battery 4-3 at Patriots Point. The Boys in Blue were bolstered by a first half hat trick from Manuel Arteaga plus two assists from two-time USL Championship Most Valuable Player Solomon Asante and a goal and assist from Stefano Pinho. The victory lifted Indiana’s Team into a three-way tie for fifth place on 20 points on the Eastern Conference table alongside the Tampa Bay Rowdies and its next opponent, The Miami FC.
While it took some time for both teams to get a feel for the game early on, by the 20th minute the Eleven in particular began to fire on all cylinders. Arteaga’s stunning three-goal performance highlighted the highest scoring half of the season for the Boys in Blue, in which the team netted each of its season-high four goals. Before Arteaga’s hat trick kicked off, it was Pinho who continued his early season hot streak, scoring for a second-consecutive game thanks to a well-placed pass from Asante in front of an open goal in the 21st minute. In his first start for Indy Eleven, Asante notched his second and already team-high third assists of the season, bringing him to a total of 44 in his career that is tied for the second most in USL Championship regular season history.
In the blink of an eye after Pinho’s goal, the Eleven were up 2-0. Arteaga scored the first of his three goals in the 25th minute, making a clinical finish off of a cut in the bottom right corner to double Indy’s lead. Just as quickly as 1-0 turned to 2-0, 2-0 turned to 3-0 thanks again to the heroics of Arteaga. The Venezuelan found the bottom right corner once more following a run down the middle of the pitch by Pinho, opening a lane for Arteaga to finish the job.
Arteaga’s third and final goal of the evening came just two minutes after Charleston’s Augustine…
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