"Soccer Saturday" featuring Indy Eleven Indy Eleven

(0:00-02:27) Greg Rakestraw starts this episode of Soccer Saturday previewing what is to come in the show and talks about some of the Indy Eleven’s successes this week. 

(05:27-18:26) Sean McAuley joins the show to talk to Greg about the Indy Eleven, and their successes. They’ve won their past two games, and McAuley breaks down how they came out on top, and what he thought they did well. He highlights some key players for the team, and what to expect from their upcoming opponents.  

(21:26-31:41) Katie Soderstrom of the Indy Eleven W League team. Soderstrom talks about her time playing in Denmark, and why she wanted to come back to the US to play soccer again. She talks about her teaching career, and her position for the fall. She talks about balancing being a teacher in the fall, a soccer player in the summer, and whether she will focus on just being a teacher. 

(34:41-49:58) President of the Brickyard Battalion, David Ziemba joins the show to talk about how hectic the past couple of days have been for fans of the Indy Eleven. We learn what Ziemba does for a day job, and how that helps him lead the Brickyard Battalion. He talks about his passion for the political process and the law. He describes the relationship between BYB and the Indy Eleven. 

(52:58-56:40) Greg ends the show talking about some soccer outside of the Indy Eleven. 

00:00-6:01- Greg Rakestraw previews the show. Today features discussions on the upcoming match, season three of “Welcome to Wrexham”, and the latest on the Indy Eleven and the City of Indianapolis after Joe Hogsett’s MLS announcement.

6:01-18:21- Indy Eleven team owner Ersal Ozdemir joined 93.1 WIBC’s Tony Katz to discuss Eleven Park and Mayor Joe Hogsett’s MLS Expansion plan
announcement two weeks ago. Clips from the discussion include both Eleven Park and Indy Eleven are ready to move forward with a stadium and more.

18:21-33:47- Rakestraw goes to last week’s postgame conversation with Indy Eleven Head Coach Sean McAuley. McAuley shares his thoughts after his first home win, the team, and what’s ahead. Also hear from Eleven players Douglas Martinez and Hunter Soltz.

33:47-51:30- USL Tactics’ John Morisee joins the show. The two discuss the Indy Eleven Park news, upcoming matches and more.

51:30-59:26- Rakestraw wraps up the show with some news on a new soccer team in Indiana.

00:00-3:33- Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw opens with Rakestraw recapping the week for the Indy Eleven. Rakestraw shares the news
from Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett from Thursday. Rakestraw also previews today’s guests and the opponents for the Indy Eleven today.

3:33-15:43- Indy Eleven CEO/President Greg Stremlaw joins the show. Stremlaw discusses Mayor Hogsett’s press conference, the passion of fans over the last couple of days, and what’s next for the Indy Eleven after the press conference.

15:43-29:35- Indy Eleven Head Coach Sean McAuley joins. Coach McAuley recaps the busy week for the Eleven, including their 1-1 draw against Colorado FC. McAuley also covers the improvements of the Eleven over the early stages of the season and previews today’s match against North Carolina FC.  

29:35-47:24- North Carolina FC broadcaster Drew Linke joins Greg Rakestraw. Rakestraw and Linke preview the upcoming match between the Indy Eleven and North Carolina FC, catch up after five years, and more!

47:24-59:51- To close out the show, Molly Pendleton, Senior VP for Unified Events, joins. Pendleton and Greg Rakestraw discuss the upcoming Chelsea vs Celtic FC match coming to the University of Notre Dame in July, the reasoning for choosing Notre Dame, and how to get your tickets and seating expectations.

(0:00-3:07) Greg recaps the week’s games against the Indy Eleven and previews the upcoming matchup tonight against Arizona. Greg previews the show, and talks about Southern Indiana FC, a new soccer club starting down south.  

(5:07-21:43) Greg Rakestraw talks to Sean Mcauley, head coach of the Indy Eleven. Mcauley recaps the game against Chicago Fire FC, where the team bested Chicago 1-0. The two also recap their loss to Charleston Battery on Saturday. Mcauley talks about how to see losses from a subjective point of view, and what he thought went wrong for the team. Mcauley explains how the team can prepare for a game with only 3 days to practice before the game against the Colorado Switchbacks. Greg gives a recap of how the Indy Eleven is doing overall. 

(24:43-37:54) Tega Ikoba joins the show to talk to Greg about his playing career. Ikoba talks about what it was like to score his first goal in front of the Brickyard Battalion. He talks about his upbringing, and how he got into professional soccer. He tells Greg what it was like to go 2,000 miles to pursue his dream of playing soccer, and what it meant to him. Ikoba talks about what Indy is like for him, and how much he enjoys the spring weather. 

(40:54-51:24) Nick Hunter of Southern Indiana FC joins Greg to talk about the club, and their game against Bowling Green. Hunter talks about why he started a team in Southern Indiana, and some of the people that helped him. Hunter speaks to the support from the local communities, and the trajectory of the team, and how they found players for the team. Nick talks about the future of the team, and what their goal is down the road. 

(54:24-57:00) Greg Rakestraw rounds out the show giving a rundown of Champions League soccer. 

00:00-2:19 Greg Rakestraw previews today’s show. Rakestraw recaps the Louisville City loss and previews the upcoming match against the Charleston Battery.

2:19-16:17- Sean McCauley joins the show. McCauley previews the Charleston Battery match tonight and recaps the 5-3 loss to Louisville City. Plus, McCauley shares his message to the team after the loss. He also shares his FA Cup memories. Rakestraw runs down the standings for the Indy Eleven and other teams.

16:17-29:32- Rakestraw returns with Jack Blake’s Goal Calls on CBS. Blake also stops by, recapping his USL Team of the Week honor, his play so far this season, and more.

29:32-42:23- Laurence Wooton joins the show. Wooten
discusses his playing career, coming to Indy from Chicago, and more.

42:23-1:02:10- To celebrate the 10th anniversary
of the Indy Eleven, Mike Ambersley joins the show. Ambersley remembers the first goal for the Indy Eleven, which he scored. Rakestraw also shares the audio of Ambersley’s first goal.

00:00- 6:26- Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday! To open the show, Rakestraw talks about the LIPAFC this weekend between Louisville and Indy Eleven that takes place later today, nationally televised on CBS. He relives some big moments in this rivalry series with audio from past matches.  

9:26-22:16- The Manager of Indy Eleven Sean McAuley joins the show to look back at the 2-1 loss last week to Detroit FC. They discuss the new addition to Indy Eleven Laurence Wootton, on loan from MLS’s Chicago Fire. Sean talks about his experience with rivalries and his top moments from those over the years. Coach also previews the big rivalry match today with Louisville City.  

25:16-29:54- During this segment, Greg plays the post-game audio sound from the loan goal scorer last week against Detroit City Sebastien Guenzetti. He is moving up the all-time goals list for the Indy Eleven and the USL. He discusses how the play played out to allow him to get the goal.  

32:54-45:52- The Radio Voice of Louisville City FC Jonathan Matthes jumps on the show to give a scouting report on Louisville City FC ahead of the big rivarly match with Indy Eleven this afternoon. He talks about how he became the voice of Louisville City FC, being from Indianapolis.  

48:52-56:26- Greg Rakestraw closes the show today by talking about upcoming home matches and promotions that fans can take part in at The Mic. Greg talks about the winner of Indy Eleven Jay Klein was let go by the program with the acquisition of Laurence Wootton. The US Open Cup is discussed with the upcoming match at Chicago Fire II on Wednesday April 17. He finishes the show updating the Premier League with just weeks to go in the season.