Soccer Saturday July 5, 2025

05/07/2025 1h 0min

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Soccer Saturday July 5, 2025Segment 1 (0:00-2:15)- Greg Rakestraw opens the show by previewing what and who is coming up on the show. He mentions tonight's match, where you can find the match on TV and recaps the week that was in Indy Eleven Soccer.Segment 2 (5:15-16:12) Indy Eleven Head Coach Sean McAuley joins the show for his weekly segment. He recaps the penalty shootout win last week in the Jägermeister Cup against Birmingham, making it more likely they will advance in the tournament. He talks about how tough the schedule was with three matches in eight days and traveling across the country. They look ahead to tonight's USL League match against Monterrey Bay as well with home field and home weather conditions. After their conversation, Greg looks at the USL table going into the weekend.Segment 3 (19:12-33:13) During this segment, Indy Eleven goalkeeper Hunter Sulte and goal scorer Josh O’Brien join the show recapping the Jägermeister cup win last week against Birmingham. Josh talks about getting his first goal on a set piece as a defender. Josh talks about the process of taking a penalty kick and what the focus is. Hunter talks about getting the key save and game winning save to secure the win over Birmingham.Segment 4 (36:13-49:20) In this segment, Greg welcomes back former Indy Eleven Manager and current women's Notre Dame Assistant Coach, Martin Rennie. They talk about how that job came about and how that's been going to this point. He talks about the differences between being an assistant coach and working at the college level for the first time. He talks about how much he keeps on whats going on with the Indy Eleven as well.Segment 5 (52:20-57:09) During this news and notes segment of the show, Greg talks about the US Mens National Team and the upcoming Championship match in the Gold Cup against Mexico on Sunday.