Indiana is set to face the Maryland Terrapins at home at 8:15 pm E.T. in the first game of the Big Ten Semifinals.
The game was slated to start at 6 pm before being delayed to 7:30 pm, and just minutes ago was delayed again to 8:15 pm.
The rain is on and off here in Bloomington but distant lightning remains, I will keep the thread updated if there are any further changes to kickoff time or weather
Starting 11 tonight for Indiana
https://twitter.com/IndianaMSOC/status/2120679250864775520?a=KQJt9w_5Dx3rab1xgkM&s=20
Indiana took down Maryland 3-1 the last time they played. Will be interesting to see what happens tonight
Weather has cleared up tremendously, no rain and clear skies, game will kickoff at 8:15
We are underway at The Bill
Barger plays it back and the ball is stolen by Neri, he takes on Mchenry and Maher, gets a shot off, saved low middle Mroz 11’
IU should havw had a good opportunity for a free kick thee, but Njike wasn't awarded the foul
Indiana got the closest they've been all game to score a goal right there... man that would have been nice
Njike gets a good run and has some magic, moves it cross field to OMJ who finds Bogard open on the doorstep, he shoots and its blocked, then it falls to Njike and he shoots and his shot is blocked as well, 34’
A free kick just to the right of the box for IU's Bogard, but Maryland cleared the danger, and we have halftime in Bloomington.
0-0
IU took a little while to settle in, but the Hoosiers had the better chances as the half went on. Some sloppy passes early gave Maryland opportunities to get forward, with the strong Indiana backline doing good work cleaning things up and Mroz stopping Rodrigo Neri in the 12th minute helped as well.
The soaked field certainly has not been nice to these teams, with players slipping and passes running long.
Once Indiana started connecting, there were some nice sequences. The best came when Moller-Jensen worked through back to back give and goes before Bogard found him with a sweet backheel, but Maryland’s keeper denied him from close range. Bogard and Njike also had consecutive shots blocked in the 35th minute. IU leads the shot count 7-3 at the break, though only one is listed on target.
Njike has been a handful down the left, beating defenders and getting the crowd into it. Just need a little more out of the final ball. Adu-Gyamfi brought some energy off the bench, too, taking defenders on and sending a shot just wide late.
The chances are there.
IU needs to clean up the loose passes and make one of these attacking sequences count.
BOGARDDDDDDDDDD!!! GOALLLLLL!!!1
IU BREAKS THE TIE
1-0
A huge corner from Barger, the ball bounces around in the air for a second before Bogard finds it and finishes in the top right, GOAL Indiana 46’
https://twitter.com/IndianaMSOC/status/2120705982225420613?a=mCVaVxGocZPaspme5NQ&s=20
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