GAME RECAP 04/23
Forward Madison FC vs UW Madison Men’s Soccer Team
Breese Stevens Field – Madison, Wisconsin
Forward Madison managed to notch a 1-1 draw against the UW Madison Badgers Men’s Soccer team on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 in the 4th Annual Battle for Madison. The friendly took place at Breese Stevens Field at 7pm CT. The first half began with Forward Madison controlling possession. Neither team was able to get any shots on goal until the 10th minute mark when UW Madison logged a shot far wide of Forward Madison goalkeeper Parker Smith. At the 14th minute mark, Forward Madison recorded their first corner which resulted in an Alvin Jones cross getting ricocheted out of bounds for a Badgers goal kick. Forward Madison nearly took the lead in the 20th minute, after a header from Osualdo Ramirez was barely tipped up and over the net by the UW Madison goalkeeper.
The rest of the first half went back and forth until Parker Smith came up with a couple of huge saves in the 31st minute to keep the score knotted up at zero. In the 42nd minute, UW Madison’s Jack Finnegan broke free into space and rocketed a shot past Parker Smith to give the Badgers a 1-0 lead. The half concluded with the Badgers leading 1-0.
The second half began with coach Matt Glaeser pumping some energy into the squad by subbing out everyone except for Osualdo Ramirez, Justin Sukow, and Cyrus Rad. At the 50th minute mark, Abdou Mbacke Thiam managed to sneak through the Badgers defense to score an unassisted equalizing goal. Parker Smith came up with another huge save in the 54th minute, catching a laser of a shot sent into the top right corner of the net. The second half went on slowly until the 73rd minute where coach Matt Glaeser subbed in Mele Temguia, for his first appearance of the season. Forward Madison nearly took the lead in the 86th minute when Abdou Mbacke Thiam got past a UW Madison defender and shot a ball just wide of the Badger goalkeeper. The final minutes of the game ticked away as the 4th Annual Battle for Madison ended in a draw.
The Flamingos next match will be against Central Valley Fuego FC at Breese Stevens Field on Saturday, April 30th at 5:00 pm CT.
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Major Moments:
- 42’ Goal UW Madison – Jack Finnegan
2nd Half
- Halftime Subs:
- Abdou Mbacke Thiam, Mikey Maldonado, Taylor Pil, Audi Jepson, Cesar Murillo Jr., Eric Leonard, Christian Enriquez subbed in for Drew Conner, Rojay Smith, Alvin Jones, Carl Schneider, Kyle McCurley, Heath Martin, and Nazeem Bartman
- 50’ Goal Forward Madison – Abdou Mbacke Thiam
- UW Madison Sub – 21 subbed off for 26
- 68’ UW Madison Yellow Card Number 14
- 73’ Forward Madison Sub: Mele Temguia subbed in for Cyrus Rad
- 80’ Forward Madison Yellow Card Mikey Maldonado
- 3 minutes of stoppage time
Forward Madison FC
0 Parker Smith
8 Drew Conner C
11 Rojay Smith
16 Alvin Jones
19 Justin Sukow
21 Carl Schneider
22 Kyle McCurley
23 Heath Martin
24 Nazeem Bartman
25 Osualdo Ramirez
47 Cyrus Rad
Subs: Eric Leonard, Derek Gebhard, Christian Enriquez, Andrew Wheeler Omiunu, Matheus Cassini, Mitch Osmond, Cesar Murillo, Mikey Maldonado, Mele Temguia, Jeremiah Streng, Audi Jepson, Alann Torres, Coletrain Lobreglio, Taylor Pil, Abdou Mbacke Thiam
Head Coach: Matt Glaeser
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UW Madison Badgers
3 Inaki Iribarren
3 Ethan Chung
6 Aron Eli Saevarsson
7 Jack Finnegan
11 Henri Tophoven
14 Murat Calkap
17 Ryan Keefe
21 Michael Wampler
24 Eliot Popkewitz
25 Will Navarre
35 Carter Abbott
Unused Substitutes: #5 Moritz Kappelsberger, #8 Maxwell Keenan, #9 Ignasi Marques, #10 Tim Bielic, #15 Dawson Gulley, #18 Bennett Pauls, #19 Jonathan Bowen, #22 Dylan McCrary, #23 Dan Iscra, #26 Jackson Stencel, #32 Ben Krongard, #33 Adir Raphael, #36 Peter Girzadas
Head Coach: Neil Jones
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Goals
Forward Madison
50’ Flamingo Goal – Abdou Mbacke Thiam
UW Madison Badgers
42’ Badger Goal – Jack Finnegan
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Discipline
Forward Madison
80’ Yellow Card Mikey Maldonado
UW Madison Badgers
68’ Yellow Card Murat Calkap
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Venue: Breese Stevens Field, Madison WI
