Forward Madison FC headed west for a late-night matchup against USL League One newcomers Central Valley Fuego FC. The match kicked off at 9:30pm CT.
The Flamingos looked to get off to a fast start and on the front foot by employing a high press in the Fuego half of the pitch. There were no real chances to speak of for the first 20’ of the match, with both teams feeling each other out. FMFC had two good chances at goal courtesy Abdou Mbacke-Thiam, but both were unable to find the back of the net. Mikey Maldonado created a golden opportunity in the 29’, dancing between two Fuego defenders, but his final pass was thwarted by the defense. The last chance of the half came in the 45’ with a free kick at the top of the Fuego box, but it flew wide right and out of play. The match went into halftime with a score of 0-0.
The start of the second half saw a flurry of corner kicks for Central Valley, but the FMFC defense stood tall to keep the match scoreless. Fuego was on the front foot for the first 20’ of the second half, creating chances in the FMFC half. While tested, the FMFC defense stood tall until the FMFC midfield and offense could string possession together. After chances for both teams, the Flamingos broke the deadlock in the 82’ with a beautiful free kick goal from Jeremiah Streng. The Flamingos lead didn’t last long as Fuego drew level off a set piece in the 90+3’. The match ended 1-1, with FMFC earning a hard-fought point on the road.
“We shoot ourselves in the foot every week by making bad mistakes in critical moments,” Coach Matt Glaeser said. “We need to be positive and keep going.”
“Phil had a good game, a couple of good saves by him tonight,” Glaeser said.
Next on the schedule, the Flamingos will take on FC Tucson at Breese Stevens Field on June 4th at 7pm. The Trek Pride Ride will happen prior to that match, beginning at 3pm. For more information on this, please head over to Forward Madison’s website.
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Major Moments:
First Half
- 41’ MAD Yellow Conner
- 45’ CV Yellow Chavez
Second Half
- 57’ MAD Yellow Leonard
- 77’ MAD SUB
ON Streng OFF Mbacke-Thiam
ON Sukow OFF Cassini
- 79’ CV Yellow Smith
- 81’ CV Yellow Dieye
- 82’ MAD Goal Streng
- 86’ MAD SUB
ON Murillo OFF Gebhard
- 90’ MAD SUB
ON Enriquez OFF Bartman
- 90’ MAD Yellow Bartman
- 90+3’ CV Goal Bijev
Forward Madison FC
1 Breno
3 Leonard
4 Osmond ©
7 Mbacke-Thiam
8 Conner
10 Cassini
15 Maldonado
17 Gebhard
24 Bartman
28 Wheeler-Omiunu
47 Rad
Substitutes: Bailey, Murillo, Streng, Enriquez, R. Smith, Torres, Sukow
Head Coach: Matt Glaeser
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CV Fuego FC
1 Antman
5 Smith
13 Dulysse
15 Chavez (C)
4 Gillingham
25 Hornsby
6 Ozzie
30 Schenfeld
24 Dieye
8 Falck
20 Bijev
Substitutes: North, Casillas, Velarde, Partida, Neves, Renato, Torralva
Head Coach: Martín Válquez
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Goals
Forward Madison
82’ Streng
Greenville Triumph
90+3’ Bijev
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Discipline
Forward Madison
- 41’ Yellow Conner
- 57’ Yellow Leonard
- 90’ Yellow Bartman
Away Team
- 45’ Yellow Chavez
- 79’ Yellow Smith
- 81’ Yellow Dieye
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Venue: Fresno State Soccer Stadium
