Forward Madison Comes Back to Win Henny Derby 2-1

Forward Madison welcomed league-leaders Richmond Kickers to Breese Stevens Field for a USL League One match on Thursday, June 23rd. The match kicked off at 7:07pm CT.

Forward Madison started off the half as they meant to go on with Cassini forcing the Richmond keeper into a fine early save with a fierce shot in the 9th minute. After consistently forcing Richmond back, Abdou Mbake Thiam had two chances on goal called off. First for straying marginally offside after great footwork and a through ball from Mikey Maldonado then in the 34’, Mbacke-Thiam converted from a great cross from the right but the referee ruled a hand ball.

In the 44’, Forward came the closest after Nazeem Bartman hit a sweet shot into the ground on the volley which was superbly kept out by the Richmond keeper. Then, as the time moved to 45 +3’, Richmond scored with their first real chance from a breakaway move and an excellent finish from Nil Vinyals. It was a crushing end to a far superior half of play from Forward.

Richmond made a change at the half but Forward kept up the pressure on. Richmond were creating more chances than in the first half but Madison were still the better team. A triple sub from Matt Glaeser in the 70’ brought in Dean, Streng, and Smith who brought some added energy into the match. In the 80’, it was Streng who latched onto a Cassini pass to fire the equalizer low and hard across the keeper, who had been Man of the Match up to this point. Just 3 minutes later it was 2-1 as Rad whipped in a wonderful cross to the center of the box and Cassini leapt up higher than anyone else around him to head the ball firmly into the top left corner. The first comeback win of the season for Madison!

“Gosh, I couldn’t even hear my teammates on the field, man,” Alann Torres said. “The crowd was lovely tonight.”

“We played a really good first half,” Head Coach Matt Glaeser said. “We maybe should have scored one or two in the first half, but the resilience of the second half was great.”

Forward Madison next heads on a two match road trip beginning this Sunday in Charlotte against Charlotte Independence.

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Major Moments:

6’ First corner of the game gos to the Flamingos
6’ Good delivery, headed away
7’ free kick at the halfway to Richmond
9’ Bartman plays a beautiful ball with the outside of his right foot to Cassini who hits a fierce shot saved down low with an outstretched leg – corner to Madison – outstanding save
11’ Free kick Richmond, around the halfway
11’ free kick in the defending box for Madison’
12’ Great ball over the top from way back in his own half from Mikey plays in Jones who makes space but cannot get any power on the shot
13’ Attempt missed from a header by Richmond’s Owayne Gordon
16’ Richmond Kickers caught offside
16’ Cassini nearly plays in Maldonado with a sublime ball but it’s blocked, falling to Cyrus Rad whose cross just evades Bartman
18’ Richmond Kickers caught offside
21’ Free kick for a foul on Cassini in the center circle
22’ Cross by Madison claimed by the Richmond keeper
23’ Great feet by Maldonado releases Abdou who slides a finish into the bottom corner but he’s just offside
25’ danger blocked by Leonard
26’ Abdou is in again but the referee deems him to have clipped the defenders foot to gain an advantage
29’ after a minor injury (and quick water break) the game is back underway
29’ Richmond offside
30’ Free kick Madison just inside the half
31’ Richmond player Vinyals down after fouling the Madison player
32’ Get work from the free kick, Jones is in on the right, plays it back with pace to Bartman who cannot keep it down on the volley
34’ Adbou has the ball in the net again but is judges to have used his hand not his head
35’ Abdou #7 yellow card (Forward)
36’ Yellow card to #15 Chrisler (Richmond)
37’ Header just over from Forward
38’ dangerous cross from Richmond, low across the goal, just behind the Richmond player
38’ great ball forward to Jones on the run, skews it wide into the side netting
39’ another fine blok from Leonard
41’ Madison #28 with a fierce shot that flies just over
44’ Incredible save from a Bartman volley, corner to Madison
45’ Corner have cleared and there’s a scramble to get it away but eventually a clearance hits a Forward player and loops up into the air to the keeper
45 +3 Richmond goal on the break away – scored by Nil Vinyals #10
45 +5 Richmond caught offside on another break away chance
45 +7 Halftime – Forward Madison 0 – 1 Richmond Kickers
46’ Simon Fitch 4 in for Nathan Aune #24 Richmond substitution
49’ good defending from Osmond to head back to Breno
50’ save from Richmond from a good strike from distance from Forward Madison #18
51’ shot just around the post covered by Breno but the shot was good
53’ excellent defending from Bartman
53’ great cross from Cassini just too high at the back post
55’ so close from Abdou, just low past the far post from the top of the box – goalkeeper was rooted to the spot
64’ shot over from Richmond, was not troubling Breno
65’ Yellow card #91 Richmond
66’ Bartman drives into the Richmond box but cannot get around the defender
67’ Free kick Richmond, midway into the Madison half
70’ Christian Dean 5, Jeremiah Streng 9, Rojay Smith 11 enter the match for Nazeem Bartman 24, Alvin Jones16, 7 Abdul Mbake-Thiam
72’ free kick top of the box to Madison
73’ 9 Matthew Bentley in for 91 Owayne Gordon
74’ Incredible save again from the Richmond keeper keeps out Streng’s almost perfect free kick – Madison keep it alive and Maldonado crosses to Streng who cannot direct it on target
75’ Smart claim from the Richmond keeper from a quality cross
76’ Richmond #5 yellow card
77’ Yellow card to Richmond #9
80’ GOAL Jeremiah Streng #9 – great waiting and weight on the pass from Cassini and Jeremiah laces it hard and low right into the bottom corner across the keeper
81’ Yellow card Richmond #6
83’ GOAL Matheus Cassini #10 – incredible leap from Cassini to head in from a wicked Rad cross
83’ Yellow card Cassini for removing his shirt in celebration
86’ Mele Temguia #6 on for Cassini #10 (Madison Sub)
89’ Yellow card, Madison Christian Dean #5
89’ Richmond sub – 23 in for 17
90’ Free kick whipped in and flicked away by a Madison head, corner comes to nothing, Madison goal kick
91’ 5 minutes of additional time
90 +2’ Streng does well to make room for the shot but lifts his high shot just over
90 +4’ free kick awarded to Richmond in a dangerous area on the edge of the box
90 +5’ free kick blocked by the way and the ball in catches a Richmond player offside
90 +6’ keeper takes a deep deep free kick and Leonard clears!
FULL TIME! 2-1 Forward Madison FC!

Forward Madison FC

Goalkeepers:

Phil Breno #1

Defenders:

Mitch Osmond #4 (Captain)

Eric Leonard #3

Cyrus Rad #47

Midfielders:

Alvin Jones #16

Mikey Maldonado #15

Alann Torres #18

Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu #28

Forwards:

Nazeem Bartman #24

Matheus Cassini #10

Abdou Mbacke-Thiam #7

Unused Substitutes: Parker Smith 0, Christian Dean 5, Mele Temguia 6, Christian Enriquez 13, Justin Sukow 19, Rojay Smith 11, Jeremiah Streng 9

Head Coach: Matt Glaeser

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Richmond Kickers FC

Formation:

Goalkeepers:

Akira Fitzgerald #1

Defenders:

Stuart Ritchie #5

Nathan Auve #24

Jalen Crisler #15

Stephen Payne #22

Midfielders:

Zaca Moran #6

Nil Vinyals #10

Erhart Bryant #8

Forwards:

Owayne Gordon #91

Emi Terzaghi #32

Jonathan Bolauos #17

Unused Substitutes: Austin Causey 13, Simon Fitch 4, Dakota Barnathan 2, Vincenzo Candela 99, Chandler O’Dwyer 27, David Olsen 23, Matthew Bentley 9

Head Coach:

Darren Sawatzky

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Goals

Forward Madison