Forward Madison Draw 0-0 With Lexington SC

FMFC take a point on the road in Kentucky against USL League One newcomer

Forward Madison FC stayed on the road for the second week of their USL League One Season with a matchup against USL League One newcomer, Lexington SC. The match took place at Toyota Stadium in Georgetown, Kentucky.

The match got off to a quick start, with both squads looking to build their way into it. FMFC had a couple of close chances in the first 20 minutes of the match, but were unable to put it in the back of the net. In the 35th minute, Forward Madison goalkeeper Bernd Schipmann came up with a save off a cross into the box by Lexington. The match entered halftime all level at 0-0.

The second half began like the first, with both teams trading chances and possession of the ball. Forward Madison was the more attacking side, throwing numbers forward into the attack trying to break through in the match. In the 59th minute, Jayden Onen caught the Lexington goalkeeper off his line and attempted a chip shot that went off the bar and stayed out. Lexington proceeded to launch an attack of their own, which Schipmann and Jacob Crull were able to snuff out. A late flurry of opportunities for the Flamingos went begging and the match ended tied at 0-0, seeing the Flamingos gain a point on the road.

Next up, Forward Madison heads back to Madison for the first two matches at Breese Stevens Field in 2023. Chicago House AC awaits the Flamingos on Tuesday, April 11th for the 2nd Round of the U.S. Open Cup. Following that match, FMFC will play their Home Opener on Saturday, April 15th at 6pm against Greenville Triumph. Lexington will play host to USL League One 2022 Champions South Georgia Tormenta on Saturday, April 15th.

“I thought we all made important tackles when we needed to, and Bernd made big saves on the couple of chances they had,” Mitch Osmond said. “It was one we had to fight for but it’s a real positive to build on.”

“We have to start matches in a better way,” Head Coach Matt Glaeser said. “It’s taken us 45min to get going. We created a lot of chances with 16 shots but have to be more clinical in the final 3rd.”

“We did fight until the end,” Glaeser said. “Many of our best chances have been towards the end of games. We need to translate some of these chances into goals.”

“We should have had three, four goals scored,” Christian Chaney said. “We need to come out stronger in the first half, we need to come out firing. We’ll be looking to showcase our finishing on Saturday against Greenville.”

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Forward Madison FC:

55 Schipmann

22 Payne

4 Osmond ©

5 Mehl

16 Crull

7 Martinez

23 Mesias

17 Gebhard

15 Cichero

10 Onen