Forward Madison FC returned to Madison, Wisconsin after two matches on the road in the USL League One season for their first home match of the season in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open Cup against Chicago House AC. This match was initially supposed to take place on April 4th, but was moved to the 11th due to severe weather on the 4th. The match began just after 6pm CT with the Flamingos wearing their Smoky Sunset 2023 Away Kit.
Forward Madison controlled the pace of the match right from the start. A Christian Chaney header went off the bar in the 6th minute and the ‘Mingos kept pushing in the attack thereafter. The breakthrough came for FMFC in the 18th minute when Mauro Cichero played a through ball to Jayden Onen, who slotted home a shot to go up 1-0. Much of the first half was played in the Chicago House defensive third, with Robert Screen and Cichero causing the House back line trouble. Chicago House launched an attack of their own in the 42nd minute with a threatening through ball and shot that went into the side netting. The match went into halftime with the hosts in the lead by a goal.
The second half got off to a quick start for the Flamingos with a goal from Tino Vasquez in the 48th minute. This was Vasquez’s first goal as a member of Forward Madison. Chicago House had a brief chance in the 60th minute off a corner, but it was defended well by FMFC to keep the score at 2-0. Chicago House were able to go on a breakaway in the 75th minute, beating the FMFC back line for a goal. In dramatic fashion, House were able to equalize in the 92nd minute and the game went into extra time tied at 2-2.
Extra time got off to a strong start for Chicago House, as they took the lead off of an AR Smith shot in the box. Forward Madison would put pressure for an equalizer, launching attack after attack into the Chicago House defense. Ultimately, it was the visitors that ended up victorious at the end of extra time, 3-2.
Next up, FMFC will play their Home Opener on Saturday, April 15th at 6pm against Greenville Triumph.
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Forward Madison FC:
55 Schipmann
2 Screen
5 Mehl
16 Crull
26 Vasquez
8 Conerty
28 Wheeler-Omiunu
15 Cichero
12 Brotherton
10 Onen
9 Chaney
Substitutes: 56 Sanchez, 4 Osmond, 22 Payne, 7 Martinez, 23 Mesias, 17 Gebhard, 18 Jno-Baptiste
Head Coach: Matt Glaeser
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Chicago House AC:
18 Halterman
2 Kramer
5 Makowiecki
15 Kabbani
99 Ouaddour
20 Nguyen
8 Seymour
14 Smith Jr.
10 Avalos
7 Mann
94 Almazan
Substitutes: 33 Castro, 13 Duenkel, 9 Williams, 22 Alzate, 4 Mentasti, 6 Waddington, 11 Spasov
Head Coach: Matt Poland
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Major Moments
1st Half:
1’ Early offside for FMFC
3’ Offside for Chicago House
6’ Big save from Chicago House goalkeeper tipping Chaney’s close range header onto the top of the bar and gathering the rebound
7’ Free kick FMFC deep in their own half
12’ Corner House – headed wide
12’ Free kick House, in their own half
15’ Free kick Madison, attacking foul
17’ Free kick Chicago House, in the center of midfield
17’ Yellow card, FMFC # 9 Chaney for dissent
19’ GOAL Forward Madison – #10 Onen. Assisted by #14 Cichero
21’ FMFC goal scorer Onen puts the ball narrowly wide on the half volley from a good right-wing cross
22’ Foul from Chicago House #8 Seymour results in a yellow card
30’ Goal kick House
32’ Free kick in the attacking half for FMFC
40’ Cichero shoots across the House keeper but it goes out for a corner
42’ House with a good effort into the side netting
45’ Minimum of 2 minutes of stoppage time is added
Half Time: Forward Madison FC 1 – 0 Chicago House AC
2nd Half:
46’ Substitution FMFC #9 Chaney off for #23 Mesias
46’ Substitution Chicago House #8 Seymour off for #9 Nico Williams
48’ GOAL! FMFC #26 Vasquez, assist by #10 Onen
55’ Great sprawling save from the Chicago House keeper
55’ Corner comes into the back post from FMFC but the header is over the bar
61’ Substitution FMFC; #4 Osmond on for #5 Mehl
65’ Osmond cushions a header safely back to his keeper after a searching long ball
67’ Free kick Chicago House just inside the FMFC half
70’ Yellow Card FMFC #14 Cichero
71’ Double Substitution FMFC #17 on for #14 off and #7 in for #28
73’ Chicago House substitution #22 Alzate in for #94 Almazanout
75’ GOAL! Chicago House #7 Mann
79’ Chicago House with successive corners
80’ Substitution FMFC #18 Jno-Baptiste on for #26 Vasquez
81’ FMFC free kick just inside the House half
82’ Chicago House substitution, #13 Duenkel in for #2 Kramer
83’ Long range effort from FMFC’s #7 Martinez sails narrowly wide
87’ Substitution Chicago House #11 Spasov in for #20 Nguyen
88’ FMFCs Onen with a long range shot dragged wide
90’ FMFC corner which comes to nothing
92’ GOAL! Chicago House #14 Smith Jr.
93’ FMFC corner after a deep cross is cleared
94’ FMFC narrowly wide from a low cross into the box
95’ FMFC cross is punched clear by the goalkeeper and cleared up the field and the final whistle is blown.
Full Time Forward Madison FC 2 – 2 Chicago House AC
First Half of Extra Time
94’ FMFC #8 clatters the underside of the bar with a spectacular effort and the House keeper saves the follow up header from Onen conceding a corner
95’ Gebhard shoots low with his left but doesn’t catch it cleanly and the keeper gathers
99’ House free kick just inside the Madison half
101’ FMFC #7 Martinez fires high and wide at the back post after good build up
103’ GOAL! Chicago House #14 Smith Jr. scores another at the back post
105’ FMFC volley wide from the top of the box
106’ 1 additional minute of stoppage time
Half Time of Extra Time: Forward Madison 2 – 3 Chicago House AC
Second Half of Extra Time
106’ Early chance for FMFC cleared
107’ Jno-Baptiste fires over the bar
107’ FMFC corner
110’ FMFC shot rolls wide from distance
111’ FMFC Substitution #22 Payne comes in for #8 Conerty
112’ FMFC offside
113’ Chicago House offside
113’ Forward’s Onen attempts a lob but it’s way over
114’ Madison corner, the ball bounces from head until it’s cleared for another corner
115’ Forward are denied twice in succession
117’ Good defending from House to force Gebhard out of play. Goal kick House
117’ Forward cross claimed by the House keeper
118’ Another Forward cross is headed clear
119’ This Forward cross is headed wide by Jno-Baptiste
120’ Forward’s Screen hits a shot narrowly wide on the half volley
121′ END OF MATCH
Venue: Breese Stevens Field, Madison, WI. 1,804 in attendance.
