Powered by goals from Aiden Mesias and Christian Chaney, FMFC gains three points on the road
Forward Madison FC hit the road again to battle rivals Union Omaha for a USL League One match at Werner Park on Saturday, May 27th. The match kicked off just after 7pm CT.
Forward Madison and Union Omaha went back and forth to start the match, each trying to take hold of the contest early. Forward Madison’s breakthrough came in the 14th minute when Aiden Mesias danced through the Omaha defense and slotted a shot home to give the ‘Mingos an early 1-0 lead. Only 8 minutes later, Omaha equalized off of a cross into the box. Chances came for both squads in the later part of the first half, but the clubs entered the halftime break knotted up at 1-1.
The second half got off the just the start that Forward Madison Head Coach Matt Glaeser would have wanted with a Christian Chaney goal in the 52nd minute. After going in front, the ‘Mingos absorbed Omaha pressure for much of the second half, with Jacob Crull and Mitch Osmond making significant clearances to keep FMFC in front. After 5 minutes of stoppage time, Forward Madison came out of Omaha victorious, 2-1.
““It was a group effort, the guys grinned it out and scored a couple of nice goals,” Head Coach Matt Glaeser said. “I’m pleased with the result and pleased with the squad tonight.”
“Chaney was massive for us tonight. He worked hard on both side of the ball, it was nice to get him back on the scoresheet,” Glaeser said.
““It was necessary, it was a great team win,” FMFC forward Christian Chaney said. “We knew we couldn’t take anything less than three points. We knew it would be difficult, but it’s a massive step forward.”
“It was disappointing to give up that first goal, but we were determined to get the win,” FMFC defender Sam Brotherton said. “We had our backs against the wall, but the boys were resilient and got the job done.”
Next up, Forward Madison will return home to play Central Valley Fuego on Saturday, June 3rd at 7pm CT. It’s the Club’s Pride Night, tickets are still available here.
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Forward Madison FC Lineup:
55 Schipmann
22 Payne
4 Osmond
12 Brotherton
16 Crull
7 Martinez
23 Mesias
17 Gebhard
14 Cichero
24 Bartman
9 Chaney
Substitutes: 56 Sanchez, 2 Screen, 33 Benitez, 8 Conerty, 26 Vasquez, 18 Jno-Baptiste, 19 Prentice
Head Coach: Matt Glaeser
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Union Omaha Lineup:
24 Nuhu
28 Brewer Jr
4 Mastrantonio
95 Souahy
17 Scearce
22 Doyle
20 Gil
8 Brito
11 Gallardo
9 Dolabella
7 Meza
Substitutes: 5 Milanese, 6 Willis, 10 Dos Santos, 12 Gordon, 18 Palacios, 25 McGrane, 44 Steinwascher
Head Coach: Dominic Casciato
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Major Game Moments:
1st Half
5’ FMFC chance #9 Chaney
7’ Omaha corner
10’ FMFC yellow card #14 Cichero
11’ FMFC save #55 Schipmann
11’ Omaha corner
14’ FMFC goal #23 Mesias
20’ Omaha Sub #10 Dos Santos for #11 Gallardo
22’ Omaha goal #28 Brewer Jr
26’ Omaha foul
28’ Omaha foul
29’ FMFC foul
32’ Omaha foul #17 Scearce
33’ FMFC yellow #23 Mesias
34’ FMFC save #55 Schipmann
38’ FMFC foul #17 Gebhard
39’ Omaha corner
39’ FMFC Yellow card #24 Bartman
45’ FMFC foul #4 Osmond, just outside the box
45’ + 2’ Omaha corner
Half Time: FMFC 1 – 1 Omaha
2nd Half
51’ FMFC offsides goal #
52’ FMFC corner
52’ FMFC Goal #9 Chaney
55’ Omaha corner
57’ FMFC yellow #55 Schipmann – time wasting
58’ Omaha handball
59’ Omaha foul
63’ FMFC foul
64’ Omaha sub #18 Palacios for #22 Doyle
64’ Omaha sub #6 Willis for #8 Brito
65’ Omaha foul
69’ Omaha foul
70’ Omaha corner
72’ FMFC sub #8 Contery for #23 Mesias and #19 Prentice for #17 Gebhard
74’ Omaha corner
76’ Omaha corner
78’ Omaha yellow #6 Willis
79’ FMFC sub #2 Screen for #24 Bartman
81’ Omaha corner
87’ FMFC foul
88’ FMFC sub #18 Jno-Baptiste for #14 Cichero
89’ Omaha corner
90’ Omaha foul
90’ + 1’ FMFC shot attempt #9 Chaney
90’ + 5’ Omaha foul #10 Dos Santos yellow card
Full Time: FMFC 2 – 1 Omaha
Discipline:
Forward Madison FC
Union Omaha
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