Jayden Onen’s first FMFC goal sends Forward Madison home with three points
Forward Madison FC traveled to Virginia for a second time this season to play Richmond Kickers on Saturday, August 5th at 6pm CT. FMFC entered this match in fifth place in the USL League One standings, two places above Richmond. This is the second Henny Derby battle of the season, with Forward Madison victorious in the first showing.
The match started in a lock, with both sides going back and forth for the majority of the first half. Forward Madison seemed to control the match by holding possession; however, Richmond created a couple of dangerous opportunities on counterattacks. After the hydration break in the 32nd minute, Richmond came onto the pitch with a new sense of urgency, but Forward Madison kept its composure and defensive shape. In the 36th minute, Forward Madison midfielder Jayden Onen pressed Richmond’s backline, won the ball, and played it across the box to midfielder Nazeem Bartman. Despite being surrounded by Richmond defenders, Bartman found the back of the net to put the ‘Mingos on the board. Forward Madison went into halftime, leading 1-0 in Virginia.
Forward Madison started the second half with confidence, continuing to build possession and control the tempo of the match. In the 63rd minute, however, Richmond striker Emiliano Terzaghi found himself in front of the goal, but FMFC goalkeeper Bernd Schipmann came up with the save to keep his squad in the lead. In the 74th minute, Forward Madison grew their lead to 2-0 after Onen buried his first goal of the season. As Forward Madison started feeling comfortable with the score, Richmond was awarded a penalty kick in the 87th minute due to an FMFC handball in the box. Richmond defender Dakota Barnathan stepped up and put his team on the board to make the game 2-1. After seven minutes of added time, Forward Madison took home another Henny Derby trophy with a 2-1 victory over Richmond.
“It was an honor to represent the team as captain tonight,” said midfielder Isidro Martinez. “Everyone was willing to make a play for the win, which allowed us to get the three points on the road.”
“I’m so happy for the guys and the attitude they brought to the match,” said Assistant Coach Neil Hlavaty. “They are hungry to continue climbing up the table, and can’t wait to get back to Madison to play two games in front of our fans this week.”
“It was an important match for us after a rough stretch,” said striker Christian Chaney. “We had to get back into winning ways and stay together as a team. The job’s not finished, but this match on the road will give us confidence going into the next two matches.”
Next up, Forward Madison FC plays back-to-back matches at historic Breese Stevens Field on August 9th and 12th. The Flamingos play against Chattanooga Red Wolves SC on Wednesday, August 9th at 7pm CT. Tickets for that match are available here.
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Forward Madison FC Lineup:
#5 Mehl
#7 Martinez
#10 Onen
#12 Brotherton
#14 Cichero
#16 Crull
#17 Gebhard
#22 Payne
#23 Mesias
#24 Bartman
#55 Schipmann
Substitutes: Sanchez, Screen, Conerty, Osmond, Chaney, Wheeler-Omiunu, Jno-Baptiste
Head Coach: Matt Glaeser
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Richmond Kickers Lineup:
#1 Fitzgerald
#2 Barnathan
#4 Fitch
#6 Moran
#8 Gomiero
#10 Vinyals
#17 Sierakowski
#24 Aune
#25 Hornsby
#27 O’Dwyer
#32 Terzaghi
Substitutes: Palmquist, Bentley, Cox, Howell, Johnson, Mecham, Sukow
Head Coach: Darren Sawatzky
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Major Match Moments:
1st Half
9’ FMFC corner
15’ FMFC corner
16’ FMFC corner
25’ RIC foul
26’ FMFC foul
29’ RIC corner
33’ RIC major opportunity
36’ GOAL FMFC (#24 Nazeem Bartman)
41’ FMFC foul
45+2’ FMFC corner
45+3’ FMFC foul
Half-Time Score: FMFC 1 – 0 RIC
2nd Half
47’ RIC foul
48’ FMFC foul
53’ FMFC foul
54’ RIC foul
56’ RIC corner
61’ FMFC substitution (ON: #9 Christian Chaney OFF: #14 Mauro Cichero)
63’ FMFC major save (Schipmann)
64’ RIC substitution (ON: #19 Justin Sukow, #36 Landon Johnson OFF: #27 Chandler O’Dwyer, #8 João Gomiero)
64’ RIC corner
70’ FMFC foul
72’ FMFC substitution (ON: #28 Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu OFF: #23 Adian Mesias)
74’ FMFC GOAL (#10 Jayden Onen)
77’ RIC substitution (ON: #33 Gabe Cox, #9 Matt Bentley, #34 Beckett Howell OFF: #24 Nathan Aune, #10 Nil Vinyals, #32 Emiliano Terzaghi)
81’ FMFC substitution (ON: #8 Eric Conerty OFF: #10 Jayden Onen)
85’ RIC corner
86’ RIC corner
86’ FMFC foul
87’ RIC GOAL (#2 Dakota Barnathan)
89’ FMFC foul
90+1’ FMFC foul
90+2’ FMFC foul
90+5’ RIC foul
90+7 FMFC foul
90+7 Yellow Card (#16 Jacob Crull)
90+8 RIC corner
Full-Time Score: FMFC 2 – 1 RIC
Discipline:
Forward Madison FC
90+7 Yellow Card (#16 Jacob Crull)
Richmond Kickers
