April 30, 2022 – United Soccer League One (USL1) – Forward Madison FC News Release
Forward Madison welcomed Central Valley Fuego FC to Breese Stevens Field on Saturday, April 30th. The match was scheduled to start at 5:00 pm CT but a storm delay led to the game starting around 5:30 pm. After a slow start to the half, Forward Madison grew into the game and managed to end the first half strongly. The Flamingos dominated the final 15 minutes of the first half as Fuego wasn’t able to get any offense going and FMFC controlled possession of the ball.
Forward Madison’s best chance of the half happened at the 25th minute mark, when the Flamingos were gifted a free kick and Eric Leonard stole possession and crossed the ball right across Fuego’s goalkeeper.
After another slow start to the half, Central Valley Fuego managed to get on the board at the 54th minute mark after Phil Breno was caught on the ball out of the box which led to a quick steal by Fuego, resulting in a goal from distance for the road team. In the 65th minute, coach Matt Glaeser injected some energy into his team by subbing in Drew Conner and Nazeem Bartman for Audi Jepson and Alvin Jones. Glaeser continued adding speed into the lineup by subbing in Mélé Temguia and Justin Sukow for Eric Leonard and Mikey Maldonado in the 77th minute. Forward Madison continued to push the tempo but wasn’t able to get a quality shot past the Fuego goalkeeper. With six minutes of stoppage time added to the clock, the Flamingos continued to control the possession and push the ball, increasing the intensity as the time ticked by, but nothing worked out as the club lost their first match of the season 1-0.
Next on the schedule, the Flamingos will head to Virginia to take on the Richmond Kickers on Saturday, May 7th at 5:00 pm CT. As for Fuego, their squad will battle Greenville Triumph SC on Saturday, May 7th at 9:30 pm CT.
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