April 7, 2023 – United Soccer League One (USL1) – Lexington Sporting Club News Release
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Lexington Sporting will host its inaugural home opener at Toyota Stadium in Georgetown Saturday against Forward Madison FC at 7 p.m.
The match marks the third USL League One fixture of the season for Lexington (0-2-0) and the second for Forward Madison (0-0-1).
Lexington SC is coming off a narrow 1-0 defeat at USL Championship side Louisville City FC in the U.S. Open Cup this past Wednesday.
Parking lots open at 5 p.m. and the gates follow at 5:30 p.m. Custom match day posters, commemorative tickets and rally towels are all available while supplies last to fans in attendance.
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* The match will be streaming on ESPN+ * For in-game content, follow Lexington SC on Twitter and Instagram * For in-game stats, head to the Match Center
MATCH NOTES Forward Madison finished 9th in the USL League One last season with a record of 7-12-11 (33 points). The club defeated Cleveland SC of the NPSL in its first match of the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup before being defeated by Minnesota United of the MLS in its second match.
The club was led in 2022 by Jeremiah Streng, who scored 7 of the team’s 34 goals in the season. He was followed by Matheus Cassini and Nazeem Bartman, who scored five each. Cassini and Bartman both returned to Madison for 2023 but Streng joined SJK of the Finnish Veikkausliiga.
Lexington SC, on the other hand, is still in its first season and, thus far, have seen two players, Don Smart and Khalid Balogun, score goals in league play.
Lexington SC has two former Forward Madison players on the roster including Cesar Murillo Jr. and Don Smart, who was Madison’s first ever signing in 2018.
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