May 19, 2024 – United Soccer League One (USL1)
Forward Madison FC Press Release
The whistle blew on a sunny Sunday afternoon in Spokane as the two sides met for the first time. Spokane started strong, finding ways to take advantage of its forward defense and create a few dangerous chances.
But FMFC has been able to create a few of its own on the go. In the 22nd minute, Nazeem Bartman ran towards the box and passed to Christian Chaney in the middle, who then passed to Jimmie Villalobos at the top of the box. With one touch, Villalobos drilled it into the bottom right corner to give the ‘Gos’ a 1-0 lead.
A few minutes later, Spokane attempted to equalize with a whipped cross from the left side of the field into the center of the box. Spokane player Pierre Reedy headed a shot toward the back post, but forward goalkeeper Bernd Schipmann made a diving save to maintain the team’s lead.
In the 30th minute the ‘Mingos’ looked to double their lead at the other end when Stephen Payne hit a rocket from a few yards outside the box but his shot was denied after hitting the crossbar. The forward continued to attack, and finally scored his second goal in the 44th minute of the second half. Devin Boyce found himself wide open in the top left corner of the 18-yard box and fired a shot over 90 to put the ‘Gos up 2-0 at half-time.
Spokane went into the second half hungry for its first goal of the night. Schipmann continued to dominate the FMFC defense, making some great saves to keep the clean sheet.
In the 59th minute, Wolfgang Prentice dribbled through Spokane defenders and attempted to score the ball into the far corner, but missed. FMFC is not yet complete. In the 63rd minute, Chaney picked up a loose ball on a Spokane free kick and fired a long ball into the path of Aiden Mesias. Messias beat a defender and put the ball into the back of the net for Maddison’s third goal.
The match ended 3-0 in favor of the away team, keeping Madison unbeaten in the 2024 USL League 1 regular season.
Summary of Goals
1-0 MAD – Villalobos (22′)
2-0 MAD – Boys (44′)
3-0 MAD – Messias (63′)
Disciplinary Summary
Yellow, SPK – Smith (17′)
Yellow, MAD – Crawl (72′)
Post-match reaction
mingo of the game
Bernd Schiffmann
next game
Next, FMFC finally returned to Madison to play at historic Breese Stevens Field on Saturday, May 25th. They will play One Knoxville SC in their third match of the Jägermeister Cup and their first match at home. The game begins at 6 PM CT. Tickets are still available and can be purchased here.
Lineup Notes
MAD: 1st Schipmann, 2nd Chilaka, 4th Osmond, 7th Prentice (80′ Sousa), 8th Boyce (86′ Dieye), 9th Chaney (70′ Galindrez), 10th Mesias (70′ Murphy Jr.). ) ), #16 Krol, #21 Villalobos, #22 Payne, #24 Bartmann (70′ Gebhardt)
Subs not used: Sanchez, Mel
SPK: #31 Thompson, #2 Martin, #21 Longmire, #5 Rage, #18 Waldeck, #77 Lewis, #6 Fernandez (67′ Denton), #11 Liddy, #10 Gill, #14 Mbumba ( 45′ doling) ), #17 Smith
Subs not used: Miller, Merancio Valdez, Metanire.
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