Forward Madison Earns 3 Points Against League-Leaders Greenville Triumph

Forward Madison Earns 3 Points against Top-Ranked Greenville Triumph SC

Forward Madison FC welcomed Greenville Triumph SC to Breese Stevens Field for a key USL League One match. FMFC’s 3-2 historic first-ever victory over Greenville kicked off at 7:00 pm CT on Saturday, June 11th, 2022. The match featured the top team in the USL League One in Greenville, who FMFC lost to 2-0 earlier in the season. This match, however, was a very different story as the Flamingos opened the first half as strong as possible. In the 2’, Mikey Maldonado quickly pushed a counterattack and then passed it to Matheus Cassini who fired a goal past the Greenville goalkeeper, Paul Christensen, who’s tied for the league lead in clean sheets. Not only did Cassini log his first goal of the season, but he tallied the second-fastest goal in FMFC history.

The ‘Mingos continued to be aggressive in the opening half holding a 1-0 lead, as Cassini nearly scored again in the 25’ with a shot that hit off the top of the goal post. Cassini’s presence and non-stop defensive pressure in the first half played a key role in helping the Flamingos build momentum. The Brazilian midfielder recorded his third shot on goal in the 29’ after a header in the box was barely saved by Greenville. The Triumph regained some momentum at the end of the half, pressing well which caused a turnover, leading to a Greenville goal in the 40’. The first half ended with the score all tied up at 1-1.

The second half began with another strong start for the Flamingos. At the 49’ mark, Nazeem Bartman controlled a deep pass and hit Matheus Cassini who crossed it into the box, resulting in a deflection into the net for an own goal. The goal that gave FMFC the 2-1 lead was credited as an own goal to Greenville’s Nate Schultz. In the 58’, Greenville took a quality shot on goal which was saved by a sliding Eric Leonard. After a quick steal in the 62’ by Derek Gebhard, the Flamingos got a breakaway with Matheus Cassini, who shot a goal around the Greenville goalkeeper to punch in his second goal of the game, giving FMFC a 3-1 lead. Phil Breno came up with a couple of huge saves around the 68’ to help Forward Madison hang onto its two-goal lead. Greenville took back some momentum in the 72’ when good passing led to another Jacob Labovitz goal. With seven minutes of stoppage time added, Forward Madison held a 3-2 lead over the top team in the USL League One. Greenville recorded one last quality shot on goal, but Breno was ready and came up with a big save to keep the Triumph at bay.

Looking ahead on the schedule, Forward Madison will host SC Paderborn 07 on Wednesday, June 15th at Breese Stevens Field. As for their USL League One schedule, the ‘Mingos will head south to take on South Georgia Tormenta FC on Sunday, June 19th, 2022. Next up for Greenville, they’ll battle against Union Omaha on June 18th.

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Major Moments:

2’ FWD Madison Goal (Matheus Cassini) – Mikey Maldonado Assist
5’ FWD Madison Foul, No Card
6’ Offside GVL
7’ GVL Foul, No Card
9’ FWD Madison Offside
10’ FWD Madison Foul, No Card
10’ FWD Madison Yellow Card – Drew Conner
11’ Offside GVL
12’ Missed Shot FWD Madison Matheus Cassini
15’ GVL Foul, No Card
22’ GVL Missed Shot
25’ Matheus Cassini Shot on Goal (Hit Goal Post but it missed)
27’ Foul FWD Madison, No card
29’ FWD Madison Cassini Missed Header
30’ Foul GVL, No Card
32’ FWD Madison Shot Saved, Corner Kick for Forward Madison
36’ Shot by GVL saved
40’ Goal Greenville (Jacob Labovitz)
44’ Shot by GVL Missed
4 Minutes of Added Time
45+2’ Foul FWD Madison, No Card
45+4’ Foul GVL, No Card
45+5’ Foul GVL, No Card

HALFTIME

GVL HALFTIME SUB: Miles Fenton and Jesus Ibarra subbed out for Aaron Walker and Venton Evans
47’ GVL Corner Kick
47’ Foul on GVL, No Card
48’ Foul on GVL, No Card
49’ GOAL FORWARD MADISON (Own Goal)
50’ Foul On FWD Madison
53’ Yellow Card Forward Madison (Cyrus Rad)
55’ FWD Madison Shot, saved by GVL
56’ Yellow Card FWD Madison (Mikey Maldonado)
58’ GVL Shot on goal saved
59’ Foul GVL, No Card
61’ GVL Corner Kick
62’ GOAL FORWARD MADISON (Matheus Cassini) – Assist Derek Gebhard
63’ Foul on FWD Madison
65’ Offside GVL
65’ Foul FWD Madison, No Card
68’ GVL Shot on goal saved by Phil Breno, corner kick GVL
69’ Yellow Card GVL (Jacob Labovitz)
70’ GVL Sub: Lucas Coutinho subbed in for Jake Keegan
72’ Goal GVL (Jacob Labovitz)
74’ Yellow Card FWD Madison Bench
75’ Foul on FWD Madison, No Card
76’ Foul on GVL, No Card
76’ SUBS:
- Madison – Justin Sukow and Jeremiah Streng subbed in for Abdou Mbacke Thiam and Nazeem Bartman
- GVL – Nico Brown subbed in for Nate Schultz, Noah Pilato subbed in for Allen Gavilanes
79’ Shot by GVL saved
84’ FWD Madison SUB: Matheus Cassini subbed out for Cesar Murillo Jr.
85’ Foul on Greenville, No Card
85’ Corner Kick for GVL
86’ Shot by GVL missed far above goal
87’ Offside GVL
89’ Yellow Card Forward Madison Bench
90’ Foul on GVL, No Card
7 Minutes of added time
90+1’ GVL Shot saved by Phil Breno, GVL Corner
90+3’ FWD Madison Foul, No Card
90+5’ GVL Shot missed
90+7’ Corner Kick GVL