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Forward Madison Defeats Northern Colorado 3-1 on the Road

August 21, 2022 - United Soccer League One (USL1)
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Forward Madison FC took on the Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC at Severance High School on Saturday, August 20th at 8:00 pm CT. The match started an hour later due to weather not permitting the game to start on time. The match resulted in a 3-1 win for the Flamingos. After a hot start by Northern Colorado, Derek Gebhard scored the equalizing goal and then Jeremiah Streng scored the next two goals to help Forward Madison take down the Hailstorm.

The first half of Saturday's match began slowly as both teams struggled to get their offenses going. Forward Madison almost recorded its first chance in the 7th minute when Abdou Mbacke-Thiam tried to pass the ball inside the box to Gebhard, but a Northern Colorado defender managed to intercept the pass and force a corner. The Flamingos pressed the Hailstorm and forced another corner but couldn't record a shot on goal. In the 13th minute, a tie up in the Forward Madison box led to a penalty kick for Northern Colorado. Mitch Osmond was cautioned with a yellow card on the play. Northern Colorado's leading goal scorer, Irvin Parra, took the penalty and managed to get the shot past Raiko Arozarena to give the Hailstorm an early 1-0 lead.

After the early score by Northern Colorado, Forward Madison regained momentum in the 30th minute when Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu played a beautiful cross to Gebhard in the box. Gebhard beat the first defender with a move and fired a shot low and hard into the far corner of the goal, evening up the score at 1-1. With the score tied up, Forward Madison began to control the majority of the possession. In the 38th minute Wheeler-Omiunu started to make a run through the Hailstorm defense until Leo Folla made a dangerous tackle and was issued a red card for his offense. Due to the booking, Northern Colorado was forced to continue the match down a man. The first half finished up as Forward Madison applied constant pressure on the Hailstorm, but couldn't break the deadlock. The squads entered the halftime break tied at 1-1.

The second half started with limited action until the Hailstorm striker Jerry Desdunes was issued a yellow card in the 51st minute. Moments later, Northern Colorado threatened the 'Mingos with a cross into the box, but luckily for the Pink and Blue, the Hailstorm forward shot the ball well over the top post. At the 60th minute mark, Matheus Cassini fired a shot from outside the box that Johan Penaranda barely got his fingertips to. Less than a minute later, Cassini played a cross to an open Mbacke-Thiam in the box. The striker tried to head it past the goalie but Penaranda positioned himself well to save the shot. Head coach Matt Glaeser made his club's first substitution in the 62nd minute when he subbed on Mele Temguia for Alann Torres. Forward Madison's strong start to the second half finally paid off in the 65th minute when Cassini crossed the ball to Cyrus Rad. Rad headed the ball back across the net to an open Streng, who easily tapped the ball into the goal to give the 'Mingos a 2-1 lead.

The Flamingos continued to pressure and threaten the Hailstorm after taking the 2-1 advantage. In the 73rd minute both squads coaches made some substitutions to get fresh legs on the pitch. Glaeser subbed Nazeem Bartman and Justin Sukow on for Gebhard and Mbacke-Thiam. At the 82nd minute mark, Cassini sent a ball to Streng, who flicked the ball with his backheal past the defense. The flick gave him an easy breakaway which ultimately put the 'Mingos up 3-1. Moments after the Streng brace, an altercation by Trevor Amann after the play resulted in another red card for Northern Colorado in the 83rd minute. Four minutes later, Northern Colorado's Rob Cornwall was assessed a red card for another altercation after a foul. The third red card forced the Hailstorm to finish the match with only eight players on the pitch. A chippy end to the match allowed the Flamingos to take a 3-1 win home to Madison.

Next up on the USL League One schedule, the Flamingos will return to Breese Stevens Field on Wednesday, August 24th for a match against North Carolina FC at 7:00 pm CT. As for Northern Colorado, they'll hit the road to take on the Greenville Triumph SC on Saturday, August 27th.

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