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Forward Madison FC and Pumas Tabasco Draw 2-2 in International Friendly

July 20, 2022 - United Soccer League One (USL1)
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Forward Madison FC and Pumas Tabasco Draw 2-2 in International Friendly

Forward Madison FC took on Liga de Expansión MX club, Pumas Tabasco, at Breese Stevens Field on Wednesday, July 20th at 7:00 pm CT. The international friendly resulted in a 2-2 draw. Forward Madison's Jeremiah Streng put on a stellar performance at home, notching a goal and an assist in 62 minutes of action.

Forward Madison began the first half strongly as Jeremiah Streng stole the ball in the 4th minute and almost created a chance for the 'Mingos to score off the counterattack. An injury in the 9th minute forced Pumas Tabasco to sub off defender Juan de Dios Aguayo for Pablo Jaquez. In the 13th minute, the Flamingos nearly got a goal past Pumas Tabasco thanks to a perfect through ball pass from Streng to Rojay Smith. Smith shot a low, left-footed shot at Pumas Tabasco's Joel Garcia that got saved. At the 19th minute mark, Juan José Machado led his squad on the counterattack and slotted a shot just past the Forward Madison goalkeeper, Raiko Arozarena, giving Pumas Tabasco a 1-0 lead.

The Flamingos got one on the board in the 27th minute thanks to an acrobatic pass from Alvin Jones to Jeremiah Streng, who comfortably headed the ball into the net. With the score all knotted up at 1-1, Streng continued to make his presence felt. In the 29th minute, the Finnish striker dished an impressive pass to Rojay Smith who shot the ball right past the Pumas Tabasco keeper and into the open net. A minute later, coach Matt Glaeser subbed some fresh legs onto the field, pulling Cyrus Rad and Eric Leonard for Mélé Temguia and Christian Dean. The remainder of the first half ticked away as both teams struggled to record chances. Forward Madison entered the halftime break leading Pumas Tabasco 2-1.

The second half started off with some substitutions for both clubs. Forward Madison subbed in goalkeeper Parker Smith for Raiko Arozarena and Carl Schneider replaced Alvin Jones. As for Pumas Tabasco, Eduardo Chacon and Rafael Duran subbed onto the pitch for Alejandro Zamudio and Brian Figueroa. Pumas Tabasco picked up a couple of yellow cards in the 52nd and 54th minute marks. In the 61st minute, Parker Smith came up with a huge save on a breakaway to keep Pumas Tabasco stuck at one goal on the scoreboard. Coach Glaeser elected to make some more substitutions in the 62nd minute, subbing in Nazeem Bartman, Abdou Mbacke-Thiam, and Mikey Maldonado for Jeremiah Streng, Rojay Smith, and Derek Gebhard. At the 69th minute mark, Pumas Tabasco nearly evened up the score after a perfectly placed cross was headed just wide of the net. Forward Madison recorded a couple of quality chances and nearly scored in the 78th minute thanks to an exceptional cross from Nazeem Bartman, who pulled the Pumas Tabasco goalie out of the net. At the 84th minute mark, Pumas Tabasco's Rafael Duran got deep into the box and slotted a short shot past Parker Smith to tie up the score at 2-2. The final six minutes of the friendly winded down quickly as the squads ended up tying 2-2.

Next up, Forward Madison returns to its USL League One schedule with a match against Union Omaha at home on Tuesday, July 26th. After that, the Flamingos will conclude its four-game home stretch with a match against Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC on Saturday, July 30th. As for Pumas Tabasco, they'll head back to Mexico for a Liga de Expansion match against Atletico Morelia.

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