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North Carolina FC Falls to Forward Madison FC on the Road

June 10, 2023 - United Soccer League One (USL1)
North Carolina FC News Release


MADISON, WI. - North Carolina FC did not finish the way they wanted to after a 0-3 loss on the road to Forward Madison FC at Breese Stevens Field. With over fifty percent possession throughout the match, North Carolina still came up short on the offensive side of the match.

North Carolina came out strong in the first half however they couldn't seem to keep their composure as Madison came in strong late in the first half to tally their first goal of the game in the extra time. With only nine shots during the game, Forward Madison outshot them by three.

Madison defined their lead in the second half with a goal from Prentise and Crull. Although with physical play and multiple yellow cards North Carolina couldn't get one in the back of the net. Madison's goalkeeper wasn't budging and determined to keep the clean sheet for himself and his team. North Carolina still remains on the top of the table but will be searching for the win as their road stretch comes to an end.

Quoting North Carolina FC

Head Coach John Bradford on being home again this weekend:

"I'm very much looking forward to a strong week of training leading up to being back home and I know our guys will respond immediately."

Mikey Maldonado on being home again this weekend:

"Being back home will be big for us to get these points back from the past couple games. We owe it to the fans, organization, and ourselves to get back to our winning ways especially with the team we have."

Match Notes:

North Carolina still stands at the top of the table tied with Charlotte Independence

This game is the last of a month long away stretch for North Carolina.

North Carolina is second in the league in both goals (17) and shots (165).

Next Match: North Carolina FC will return home on Sunday, June 18, at 3:00 PM ET. The match will stream live on ESPN+.

Box Score:

NCFC (4-4-2): Nicholas Holliday, Nelson Blanco, Gustavo Fernandes, Christian Lue Young (DJ Benton - 78'), Luis Arriaga (Garrett McLaughlin. - 65'), Michael Maldonado, Daniel Navarro ©, Rafa Mentzingen (Max Flick - 82'), Jaden Servania (Shak Adams - 78'), Louis Perez , Oalex Anderson (Preston Popp -82')

Subs Not Used: Shak Adams, Preston Popp, Tor Saunders, Luke Croll

MAD (4-3-3): Bernd Schipmann, Stephen Payne, Mitch Osmond ©, Timmy Mehl, Jacob Crull, Isidro Martinez, Nazeem Bartman (Christian Chaney - 71'), Derek Gebhard (Robert Screen - 71'), Christian Chaney, Francis Jno-Baptiste (Mauro Chichero - 71'), Wolfgang Prentice (Eric Conerty - 90' +5'), Aiden Mesias (Andrew Wheeler-Ominu -87')

Subs Not Used: Martin Sanchez, Sam Brotherton, Jayden Onen, Christian Chaney, Eric Conerty

Score:

NCFC: 0

MAD: 3

Goals:

NCFC:

MAD: S. Payne (Isidro Martinez) - 44', W. Prentice (Francis Baptiste) - 64', J. Crull (75')

Cautions:

NCFC: M. Maldanado - 28', J. Servania - 77', R. Mentzingen - 80', N. Blanco-Flores - 89'

MAD: Mauro Chichero - 81'

Ejections:

NCFC: -

MAD: -

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