Forward Madison set a new regular season attendance record Saturday, but dropped to fourth in the USL League One standings after a close 0-1 home loss to Greenville Triumph. The crowd of 4,663 – aided by an appearance from actor Leslie David Baker, who played Stanley in NBC’s “The Office” – was ultimately denied a positive result by Greenville midfielder Christopher Bermudez, who scored the winner near the end of the first half.
With five games left to play in the Flamingos’ inaugural League One season, Head Coach Daryl Shore, said his team has to respond quickly to make it up to its supporters.
“You can’t say enough about our fans, I apologize to them for letting them down,” Shore said. “This wasn’t what we anticipated but we’re not out of it and we’ve just got to keep plugging away. We’re not going to get down on ourselves. We know that we still have it in our hands.”
Although neither team created many gilt-edged chances at the start of the game, Greenville took the lead just before the break through Bermudez, who took down a cross from Aaron Walker before curling a shot past Brian Sylvestre at the far post. Forward Madison had its own chance to respond immediately thanks to Josiel Núñez, whose shot from point-blank range was cleared off the line by defender Tyler Polak.
According to Shore, Greenville packed numbers into its defense after the goal, making it more difficult for the Flamingos to break them down.
“They’re very well organized,” Shore said. “Once they scored the goal, they [basically] put 12 guys behind the ball. They just defended well and they have a good goalkeeper.”
The second half became more of a defensive display, with Greenville taking off the goalscorer Bermudez for the more defensively-minded Paul Clowes and sitting deep behind the ball. As the Triumph sat back, the Flamingos struggled to penetrate a defense the has conceded fewer goals than any other in USL League One.
A fingertip save from Brian Sylvestre denied a second Greenville goal in the 76th minute, but the Flamingos couldn’t turn it around and find an equalizer.
According to Forward Madison captain Connor Tobin, FMFC needs to bounce back quickly to keep its championship dreams alive.
“(There are) five games left, we’re backs against the wall,” Tobin said. “We keep talking in the locker room, you’ve got to respond to adversity. We’re at a point in our season where it’s do-or-die, and we’ll see what the guys are made of.”
After playing twice in the past week, Forward Madison gets the weekend off before hosting fifth-place South Georgia Tormenta FC in what will be a major battle for the League One playoff spots. The Flamingos have two regular season games left at Breese Stevens Field out of their remaining five matches.
Forward Madison set a new regular season attendance record Saturday, but dropped to fourth in the USL League One standings after a close 0-1 home loss to Greenville Triumph. The crowd of 4,663 – aided by an appearance from actor Leslie David Baker, who played Stanley in NBC’s “The Office” – was ultimately denied a positive result by Greenville midfielder Christopher Bermudez, who scored the winner near the end of the first half.
With five games left to play in the Flamingos’ inaugural League One season, Head Coach Daryl Shore, said his team has to respond quickly to make it up to its supporters.
“You can’t say enough about our fans, I apologize to them for letting them down,” Shore said. “This wasn’t what we anticipated but we’re not out of it and we’ve just got to keep plugging away. We’re not going to get down on ourselves. We know that we still have it in our hands.”
Although neither team created many gilt-edged chances at the start of the game, Greenville took the lead just before the break through Bermudez, who took down a cross from Aaron Walker before curling a shot past Brian Sylvestre at the far post. Forward Madison had its own chance to respond immediately thanks to Josiel Núñez, whose shot from point-blank range was cleared off the line by defender Tyler Polak.
According to Shore, Greenville packed numbers into its defense after the goal, making it more difficult for the Flamingos to break them down.
“They’re very well organized,” Shore said. “Once they scored the goal, they [basically] put 12 guys behind the ball. They just defended well and they have a good goalkeeper.”
The second half became more of a defensive display, with Greenville taking off the goalscorer Bermudez for the more defensively-minded Paul Clowes and sitting deep behind the ball. As the Triumph sat back, the Flamingos struggled to penetrate a defense the has conceded fewer goals than any other in USL League One.
A fingertip save from Brian Sylvestre denied a second Greenville goal in the 76th minute, but the Flamingos couldn’t turn it around and find an equalizer.
According to Forward Madison captain Connor Tobin, FMFC needs to bounce back quickly to keep its championship dreams alive.
“(There are) five games left, we’re backs against the wall,” Tobin said. “We keep talking in the locker room, you’ve got to respond to adversity. We’re at a point in our season where it’s do-or-die, and we’ll see what the guys are made of.”
After playing twice in the past week, Forward Madison gets the weekend off before hosting fifth-place South Georgia Tormenta FC in what will be a major battle for the League One playoff spots. The Flamingos have two regular season games left at Breese Stevens Field out of their remaining five matches.
Forward Madison FC
Head Coach: Daryl Shore
Goalkeeper- Brian Sylvestre #92
Defender- Christian Diaz #27
Defender- Wyatt Omsberg #22
Defender – Connor Tobin #13 (captain)
Defender- Carter Manley #2 YC
Midfielder – J.C. Banks #29
Midfielder -Eric Leonard #3 (88’ Louis Bennett #21)
Midfielder – Josiel Nunez #70
Forward- Don Smart #7
Forward – Jiro Barriga Toyama #77 (76’- Zaire Bartley #17)
Forward- Oliver White #20 (70’- Danny Tenorio #10)
Substitutes
G- Ryan Coulter #1
D- Shaun Russell #15
D- Carl Schnieder #23
M- Louis Bennett #21
F- Zaire Bartley #17
F- Danny Tenorio #10
F- Brian Bement #14
Greenville Triumph SC
Head Coach: John Harkes
Goalkeeper: Dallas Jaye #22
Defender: Maxwell Hemmings #5
Defender: Kevin Politz #4
Defender: Evan Lee #12
Defender: Tyler Polak #3
Midfielder: Dominic Boland #2 (89’- Travis Ward #88)
Midfielder: Cole Seiler #14
Midfielder: Aaron Walker #8 (captain)
Midfielder: Christopher Bermudez #7 ⚽ (48’- Paul Clowes #6 YC)
Forward: Jake Keegan #9 YC
Forward: Joshua Donnelly #17 (80’- Carlos Gomez #10)
Substitutes
GK- Miguel Uribe #1
D- Ryeong Choi #13
M- Paul Clowes #6
M-Carlos Gomez #10
M- Travis Ward #88
F- Cameron Saul #11
F- Edmundo Robinson #31
Goals
Greenville Triumph
42'- Chistopher Bermudez (Aaron Walker)
Yellow Cards
Forward Madison FC
21’- Carter Manley #2
Greenville Triumph
59’- Paul Clowes #6
84’- Jake Keegan #9
Referees
Luis Diego Arroyo
Eric Wood
Matthew Seem
Esad Omanovic
Venue
Breese Stevens Field – Madison, WI
Attendance
4,663
Forward Madison FC’s inaugural season is here! The team will play its next home game on September 7 vs South Georgia Tormenta FC. Get tickets to see Forward Madison’s inaugural season at: https://sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net/forwardmadisonfc/tickets.
Forward Madison FC
Head Coach: Daryl Shore
Goalkeeper- Brian Sylvestre #92
Defender- Christian Diaz #27
Defender- Wyatt Omsberg #22
Defender – Connor Tobin #13 (captain)
Defender- Carter Manley #2 YC
Midfielder – J.C. Banks #29
Midfielder -Eric Leonard #3 (88’ Louis Bennett #21)
Midfielder – Josiel Nunez #70
Forward- Don Smart #7
Forward – Jiro Barriga Toyama #77 (76’- Zaire Bartley #17)
Forward- Oliver White #20 (70’- Danny Tenorio #10)
Substitutes
G- Ryan Coulter #1
D- Shaun Russell #15
D- Carl Schnieder #23
M- Louis Bennett #21
F- Zaire Bartley #17
F- Danny Tenorio #10
F- Brian Bement #14
Greenville Triumph SC
Head Coach: John Harkes
Goalkeeper: Dallas Jaye #22
Defender: Maxwell Hemmings #5
Defender: Kevin Politz #4
Defender: Evan Lee #12
Defender: Tyler Polak #3
Midfielder: Dominic Boland #2 (89’- Travis Ward #88)
Midfielder: Cole Seiler #14
Midfielder: Aaron Walker #8 (captain)
Midfielder: Christopher Bermudez #7 â½ (48’- Paul Clowes #6 YC)
Forward: Jake Keegan #9 YC
Forward: Joshua Donnelly #17 (80’- Carlos Gomez #10)
Substitutes
GK- Miguel Uribe #1
D- Ryeong Choi #13
M- Paul Clowes #6
M-Carlos Gomez #10
M- Travis Ward #88
F- Cameron Saul #11
F- Edmundo Robinson #31
Goals
Greenville Triumph
42′- Chistopher Bermudez (Aaron Walker)
Yellow Cards
Forward Madison FC
21’- Carter Manley #2
Greenville Triumph
59’- Paul Clowes #6
84’- Jake Keegan #9
Referees
Luis Diego Arroyo
Eric Wood
Matthew Seem
Esad Omanovic
Venue
Breese Stevens Field – Madison, WI
Attendance
4,663
Forward Madison FC’s inaugural season is here! The team will play its next home game on September 7 vs South Georgia Tormenta FC. Get tickets to see Forward Madison’s inaugural season at: https://sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net/forwardmadisonfc/tickets.
