Match Report
Forward Madison, 3rd with 43 points, sat 17 points above Naples (11th, 26). Naples ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Forward Madison 1.95 scored and 1.05 conceded per game, Naples 1.17 and 1.7, with the league averaging 1.48.
Momentum sat with Forward Madison, winners of their last three. Naples had lost six in a row. The last-five ledger: Forward Madison 13/15, Naples 0/15.
The match was played at Breese Stevens Field (capacity 5,000). Forward Madison led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Forward Madison: Hakim Karamoko (28'), Josh Bolma (74'), Ryan Carmichael (90') · Naples: Aiden Mesias (80')
Key stats
Possession: Forward Madison 41% · Naples 59% · Total shots: 9-20 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 3-7