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 When the dust settled Saturday at the U.S. Adult Soccer Association Region II Amateur Cup in Oak Forest, Ill., the Madison 56ers found out just how close they were to pulling off an amazing feat.
After losing their first match in Group A play on Friday, the 56ers stormed back with a 3-1 victory over FC Indiana and a 5-3 win over Illinois' AAC Eagles to forge a three-way tie atop the standings. But in the end, Madison was a few goals short, with the AAC Eagles advancing to Sunday's final thanks to a better goal differential. “It was close. At the end of the day, we made a run at it,” said 56ers coach Jim Launder, who disagreed with the calls that gave AAC Eagles penalty kicks in the 72nd and 78th minutes.
George Mason forward Parker Walton and Butler midfielder Kyle Pateros (Janesville Craig) each had two-goal games on the day for the 56ers (5-3-1), who had been shut out in their previous two matches. Check back later for more details on the matches. Madison 56ers
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| FC Indiana
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Madison 56ers — Parker Walton (William Bagayoko) 10
Madison 56ers — Parker Walton (Nick Kay) 48
FC Indiana — Name not available 76
Madison 56ers — Keith Dangarembwa 78
MADISON 56ERS: Jon Szafranski; Henry Aiyenero, Reed Cooper, Cale Cooper (Chris Brown 65); J.C. Banks (Keith Dangarembwa 72), Nick Kay, Demetrius White, Kyle Pateros (Brian Bultman 72), Pablo Delgado (Eric Meyer 65), William Bagayoko (Adam Lysak 58); Parker Walton (Ilya Ksenidi 72).
FC INDIANA: Not available.
Saves: M (Szafranski) 3; I 8. Shots: M 19, I 4. Corner kicks: M 4, I 0. Fouls: M 11, I 8. Offsides: M 8, I 5. Discipline: I — Fishback (13th, caution); I — Leger (32, caution); M — Dangarembwa (83, caution).
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Madison 56ers — Kyle Pateros 12
Madison 56ers — William Bagayoko (Kyle Pateros) 24
Madison 56ers — Kyle Pateros (Pablo Delgado) 30
AAC Eagles — Name not available 63
Madison 56ers — Reed Cooper (Keith Dangarembwa) 67
AAC Eagles — Name not available (penalty kick) 72
AAC Eagles — Name not available (penalty kick) 78
Madison 56ers — Eric Meyer (Nick Kay) 87
MADISON 56ERS: Jon Szafranski (Nick Powell 46); Henry Aiyenero (Chris Brown 57), Reed Cooper, Cale Cooper, Brian Bultman; J.C. Banks, Keith Dangarembwa; Pablo Delgado (Nick Kay 65), Kyle Pateros (Eric Meyer 78), William Bagayoko (Adam Lysak 52); Parker Walton (Ilya Ksenidi 33).
AAC EAGLES: Not available.
Saves: M (Szafranski 1, Powell 1) 2; AAC 7. Shots: M 13, AAC 4. Corner kicks: M 3, AAC 4. Fouls: M 12, AAC 10. Offsides: M 6, AAC 2. Discipline: M — Walton (23, caution); M — Aiyenero (56, caution); M — Dangarembwa (66, caution); M — R. Cooper (72, caution); M — Brown (83, caution).
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