Portion of the inner penumbra in the MURaM sunspot simulation by Rempel (2015) with some filaments hosting a counter-EF (see also Siu-Tapia et al. 2018). The maps show: panel a: magnetic field strength B [G]; panel b: field inclination with respect to the vertical γ [°], i.e., γ = 0° represents a vertical field of umbral polarity, γ = 90° a horizontal field, and γ = 180° a vertical field of opposite polarity to the umbra; panel c: radial flow velocity v_r [km s⁻¹]; and panel d: vertical flow velocity v_z [km s⁻¹]. Negative v_r and v_z values (red-to-yellow colors) indicate inflows and downflows, respectively. This sign convention differs from the one used in observational studies, where negative values denote flows moving towards the observer along the LOS. The black contour lines were placed at I_c/I_QS <  0.45 near the umbra(left)-penumbra(right) boundary. All maps show the corresponding physical parameters at log(τ) = 0.