FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 26, 2019
CONTACT: Bernadette O’Donnell
Tormenta FC Snags First Road Win Against FC Tucson
Tormenta FC concluded a rocky 4-game road stretch with its first away win. Tonight, Tormenta FC defeated FC Tucson for the second time this season 2-0.
“Great performance tonight,” Coach John Miglarese said. “I thought we played well, and we had some good guys put in a top performance. Happy to finally get a win on the road.”
During the first half, Tormenta FC kept control and most of the possession, but FC Tucson held its ground and fought back as well. Tormenta FC had several chances, including a challenging shot on target by Alex Morrell that the keeper dove to seek out. By the end of the first half, neither team had conceded.
Tormenta FC picked up the pace in half two with a free kick from Nil Vinyals in the 56th that deflected off the crossbar. Less than a minute later, Tormenta had chance after chance with shots in the box from Charlie Dennis, Alex Morrell, and Marco Micaletto. In the 60th, a run by Micaletto resulted in Tormenta’s first goal of the night by Lucas Coutinho, assisted by Charlie Dennis.
After Tormenta’s goal, FC Tucson began a full field press to steal two points. Tucson got a shot in, but Pablo Jara declined the advance with a save of the week material block.
After 20 minutes of chaos, Tucson sent ten men forward. Tormenta FC felt the pressure and then adjusted accordingly. In stoppage time, Tucson called its goalie forward to add more body to the box, making way for Antley to score his second goal in two games.
With the win, Tormenta FC earns its first three points on the road and looks to defend its undefeated streak at home on May 12 against Toronto FC II.
Post-Game Match Report:
Starting Lineup: Pablo Jara (C), Jerry Saint-Vil, Conner Antley, Daltyn Knutson, Joshua Phelps, Nil Vinyals, Ricardo Gomez, Charlie Dennis, Marco Micaletto, Lucas Coutinho, Alex Morrell
Substitutions:
46’- TUC – Devyn Jambga for Zach Wright
69’ – TRM – Mikie Rowe for Lucas Coutinho
71’ – TUC – Guillermo Delgado for Eti Tavares
82’ – TRM – Jad Arslan for Charlie Dennis
87’ – TRM – Nick Wells for Joshua Phelps
Scoring Summary: TUC – 0 | TRM – 2
60′ – TRM – Lucas Coutinho (Assisted by Charlie Dennis)
95’ – TRM – Conner Antley (Assisted by Alex Morrell)
Caution Summary:
54’ – TRM – Ricardo Gomez
65’ – TRM – Jerry Saint-Vil
78’ – TUC – Jose Terron
89’ – TRM – Jad Arslan
94’ – TRM – Marco Micaletto
