FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 15, 2019
CONTACT: Bernadette O’Donnell
Tormenta FC Shuts Out Orlando City B 2-0
Tormenta FC battled Orlando City B tonight for the second time this season and came out with all three points this time after tying with OCB on April 14. Tormenta shut out OCB and continued its undefeated home campaign.
“I’m glad we got the result,” Head Coach John Miglarese said. “We were a little rusty in the first half after having a week off, but we got sharper in the second. There were some guys that had to step it up tonight like Mikie Rowe, and I’m very proud of their hard work.”
Orlando City matched Tormenta’s possession throughout but completed only six shots to the home team’s sixteen. Tormenta FC has several close chances in the first half like Dalton Pando’s shot that hit the underside of the crossbar in the 27th, but it was Mikie Rowe who scored the game winner. With his family from Ireland sitting in the stands, Rowe bicycle kicked the ball to the center of the goal after a Tormenta corner in the 54th, putting Tormenta in the lead.
Alex Morrell solidified Tormenta’s lead in the 86th with a goal from the right of the box, assisted by Yaw Amankwa. This win strengthened Tormenta’s second place spot, putting the team within one point of first place in the USL League One standings with twenty-two points, right behind North Texas SC. Tormenta continues its home streak on June 22 against the Richmond Kickers.
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Post-Game Match Report:
Starting Lineup: Pablo Jara, Mike O’Sullivan, Daltyn Knutson, Joshua Phelps, Conner Antley, Nil Vinyals, Marco Micaletto, Alex Morrell, Dalton Pando, Charlie Dennis, Mikie Rowe
Substitutions:
48’- TRM – Jerry Saint-Vil for Mike O’Sullivan
55’- TRM – Jad Arslan for Dalton Pando
55’- ORL – Steven Hernandez for Austin Amer
68’- ORL – Christopher Osei-Wusu for Thiago Souza
75’- ORL – Tresor Mbuyu for Rafael
83’- TRM – Yaw Amankwa for Mikie Rowe
Scoring Summary: TRM- 2 | ORL- 0
54’- TRM – Mikie Rowe
87’- TRM – Alex Morrell (Assisted by Yaw Amankwa)
Caution Summary:
93’ – ORL – – Leonardo Simas (Argument)
Post Match Quote Sheet:
Head Coach John Miglarese:
“I’m glad we got the result. We were a little rusty in the first half after having a week off, but we got sharper in the second. There were some guys that had to step it up tonight like Mikie Rowe, and I’m very proud of their hard work.”
