FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 22, 2019
CONTACT: Bernadette O’Donnell
Tormenta Defeats Richmond Kickers 1-0
Moves to Top of Standings
Tormenta FC defeated the Richmond Kickers tonight 1-0 and continued its undefeated home streak. This win, combined with Forward Madison FC’s defeat of North Texas SC tonight, put Tormenta back on top of the standings with twenty-five points.
“Richmond was playing really well tonight, keeping the ball off of us, but we finally got a chance and we took it,” Tormenta head coach John Miglarese said. “We got the three points, and now it’s time to move on to the next one.”
The majority of the match was back and forth with both defenses playing strong. Tormenta FC had its first chance in the 43rd minute when Alex Morrell shot just left of the goal.
In the 83rd, Tormenta’s Marco Micaletto wins a penalty kick which he converts into the game-winning goal. Richmond was forced to finish off the game with only ten men as Conor Shanosky received a red card in the 87th.
“It was vital that we stay strong and defend the home turf this week,” Man of the Match Joshua Phelps said. “We’ve got an off week coming up, and I’ve got to give it up to the boys for getting our job done before getting some rest this week.”
Tormenta FC finishes their three-game home run on July 6 against Forward Madison FC. The two teams’ first meeting on May 18 resulted in a 1-0 win for Tormenta. Forward Madison beat North Texas SC tonight 3-1, bringing them up to seventh place in the League One standings with fourteen points.
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Post-Game Match Report:
Starting Lineup: Pablo Jara, Jerry Saint-Vil, Joshua Phelps, Daltyn Knutson, Conner Antley, Ricardo Gomez, Nil Vinyals, Mikie Rowe Marco Micaletto, Charlie Dennis, Alex Morrell
Substitutions:
62’- TRM – Lucas Coutinho for Mikie Rowe
62’- RIC – Dennis Chin for Mutaya Mwape
62’- RIC – Joshua Hughes for Jannick Eckenrode
62’- TRM – Kaleb Jackson for Alex Morrell
Scoring Summary: TRM – 1 | RIC – 0
83’ – TRM – Marco Micaletto
Caution Summary:
45’ – RIC – Jannick Eckenrode (Foul)
54’ – RIC – Braeden Troyer (Foul)
73’ – RIC – Joshua Highes (Foul)
79’ – TRM – Alex Morrell (Foul)
85’ – RIC – Conor Shanosky (Foul)
87’ – RIC – Conor Shanosky (Foul-Red)
Post-Game Quote Sheet:
John Miglarese on tonight’s match:
“Richmond was playing really well tonight, keeping the ball off of us, but we finally got a chance and we took it. We got the three points, and now it’s time to move on to the next one.”
Man of the Match Joshua Phelps on the win and the team’s upcoming rest week:
“It was vital that we stay strong and defend the home turf this week. We’ve got an off week coming up, and I’ve got to give it up to the boys for getting our job done before getting some rest this week.”
