Reading United AC will head down south to the Deep South Champions and Southern Conference Champions out of Statesboro, Georgia as Tormenta FC 2 hosts the USL League Two Semi-Final.
Tormenta FC 2 faced two tough tests in the Southern Conference as they played The Villages in the first round. It started as a close competition throughout the first half but behind three second-half goals and a mostly resolute defense saw the South Georgia side go through to the Southern Conference Final. In the final, Tormenta met up with Brazos Valley Cavalry, who were previously undefeated and scored 56 goals and only conceded 14 in 15 games. But Tormenta came out fast, scoring three goals in the first half and conceding only one. They went on to score twice more to take down the Mid-South Champions, 5-1.
Reading United claimed back-to-back Eastern Conference Titles in front of their home support starting with GPS Portland Phoenix in the first round. But they faced a good test from the wild card team out of the North West. GPS took Reading to extra time and even to penalties that ended 5-4 to move United onto the Final against Western Mass. The Pioneers were another undefeated team averaging under 0.5 goals against per game, but Reading struck in the first half and rode out a flurry of attacks throughout the game to hold on and win the Eastern Conference.
