STATESBORO, Ga. – June 10, 2024 – South Georgia Tormenta FC and South Carolina United FC face each other for the second time this season on Tuesday, June 11. South Georgia won the previous clash in South Carolina by a score of 1-4.
Recipe Review
Tormenta FC will face the Bantams following a 1-1 draw against Carolina Ascent FC on Saturday. The Ibises sit one place above South Carolina United in the standings but have played one less match. The Bantams enter Tuesday following a 3-3 draw with Wake FC. The Ibises have never lost to the Bantams in the USL W League, holding a 4-0-2 (W-L-D) record in the series. Tormenta has outscored South Carolina United by a combined score of 19-5 throughout the six matches.
Key Ingredients
Goalkeeper Jenna Moran played a pivotal role in South Georgia taking a point back to Statesboro by making multiple acrobatic saves. Her performance earned her the Tormenta FC Player of the Match award.
The last time the two sides faced each other, Elis Nemtsov netted a brace against the Bantams. The brace on May 29 marked her fifth and sixth career goal against the Bantams and her second career brace against the South Carolina side.
Foe’s Formula
Luisangely Navas of South Carolina United FC scored her team’s only goal against Tormenta FC in the May matchup. Tormenta FC Head Coach Jim Robbins will turn to his defensive line to minimize her impact as the Ibises look to keep their second clean sheet of the 2024 campaign.
How to Watch
Fans can purchase tickets to the match here or watch the game via Sports Engine. For live updates and highlights throughout the match, fans can follow Tormenta FC on X (Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.
Founded in 2015, Tormenta FC is a professional soccer club based in Statesboro, Georgia. Tormenta FC competes in the professional USL League One and the pre-professional USL W League, under the United Soccer League (USL), and has also established a thriving academy system throughout South Georgia and the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
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