Match Day Information
Location: Tormenta Stadium, Statesboro, GA
Reported attendance: 1,085
Weather: 72F, windy
Match Notes – Tormenta FC
Formation: 4-4-2
Absent from the roster: Arthur Bosua (ACL), Jake Dengler (leg), Preston Kilwien (red card suspension), Kazaiah Sterling (head)
Coach Ian Cameron continued with a 4-4-2 setup, replacing centrebacks Preston Kilwien (red card suspension) and Jake Dengler (leg injury) with Derek Nembhard and Dalton Knutson.
Dalton Knutson signed with the club earlier in the week and made his debut in the starting 11. The defender was the minutes leader at Union Omaha in 2022 but went unsigned in the off-season.
Collin Mocyunas made his club and professional debut, coming on for Nicolas Akoto in the 77th minute.
Tormenta dominated possession but only found three shots on target.
Forward Mukwalle Akale missed a penalty kick in the 90th minute.
TJ Bush made his season debut in the net, giving up three goals on six shots on target.
Notable on the bench: Matheus Cassini returned to the roster after a week off, subbing in for Andrew Akindele in the 65th minute. John Murphy was replaced in the starting 11 by Kingsford Adjei, and subbed in for Pedro Fonseca in the 62nd minute.
Yellow cards: Otieno (46′), Knutson (57′)
Tormenta FC Substitutions
IN: FW Elija Amo 62′
OUT: FW Kingsford Adjei
IN: MF John Murphy 62’
OUT: MF Pedro Fonseca
IN: MF Matheus Cassini 65′
OUT: FW Andrew Akindele
IN: MF Chris Heckenburg 77′
OUT: MF Tobias Otieno
IN: DF Collin Mocyunas 77′
OUT: DF Nicolas Akoto
Next match: Tormenta FC defeated USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley Toros FC 2-1 on Wednesday on goals from Johny Murphy and Kingsford Adjei. They resume regular season play on Saturday, April 8th, hosting Greenville Triumph.
Match Notes – Hailstorm FC
Formation: 4-4-2
Absent from the roster: Joel Chavez, Brecc Evans (injury), Irvin Parra (medical), Brandon Rosas, Ryan Wittenbrink
Coach Zayed went with a 4-4-2 setup once again, with Stefan Lukic starting up front in place of Irvin Parra, who was out on leave. Pedro Rendon shifted to right-back, while Valentin Sabella got the start on the right midfield/wing. With Brecc Evans out with an injury, Arthur Rogers shifted to Evans’ center-back slot.
McCain Clarke made his team and professional debut, subbing in for Billy King in the 88th minute.
Notable on the bench: Nortei Nortey replaced Jackson Dietrich in the 66th minute and scored the match’s second goal in the 76th minute. Marky Hernandez replaced Sabella in the 80th minute and scored a diving header on a rebound just three minutes later. Donald Benemna returned from international duty and came off the bench for Trevor Amann in the 66th minute. Leo Folla did not appear in the match, and Johan Peñaranda returned from red card suspension to back up Edward Delgado.
Rob Cornwall struck first for Hailstorm FC, pushing in an awkward re-direction from a corner kick in the 25th minute.
Nortey knocked in another redirect in the box in the 76th minute, while Hernandez dove in a header on a rebound from a TJ Bush initial block.
Yellow cards: Amann (30′), Lukic (33′), Zayed (33′), Rogers (60′), King (73′), Opera (89′)
Hailstorm FC Substitutions
IN: MF Nortei Nortey 66′
OUT: MF Jackson Dietrich
IN: FW Donald Benemna 66′
OUT: FW Trevor Amann
IN: MF Marky Hernandez 80′
OUT: MF Valentin Sabella
IN: FW Destan Norman 87′
OUT: FW Stefan Lukic
IN: FW McCain Clarke 88′
OUT: FW Billy King