South Georgia Tormenta FC secured its 50th regular season win against Lexington Sporting Club with a 2-1 score on the road at Toyota Stadium. Tormenta is the fifth club in USL League One history to achieve this landmark feat.
After a challenging stint of matches, the Ibises were eager to find a win. Tormenta’s Joshua Ramos took the first shot of the evening in the second minute of play but the ball went just over the crossbar.
In an attempt to counter Tormenta's heavy pressure, Lexington sent a shot sailing toward keeper Drew Romig. Romig leapt to punch the ball away and maintain the clean sheet.
After the early action, the match was rife with transitional stints as each team fought to maintain possession to find scoring opportunities. Tormenta struggled to find opportunities to press the ball into Lexington’s side in the first half, forcing Romig to make multiple key saves to preserve the 0-0 score.
Just prior to halftime, Pedro Fonseca, through a flurry of defenders, blasted a shot toward Lexington’s keeper but the attempt went just left of the goal. During added time, Lexington Sporting Club found the opening goal of the match.
Head Coach Ian Cameron made several changes at halftime, bringing on Sebastián Vivas, Jackson Khoury and Nick Akoto.
In the 66th minute of play, Alsadiq Hasan sent a pass to Fonseca, who tapped the ball to Vivas. Vivas saw his opening and secured the equalizing goal, sending the ball just past the keeper into the bottom of the net.
As the match progressed, intensity in plays heightened. A total of 13 yellow cards were doled out by the end of the match. A red card was shown to Ajmeer Spengler following a foul.
In the 87th minute, Akoto sent a cross to Fonseca who headed the ball into the net to give Tormenta FC the late lead. This goal marked the final of the night, signifying a Tormenta FC win.
Tormenta FC will be back in action on July 20 on the road against Charlotte Independence. Fans can tune in to the match via ESPN+.
