By: Sam Carter
STATESBORO, Ga. – South Georgia Tormenta FC fell 1-0 to division leader Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves SC on Thursday night at Optim Sports Medicine Field at Tormenta Stadium.
“It’s coming. If I knew how to create goals as a coach, I would be a rich millionaire along with other coaches around the world. We all know it’s the hardest thing to do in our sport. It’s there, but we just have to get it.”
Jim Robbins, Head Coach
South Georgia weathered the early chances from the Lady Red Wolves, calling upon goalkeeper Keara Fitzgerald to make two crucial saves in the opening 10 minutes of play. Tormenta FC kept possession of the ball for large portions of the first half with the best chances coming from Abby Gemza and Tess Werts. Roisin McGovern and Sade Heinrichs, in the pair’s first start together in the backline, repelled Chattanooga’s attacking threats late in the first half, and the two sides entered the halftime break tied 0-0.
Successive corners to start the second half from Elis Nemtsov led to chances inside the penalty box from Gemza and Katie Phee, but Tormenta FC could not convert. The Lady Red Wolves took the lead following the threatening spell of possession after a dangerous cross deflected into the net. Werts forced another save from the Chattanooga goalkeeper after a curling effort from just outside the penalty box. South Georgia traded opportunities with its opponents in the closing minutes of the second half but was ultimately unable to find the equalizer.
South Georgia is back in action on Sunday night, hosting North Alabama SC at 7:30 p.m. ET before a two-game away stint, when the team travels to Birmingham Legion SC and Tennessee SC.
In June of 2021, Tormenta FC was named a founding member of the USL W League, an elite pre-professional pathway for women looking to build their careers both on and off the pitch. Tormenta FC won its first-ever USL W League title in 2022 after defeating the Minnesota Aurora in front of 6,500 fans in Eagan, Minnesota.
Tormenta FC provides opportunities to local and national players to develop and start their professional careers in Statesboro, Georgia. In just one year, Tormenta FC’s USL W League team has produced six professional players with Sydney Martinez joining Jenae Packard, Emily Burke, Kelly Giddes, Abigail Wolf and Jodi Medina as the latest player to sign a contract in Europe.
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