2022 Tormenta FC season

Tormenta FC
2022 season
OwnerVan Tassell Group
Head coachIan Cameron
StadiumErik Russell Park & Optim Health System Field
USL1 PlayoffsChampions
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Multiple players (2 goals)
All: Arthur Bosua (3 goals)
Highest home attendance1,254 vs. CV (5/21)
Lowest home attendance627 vs. OMA (6/25)
Average home league attendance1,259
Biggest winBMH 0–2 TRM (4/19, USOC)
GVL 0–2 TRM (4/23)
TUC 0–2 TRM (4/30)
GVL 1–3 TRM (7/30)
CV 0–2 TRM (8/27)
CLT 0–2 TRM (8/31)
TRM 3–1 NCO (9/10)
TRM 2–0 CHA (10/15)
Biggest defeatTRM 0–4 CV (5/21)
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The 2022 Tormenta FC season was the club's seventh season of existence, and their fourth season as a professional club, all of which have been spent in the third tier of American soccer in USL League One. Tormenta FC enter this season following an 11th-place finish the previous season.[1] This will be the club's first season in their new stadium, Optim Health System Field, after spending previous seasons at Eagle Field on the campus of Georgia Southern University.[2]

Club

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Roster

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As of March 31, 2022[3][4]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Pablo Jara  Chile
2 DF Ian Antley  United States
3 DF Owen Green  United States
4 DF Lars Eckenrode  United States
5 DF Joshua Phelps  Australia
7 FW Kingsford Adjei  Ghana
8 MF Gabriel Cabral  Brazil
9 FW Kazaiah Sterling  England
10 MF Adrian Billhardt  Germany
11 FW Jamil Roberts  England
12 DF Deshawon Nembhard  Belize
14 FW Alex Morrell  United States
18 MF Josue Soto  United States
21 MF Chris Heckenberg  Australia
23 DF Curtis Thorn  England
25 DF Jake Dengler  United States
27 FW Arthur Bosua  South Africa
29 DF Brittain Gottlieb ([A])  United States
30 GK Jamie Boegel  United States
47 MF Barry Sharifi  United States
55 MF Tobias Otieno  Kenya
99 GK TJ Bush  United States
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract
    2.

Competitions

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Exhibitions

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February 26, 2022 (2022-02-26) 1 Atlanta United 2 0–1 Tormenta FC Marietta, Georgia
3:00 PM EST Report Stadium: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground
March 5, 2022 (2022-03-05) 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Tormenta FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 PM EST Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20) 3 Tormenta FC 1–1 Mercer University Statesboro, Georgia
3:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: Eagle Field

USL League One

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Main article: 2022 USL League One season

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Richmond Kickers (X) 30 14 7 9 54 35 +19 51 Qualification for the semi-finals
2 Greenville Triumph SC 30 12 8 10 40 38 +2 46
3 Tormenta FC (C) 30 12 9 9 42 40 +2 45 Qualification for the play-offs
4 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 30 12 11 7 52 39 +13 43
5 Union Omaha 30 10 7 13 34 33 +1 43
Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season Champion

Match results

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April 2, 2022 (2022-04-02) 1 Tormenta FC 0–1 North Carolina FC Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Bosua Yellow card 6'
Soto Yellow card 79'		 Report Tahir Yellow card 1'
Anderson Yellow card 18'
McLaughlin 22'
Martinez Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 79'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,209
Referee: Kyle Johnston
April 16, 2022 (2022-04-16) 2 Tormenta FC 0–0 Union Omaha Statesboro, Georgia
6:00 PM EDT Billhardt Yellow card 51'
Nembhard Yellow card 66'
Roberts Yellow card 67'
Phelps Red card 73'		 Report Knutson Yellow card 15'
Scearce Yellow card 20'
Malcolm Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 978
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
April 23, 2022 (2022-04-23) 3 Greenville Triumph 0–2 Tormenta FC Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Walker Yellow card 43' Report Adjei 11'
Phelps Yellow card 32'
Bosua 40'
Cabral Yellow card 71'
Sharifi Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Referee: Chris Ruska
April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30) 4 FC Tucson 0–2 Tormenta FC Tucson, Arizona
10:00 PM EDT Machell Yellow card 5'
Perez Yellow card 29' Red card 62'
Fox Yellow card 77'		 Report Billhardt 61'
Phelps Yellow card 77'
Bosua Yellow card 81'
Sharifi 84'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,026
Referee: Adam Zarrin
May 7, 2022 (2022-05-07) 5 Tormenta FC 0–0 Charlotte Independence Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Sterling Yellow card 90+2' Report Rocha Yellow card 63'
Zendejas Yellow card 77'
Ibarra Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Erik Russell Park
Attendance: 1,242
Referee: Joshua Belk
May 14, 2022 (2022-05-14) 6 North Carolina FC 2–3 Tormenta FC Cary, North Carolina
5:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,056
Referee: Wes Caouette
May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21) 7 Tormenta FC 0–4 Fuego FC Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Sterling Yellow card 31' Report
Stadium: Erik Russell Park
Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Alejo Calume
May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28) 8 Tormenta FC 0–1 FC Tucson Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Sharifi Yellow card 30'
Morrell Yellow card 69'		 Report Shaw Yellow card 4' Yellow-red card 38'
T. Allen 36'
Machell Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Attendance: 928
Referee: Laura Chambers Waliski
June 4, 2022 (2022-06-04) 9 Richmond Kickers 2–2 Tormenta FC Richmond, Virginia
6:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,201
Referee: Anya Voigt
June 11, 2022 (2022-06-11) 10 Hailstorm FC 1–1 Tormenta FC Windsor, Colorado
9:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Future Legends Complex
Attendance: 813
Referee: Cristian Campos
June 19, 2022 (2022-06-19) 11 Tormenta FC 2–2 Forward Madison Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Attendance: 937
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
June 25, 2022 (2022-06-25) 12 Tormenta FC 2–3 Union Omaha Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Phelps Yellow card 5' Yellow-red card 77'
Billhardt 17'
Adeniyi Yellow card 45+4'
Dengler Yellow card 54'
Bawa 90+3' (o.g.)		 Report Scearce 23', Yellow card 42', 55' (pen.)
Brito 74'
Galvan Yellow card 90'
Piedrahita Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Attendance: 627
Referee: Josiah Parke
July 2, 2022 (2022-07-02) 13 Fuego FC 0–1 Tormenta FC Fresno, California
10:30 PM EDT Dullysse Yellow card 31'
Villarreal Yellow card 78'		 Report Cabral 60'
Nembhard Yellow card 70'
Jara Yellow card 87'
Soto Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,546
Referee: Robert Vincze
July 9, 2022 (2022-07-09) 14 Tormenta FC 2–1 Chattanooga Red Wolves Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Roberts Yellow card 31', 37'
Cabral Yellow card 34', 81'
Nembhard Yellow card 46'		 Report Carrera Yellow card 33', 45'
Cardona Yellow card 53'
Avilez Yellow card 76'
España Yellow card 89'
Lombardi Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Attendance: 731
Referee: Amin Hadzic
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) 15 Tormenta FC 5–5 Greenville Triumph Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Sterling 37', 44' (pen.)
Roberts 54'
Otieno 61', Yellow card 79'
Billhardt 87'		 Report Evans 3', 30'
Gavilanes 10'
Labovitz 21', 45+3'
Christensen Yellow card 43'
Filerman Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Attendance: 909
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) 16 Forward Madison 2–0 Tormenta FC Madison, Wisconsin
8:00 PM EDT Wheeler-Omiunu Yellow card 58'
Smith 76'
Cassini 86'		 Report Dengler Yellow card 70' Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 4,304
Referee: Alex Beehler
July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23) 17 Tormenta FC 2–1 North Carolina FC Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Otieno Yellow card 24'
Sterling 27' (pen.), 81'		 Report Fernandes Yellow card 13'
Blanco Yellow card 49'
Servania Yellow card 68', 79'
Adams Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Attendance: 573
Referee: José Lara
July 30, 2022 (2022-07-30) 18 Greenville Triumph 1–3 Tormenta FC Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Polak Yellow card 21'
Labovitz 37'
Smart Yellow card 50'
Ibarra Yellow card 89'
Walker Yellow card 90+3'
Cox-Ashwood Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Billhardt Yellow card 25'
Sterling 27'
Adjei 30'
Otieno Yellow card 35'
Roberts Yellow card 39'
Cabral 51'
Jara Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Referee: John Rush
August 6, 2022 (2022-08-06) 19 Hailstorm FC 2–0 Tormenta FC Windsor, Colorado
9:00 PM EDT Amann Yellow card 27'
Rogers 60'
Evans 82'
Dietrich Yellow card 86'
Nortey Yellow card 87'
Peñaranda Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Green Yellow card 15'
Phelps Yellow card 54'
Nembhard Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Future Legends Complex
Attendance: 300
Referee: Adorae Monroy
August 13, 2022 (2022-08-13) 20 Tormenta FC 0–3 Charlotte Independence Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Sierakowski Yellow card 27' Report Dutey 16'
Conteh Yellow card 33'
Mbuyu 44'
Bennett 86'
Barber Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Attendance: 1,194
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
August 20, 2022 (2022-08-20) 21 Chattanooga Red Wolves 2–1 Tormenta FC East Ridge, Tennessee
7:30 PM EDT Mehl Yellow card 38'
Navarro Yellow card 45'
Galindrez 45+4', soccer ball with red X 54'
Espinoza Yellow card 64'
Ualefi Yellow card 72'
Villalobos 80'
Ortiz Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Adjei 8', Yellow card 21'
Adeniyi Yellow card 40'
Dengler Yellow card 48'
Bush Yellow card 52'
Green Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
Referee: Shawn Tehini
August 27, 2022 (2022-08-27) 22 Fuego FC 0–2 Tormenta FC Fresno, California
10:30 PM EDT Casillas Yellow card 24'
Cerritos Yellow card 65'
Schenfeld Yellow card 70'		 Report Cabral Yellow card 25'
Sterling 26', 54'
Phelps Yellow card 45+5'
Akale Yellow card 54'
Sierakowski Yellow card 71'
Billhardt Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Adam Zarrin
August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31) 23 Charlotte Independence 0–2 Tormenta FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Rocha Yellow card 5'
Bennett Yellow card 55'
Barber Yellow card 87'		 Report Sterling 6', Yellow card 87'
Dengler Yellow card 45+1'
Adeniyi Yellow card 45+3'
Nembhard Yellow card 50'
Adjei 71'		 Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Referee: Emma Richards
September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07) 24 Richmond Kickers 3–1 Tormenta FC Richmond, Virginia
6:30 PM EDT Terzaghi Yellow card 21', 55'
Morán Yellow card 68'
Bolanos 72', 90+4'
Aune Yellow card 78'
Candela Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Billhardt soccer ball with check mark 10'
Dengler Yellow card 23'
Nembhard Yellow card 23'
Phelps Yellow card 34'
Adeniyi Yellow card 82'
Bush Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Referee: Katherine McCormick
September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10) 25 Tormenta FC 3–1 Hailstorm FC Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Sterling 3', 41', soccer ball with check mark 76'
Adjei Yellow card 35'
Billhardt Yellow card 44'
Sharifi Yellow card 89'		 Report Desdunes 28'
Prentice Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Referee: Joshua Belk
September 16, 2022 (2022-09-16) 26 Tormenta FC 1–1 FC Tucson Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Sierakowski Yellow card 28'
Akale Yellow card 68', 76'
Heckenberg Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Pérez Yellow card 56'
Sunday Yellow card 74'
Garcia 90+1'
Kinzner Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Attendance: 1,021
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
September 24, 2022 (2022-09-24) 27 Forward Madison 0–1 Tormenta FC Madison, Wisconsin
8:00 PM EDT Rad Yellow card 15'
Torres Yellow card 21'
Mbacke Thiam Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 46'
Wheeler-Omiunu Yellow card 34'		 Report Nembhard Yellow card 41'
Phelps 49'		 Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 3,619
Referee: Jervis Atagana
October 2, 2022 (2022-10-02) 28 Tormenta FC 1–1 Richmond Kickers Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Adeniyi 41', Yellow card 67'
Otieno Yellow card 62'		 Report Terzaghi Yellow card 45+1'
Aune 90+1'
Barnathan Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Referee: Alefo Calume
October 8, 2022 (2022-10-08) 29 Union Omaha 1–1 Tormenta FC Papillion, Nebraska
8:00 PM EDT Doyle 24'
Scearce Yellow card 50'
Knutson Yellow card 75'		 Report Green Red card 22'
Sterling soccer ball with check mark 52'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 4,437
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 15, 2022 (2022-10-15) 30 Tormenta FC 2–0 Chattanooga Red Wolves Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Adjei 5'
Sierakowski 24'		 Report Cardona Yellow card 43' Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Referee: Joshua Encarnación

USL League One playoffs

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Main article: 2022 USL League One season § Playoffs
October 22, 2022 (2022-10-22) Quarter Finals Tormenta FC 2–1 Charlotte Independence Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Sterling 48', soccer ball with check mark 77' Report Obertan 8'
Hegardt Yellow card 40'
Acosta Red card 49'
Pack Yellow card 53'
Ibarra Yellow card 75'
Zendejas Yellow card 81'
Santos Yellow card 82'
Ciss Yellow card 82'
Shevtsov Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Optim Sports Medicine Field
Attendance: 1,268
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
October 29, 2022 (2022-10-29) Semi Finals Greenville Triumph SC 0–1 Tormenta FC Greenville, South Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Report Sterling 42' Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Attendance: 2,070
Referee: John Griggs
November 6, 2022 (2022-11-06) Final Tormenta FC 2–1 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EST Sterling 35' (pen.)
Adjei Yellow card 39'
Thorn Yellow card 45+1'
Otieno Yellow card 72'
Roberts 82'		 Report España Yellow card 13'
Espinoza Yellow card 33'
Ortiz Yellow card 34'
Tejera 45+3'
Benton Yellow card 72'
Carrera Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Optim Sports Medicine Field
Attendance: 3,045
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup
April 7, 2022 (2022-04-07) 2nd Round Charleston Battery (USLC) South Carolina 0–1 Georgia (U.S. state) Tormenta FC (USL1) Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
10:00 AM EDT Piggott Yellow card 24'
Hogan Yellow card 32'
St. Martin Yellow card 62'
Schmidt Yellow card 83'
Ettienne Yellow card 83'		 Report Bosua Yellow card 28', 61'
Nembhard Yellow card 57'
Heckenberg Yellow card 67'
Roberts Yellow card 79'
Dengler Yellow card 81'
Cabral Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
Note: Originally scheduled for April 6, but was postponed due to severe weather. Game was played behind closed doors.
April 19, 2022 (2022-04-19) 3rd Round Birmingham Legion FC (USLC) Alabama 0–2 Georgia (U.S. state) Tormenta FC (USL1) Tuscaloosa, Alabama
8:00 PM EDT Lapa Yellow card 33'
Kasim Yellow card 44'
Asiedu Yellow card 62'
Lopez Yellow card 73'
Marlon Yellow card 84'		 Report Cabral Yellow card 17'
Thorn 33'
Roberts Yellow card 41'
Dengler 45'
Sharifi Yellow card 54'
Jara Yellow card 83'
Green Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Alabama Soccer Stadium
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
May 10, 2022 (2022-05-10) Round of 32 Inter Miami CF (MLS) Florida 3–1 Georgia (U.S. state) Tormenta FC (USL1) Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EDT Lassiter 45', 83'
Robinson 47'		 Report Sterling 88' Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 3,198
Referee: Alejo Calume

References

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  1. ^ "South Georgia Tormenta FC Stats and History". fbref.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Sulkowski, Frank (February 4, 2021). "Optim Health System claims naming rights for field at new Tormenta FC stadium". wjcl.com. WJCL. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 USL League One Roster". tormentafc.com. Tormenta FC. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "South Georgia Tormenta FC Roster". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
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