South Georgia Tormenta FC 2, Charleston Battery 1

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (Interstat) — South Georgia Tormenta FC opened its preseason campaign with a 2-1 victory over in-state rival Charleston Battery in a club friendly match on Tuesday afternoon at Patriots Point. The match, part of a global slate of preseason exhibitions, saw Tormenta capitalize on an early goal and a second-half winner to overcome a Charleston equalizer and defy a pregame projection that heavily favored them. Tormenta struck almost immediately, silencing the home crowd in just the third minute. Substitute forward Başar Önal, entering the match early, found the net to give the visitors a rapid 1-0 advantage.… Read more...