MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (Jan. 20, 2026) (Interstat) — South Georgia Tormenta defeated the Charleston Battery 2-1 in a club friendly Tuesday at Patriots Point, powered by second-half goals from two substitutes.

Başar Önal opened the scoring for Tormenta in the third minute. Charleston Battery midfielder Willem den Dekker equalized in the 50th minute. Tormenta substitute Ahmetcan Kaplan netted the decisive goal in the 65th minute, assisted by fellow substitute Brayann Pereira, who received a yellow card six minutes earlier.

The result gave Tormenta a victory in its opening match of this friendly competition, while the Battery fell to 0-2. Charleston Battery’s next match is Feb. 3 against Charlotte.