Savannah, Ga. – While Mother Nature shed some drops that lengthened an already-squeezed schedule of 165 games at the Jennifer Ross Soccer Complex, South Georgia Tormenta FC’s entrants were raining W’s all over the Jennifer Ross Soccer Complex at the annual Ibis Cup presented by Publix this past weekend.
Seven Tormenta FC squads captured gold medals, while four others won silver, collectively amassing 38 wins, eight losses, and a pair of draws.
A total of 94 teams competed in the Ibis Cup, with 22 teams from South Georgia Tormenta FC. Tormenta FC was also proud to have current players Madison Haldeman, Kamryn Martinez, Isaiah Puente, and Brice Sanner joining the crew of 44 referees who covered the event.
The final match on Sunday also happened to be the most exciting! In the U13 Boys Championship Division, the TFC 2011 Boys Magenta team, coached by Dana Powers, squared off against the Augusta Arsenal. It was the first time that the Tormenta squad had reached a tournament final. The two teams went scoreless through regulation time, as well as a pair of five-minute overtime periods, leading to a penalty kick shootout. Each team was awarded five shots, with Augusta taking the first one, and alternating with Tormenta FC. Tormenta FC’s keeper Cristiano Lujan kept Augusta off the board with its first four attempts, and Tormenta’s first three shooters were also stymied. However, Ayden Swords blistered a line drive to the Augusta keeper’s left to put Tormenta ahead. Lujan forced a high shot to seal the victory!
At the medal ceremony, Powers praised his players’ hard work and commitment and assured this new level of success would stay with his team.
Ibis Cup Champions included:
U9 Girls Premier Division:
Head Coach Kaylee Kumar’s TFC 2015 Girls Ibis, managed by Erin Zietz, beat James Island Youth SC.
U9 Boys Championship Division:
Nick Boegemann’s TFC 2016 Boys Ibis I South Carolina, managed by Sean Durnin.
U10 Boys League 1 Division:
Jack Rittmeyer’s TFC 2015 Boys Ibis I Georgia, managed by Terry Ezell, defeated Lexington SA.
U12 Girls Championship Division:
Kumar’s TFC 2012 Girls Ibis II, managed by Erin Rolle, beat James Island Youth SC.
U12 Boys Premier Division:
Boegemann’s TFC 2013 Boys Ibis I, managed by Sarah Carter, defeated Florida’s USA Rangers.
U13 Girls Premier Division:
Kian Brownlee’s TFC 2012 Girls Ibis I, managed by Lori Guscio, defeated Georgia’s Oconee Flamingos.
U13 Boys Championship Division:
Dana Powers’ TFC 2011 Boys Magenta, managed by Katie Miller, beat the Augusta Arsenal.
Tormenta FC Ibis Cup Finalists were:
U9 Boys Championship Division:
Jeff Holmen’s TFC 2015 Boys Ibis South Carolina, managed by Melanie Gotliebowski.
U10 Girls Premier Division:
Brownlee’s TFC 2014 Girls Ibis I, managed by Andrew Manello.
U10 Boys Premier Division:
Boegemann’s TFC 2014 Boys Ibis I South Carolina, managed by Lisa Church.
U12 Girls Premier Division:
Ayomikun Fajemisin’s TFC 2012 Girls Ibis Statesboro.
Founded in 2015, Tormenta FC is a professional soccer club based in Statesboro, Georgia. Tormenta FC competes in the professional USL League One and the pre-professional USL W League, under the United Soccer League (USL), and has also established a thriving academy system throughout South Georgia and the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
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