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North Carolina FC Fall to South Georgia Tormenta FC in High-Scoring Tilt, 3-2

May 14, 2022 - United Soccer League One (USL1)
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CARY, NC - North Carolina FC fell to South Georgia Tormenta FC on Saturday evening, the match result decided by a late goal from Tormenta's Arthur Bosua in the 83rd minute of play. Garrett McLaughlin added his fourth goal of the season in tonight's match and currently leads the USL League One Golden Boot race, and Oalex Anderson recorded his second consecutive match with a goal and an assist. Tormenta's Kazaiah Sterling and Barry Sharifi each scored goals in the first half to contribute to the Georgia side's victory.

"Oalex is playing the way that we felt he was going to be able to play, especially in this system with [Garrett] up top that can take some of the pressure away from him," said Head Coach John Bradford following the match. "[Moving forward], I think we have to get better at what we do well, and continue to find things that we're still falling short on and be able to improve on those. I think the opportunity to play Greenville and play Richmond over the next few weeks at home should encourage the guys to be able to quickly turn this around and get things going back in the right direction."

McLaughlin opened the scoring for NCFC, getting on the receiving end of a cross from Anderson, whose breaking dribble down the left sideline catalyzed the scoring play. With his first touch, McLaughlin was able to slip a shot past Tormenta goalkeeper Pablo Jara and into the lower 90, providing the North Carolina side with a 1-0 edge. Tormenta answered in the 31st minute, with Sterling recording the equalizer. Barry Sharifi added the Georgia side's second goal of the night ten minutes later, the first half concluding shortly after.

Eager to erase the 2-1 deficit, Anderson added a goal of his own in the 59th minute. Raheem Somersall added the assist, sending a leading through ball into the Tormenta box. With a defender on his back, Anderson tucked a shot at the far post to equalize for the home side, 2-2. Despite several chances to take back the lead as the second half wore on, it was Bosua that tallied the go-ahead goal in the 83rd minute as Tormenta collected three points.

North Carolina FC will look to return to the win column against the Greenville Triumph next Saturday, May 21 at 7 p.m. ET as they continue their regular season campaign at WakeMed Soccer Park.

Match Notes:

With tonight's goal, Garrett McLaughlin now leads the Golden Boot race with four goals scored.

North Carolina FC maintained 56% possession throughout the match.

Oalex Anderson added his third goal of the season in tonight's contest.

Up Next: North Carolina FC will continue their regular season schedule against Greenville Triumph SC at WakeMed Soccer Park on Saturday, May 21 at 7 p.m. ET. Tickets to the match are available here, and the contest will air on ESPN+.

Box Score:

NCFC (4-4-2): Will Pulisic, Christian Lue Young, Jordan Skelton, Gustavo Fernandes, Nelson Flores Blanco, Raheem Somersall, Luis Arriaga, Jaden Servania, Nelson Martinez (Cole Frame - 77'), Garrett McLaughlin, Oalex Anderson (Showkat Tahir - 84')

Subs Not Used: Nicholas Holliday, Britton Fischer, Max Flick, Pecka, Nicolas Rincon

TRM (4-5-1): Pablo Jara, Curtis Thorn (Owen Green - 69'), Jake Dengler, Joshua Phelps, Deshawon Nembhard, Gabriel Cabral (Kotaro Umeda - 75'), Chris Heckenberg, Baraktulla Sharifi (Alex Morrell - 69'), Adrian Billhardt (Kingsford Adjei - 57'), Jamil Roberts, Kazaiah Sterling (Arthur Bosua - 57')

Subs Not Used: TJ Bush, Josue Soto

Score:

NCFC: 2

TRM: 3

Goals:

NCFC: Garrett McLaughlin - 10', Oalex Anderson - 68'

TRM: Kazaiah Sterling - 31', Barry Sharifi - 41', Arthur Bosua - 83'

Cautions:

NCFC: Christian Lue Young - 24'

TRM: Joshua Phelps - 2', Barry Sharifi - 23', Kazaiah Sterling - 35'

Ejections:

NCFC: -

TRM: -

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