Kenyan midfielder Tobias Otieno was handed his first start at Tormenta even as his side fell 2-0 to Forward Madison on Sunday morning in a USL League One match.The starting berth came on the back of a fine performance in midweek when he came off the bench to score as Tormenta staged a comeback from four goals down to draw 5-5 with Greenville Triumph.62′ | First change of the night.#ForThe912 | 0-0 pic.twitter.com/N8tJGOPrpk— Tormenta FC (@Tormenta_FC) July 17, 2022 Prior to Sunday, the former Gor Mahia midfielder had come off the bench thrice, clocking 111 minutes in total but he managed to play for slightly over an hour against Forward Madison before coming off for Christopher Heckenberg after 63 minutes.##EDITORS_CHOICE##13 minutes after the exit of Otieno, Rojay Smith gave the opponent the lead just four minutes after being introduced, the Jamaican being set up by Matheus Cassini for the opener.FT | A frustrating night in Madison does not go our way. Full focus shifts to next Saturday versus NCFC back at Erk Russell Park.#ForThe912 | @VyveBroadband pic.twitter.com/riDE5Fsb2O— Tormenta FC (@Tormenta_FC) July 17, 2022 Cassini doubled the lead 10 minutes later after teaming up with Drew Conner to put the game out of reach for Tormenta with four minutes left to play and they held on to the win.Tormenta face off with North Carolina FC next weekend as they seek to bounce back to winning ways.
