Kenyan midfielder Tobias Otieno set up one goal as his side Tormenta saw off league leaders Greenville Triumph 3-1 on the road on Sunday morning in a USL League One match.The 23-year-old was solid in the middle of the park, shielding the backline perfectly, and even picked up a yellow card 35 minutes in the first half for a heavy tackle on an opponent.The first of the night was absolutely CLINICAL!#ForThe912 | @fly_SAV pic.twitter.com/cwysUXyn6P— Tormenta FC (@Tormenta_FC) July 31, 2022 For his third start, Otieno played for 77 minutes, four more than last week when he featured for 73. he has now made six appearances for Tormenta, accumulating 327 minutes. For the final 13 minutes, he made way for Christopher Heckenberg.Kazaiah Sterling, fresh from scoring a brace against North Carolina in their previous match, opened the scoring after just 27 minutes with Otieno setting up the goal. The Kenyan hit a diagonal ball behind the defence from his own half, and Sterling did well to beat the opposing defenders and slot home for the opener.Kingsford Adjei doubled the lead three minutes later, this time the first goal scorer being the provider.77′ | Double switch as we look to close this out.#ForThe912 | 1-3 pic.twitter.com/eZZwcElZvj— Tormenta FC (@Tormenta_FC) July 31, 2022 With eight minutes left to play in the first half, Jacob Labovitz pulled one back for the hosts but Tormenta still managed to go into the break with a lead, albeit a reduced one.Six minutes into the second half, Gabriel De Freitas restored the two-goal cushion for Tormenta and they went on to hold to the lead to full time.Tormenta are now third on the log with 27 points and play Northern Colorado Hailstorm next weekend.
