Kenyan midfielder Tobias Otieno featured full minutes as South Georgia Tormenta FC got edged out of the U.S. Open Cup in the third round by Major League Soccer’s Charlotte FC following a 4-1 loss. The former Gor Mahia player was not handed the armband this time around as it has been the case in recent USL League One matches, with the coach preferring Pablo Jara who has been at the club since 2018.##NAJAVA_MECA_7208817##Despite the loss, the team put up a spirited fight in what they termed as one of the biggest tests in their club history.On top of playing against a top-tier side, Tormenta had to play almost the entire second half with a man less after Davey Mason was sent off for a second bookable offense in the 48th minute.Charlotte also finished with ten men after Brandon Cambridge was booked twice in quick succession in stoppage time but it was too late to affect their game as they were already on the 4-1 lead.Fight for top glory continues in Round 27 with seven FKFPL matches lined upKamil Jóźwiak opened the scoring 24 minutes in the game to see Charlotte head into the break with one goal advantage. Enzo Copetti doubled the advantage in the second half, with Derrick Jones Amaniampong and Karol Grzegorz Świderski scoring the third and fourth goals.Matheus Henrique Cassini scored Tormenta’s consolation goal 20 minutes after coming on but it was too late to inspire a comeback as they eventually crumbled out of the competition.Up next for Otieno and Tormenta is a league match at home on the last day of the month when they take on Richmond Kickers.
