Seeing red in San Antonio: FCE coach Miller says lack of oversight on NASL referees is “laughable” 7 Sep 2014 “But my question is this, if someone doesn’t perform in his job, who is there to hold him accountable? I am told that, this year, in NASL there is no mechanism for us to appeal red cards. That is laughable.”
If Eddies want to keep the hot streak going, they’ll need to stop Minnesota’s Christian Ramirez 28 Aug 2014 But, a lot of progress could be undone with a poor result against Minnesota United on Sunday. The Loons won the spring season and have the best overall record in NASL. And, the team also is home to the league’s top striker, Christian Ramirez. He leads NASL with 13 goals. No one else in the league has more than eight goals.
Laing haunts old team as FCE climbs the standings 24 Aug 2014 All in all, it was a pretty good day at the office for FC Edmonton left winger Lance Laing.
Eddies get last-gasp win in Carolina, as post-season race gets so much tighter 17 Aug 2014 After a controversial penalty call against Edson Edward allowed the RailHawks to tie the game 2-2 on a Zack Schilwaki spot kick, the Eddies didn’t accept that things weren’t simply going to go their way. Instead, they pressed the RailHawks late into the game and into stoppage time.
Did it go in or not? Minnesota/FCE game hinged on this call 10 Aug 2014 FCE right back Edson Edward goes up the wing, and tries a cross. Minnesota central defender Thiago Calvano tries to chest it down, but makes a mess of it. The ball skips off his chest and towards the Minnesota goal. He and keeper Mitch Hildebrandt scramble for the ball. Hildebrandt reaches out as Thiago gets onto the goal line and boots the ball away.
FCE dominates NASL-leading Scorpions 3 Aug 2014 But, as good as the Eddies were going forward, it needs to be said that the Scorpions created zero scoring chances in the second half. Hassli, outside of the penalty, was shut down by FCE central defender Albert Watson, who passed a late fitness test before deemed being ready to play. Watson wrenched his neck in training on Saturday.
Eddies find baffling new ways to not score in loss to Indy 27 Jul 2014 But, as Eddies coach Colin Miller put it at halftime, the way the Eddies attackers find ways to turn chances in front of goals into shot attempts that didn't even trouble the keeper is a “physical impossibility.”
Atlanta gets its first NASL clean sheet of 2014… against FC Edmonton 20 Jul 2014 It took until the 82nd minute for the Eddies to force Atlanta keeper Joe Nasco into a meaningful save. Just two minutes after coming in as a late sub, FCE teenager Hanson Boakai won a physical battle with Atlanta’s Kwadwo Poku at the top of the box, and then left-footed a curling shot towards the top corner that forced Nasco into a fingertip save.
Eddies go off for six goals against the RailHawks 8 Jun 2014 The Eddies scored six on Sunday. Daryl Fordyce scored 34 seconds into the match, the fastest goal from the start of a game so far this NASL season, and the Eddies were on their way to a 6-1 hiding of the Carolina RailHawks.
Heinemann’s late winner gives Fury a measure of revenge against FCE 1 Jun 2014 In the 89th minute, off a free kick from Richie Ryan, Heinemann was able to get position on FCE defender Lance Laing. The ball looped off Heinemann’s head and into the back of the net, giving the Fury a 1-0 win.