FC Edmonton hopes for a Cup “clanger” with Impact 6 May 2014 “That’s the romance of the Cup,” said Miller after FC Edmonton finished training in the blustery winds and light snow Tuesday at Clarke Stadium. “It’s filled with clangers. And we hope we have another clanger tomorrow night.”
Teenage fanclub: Boakai’s magical night propels FCE into Voyageurs Cup semifinal 1 May 2014 Hanson Boakai, who graduates from high school on Thursday, put in one of the most dominating individual performances in the history of the Voyageurs’ Cup. FC Edmonton eliminated the Ottawa Fury with a 3-1 win, and will face the Montreal Impact next Wednesday at Clarke Stadium in the first leg of their Amway Canadian Championship semifinal.
FCE coach Miller: “I should have been arrested, I was that angry” after handball call 27 Apr 2014 “In my life, I’ve never said so many bad words in such a short period of time. I should have been arrested, I was that angry. I said it after the Ottawa game and I will say it again, the standard of the officiating has got to be better."
Miller: FCE “in the driver’s seat” after first-leg draw in Ottawa 24 Apr 2014 In a game that had very few decent chances, FCE had a wonderful chance to steal the game at the death. Striker Frank Jonke got the ball in the middle of the box after Horace James was able to slide and make a pass after recovering his own blocked shot. But Ottawa keeper Devala Gorrick was able to make a sliding stop.
Eddies shut out by Cosmos in front of record crowd at Clarke 20 Apr 2014 Despite the big crowd and an FC Edmonton attack that has been changed over from last season, there were some storylines that FCE supporters would find all too familiar. The Eddies, who boasted the worst offence and best defence in NASL last season, took until the 68th minute to actually place a shot on frame, an effort from striker Frank Jonke that was blocked by Cosmos keeper Jimmy Maurer.
Love or hate the NASL’s 9-game spring-season sked, it made for a heck of an opening weekend 14 Apr 2014 Now, whether you love or hate the NASL’s decision to create a spring season in which each of the 10 teams plays a nine-game schedule — with one of the top two playoff, er, “Championship” seeds going to the league champ — there’s no doubt it brought a sense of immediacy to the opening weekend.
Despite late equalizer, FCE should feel frustrated with draw in Tampa 13 Apr 2014 The Eddies created more scoring chances, and were the better side based on style points. But a missed penalty and another effort that caromed off the post punctuated a night of missed opportunities.
Jonke and Ameobi: Rivals in Finland, teammates in Edmonton 31 Mar 2014 And while the two players wore different colours, there was definitely some mutual admiration. When the chance came for Ameobi to get a trial with FC Edmonton, Jonke told coach Colin Miller that the English striker would be a good fit with the club. And, on Monday, Ameobi’s trial turned into a contract, as he fills the last international spot on the Eddies’ roster.
Miller pleased as FCE’s offence clicks in preseason friendlies 23 Mar 2014 “I think the number of chances we’ve been able to create has been excellent,” Miller said after the SFU match, a 3-1 win for the Eddies. “We really could have had a couple more tonight. But I’ve been really pleased with the style of football we are playing. In fact, there were times I thought we were guilty of overplaying. Some of the chances they created were more a product of us giving the ball away in poor areas.”
Ameobi joins FC Edmonton on trial; could see minutes against TWU 18 Mar 2014 The middle of the three soccer-playing Ameobi brothers, Tomi, has decided to try and take his game across the pond. He is expected to get minutes on Wednesday, as FC Edmonton faces Trinity Western University in a friendly in Langley, B.C. Ameobi joined the Eddies on trial on Tuesday, as the club shifts its NASL preseason training to Vancouver.