FC Edmonton needs to be better out of the gate 27 Jun 2012 And, if Edmonton is to break the losing skid, and improve on what has been a disappointing 2-2-1 home record, it needs to do a heck of a lot better job right after the opening kickoff.
After loss to RailHawks, we can compare FCE of 2012 to the Impact of 2011 24 Jun 2012 After a disheartening 2-0 loss on the road to the Carolina RailHawks on Saturday, the parallels between the Eddies and the Impact of 2011 are more and more evident.
FC Edmonton stunned by Atlanta in front of large Clarke crowd 4 Jun 2012 The Eddies played in front of their biggest crowd at Clarke Stadium so far this season, with 2,521 fans shoehorned into the bleachers and standing around the sidelines. But the crowd went home disappointed as the Eddies slumped to a 2-1 defeat to the previously undefeated Silverbacks.
FCE continues to throw away points on set pieces: Scorpions rally for 2-2 draw 27 May 2012 FC Edmonton’s continuing inability defend set pieces transformed what should have been a win into a draw at Clarke Stadium on Sunday.
FC Edmonton leaves San Antonio beaten and bruised 20 May 2012 Both defender Paul Hamilton and midfielder Kenny Caceros were forced to leave the game at halftime with injuries. Defender Fabien Vorbe broke his nose in the first half after a collision with San Antonio Scorpion forward Walter Ramirez.
Goalkeeping carousel: Parker, Smits make the road trip for FCE, while Monsalve left at home 18 May 2012 And, for Saturday’s game in San Antonio — he can choose to give Lance Parker his first NASL start since last June, or he can stick with the hot hand with John Smits, who recorded a clean sheet against Atlanta last week.
Le Toux, Whitecaps, beat down FC Edmonton’s brave resistance 10 May 2012 For 75 minutes of Wednesday’s second leg of the club’s Amway Canadian Championship final against the Vancouver Whitecaps, things looked good for FC Edmonton to be Cinderella at the BC Place ball.
Saiko scores three as FC Edmonton dominates the RailHawks 6 May 2012 Shaun Saiko enjoyed one of his finest days as a professional player, as he scored all of the goals as FC Edmonton got its first win of the season, downing the Carolina RailHawks 3-0 at Clarke Stadium.
Blame FCE’s losses, not City of Edmonton, for poor attendance at Commonwealth Stadium 3 May 2012 The number was painful to read, painful to report. In a concrete monolith of a stadium that’s built to seat more than 60,000, just 2,777 people came to see FC Edmonton play the Vancouver Whitecaps in their first leg of the Amway Canadian Championship semifinal.
FCE learns some tough lessons from the Whitecaps 3 May 2012 “When you see the game, you see the difference in the way we play,” said FCE coach Harry Sinkgraven after the match. “They are more mature, you can see that. In battles, they are stronger. We lost too many individual battles.”