FCE’s playoff hopes hang by a thread after second loss at home to Atlanta 2 Sep 2012 But, does a team that loses both of its home matches to Atlanta deserve a playoff spot? The answer is clear — no. On a cool, blustery prairie afternoon, Atlanta did more in the half it had the 50 km/h wind at its back than Edmonton. Matt Horth scored two second-half goals as the Silverbacks all but ended FCE’s playoff hopes.
Arguez strike gets FCE a point in Minnesota, but Eddies needed three 26 Aug 2012 A spectacular drive from the boot of Bryan Arguez gave the Eddies a point on the road in Blaine, Minn., cancelling out Cristiano Dias’s opener.
FCE won’t look at the standings… Instead, the Eddies have to look to run the table 21 Aug 2012 “We can’t worry about the schedules of the other teams or the standings,” said FCE keeper Lance Parker.
FC Edmonton takes two leads, but squanders them in loss at Carolina 19 Aug 2012 “You get to a point in the game where we score, we have taken the lead, we are dominating possession,” said Porter. “And then it was like we just dropped. And the game just changed. And then they get the goals, and the winner came so late, there was no chance for us to come back.”
Pinto strikes, Pinto misses in bizarre lightning-delayed game for FC Edmonton 9 Aug 2012 In front of a full house at Clarke Stadium, Yashir Pinto scored the goal that allowed FC Edmonton to draw level with the San Antonio Scorpions. Nearly three hours later, in front of just a handful of fans, he missed the sitter that would have given the Eddies the win.
Own goal allows Saiko-less FCE to salvage draw with Minnesota 5 Aug 2012 Cox got a low shot on goal, that Stars keeper Matt Van Oekel got down to stop. But the rebound caromed off the shin of defender Ernest Tchoupe, and bounded across the goal line.
New Eddies get acclimated to life in the NASL 1 Aug 2012 Brazilian striker Julio Cesar da Silva Rodrigues trained for the first time with FC Edmonton Wednesday, and the early reviews are good.
Smits’s saves, Porter’s goal get FCE road point in Puerto Rico 8 Jul 2012 From the way the teams traded scoring chances, you wouldn’t believe that 0-0 draws were the results of the first two encounters this season between the clubs. Really, if this game would have finished 5-5, it would have been fair based on the quality scoring chances each team was able to carve out.
FCE loses in Texas heat; held scoreless for fourth match in a row 5 Jul 2012 In a game that saw FC Edmonton take a defensive posture on the road against NASL-topping San Antonio, the Eddies yielded a second-half goal to Esteban Bayona, and dropped a 1-0 decision to the Scorpions.
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.
