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.”
FC Edmonton succumbs to early pressure from the Rowdies 15 Apr 2012 FC Edmonton couldn’t survive an early surge from the home team, and would later rue a series of missed opportunities, as the Eddies fell 1-0 to the Tampa Bay Rowdies Saturday night.
10-man Strikers outplay, outhustle FC Edmonton 8 Apr 2012 FC Edmonton was a man up for more than 50 minutes of soccer, but never asserted its numerical superiority and fell 1-0 on the road to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in their NASL season opener.
FC Edmonton confirms Clarke Stadium move, shows off new black-and-blue look 29 Mar 2012 FC Edmonton confirmed that Clarke Stadium, located right next door to Commonwealth Stadium and just steps from the LRT, will be the team’s new home as it hopes for a new soccer-specific stadium to be built in Edmonton. And, during a Thursday press conference at Commonwealth Stadium's Green and Gold Room, FCE also debuted its new Adidas home, road and keeper kits, which sees the black and blue replace the blue and white scheme of the 2011 home kit.
FC Edmonton debuts three new trialists, while Barthelemy notches hat trick 18 Mar 2012 FC Edmonton debuted three new trialists Saturday in its 3-1 preseason win against the Vancouver Metro Soccer League All-Stars on the grounds of Simon Fraser University.
Lam scores, sets up another as FCE gets first preseason win 13 Mar 2012 Lam, who returned to FC Edmonton in January after his loan deal with Japanese second-division side JEF United expired, converted a penalty and later set up Paul Craig’s winning goal as the Eddies got their first win of the preseason, a 3-1 decision Tuesday over the University of New Mexico in Casa Grande, Ariz.
Sinkgraven not worried by FCE draws; goalie Parker dealing with setback 12 Mar 2012 “No, I am not disappointed at all,” said Sinkgraven after FC Edmonton needed a last-ditch 93rd-minute save from David Monsalve to preserve a 0-0 draw with the University of New Mexico. “Of course, you want to win games. But the goal right now is to make sure all the players get their time on the field. You have to give everyone a fair chance.”