Amir Lowery set to begin trial for chance to remain in Montreal 3 Oct 2011 He’s going into the week with an optimistic outlook. Despite the Impact’s disappointing finish in its final D-2 season Lowery feels he’s shown enough to warrant serious consideration.
FC Edmonton outgunned, outclassed in playoff shocker 2 Oct 2011 The Eddies were routed 5-0 by the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in their NASL quarterfinal, as FC Edmonton’s season came crashing down around its ears.
Edmonton’s Saiko lone Canadian to make NASL Best XI 28 Sep 2011 Shaun Saiko is the lone Canadian to make the NASL’s year end best XI. Saiko, who led his hometown FC Edmonton in scoring, was the only member of the Eddies to make the team, though defender Paul Hamilton was nominated.
FC Edmonton needs better finishing if it is to upset Fort Lauderdale 27 Sep 2011 FC Edmonton hopes to learn from its mistakes when it faces the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in their NASL quarter-final on Saturday.
Local hero Decaire recalls his NASL days with the Montreal Manic 26 Sep 2011 With a stellar amateur career behind him, Brian Decaire signed with his hometown team in 1982, becoming the first local talent to enlist with the NASL’s Montreal Manic. He spent two seasons with the team and, now almost 30 years removed from the pitch, looks back on his time in the pro ranks with mixed emotions.
Impact wins the battle, but not the war: Montreal out of NASL playoffs 25 Sep 2011 The Montreal Impact will not take part in the NASL playoffs. Sure, the Impact did its part — crushing the last-place Atlanta Silverbacks by a 4-0 count on the final day of the regular season. But, the NSC Minnesota Stars preserved its one-point advantage over the Impact with a 2-1 win on the road over the first-place Carolina RailHawks.
FC Edmonton plays the waiting game in final week of NASL regular season 22 Sep 2011 But this week has been strange, because FCE doesn’t actually know yet who it will be playing. It can focus on itself, but not the other team. The players can’t talk about systems or key matchups.
Impact needs Carolina to show up for final game of the season… but will it? 19 Sep 2011 But, then, there’s the matter of Montreal. The Impact is red-hot at the moment, earning 14 points out of the last 21 on the table. With the additions of MLS loaners Miguel Montano and Ryan Pore, the attack has been transformed. Evan Bush is the best keeper in NASL. Wouldn’t it suit Carolina best to ensure that the team most likely to make a Cinderella run from a low seed didn’t make the playoffs at all?
Montreal dominates FC Edmonton in must-win situation 18 Sep 2011 Undistracted from the task at hand in tonight’s match against the visiting FC Edmonton, getting the three points needed to close the gap between them and Minny, the Impact came through in the clutch with a 2-0 win and has almost climbed out of the hole that it has dug for itself with its dismal play in the first half of the season. Montreal is now just a single point behind Minnesota with each team having a game left on the schedule. Montreal owns the tiebreaker between the two teams.
FC Edmonton looks forward to chance at killing Impact’s playoff hopes 14 Sep 2011 If the NSC Minnesota Stars can earn even a single point when it faces FC Tampa Bay Saturday, FC Edmonton can eliminate the Montreal Impact from the NASL playoff race with a win at Stade Saputo that same night.