Burgos’s free kick breaks Eddies hearts in Atlanta 29 Aug 2015 With 10 minutes left Saturday’s match between Atlanta and FC Edmonton, Silverback Junior Burgos came up with that moment of magic. He hammered a free kick from distance just inside the post to give Atlanta the 1-0 win.
Eddies thrash Carolina 3-0, but it could have been much, much worse 16 Aug 2015 Without the stellar play of the Carolina keeper, the RailHawks would have lost to FC Edmonton by a more lopsided scoreline than Sunday’s 3-0 result at Clarke Field. Make no mistake; a 3-0 loss was a scoreline that flattered the visitors, who have become all too used to hidings on the Clarke turf.
Eddies slowly returning to health as major homestand is set to kick off 23 Jul 2015 But, despite the clouds in the sky, coach Colin Miller’s outlook was positively sunny.
FCE coach Miller laments injury crisis, blasts NASL schedule-maker 13 Jul 2015 “Explain this to me,” said Miller. “We play in Fort Lauderdale Saturday, and tomorrow we’ll be flying through Tampa on the way to San Antonio. Then, we’re back in Tampa on Saturday. How does that make sense? Only in this league does this happen, I guess. I’m not sure about the stadium availability, but how does this happen?”
The Walking Eds: Injuries may force FCE to bring a skeleton squad to Fort McMurray 30 Jun 2015 FC Edmonton coach Colin Miller has been involved in professional soccer for more than three decades. He said Tuesday that, at no time in his career, has he been involved in an injury crisis as severe as the one FC Edmonton is in right now.
Canadian stalemate: Fury shuts out Eddies’ NASL-leading offence 29 May 2015 “Escape” is the appropriate word, because FCE keeper John Smits, making his second start in a row, made two outstanding point-blank second-half saves, to give the Eddies their first clean sheet of the season — in Cup or NASL play.
It “could have been 9-6”: Eddies win high-scoring affair, but Smits named man of the match 24 May 2015 It’s not often when there are six goals in a game — and the winning team scores four of them — that a goalkeeper is named the man of the match.
Heartbreak kids: Eddies lose Canadian Championship semifinal in 96th minute… again 20 May 2015 FC Edmonton is developing a tragic history of giving up late goals to lose Amway Canadian Championship ties. Last year, it was a 96th-minute Patrice Bernier penalty that gave the Montreal Impact a last-gasp semifinal win over the Eddies. On Wednesday, Whitecap substitute Matias Laba rolled the ball across the goal line in the 96th minute of the semifinal’s second …
Cosmos score early, often in 4-2 triumph over the Eddies 10 May 2015 Crazily, that marks only the fourth quickest goal the Eddies have given up this season in NASL or Canadian Championship play. That’s right. Even though the season began in April, the Mendes goal is only at No. 4 in the quick-goals chart.
Three’s the magic number: Eddies score early to kill Fury’s hopes 30 Apr 2015 Up 3-1 after the first leg of their Amway Canadian Championship preliminary round tie against the Ottawa Fury, FC Edmonton’s players had a bit of a surprise prepared. Instead of bunkering and trying to protect the three road goals they scored in the first leg, they came out onto the Clarke Stadium turf looking to break the backs of their …
