OTTAWA – Ottawa Fury FC returns to the Battle of the North on Wednesday night at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton as it looks to earn a place in the semifinals of the 2017 Canadian Championship and eliminate the Eddies for a second consecutive year.

Fury FC enters the second leg of the Preliminary Round clash with a 1-0 advantage after Ryan Williams’ late winner at TD Place last Wednesday night. Having held Edmonton scoreless in the side’s home leg, an away goal would prove a big boost as Ottawa takes aim at a first meeting with Toronto FC in the next round.

"I think not allowing any away goals and keeping a clean sheet at home was massive,” said Fury FC midfielder Jonathan Barden. “On top of that, we were able to get the winner late on so it means if we can score in Edmonton they then have to score three. So I think it's important that we don't sit back on the lead and soak up too much pressure, instead we want to go out aggressively as we always do, get another goal and put this tie to bed.”

Fury FC has been solid defensively over the past three weeks, recording shutouts in four of its past five games in all competitions. Ottawa played to a 0-0 draw on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rowdies at TD Place as Ramon Martin Del Campo and Barden both put in strong performance, while goalkeeper Callum Irving recorded a pair of saves for his third league shutout of the season.