2015 Fury FC Canadian Championship (Voyageurs Cup) – Preliminary Round, 1st Leg – Ottawa Fury FC vs. FC Edmonton Review – 1-3 L

When: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 @ 7:30pm EDT

Where: TD Place Stadium, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, ON (Watch at OttawaFuryFC.com, CanadaSocer.com; Listen at 580 CFRA AM)



Ottawa Injuries and Suspensions: CM Phil Davies (out – arm, 6-8 weeks), DM Richie Ryan (out – ankle, 3-4 weeks)

Ottawa Lineup (4-2-3-1) (L to R): Peiser 6; Poltronieri 8, Falvey 5, Rafael Alves 6, Richter 6; Paterson 6, De Guzman 4; Paulo Jr. 6, Ubiparipovic 7 (Misik 69’, 6), Oliver 7 (Haworth 80’); Wiedeman 6 (Heinemann 72’)

Ottawa Bench: DeBellis, Beckie, Trafford, Eustaquio, Misik, Haworth, Heinemann

Edmonton Lineup (4-1-4-1) (L to R): VanOekel; Moses, Watson, Roberts, Edward; Granitto (Raudales 60’); Smith (Laing 59’), Jalali (Fordyce 70’), Jones, Nyassi; Ameobi

Ottawa Goals/Assists: Oliver (Richter 1′)

Edmonton Goals/Assists: Fordyce 82′, Laing 87′, Ameobi 90′

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Fury FC Observations

– Talking points: The NASL Canada derby continues to get heated, with good banter pre and post-match on Twitter between opposing fans. Fury draws 2,500 on a chilly Wednesday evening opposite Game 4 of the Sens-Habs series. Lance Laing enters the field on the 60th minute and proceeds to inspire the Eddies to a rousing comeback after 1st half domination by Fury FC, as Edmonton runs out 1-3 winners. In other words, FC Edmonton < Ottawa Fury FC < Lance Laing.

– Lineup and formation: Ottawa started the match in a 4-2-3-1 formation for the 3rd game in a row, hoping for the good vibes from the well-controlled possession vs. Minnesota on the weekend. There were 2 changes to the starting lineup, as Andrew Wiedeman was rotated in for Tom Heinemann and Sinisa Ubiparipovic made his first appearance after a late preseason injury, coming in at CAM at the expense of Carl Haworth. The team shape remained 4-2-3-1 throughout the whole game and all the substitutions.

– Canadian content: While only 1 Canadian started the game (Canada captain Julian de Guzman), 6 of the 7 on the bench were Canadians, with Patryk Misik and Carl Haworth coming on in the 2nd half.

– Play:

The 1st half was dominated by Ottawa, with one commentator noting that the number of shots was at 9-0 in Ottawa’s favour at one point in the match. Of note was the clever passing of Sinisa Ubiparipovic, the willingness to shoot by Oliver, who took advantage of a mixup off a long throw-in to put the Fury up 1-0 within 55 seconds, and the strong fullback display by Brandon Poltronieri.

The introduction of Lance

Miracles can happen and the Fury can still progress, and I never throw in the towel when it comes to sports. But last night was easily the most painful loss in Fury’s young history.

– Looking forward:

I say this with much love for Fury FC and the club, but I believe that Marc Dos Santos can’t always refer to the refs or say things like “just give em the ticket [to the Voyageurs Cup semi-finals]” in the post-game media scrum.

Instead, Dos Santos has to admit defeat graciously when the better team has won for the night and express that sentiment to both the media and his players; that’s how the team learns and moves forward together. As the leader, he has to be the first one to congratulate Edmonton on the game and talk about preparation for the next league match against Ft. Lauderdale, as well as the 2nd leg next Wednesday at Edmonton.

However, all Fury FC fans know and can see how much passion MDS has for Fury FC, the city of Ottawa and the fans. I believe that we will rebound strongly from yesterday, and that MDS is just the guy to lead the charge.

I loved the fact that MDS said that he wants to be the Diego Simeone of Ottawa Fury FC; Simeone is a great role model for football managers and the fact that MDS is looking to emulate his coaching philosophy bodes well, in my humble opinion, for Ottawa footy.

– Ottawa MotM: Brandon Poltronieri; Ottawa Honourable Mentions: Oliver, Sinisa Ubiparipovic

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Key Fury FC Moments

1′ Ottawa Goal – Richter takes a long throw-in that bounces a bit around the penalty area before Oliver volleys it into the net, 1-0 Ottawa

7′ Edmonton – Eddies with a decent chance but good defensive clearance from Poltronieri

22′ Ottawa – Wiedeman with the curler from just outside the area, close!

38′ Ottawa – Beauty little reverse pass outside the area from Ubi, but Wieds cant finish it with his left foot

42′ Ottawa – VanOekel with the blunder, and Wiedeman cuts in front and gets ball first, but can’t finish from the tight angle

49′ Ottawa – Oliver with a snap shot just high from a nice Ubi pass. JDG follows up with a shot from far that goes over the bar

63′ Edmonton – Richter called for handball and then PEISER W THE PK SAVE ON LAING

66′ Edmonton – Peiser with the sick save on a Laing FK and then comes out hard to narrow angle on a shot from the subsequent play

82′ Edmonton Goal – Shot from outside the area saved by Peiser but the juicy rebound tucked from close range by Fordyce, 1-1

85′ Edmonton Goal – A shit play by JDG and Rafael Alves. JDG has been misplacing passes more than he should from the CM position, and his pass along the area is picked off by Laing from a retreating Alves, who should have cleared it before-hand, 1-2

93′ Edmonton Goal – Lance Goddamn Laing needed 30 minutes to carve Ottawa up. A nice give-and-go sees Laing outpace Richter before delivering an inch-perfect cross between Falvey and Peiser for Ameobi, 1-3 Edmonton

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YouTube: Highlights – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mow2M9wG6dA; Full Match – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrQgnGOsnww

OFFC: http://www.ottawafuryfc.com/news/2015/04/22/match-recap-strong-ottawa-performance-undone-by-late-edmonton-rally

FCE: http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/2015/04/22/second-half-specialists-stun-ottawa-fury-fc-

NASL/CSA: http://www.canadasoccer.com/edmonton-steals-advantage-in-ottawa-p157692

Ottawa Sun: http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/04/22/eddies-sink-fury-in-first-leg-of-canadian-cup; http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/04/22/edward-a-man-in-demand-prior-to-ottawa-homecoming

Ottawa Citizen: http://ottawacitizen.com/sports/soccer/ottawa-fury-lose-amway-championship-opener-3-1

RNO: http://www.rednationonline.ca/Articles2015/FCEdmontonwinbigInOttawaduringAmwayAction.aspx

CSN: http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/index.php?/page/articles.html/_/ottcityfootie/2015-fury-fc-canadian-championship-voyageurs-cup-%E2%80%93-preliminary-round-1st-leg-%E2%80%93-ottawa-vs-edmonton-review-r5198

NSXI: http://www.northernstartingeleven.com/fury-fc-shocked-in-three-goal-collapse/

OFFC Review: https://offcreview.wordpress.com/2015/04/23/2015-fury-fc-canadian-championship-voyageurs-cup-preliminary-round-1st-leg-ottawa-vs-edmonton-review

Blog Fury FC:

Fury Fanatic:

Last Word on Sports: http://lastwordonsports.com/2015/04/23/fury-fc-suffer-worst-loss-in-club-history/

Maple Leaf Forever: http://www.maple-leaf-forever.com/2015/04/23/voyageurs-cup-an-easy-lead-to-lose/

The 11: http://the11.ca/2015/04/23/fces-subs-eradicate-furys-early-canadian-championship-advantage/

RNO Ours is the Fury: http://www.rednationonline.ca/Podcasts2014/OursistheFuryFurypluckLoonsathomeopener.aspx

The Sound and the Fury: https://soundcloud.com/furyfanatic/the-sound-and-the-fury-episode

Soccer Way: http://ca.soccerway.com/matches/2015/04/23/canada/canadian-championship/ottawa-fury-fc/fc-edmonton/1998939/

You can follow Namu Yoon on Twitter at @BBSC_SeoulBro and @OFFCReview, and his Canadian Soccer News articles on Ottawa Fury FC at http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/index.php?/page/articles.html/_/ottcityfootie and https://offcreview.wordpress.com.

