San Francisco toughed out a 1-0 victory in Edmonton on Sunday to grab three important points. Here are three things we learned from the game:

1) Fighting the elements, the Deltas once again took an unlikely victory in Edmonton

San Francisco overcame some bitterly cold temperatures, and a fierce driving wind to get the result in Edmonton on Sunday. During the first half, the wind blew at their backs, but the Deltas were unable to capitalize despite hitting the crossbar twice.

In the second half, San Francisco had to fight the wind head-on. On one goal kick, keeper Romuald Peiser’s was stuffed by the high winds and the ball landed just several yards out of the penalty box. Fortunately, the Deltas avoided a handful of dangerous chances from the Eddies primarily because of Peiser’s goalkeeping. That left the door open for Kenny Tejisse to finish off Kyle Bekker’s corner kick against the wind and earn the full three points for the visiting squad.

“We had to suffer more to get the full three points in the second half,” said San Francisco Deltas head coach Marc Dos Santos. “I’m proud of our mentality and seeing our guys get the job done.”

2) Even though the Deltas won 5 of 6 games, each game against the Eddies was very close

If you look at the standings and saw that San Francisco claimed 15 of an available 18 points this season you would think that they dominated the matchup. However, every game between the two sides was a tight affair.

In the Spring season, SF won one match at Clarke Stadium on the last minute freekick by Cristian Portilla. In their second road game, an own goal forced by Pablo Dyego was the difference. At Kezar Stadium in June the Deltas won on a penalty kick. Then last weekend they came out with a blistering start against the Eddies to go up 2-0, before almost giving it up the lead in the second half.

In fact, San Francisco’s most dominating game against Edmonton was in a losing effort in August when Edmonton scored two goals even though they were outshot 29-10.

Those 15 points have been essential for the Deltas to be in second place in the combined NASL standings with a good chance to qualify for the postseason with seven games remaining.

3) Will the Deltas be able to keep their incredible road form in Miami?

The Deltas take their one road loss all season to Miami FC for two away games this week. Unfortunately, they are also going to the stadium where they recorded their worst defeat of the season, a 7-0 beatdown during the Spring Season. The teams will play their Sept.16th makeup game on Wednesday, Oct. 4th and then play their regularly scheduled match on Saturday, Oct. 7th.

Although some positive results are significant for the Deltas to secure their playoff position, the most important thing is to play well against the team that has been in first place almost the whole NASL season. After all, if San Francisco can make the playoffs, it is possible they would have to face off against Miami to win the championship title.