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The Fury showed up in Florida with a total team effort and scored an impressive 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies and avenging a home loss two weeks ago.

Ottawa has now won two straight road games and is on a bit of a roll with a tie at home last weekend over Carolina added in.

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The win Saturday night inches the Fury closer to the fourth and final playoff spot, currently held by Tampa.

For the second week in a row, Brazilian forward Oliver scored a key goal, this time in the first half. Sinisa Ubiparipovic tallied in second half injury time and goalkeeper Romauld Peiser made seven saves for his first NASL shutout.

With a lot on the line, both teams started with a flurry and both goalies were called on. Peiser stopped a sure goal in the 10th minute and just five minutes later Tampa’s Matt Pickens deny Tom Heinemann. In the 25th minute, Ramon Soria’s cross was headed into the top corner of the Tampa net by Oliver. It is his fifth of the season.