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United 3, Fury 2

Ottawa Fury FC scored twice, hit the crossbar and dominated possession but are still without a win at TD Place.

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Minnesota United, the North American Soccer League’s top team, snatched victory from the Fury for the third time this season with a heartbreaking goal two minutes from time in front of more than 5,000 fans on Sunday afternoon.

The 3-2 defeat does not put Ottawa mathematically out of the race for the league playoffs, but it will almost certainly have to win its final six games and rely on other contenders to drop points.

Fury coach Marc Dos Santos was dejected after conceding another victory at the death: “We deserved better. When it was 2-2, I felt we were a better team.”

The Fury, who had won three straight games on the road and picked up two draws in the last six, were confident they could extend their run against the league leaders.

For the first time, Dos Santos was able to field the same starting team for two games in a row and he had no injury problems. He also had the advantage of knowing some subtle changes in style that had worked so well in successive away wins could catch Minnesota by surprise.