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When a team scores only seven goals in the first nine games of the season, you wouldn’t think it’s been a very good season.

Until you discover that they only gave up six.

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The stingiest team in the North American Soccer League happens to be one of the best teams in the league as FC Edmonton’s commitment to team defence has completely reversed their fortunes from a year ago.

“We’re a third of the way through the season and look where we are,” said coach Colin Miller, whose club can finish second in the opening half of the split season standings with a win over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers this Sunday (2 p.m., Clark Field).

“We deserve to be where we are. It’s not by fluke. We have the best goals against in the league.”

A year ago, the Eddies were scoring goals at a fantastic pace (second best in the league with 16 in the first 10 games). Unfortunately, they were giving them up even faster, resulting in a pile of high-scoring losses and a quick end to any hope they had for a playoff spot.