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The Ottawa Fury just can’t seem to win at TD Place.

The depleted squad fell to the third place Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-0 in front of 4,200 fans Saturday evening. The loss leaves Ottawa at the bottom of the North American Soccer League standings with only one win and two ties in the Fall season.

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The Fury was facing a difficult road after losing some key starting defenders over the past week or so. Drew Beckie and Omar Jarun were both out due to injury and then Brazilian left-back Maykon decided to put his unhappy family first and return home to Brazil this past week. Then, the same day, Toronto FC recalled Ryan Richter. He had been loaned to Ottawa before the Fall season began.

Next up for Ottawa: the Carolina RailHawks at TD Place next Sunday.

Saturday’s loss is disappointing for the Fury after having tallied a tie and a road win in their past two games, but the home field jinx continues.

The game was a chippy one with three yellow cards awarded to Tampa players and three to Ottawa players including two to Philippe Davies who was red-carded out of the match. He will also miss the next Fury game as punishment for his sins.