CALGARY, AB – After claiming a full nine points from three matches on the road, Calgary Foothills FC return home to Alberta for what is set to be a hard-fought match against Vancouver’s TSS FC Rovers on Saturday, June 23.

The match sees the top two clubs the USL PDL Northwest Division facing off in their third and final head-to-head contest of the 2018 season, with Foothills currently sitting atop the standings on 23 points from 10 matches (7-1-2) and Rovers just behind on 13 points from 8 matches (4-3-1).

Rovers have been the only club to secure victory against Foothills this season, winning 2-1 on June 1 in Okotoks on the back of a brace from striker Daniel Sagno.

Foothills beat Rovers by a score of 1-0 in Vancouver on June 15 thanks to a Nico Pasquotti strike.

The result in BC was bookended by Calgary victories against both Seattle Sounders FC U23 (3-1) and Victoria Highlanders FC (4-1) during what was Foothills’ longest road trip of the season.

With two games in-hand, Rovers will be looking to keep their title hopes alive, while a Calgary victory would, in essence, secure a Division Title for Foothills. It would be the second time the club has achieved such a distinction in their four years of PDL competition. Foothills have only finished lower than second place once, in their inaugural 2015 campaign.

Saturday’s match features a prolific Rovers offense that has been held off the scoresheet only once this season against a Foothills defense that boasts the fewest goals allowed per game in the entire PDL Western Conference.

Nine different players have found the back of the net in 2018 for the Vancouver side, meaning Calgary’s backline (featuring the likes of Jackson Farmer, captain Dominick Zator, and Jordan Haynes – all formerly of Whitecaps FC 2) will have to stand tall for the home squad.

Goals have been hard to come by for visitors to Calgary’s new home, Foothills Field in Okotoks. The club have conceded only twice in five home appearances in 2018.

As the regular season draws nearer to a close, the weekend’s showdown is riddled with intrigue and subtext and ultimately, ramifications to the standings.

For tickets and more information, please visit foothillsfc.ca.

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Adam Kostanuick Website Born and raised in Montréal and now residing in Victoria, Adam is a lifelong fan of all things pertaining to The Beautiful Game. He counts Canada’s 2000 win in the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Montréal Impact’s journey to the CONCACAF Champions League Final in 2014-15 among his favourite memories. After years of playing recreation league soccer, Adam finally decided to hang up his boots in 2015 to enjoy the game as a spectator. Adam can be heard weekly, dispensing a uniquely Canadian perspective on The Beautiful Game, as co-host of The Young Gaffers podcast.

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