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Adam Eckersley was hoping to make a bigger impact with FC Edmonton through the first four games of the North American Soccer League Spring Season.

A groin injury, however, has had Eckersley out of commission for the past three weeks, forcing the first-year defender to watch from the stands.

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With a break in the schedule, Eckersley was afforded time to heal and hopes to be back in the lineup when FC Edmonton travel to the Jacksonville Armada FC on Wednesday in the first of a two-game road trip.

“I wanted to come here and hit the ground running, but that hasn’t happened, and sometimes, that’s what happens in football,” Eckersley said after taking part in practice Friday. “I’ve been working to try and get myself back fit, and hopefully, I’m back at that point. I’ve been training just a week or so and I’m looking to get back to my best.

“I’m starting to feel like myself again the last few days of training have been good and we’ve got an intrasquad game (Saturday) so it’ll be a good test to see how my groin holds up in that.”