By Richard Starnes

Ottawa Fury FC collected the first away win in its history Saturday night, scoring four times in a 4-2 performance that proved too hot for fellow North American Soccer League expansion club Indy Eleven.

Midfielder Tony Donatelli scored twice with two tremendous drives, Omar Jarun once with a glancing header and Oliver made it four after 68 minutes.

Indy Eleven attracted a sellout crowd of 10,285 for a game that ebbed and flowed. Fury FC coach Marc Dos Santos had been looking for an early goal for a change and got it. He was also looking for a stronger defensive showing, which he did for the most part. However, there will continue to be concern over concentration lapses at key moments in the game.

However, Fury FC’s men displayed real cool in the final 15 minutes, leaving Indy Eleven unable to claw its way back into the game.

The win moves Fury FC up two places into sixth place in the league.

A glut of goals might have been predicted between the expansion teams. Fury FC has struggled to be solid defensively and Indy Eleven gave away 10 goals in its first five games. But five goals in an exciting opening 45 minutes was more than anyone expected.

Tony Donatelli started it after 16 minutes when he picked up the ball outside the penalty area, pulled it onto his left foot and drove it inside the near post.

The goal came as no surprise with Fury FC in control and pinning Indy Eleven back. But the home side struck back fast and in the 20th minute defender Mason Trafford was caught flat-footed by Blake Smith, the loanee from Montreal Impact. His desperate lunge brought down Smith and the referee pointed immediately to the spot. Mike Ambersley drilled the ball past Devala Gorrick.

Fury FC began struggling to stay solid and the defensive jitters showed in the 35th minute. Trafford headed a harmless ball away for a corner when he had plenty of time to control a high ball floated into the penalty box or let it run out of play. He was forced to take evasive action because there was no obvious warning call from his team mates.

Five minutes later Fury FC was back in front. Richie Ryan directed an inswinging left-foot corner to the near post where Omar Jarun – making a diagonal run – flicked a header past the goalkeeper.

Two minutes later it was 3-1. Donatelli picked up a half clearance inside the penalty area, turned outside a defender and fired a left-foot shot into the roof of the net.

But Fury FC then went to sleep again in the 44th minute when a diagonal ball left Jarun stranded. He could not recover fast enough and Ben Spencer drove the ball across Gorrick inside the far post.

3-2 Fury FC at half time.

Indy Eleven, obviously missing its injured star Brazilian midfield general Kleberson, looked far more intense after the break, taking control in midfield as Fury FC dropped deeper. Then a surprise that stunned the crowd.

It came against the run of play in the 68th minute when Carl Haworth raced into the Indy penalty box, nutmegged defender Kyle Highland and kept his cool before pushing the ball across the face of the goal allowing Oliver to bundle the ball over the line. 4-2 Fury FC.

Indy Eleven made substitutions as it tried to push for goals but Fury FC could smell its first away win, held steady and kept the home team out with its calmest performance of the season to date.