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FC Edmonton finished the contest with 56.3 per cent of the possession, took 15 shots to Indy’s eight and forced goalkeeper Jon Busch into making seven saves, but could not overcome a 2-1 first-half deficit.

“Watching the second-half video, I was absolutely beaming,” Miller said. “Sometimes when I watch losses, I want to throw the laptop through the window, but in this case, I was so proud of what we were trying to do. There was some great passages of play, great passion, great pressure, but the disappointment is that we haven’t scored. Jon Busch has kept them in the game making three or four very good saves that on another day, hopefully, they go in.”

Having limped to the end of the Spring Season, where they finished seventh in the eight-team league, FC Edmonton are now the healthiest they have been all year.

Midfielders Nik Ledgerwood and Dustin Corea were back on the field after missing extended time due to injury. Daryl Fordyce made his return to the lineup after spending the first half of the year with Cincinnati of the United Soccer League. And midfielder Ben McKendry made his first appearance with Edmonton, having come over on loan from the Vancouver Whitecaps of the MLS.

The key now for Miller is trying to get everyone integrated to the point where the newcomers and returning players are able to play a full game.

“They’ve all missed a lot of football and Nik Ledgerwood as well missed a lot of football, so to try and get them 90 minutes right away, we’re risking further injury, plus you’re taking away from guys who are fully fit and desperate to play,” Miller said. “Trying to give them extra minutes, there is no point in risking that. I thought the substitutions went quite well on Sunday, I thought all three contributed to the team’s performance in the second half. We’ll try to get more minutes for Ledgerwood, Fordyce and to Corea as well, because it’s in our benefit to get everyone as much playing time as we possibly can.”