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Fury FC 0, Indy 11 0

With their goal all season long not just to make the playoffs, but to host a playoff game, the Ottawa Fury FC may well have to look back at a penalty kick off a goal post in their 25th game as the difference between going on the road in the post-season and staying at the friendly confines of TD Place.

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Fury FC veteran Steevan Dos Santos buried his head as best one can do in the artificial turf after missing such a golden chance in the 59th minute, first drawing the penalty with a fall worthy of an Academy Award, then rattling one off the post.

The missed opportunity meant the Fury FC had to settle for a nil-nil tie against the Indy 11 on Saturday afternoon before a crowd of 5,393 at the TD Place pitch, where the Fury FC are now winners of seven, with three draws, in 14 games with only three United Soccer League home games to go.

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How much did that kick off the post mean short-term?

A win would have vaulted the Fury FC all the way to fifth place in the Eastern Conference and had them knocking on the door of fourth, with the top four at season’s end all hosting fist-round playoff games in October.