2015 Fury FC Friendly – FC Montreal vs. Ottawa Fury FC Preview

When: Friday, March 20, 2015 @ 1:30pm EDT

Where: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, QC



Ottawa Injuries and Absences: DM Richie Ryan, DM Mauro Eustaquio (injured)

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The Fury FC preseason continues with a short trip to Montreal to face its 3rd and final USL side this March, against the expansion FC Montreal, the USL reserve side for the Montreal Impact.

The game kicks off at 1pm at the Olympic Stadium, with DMs Richie Ryan and Mauro Eustaquio still nursing minor injuries, with Phil Davies performing admirably in the role last week.

This game may be the first time in our NASL history that we see Ottawa go up against one of their former players. CM Zakaria Messoudi, who was on loan for the spring season from Montreal and played well in his one appearance in the V Cup 1st leg against Edmonton, is now part of FC Montreal and may well see playing time tomorrow against the Fury FC, perhaps showing MDS how much he has improved since last season.

Some interesting tidbits for Fury FC fans from the past week that you may or may not be aware of:

CB Omar Jarun was released before the Rochester friendly, with the announcement shortly after that he was offered a 3-month contract by Indian I-League (not Super League) side Bharat FC. https://twitter.com/chrishofley/status/576359980934266880

Former ST Vini Dantas, who has been playing with Tony Donatelli in the MASL with Baltimore during the winter, has joined Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) for the 2015 season. This echoes former GK Devala Gorrick’s move to Colorado Springs, also in the USL. https://twitter.com/VinihaDantas/status/577479294018015232

As mentioned above, former CM Zakaria Messoudi, who was on a loan for the spring season from Montreal, will be part of the inaugural FC Montreal (USL) side for 2015. http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=209957932

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Ottawa Sun: http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/03/17/no-green-beer-for-ottawa-furys-irish

OFFC Review: https://offcreview.wordpress.com/2015/03/19/2015-fury-fc-friendly-ottawa-vs-rochester-review-fc-montreal-vs-ottawa-preview

Fury Fanatic: https://furyfanatic.wordpress.com/2015/03/19/fc-montreal-v-ottawa-fury-preview/

SB Mount Royal Soccer: http://www.mountroyalsoccer.com/2015/3/17/8237813/interview-marc-dos-santos-fury-impact-nasl-mls-concacaf

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2015 Fury FC Friendly – Ottawa Fury FC vs. Rochester Rhinos Review – 1-1 D

When: Friday, March 13, 2015 @ 10:45am EDT

Where: Complexe Branchaud-Briere, Gatineau, QC



Ottawa Injuries and Absences: CB Omar Jarun (released), DM Richie Ryan, DM Mauro Eustaquio (injured)

Ottawa (4-3-3) 1st Half – DeBellis (Peiser); Randolph, Trafford, Beckie, Richter; Ubiparipovic, Davies, Paterson; Paulo Jr., Heinemann, Oliver

Ottawa (4-3-3/4-4-2) 2nd Half – Peiser; Poltronieri; Falvey, Rafael Alves, Foschini; Ubiparipovic (Heinemann), Davies, Misik; Paulo Jr. (Dagnogo), Wiedeman, Haworth

Ottawa Goals/Assists: Haworth (75′)

Rochester Goals/Assists: Lanteri (20′)

Ottawa Red Card: DeBellis (25′)

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Ottawa Sun: http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/03/13/fury-fc-fight-back-in-draw-with-rochester-rhinos

OFFC Review: https://offcreview.wordpress.com/2015/03/19/2015-fury-fc-friendly-ottawa-vs-rochester-review-fc-montreal-vs-ottawa-preview

Northern Starting XI: http://www.northernstartingeleven.com/fury-remain-undefeated-as-preseason-continues/

You can follow Namu Yoon on Twitter at @BBSC_SeoulBro, and his Canadian Soccer News articles on Ottawa Fury FC at http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/index.php?/page/articles.html/_/ottcityfootie.