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The final outcome was not necessarily worth the wait, but considering the circumstances, both FC Edmonton and Valour FC will take the result and move on.

The teams played to a 0-0 tie in a weather-delayed contest at Clarke Field on Wednesday, which concluded four and-a-half hours after the original scheduled kickoff.

With the tie, Valour FC of Winnipeg snapped a six-game losing skid. It also gave Edmonton points in six of its past seven games.

“Credit to both sides (Wednesday), I thought both sides came out and wanted to play,” said FC Edmonton head coach Jeff Paulus. “They put (the delays) past them and they got on with it, so credit to both groups of players.”

The start of the game was delayed 45 minutes due to inclement weather.

When the teams finally did get on the field, they only played eight minutes before a lightning strike in the area sent them to the dressing rooms.

Players and fans had to wait out a storm system, delaying the restart of the game for nearly two hours. They finally restarted the game just before 10 p.m.