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Fury FC 2, Eddies 2

Don’t talk to FC Edmonton about the recent social media buzz that the days of the Ottawa Fury FC in the North American Soccer League are numbered.

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The Fury certainly came to play Friday, building a 2-0 lead before hanging on for a 2-2 draw with the Eddies at TD Place.

A terrible giveaway by Eddies defender Pape Diakite led to a Fury goal off the foot off Thomas Stewart just 83 seconds into the match, setting the mark for the fastest goal in Fury history.

The goal also snapped a shutout streak of 535 minutes for the Eddies, who hadn’t allowed a goal against in their previous five games and surrendered just 10 in 20 games thus far heading into Friday, including just three in 10 fall-season games.

“It was a bad mistake from their point of view but I was able to capitalize,” Stewart said, unaware of the new standard he had set.

“I’m not looking at (the record), I didn’t know that and hopefully it gets beaten again, but as I say we got off to a good start and that was the most important thing.”