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About that frustrating inability to score goals that’s been handcuffing FC Edmonton this season …

Never mind.

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After scoring just seven times in the first nine games of the season, the Eddies got all the offence they needed in the first 32 minutes Sunday, breaking free from their shackles just long enough to post a 2-1 victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

Jake Keegan scored both goals for Edmonton, converting a breakaway in the 18th minute and a header in the 32nd to give the Eddies a 5-2-3 record and third place at the end of the North American Soccer League’s Spring Season.

“I think the first half was some of the best football the Eddies have played this season,” said head coach Colin Miller. “We should have gone further ahead than two-nil … we missed some good chances.

“But I thought we deserved to win, no question about it. Overall I’m very, very happy with the performance.”

Had Edmonton not dropped a 1-0 loss to Miami in its previous outing they’d be celebrating a Spring Season pennant and a guaranteed spot on the playoffs, but rather than focus on what might have been, they’re excited about what’s still ahead.