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FCE Match Preview: Tampa Bay Rowdies (July 18)

July 16, 2015 - North American Soccer League (NASL)
FC Edmonton News Release


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FC Edmonton (1-2-0) will play their final match of a three-match road trip this Saturday, July 18 at 5:30 p.m. MT versus Tampa Bay Rowdies (1-0-1) at Al Lang Stadium in Florida, aiming to remain atop the North American Soccer League (NASL) Fall Season table with a victory against the league's top overall team.

The Eddies are coming off consecutive draws against Fort Lauderdale Strikers and San Antonio Scorpions. On Wednesday night, the Eddies came back twice in each half from goals by Michael Nonni and Cristian Raudales to come away with 2-2 draw and another positive result to stay at the top of the Fall Season table.

Tampa Bay Rowdies are the NASL combined table leaders. The team defeated Atlanta Silverbacks at home in their Fall Season opener 2-1 before falling in a surprise blowout to San Antonio Scorpions 3-0 in their second match last Saturday.

The Rowdies made news this week after signing former United States national team midfielder and striker Freddy Adu. The 26-year-old has played with several Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs, as well as European clubs Benfica and AS Monaco. Adu will reunite with Rowdies head coach Thomas Rongen, who he played for with the United States' U-20 team.

The Eddies and Rowdies last met in the Spring Season at Al Lang Stadium. Darwin Espinal and Brian Shiver scored for the home side while Eddies midfielder Lance Laing answered with a goal of his own in a losing cause. Edmonton has continued to score in the Fall Season despite fielding a depleted roster and currently lead the league in scoring in both the NASL combined (23) and Fall (7) season tables.

"It's a quick turnaround for us again and a difficult venue as well," FC Edmonton head coach Colin Miller said. "We have had some real competitive games with the Rowdies over the years...The character and the spirit in our group right now is second to none and we will hopefully have a couple fresh faces to add to the lineup come Saturday night."

The Eddies close out their three-match road trip against Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday, July 18. Kick-off is set for 5:30 p.m. at Al Lang Stadium. The Eddies will host Saturday's Official Viewing Party at The Pint Downtown from 5:00-8:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.fcedmonton.com.

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