Peiser Backstops Fury FC to 1-1 Draw in Atlanta
April 11, 2015 - North American Soccer League (NASL)
Ottawa Fury FC News Release
(Atlanta, GA) - Ottawa Fury FC picked up their first point of the NASL season Saturday night in Atlanta as goalkeeper Romuald Peiser backstopped his side to a 1-1 draw against the Atlanta Silverbacks that saw Nicki Paterson net his first of the season for Ottawa.
"Our guys deserved much better tonight," Fury FC Head Coach Marc Dos Santos said following the game. "We fought to get the win in a very difficult field and unfortunately we only get on point from this."
"This is an important point as we played two away matches to start the season and we will use this point as momentum for our home opener next week."
While Dos Santos was expecting a battle in Atlanta, it was a tame start to the match as Ottawa and Atlanta exchanged opportunities, but nothing that threatened either goalkeeper.
In the 34th minute Nicki Paterson would break the deadlock off a seemingly harmless free-kick. The set piece from 20 yards out found its way through a sea Fury FC and Silverbacks players inside the six yard box and found a space at the back post to send Ottawa into the lead.
The goal gave Fury FC some jump in their step as they would own a majority of the pace throughout the rest of the opening half and would carry the one-goal lead into the break.
Ottawa look to carry that momentum into the second half, but off a counter attack the Silverbacks would net an equalizer in the 57th minute through Canadian forward Kyle Porter. Fury FC player protested a missed offside on the goal, but the goal would stand to pull Atlanta level.
Porter's goal ignited the Atlanta offence, but despite numerous opportunities to net the go-ahead goal, Romauld Peiser was their to deny the Silverbacks every time - denying Porter again on two separate occasions.
Ottawa would produce opportunities of their own, but Oliver, Wiedeman and Heinemann were unable to beat C.J. Cochran for a second time who looked vulnerable in the Atlanta goal.
Fury FC return home to host the 2014 NASL Regular Season Champions Minnesota United FC in their home opener at TD Place on April 18 before hosting FC Edmonton in the first leg of the preliminary round of the Amway Canadian Championship on April 22. Tickets available at OttawaFuryFC.com.
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