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issue 006 2012 edition

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SeptemberHOME SCHEDULE

ATLANTA SILVERBACKS2pm Sunday, Sept. 2 Clarke Stadium

Carolina Railhawks7pm Wednesday, Sept. 12 Clarke Stadium

Tampa BayRowdies2pm Sunday, Sept. 16 Clarke Stadium

Ft. LauderdaleStrikers2pm Sunday, Sept. 23 Clarke Stadium

Winter programs will be starting soon—By Andreas Morse

On Sept. 2, before the whistle blows for the start of the FC Edmonton vs. At-lanta Silverbacks game, hundreds of campers will take over the field for one last summer soccer frenzy.

“FC Edmonton’s summer soccer camps have been an overwhelming suc-cess,” said Janelle Janis, FCE’s camp coordinator. “Our wrap up party is just a way for us to say a proper goodbye to all

the campers who we’ve gotten to know over the summer.”

Over 200 U8-U14 boys and girls at-tended FCE camps from early July until late August in Edmonton, Spruce Grove, Sherwood Park and St. Albert.

“FCE players, coaches and staff had an amazing time with all our camp-ers this year and we hope to see them all again next season,” Janis said. “We saw a lot of talent on the pitches throughout the camp but most importantly, we saw a lot of smiles.”

Hosting FC Edmonton camps are a great way for our coaching staff to view

the talent that Edmonton and surround-ing areas are developing. We work with young players and try to expand their skill and technique in a fun and challeng-ing atmosphere.

The transition from summer to winter training can make it difficult for players to maintain their outdoor fitness level and make it challenging to keep refining their outdoor skills. FC Edmon-ton’s Winter Program is offered to U10 and U12 players who are looking for ad-ditional training to keep developing their abilities and fulfill their true potential.

• Our Winter Program is designed to provide a better understanding of the game’s overall tactics in a safe and fun environment. FC Edmonton coaches instruct using age-appropriate technical and tactical exercises designed with the player in mind. Sign up and learn from the pros!

• Our Winter Program is designed and implemented by UEFA Pro certified coaches and National B certified coaches

• Our Winter Program adheres to the CSA Wellness to World Cup – Long

Term Player Development Model

• Our Winter Program trains in the top indoor facility in Edmonton

• Our Winter Program is the best opportunity to get scouted for the FC Edmonton Academy

• FC Edmonton’s First Team Professional Players will help run sessions in 2013

For more information on FC Edmon-ton’s various programs, contact Janelle Janis at jjanis@fcedmonton.com.

Camps wrap up for the summer season

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Eddies defensive record strength-ened thanks to Arguez in midfield —By Andreas Morse

EDMONTON, Ab. (August 13, 2012) – Having only played 540 minutes with FC Edmonton so far this season - Bryan Arguez has certainly wasted no time making a difference in the Eddies mid-field and has had a large enough impact to earn himself a Defensive Player of the Week honour from the league.

Arguez came to the Eddies on loan a month ago from the Montreal Impact. Making his debut with FCE against the Tampa Bay Rowdies on July 15, his de-fensive holding midfield mindset and confidence on the ball immediately add-ed a strong defensive and offensive pres-ence in the middle of the pitch.

Since July 15, the team has only al-lowed five goals - and with only 22 goals against this season, FC Edmonton sits

with the fourth best defensive record in the league.

“It’s a nice compliment,” said the Miami-native after hearing the news. “I’m still getting comfortable with my new team but it’s always nice to get an in-dividual honour.”

With only six games under his belt as an Eddie, Arguez notably played his best Sunday afternoon against the Puer-to Rico Islanders, where it was his inter-ception in midfield and pass out to Kenny Caceros that lead to Shaun Saiko’s match winning goal.

This is Arguez’s first Player of the Week award and the Eddies’ fifth league honour of the season (Saiko-Week 4, 8, Hamilton-Week 5, Parker-Week 9).

Arguez Named NASL Defensive Player of the Week for Week 19

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FC EDMONTON

1 Lance ParkerGK – 6’4”, 200lbs

22 David Monsalve GK – 6’2”, 180lbs

23 John SmitsGK – 6’4”, 185lbs

25 Michal MisiewiczGK – 6’1”, 163lbs

3 Adam WestD - 6’0”, 175lbs

24 Antonio RagoD – 5’8”, 165lbs

5 Kévin HatchiD - 5’11”, 172lbs

2 David ProctorD – 6’0”, 171lbs

13 Jonathan Joseph-Augustin

D – 6’0”, 175lbs

27 Fabien VorbeD – 6’0”, 182lbs

15 Dino GardnerD - 5’11”, 172 lbs.

18 Paul HamiltonD – 6’1”, 175lbs

4 Sérisay BarthélémyF – 5’6”, 147lbs

14 Paul CraigF – 6’0”, 182lbs

17 Elvir GigolajF – 6’1”, 166lbs

9 Michael CoxF – 6’2”, 180lbs

19 Kyle PorterF – 6’0”, 160lbs

11 Matt LamF – 5’11”, 165lbs

29 Yashir PintoF – 5’9”, 168lbs

6 Shaun SaikoM – 5’10”, 160lbs

20 Chris KooyM – 6’0”, 175lbs

8 Ilja van LeerdamM – 5’7”, 165lbs

21 Dominic OppongM – 6’0”, 175lbs

28 Bryan ArguezM – 6’2”, 185lbs

16 Kenny CacerosM – 5’11”, 170lbs

GOALKEEPERS

# NAME MIN GAA GA SAVES YC RC

1 Lance Parker 1080 1.17 14 30 1 -

22 David Monsalve 90 0.00 0 3 - -

23 John Smits 540 1.00 6 24 - -

25 Michal Misiewicz 360 1.50 6 14 - -

DEFENDERS# NAME MIN ASSISTS GOALS YC RC

2 David Proctor 563 - - - -

3 Adam West 351 - - 2 -

5 Kévin Hatchi 1414 - 1 5 2

13 Jonathan 987 - - 2 1 Joseph-Augustin

15 Dino Gardner - - - - -

18 Paul Hamilton 1674 - 1 2 1

24 Antonio Rago 1592 - - 4 1

27 Fabien Vorbe 423 - - 1 -

MIDFIELDERS# NAME MIN ASSISTS GOALS YC RC

6 Shaun Saiko 1604 5 6 5 -

8 Ilja van Leerdam 1247 3 1 5 -

16 Kenny Caceros 957 1 - 1 -

20 Chris Kooy 1640 1 - 1 -

21 Dominic Oppong 668 - - 1 -

28 Bryan Arguez 720 - 1 1 -

STRIKERS# NAME MIN ASSISTS GOALS YC RC

4 Sérisay Barthélémy 1086 1 1 2 -

9 Michael Cox 686 - 2 1 -

11 Matt Lam 1218 1 - 6 -

14 Paul Craig 522 1 1 1 -

17 Elvir Gigolaj 10 - - - -

19 Kyle Porter 1340 - 3 - -

29 Yashir Pinto 1294 2 3 2 -

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Atlanta Silverbacks Head Coach: Brian Haynes# NAME POS. HT. WT.16 Eric Ati GK 5’10” 170 lbs.10 Danny Barrera F 5’7” 155 lbs.23 Milton Blanco M 5’11” 170 lbs.28 Jose Burcigag, Jr. D 6’1” 175 lbs. 19 Borfor Carr M/F 5’9” 155 lbs.14 Nico Colaluca M 5’9” 155 lbs.24 Pablo Cruz M 5’7” 130 lbs.17 Andrew Duran D 6’1” 160 lbs. 18 Matt Horth F 6’3” 194 lbs.13 Willie Hunt D 5’10” 163 lbs. 1 Daniel Illyes GK 6’2” 197 lbs.12 Horace James M 6’0” 180 lbs.2 Chris Klute D 6’1” 172 lbs. 27 Martyn Lancaster D 6’1” 180 lbs. 30 Tony McManus M 5’9” 155 lbs.9 Pedro Mendes F 6’0” 173 lbs.25 Paulo Mendes M 6’0” 170 lbs. 3 Shane Moroney D 5’11” 165 lbs. 8 Joe Nasco GK 6’3” 205 lbs. 11 Reinaldo Navia F 5’7” 163 lbs.7 Ciaran O’Brien M 5’9” 155 lbs. 5 Lucas Paulini M 6’1” 175 lbs.22 Mike Randolph D 5’7” 175 lbs. 4 Patrick Robertson D 5’10” 170 lbs. 77 Jahbari Willis F 6’3” 198 lbs.

September 12, 2012 - Kick Off 7pm

Carolina RailHawks Head Coach: Colin Clarke# NAME POS. HT. WT.13 Brian Ackley F 6’3” 194 lbs.17 Gale Agbossoumonde D 6’2” 195 lbs.18 Ray Burse GK 6’2” 190 lbs.7 Austin Da Luz M 5’10” 160 lbs.4 Tommy Drake M 5’9” 160 lbs.26 Cory Elenio M 6’1” 175 lbs.16 Jamie Finch D 5’9” 155 lbs.1 Akira Fitzgerald GK 5’11” 175 lbs.0 Floyd Franks M 5’10” 165 lbs.9 Jason Garey F 6’0” 185 lbs.15 Austen King D 6’2” 195 lbs.27 John Krause D 6’2” 190 lbs.3 Kupono Low D 5’11” 170 lbs.5 Amir Lowery M 6’2” 190 lbs.14 Nick Millington M 5’7” 150 lbs.40 Sean O Connor GK 6’1” 180 lbs.20 Breiner Ortiz M 5’11” 170 lbs.10 Mike Palacio M 5’11” 170 lbs.12 Nic Platter GK 6’1” 170 lbs.22 Zack Schilawski F 5’10” 170 lbs.2 Greg Shields D 5’9” 165 lbs.11 Ty Shipalane M 5’11” 160 lbs.21 Brian Shriver F 5’10” 160 lbs.25 Sam Stockley D 6’0” 175 lbs.32 Justin Willis D 6’0” 165 lbs.23 Nick Zimmerman F 6’0” 165 lbs.

September 16, 2012 - Kick Off 2pm

Tampa Bay Rowdies Head Coach: Ricky Hill# NAME POS. HT. WT.19 Eddie Ababio D 5’11” 175 lbs.15 Mike Ambersley F 5’9” 155 lbs.9 Daniel Antoniuk F 6’3” 197 lbs.3 Andres Arango D 6’1” 175 lbs.1 Jeff Attinella GK 6’2” 190 lbs.4 Stuart Campbell M 5’10” 148 lbs.6 Matt Clare F 6’0” 170 lbs.25 Carl Cort F 6’4” 172 lbs.28 Raphael Cox M 5’7” 150 lbs.24 Andrew Fontein GK 6’1” 190 lbs.20 Evans Frimpong F/M 5’8” 142 lbs.11 Shane Hill M 6’1” 185 lbs.13 Thurstan Johnson D 6’0” 175 lbs.8 Luke Mulholland F 5’9” 150 lbs.18 Dan O’Brien M 5’10” 165 lbs.23 Fafa Picault F 5’8” 140 lbs.5 JP Rodrigues D 6’1” 177 lbs.7 Frankie Sanfilippo D 5’10” 165 lbs.22 Keith Savage M 6’2” 170 lbs.2 Daniel Scott D 6’1” 185 lbs.14 Draymond Washington D 6’1” 180 lbs.32 Takuya Yamada M 5’11” 180 lbs.

September 23, 2012 - Kick Off 2pm

Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Head Coach: Daryl Shore# NAME POS. HT. WT.20 Mark Anderson F 5’10” 167 lbs. 6 Nickardo Blake D 6’1” 167 lbs.22 Lionel Brown GK 6’0” 183 lbs. 25 Nicolas Clavijo M 5’7” 140 lbs.14 Abel Gebor M 5’9” 170 lbs.24 Matt Glaeser GK 6’5” 183 lbs.83 Scott Gordon D 6’4” 190 lbs. 15 Aly Hassan F 6’3” 184 lbs.26 Andy Herron F 5’9” 160 lbs.21 Darnell King F 5’8” 155 lbs.16 Lance Laing D 6’0” 185 lbs.3 Scott Lorenz M 6’0” 173 lbs.1 David Martin GK 6’0” 175 lbs.11 Leopoldo Morales F 5’9” 135 lbs.2 Alfonso Motagalvan M 5’11” 170 lbs.12 Emilio Orozco D 5’10” 155 lbs. 7 Patrick Otte M 5’8” 170 lbs. 8 Pecka M 5’7” 152 lbs. 23 Hosman Ramos M 5’7” 145 lbs. 10 Walter Restrepo M 5’8” 169 lbs. 17 Conor Shanosky M 6’4” 185 lbs. 5 Toni Stahl D 6’3” 180 lbs. 13 Jack Stewart D 6’2” 190 lbs.18 Michael Tetteh M 5’8” 155 lbs. 9 Abe Thompson F 6’0” 180 lbs.

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Wives & Girlfriends of FC Ed-monton

The Eddie introduces the peo-ple behind the scenes…

Shannon Waring

#25 Michal Misiewicz’s girlfriend–Q: You’ve seen months of WAGs, how do we compare to Page 3 models in the Sun?

A: Well there’s a lot less flesh visible for starters lol. And also, a lot less name calling and hair pulling.

Q: Michal has played in countries all over the world, where is your favou-rite place?

A: My favourite place is West Ed Mall, does that count? No it’s defi-nitely Canada, but I obviously love England, it’s my home and where my family are.

Q: How do you feel about settling down in Edmonton?

A: Well if there would be any good de-signer shops in Edmonton I’d be very happy to convert to being an Eskimo living in an igloo!!! But really, I’m happy to be wherever my 2 boys are (Michal & Scooby).

Q: Stereotypical keeper is crazy, how’s Michal?

A: What can I say; he’s definitely not a stereotypical keeper. He’s actually quite the geek at home, but he still has the stereotypical rules of a play-er that still apply the night before a game, if you know what I mean haha.

Q: Does Michal borrow your hair products to keep his hair back in games?

A: Michal is forever borrowing my hair products. He wears my head band with stars on for games haha. Such a girl!!!

Q: What’s your favorite team in the premiership?

A: My favourite team is my home team, Sunderland (SAFC). And Mi-chal played for them too, so there would be no other, obviously :)

Q: Michal represented Canada in Olympic Qualifiers, with a last name of Misiewicz, how is he Canadian?

A: Now this is a complicated one. I really don’t know! He’s as foreign as they get. I can barely understand when he talks to me!! Only Joking, Michal was actually born in Greece, his parents are both Polish, but have lived in Canada for many many years.

Q: If you played soccer what position would you play?

A: I would definitely have to be a striker, so I could score passed the great Misiewicz!!!!

Q: Lauren picked Matt Lam and Lind-sey picked Kenny Caceros for favou-rite players on FCE, who’s your favou-rite?

A: Do Harry and Hans count? Be-cause they are definitely a split tie. I just wouldn’t be able to decide, they’re both VERY HANDSOME haha!!!

Q: Do you prefer British or North American humour?

A: I’m an all English girl. I obviously prefer British humour although I’m kind of getting into “Two and a Half Men”, but it doesn’t compare to Little Britain or Coronation Street.

WAG

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August MATCH RECAPSCox pots team’s only goal—By Andreas Morse

Edmonton, Ab. (August 4, 2012) – The visiting Minnesota Stars FC came in to Saturday evening’s match up against FC Edmonton having lost two games in a row, both by a 1-0 score line.That trend reversed itself in front of 1,539 fans at Clarke Stadium…at least for a while. The chant, “We have beer”, echoed

Pinto scores in the dying seconds of first half—By Andreas Morse

EDMONTON, Ab. (August 8, 2012) – It was a matchup between the team with the most points in the league versus the team tied for the least but the teams from either side of the standings played to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday evening in front of 1,542 fans at Clarke Stadium.Both teams came to play early on as both the Eddies and Scorpions were

FCE pulls within four points of sixth place—By Andreas Morse

EDMONTON, Ab. (August 12, 2012) – Coming in to Sunday after-noon’s contest between FC Edmon-ton and the Puerto Rico Islanders, the Eddies were only seven points back of the final playoff spot held by the Carolina RailHawks.Thanks to a 1-0 win in front of 1,229 fans at Clarke, the Eddies are offi-cially back in the hunt.

throughout the stadium and the alco-hol-fuelled fans seemed to energize a slumping Eddies’ offense as the home team had several chances to score in the first half.It was Sérisay Barthélémy who got FCE’s first real chance on net in the 14th minute when he cut into the box between two defenders and got a shot off that was saved well by Stars goal-keeper Matthew Van Oekel.Lance Parker had to make his first save in the Eddies’ net a minute later, albeit an easy one, off the boot of Am-

fighting hard for every 50/50 ball and went in hard for every challenge.It was the Scorpions who struck first in the 23rd minute when NASL goal scoring leader Pablo Campos sent teammate Jonathan Greenfield in with a nice through-ball and the mid-fielder slotted it passed Lance Parker in the Edmonton goal.Campos had a dominant first 30 minutes as he continued to test the FCE backline but his shots routinely missed the net.It looked like the Eddies were going

Chances were hard to come by early on as neither team was able to get too many shots on net in the first 20 minutes.FC Edmonton had a chance in the 25th minute to take the lead but Kenny Caceros’ cross was headed wide by striker Yashir Pinto.Islanders’ Nick Addlery had a chance of his own minutes later but Lance Parker cut the angle off and the striker’s shot missed the near post.It was Shaun Saiko, back in the

ani Walker.The Eddies looked to be playing the first half with some offensive pur-pose, Barthélémy himself having sev-eral shots well saved by Van Oekel.Unfortunately for the home side, it was the visitors who broke their goal scoring draught first when Martin Nunez slotted home a through pass in the 44th minute to put the Stars ahead 1-0 heading into the half.The teams came out for the second half with the same line-ups but it was the Stars who maintained the mo-

to go into the locker room down one but Sérisay Barthélémy found Yashir Pinto attacking late and the young Chilean made no mistake for his third goal of the season to tie the game at one going into the half; which is when the weather came.After a three hour delay in which fans got to enjoy Mother Nature’s light show, the game was back underway and the Eddies had offense on their minds.Parker was the first ‘keeper tested however, as Josue Soto’s shot was de-

starting line-up after being left out for two games in a row, who got the Eddies on the board in the 31st min-ute.Another Caceros cross found its way to Saiko in the box and the Edmon-tonian made no mistake, volleying the ball into the top right-hand cor-ner of the net.That was to be Caceros’ last contri-bution as the midfielder limped off minutes later and was replaced by Matt Lam.The Eddies went into the locker

mentum generated by the late goal.FCE head coach Harry Sinkgraven made his first change in the 66th min-ute bringing Matt Lam on for Yashir Pinto. Michael Cox followed, replac-ing Kenny Caceros.And it was the Calgary-native who created the tying goal late in the game to keep the Eddies in with a shout in the NASL standings.The 1-1 draw leaves FC Edmonton in seventh place, tied with the eighth place Silverbacks on points, eight points back of sixth place Carolina.

flected but Parker was able to smother it in the 54th minute.Campos had a great chance in the 61st to put his team ahead but once again the attempt went harmlessly wide of the goal.The Scorpions went down to 10-men in the 64th minute when Soto was shown his second yellow, the Eddies looked to take advantage.In the 79th, coach Harry Sinkgraven brought Shaun Saiko into the game. The midfielder crossed it into the box and Kyle Porter took a shot that was

room with a 1-0 lead.It was all the Eddies could do to not score in the 60th minute when Mar-tin made an error on a ball into the box; Saiko took a shot which hit the near post, Sérisay Barthélémy hit the rebound but it was blocked by a defender and Saiko hit the next shot wide.In the end, there were no late goals to spoil the party, no red cards that would have led to suspensions, just three points at home, something the Eddies haven’t tasted since a 1-0

The Stars move up to fourth.It will be a quick turnaround for FC Edmonton as they’ll play host to league leaders San Antonio on Wednesday.Side Note:Defender Paul Hamilton was shown a red card in injury time for a challenge against Minnesota’s Geison Moura. Hamilton will have to miss at least one game.

well saved by Daryl Sattler and Pinto was unable to tuck the rebound home in the 80th.Pinto had another chance five minutes later off another cross from Saiko but this time his redirection hit the post.That turned out to be the last chance of the game. The Eddies now prepare for a Sunday afternoon clash against the Puerto Rico Islanders. Kick off for that contest is 2 p.m. at Clarke.Please note training on Thursday Au-gust 9, 2012 will begin at 11am and go until 12pm.

victory against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers on June 10.The Eddies finish their three-game home stand earning points in each game (1-2-0) and are now are just four points back of the sixth place RailHawks, who have a game in hand.Next up for FC Edmonton is a road game against the very same Rail-Hawks on Saturday.

— Eddies Tie League Champs —

— Weather-delayed Game ends in a Draw —

— Eddies Unbeaten Over Three-Game Home Stand —

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Crucial points dropped to the RailHawks in the playoff race—By Andreas Morse

Cary, NC. (August 18, 2012) – It was a crucial game for both teams on Saturday night as seventh place FC Edmonton faced the sixth place Caro-lina RailHawks at WakeMed Park. And the urgency was evident as the squads played an incredible 90-plus minutes of soccer.It started off great for the visitors thanks to a wonder-strike by Paul Craig nine minutes in. Craig pounced on a defensive mistake and hit the ball first time with the outside of his foot, beating ‘keeper Akira Fitzgerald,

Draw leaves team seven points behind Stars—By Andreas Morse

Blaine, MN (August 25, 2012) - In a pivotal game between FC Edmon-ton and the Minnesota Stars FC on a Saturday evening in Blaine, neither team was able to find the crucial three points to gain separation in the NASL standings.

making his first start in the NASL.The Eddies seemed to grow in con-fidence after the goal and enjoyed the majority of possession halfway through the first period.But it was Nick Zimmerman against the run of play who was able to pull the goal back in the 30th minute to draw the home team even.The Carolina midfielder beat defender David Proctor on the run and took the shot himself, beating Lance Parker at the far post.The RailHawks finished the half with three straight corners but the Eddies’ backline held firm and the score re-mained 1-1 at the whistle.“It was a good start, an early goal is exactly what we wished for,” said head

It was the Stars who opened the scor-ing in the 17th minute when midfield-er Cristiano Dias hit a blistering shot that eluded Lance Parker in the FC Edmonton net to put the 2011 Champs up 1-0. FC Edmonton’s Chris Kooy got the Eddies first real chance in the 27th minute just missing the far post with a low shot from 25 yards out. Neither team could muster much in terms of offence in the first 45, but it

coach Harry Sinkgraven at the break. “We had some chances on the counter so we have to finish the chances. We have to continue what we’ve been do-ing and make more runs.”Parker had to make a great save off a Carolina header to start the second half. The big ‘keeper was able to push the early chance over the bar to keep the score even.Zack Schilawski could have put the RailHawks ahead in the 64th minute as his team kept the pressure on in the second half. The striker was able to touch a ball past a charging Parker but Paul Hamilton was there to de-fend the open goal.Parker had to make another big save off the ensuing corner.

was the Stars who went into the locker room up 1-0 at the whistle. “We started out slowly and conceded a goal, but gained control as the half went on,” said head coach Harry Sink-graven at the half. “In the beginning it wasn’t good enough, but we know what we have to do in the second half and we will execute.” The second half began with both teams fighting for possession. Min-nesota’s Amani Walker had the half’s

A fury of action in front of the Caro-lina goal minutes later nearly result-ed in a go-ahead goal for the Eddies but Craig was unable to get a shot off from inside the box as the RailHawks closed down the lanes expertly.Kyle Porter finally solved the Rail-Hawks defence in the 72nd minute with a terrific left-footed shot which beat Fitzgerald to put the Eddies up 2-1.But Schilawski wasn’t finished. The RailHawks striker was in the right place at the right time as David Proc-tor’s clearing attempt went off his chest and into the net, tying the game once again.Zimmerman nearly sealed the victory for Carolina in the dying minutes but

first chance in the 56th minute, after being sent in alone against FCE’s Da-vid Proctor, but Walker’s chip sailed over the bar harmlessly. It looked like the Eddies were in tough, and with a loss it would have been difficult to make the playoffs, but midfielder Bryan Arguez chose the right time to score his first goal for his new team. In the 74th minute, Arguez belted a shot past Matt Van Oekel in the Stars net to tie the game 1-1.

his goal was called on the offside. But in injury time, Ty Shipalane cut through the FCE backline and scored the game-winner for the RailHawks, putting his team seven points ahead of the Eddies with just six games to go.“We couldn’t make the tackle we needed and he punished us for it,” said FCE defender Paul Hamilton after the game. “You need to play the full 90 minutes and we didn’t tonight. We still have six games to go though and anything can happen.”Next up for FC Edmonton is a road game against the Stars on Saturday.

FC Edmonton continued the pressure as the second half continued in search of the all important go-ahead goal. But in the end, it was the Stars who were able to hold off the attacking Ed-dies and maintain the 1-1 draw. The point leaves FC Edmonton seven back of the sixth place Minnesota Stars FC with five games remaining. Next up for the Eddies, a game at Clarke Stadium against the fifth place Carolina RailHawks on Sunday Sep-tember 2nd.

— Last Minute Goal Crushes the Eddies —

— Arguez Scores and Earns a Point for Eddies —

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This month saw the Junior Eddies wind down their season with a couple of convincing performanc-es in the AMSL and a very good showing in the University of Alberta tournament. In league play, the young reserves were ahead 2-0 on the di-vision leading Edmonton Scottish prior to the game being called 40 minutes in. They followed up that dis-play with another lopsided 6-0 win over the Edmonton Drillers. In league play this season,

the reserves finished with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses, and 2 ties. The young squad found the back of the net 43 times while only conceding 10 goals against. “Playing with the majority of the team still in high school, the fantastic results in the AMSL speak to the quality of this group of play-ers,” said head coach Jeff Paulus. This past weekend also saw the team compete in the U of A’s preseason tournament. In the first game, the reserves beat Mount Royal University in a game domi-

nated by the possession play of the junior Eddies. The win set up a fi-nal against the University of Alberta who beat NAIT 2-0 to earn their place in the final. Despite a dominating first half performance which saw the young reserves put on their best per-formance of the year, they trailed at the half 1-0 on a penalty shot. The second half saw a much more deter-mined U of A team who saw their advantage jump to 2-0 with another PK and the sending off of Marko Aleksic for a bad challenge.

Despite being down a man, the junior Eddies picked up their play and once again began to dominate play. Gaining one goal back, the Eddies had a few chances late in injury time but could not find the equalizer in a 2-1 loss. “The performance against the U of A was the defining moment for the Academy,” Paulus said. “Our first half against the Bears was the most impressive display of attack-ing, ball possession football that I have witnessed in a long time from any team. Everything we train to

do came out on the pitch and for 45 minutes we dominated perhaps the strongest team in the CIS west. I couldn’t be more proud of these young players.” The reserves played their final game of the season on Thurs-day, Aug. 30th (result unavailable at press time), after which they have a much deserved month break before starting up again on Oct 1st.

Head Coach Proud of Young Players

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Canadian Women’s National Team brings home the bronze at London 2012 Olympics

FC Edmonton wants to congratulate the Women’s National Team players, Head Coach John Herdman, their entire staff and the Canadian Soccer Association on their Bronze medal victory at the London 2012 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament. Not only does it mark the first summer Olympics medal by a traditional team sport since 1936, but this third-place finish is the best-ever result recorded in the Women’s National Team program

Today FC Edmonton wel-come guests from Alberta Soccer Association, who are launching a new winter soccer program: Socca-bility is a unique program for soccer players of all ages with a disabil-ity. The program seeks to promote playing opportunities and develop a competitive pathway for soccer players who may have a disability. At present Canada Soccer has a nation-al Para Soccer team for players with

history in a major international competition. The Canadian Women’s National Team captured hearts around the country with their prom-ising run leading up to the tourna-ment and within the Olympics itself and Edmontonians hearts were no exception. FC Edmonton looks for-ward to welcoming the team back to Canada, and specifically Erin McLeod back to St. Albert, after such a memorable performance and providing fans an opportunity to show their appreciation.Way to go girls! Looking forward to

seeing you at home in 2015!

FC Edmonton Sends Out a Well Deserved Congratulations to the CANWNT

A GAME WITHOUT BORDERSCerebral Palsy but no other specif-ic impairment teams. John Clubb who is a Provincial Coach for ASA is leading the program in the hope that it may encourage more players with a disability to take up playing as well as watching the game. John explains that “the idea of a pan-disability program is to encourage greater numbers that may support a player pathway”. At present each impairment group has

sport specific programs, but expe-rience that whether an athlete has a sensory, physical or learning dis-ability, once they take to the field the game is the master and the fo-cus is upon playing the game and not any restrictions someone may exhibit. As the program develops so will opportunities to band players to different levels based upon their level of functionality and competi-tion. Hence the goal is to present a

fun and challenging environment to encourage more players (adults and children) to play soccer. The winter programs are due to commence in Calgary and Ed-monton in October, with players at-tending on a bi-weekly basis so they may continue their existing sport commitments. Then once the pro-grams are operating there will be competitive opportunities against local teams and between the two

centres. So if you are a soccer fan with a disability or you know some-one with a disability who would wel-come an opportunity to join up with friends and play soccer, then Socca-bility is a program for them. For fur-ther information and registration for the program please contact John Clubb email south-coach@albertasoccer.com or call 587 435 5611

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How the North American Soc-cer League Changed World Football—By Ken Jamieson

In 1980 and 1981 the NASL and FIFA engaged in a battle of wills. The NASL had been born in 1968 out of the compromise merg-er of two leagues, the United Soc-cer Association and the National Professional Soccer League. The former played the 1967 season using European and South Amer-ican clubs representing their North American cities, this was a temporary measure ahead of setting up their own clubs for the 1968 season. The NPSL, wanting to get going as quickly as possi-ble, put together clubs before re-ceiving sanctioning from the US national association (the USSSFA at the time), this move resulted in the NPSL being sanctioned in 1967 as an outlaw league.

Fast forward to 1980 and the NASL, which had been operating as a sanctioned league since 1968 (the merger that year removing the renegade tag on the NPSL and its players) had been at odds with the world’s governing body over several rule modif ications the league had instituted over the years. In soccer all leagues are obligated to play by the rules set by FIFA, any deviations from these rules must be approved through their national associa-tion. In the US and Canada, the game was in its infancy profes-sionally, and FIFA had turned a blind eye to these modif ications in hopes that the game would take hold. By 1980, with an increasing number of younger players going to the NASL from Europe and South America, the increasing

number of club friend-lies between NASL clubs and interna-tional oppo-nents, FIFA d e t e r m i n e d that the NASL now had to fall in line.

There were three rules which particularly an-noyed the world’s governing body: 35-yard offside, overtime/tie-breaker shootouts and the use of three substitutes in a game (at the time the FIFA standard was two). The point of this arti-cle is not to discuss the wrangling between the NASL and FIFA but rather the effect the NASL rules had on the world game. A fourth modif ication, which was never really a point of contention, is the NASL point system, which will also be discussed in this article.

The 35-yard offside rule, which move the point at which a player can be deemed offside from midfield (approximately 55 yards from goal) to a point only 35 yards from goal. Along with the Bonus Points, which were award-ed to teams based on goals scored (to a maximum of three per team per game), this modif ication was meant to increase scoring by al-lowing forward players to be more advanced down f ield. The offside rule was originally implemented in 1973 as an experimental rule, with the blessings of the Canadi-an and US Associations and FIFA. When required by FIFA to aban-don the experiment the NASL ig-nored the request and continued

t o use it.

While the effect of this rule can be seen in many games with large scores, the fact that more than their share of NASL games ended 1-0 or 2-1 (and quite a few of them in overtime or shootouts) makes one wonder if the rule change had its desired effect. While a move of the offside to 35 yards from goal has never been considered, anyone who follows the game knows the offside rule is probably the most controversial and most tinkered with one in the game. Can we speculate that the NASL rule had a part in getting the ball rolling at FIFA?

The substitution rule is one that actually seemed ahead of its time, one need only look at the game today where three substitu-tions are the rule. It is quite rea-sonable to believe that the NASL had at least a small part in chang-ing that rule.

The f inal rule is possible the

most inter-esting as it satiated the Ameri-can need for a win-ner in every game. Al-though most

leagues had some form of

t i e - b r e a k i n g in playoffs not

all used it in regular season

play. For regular season play baseball

had always used extra innings to determine a

winner; overtime, a mainstay since the beginning in basket-

ball, was introduced in pro foot-ball by the NFL in 1974 and in pro hockey originally by the WHA in 1972 and by the NHL in 1983. On this backdrop, the NASL insti-tuted three dif ferent tie-breaking procedures for regular season games; in 1974 penalty kicks were used to decide games tied after 90 minutes. In 1975 two-seven and a half minute sudden-death overtime periods were instituted with penalty kicks used to settle games still tied after overtime. In 1977, while still using the sudden-death overtime, penalty kicks were replaced by a shootout in which the goalkeeper started on his goal line and the shooter started on the 35-yard offside line. The shooter had f ive sec-onds to make an attempt on goal. Only one attempt could be made and the ball had to enter the goal before the f ive seconds were up.

The tie-breaking rules were used in regular season and play-off games. It is interesting to note that the league also went to using 30-minute mini-games

(two 15-minute halves) to decide playoff series that were level af-ter two games. This procedure was originally implemented in 1977, although the f irst time it was used was 16 August 1978 in a series between the Detroit Ex-press and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. In 1981 the NASL re-verted to best of three series for all but the Soccer Bowl, this was applied for the Soccer Bowl in the league’s f inal season.

Although no attempt has ever been made to institute mini-games anywhere else in the world game, the NASL’s overtime rules have to be seen as inf luencing changes instituted by FIFA. Ex-tra time, two 15-minute halves, is the standard now in FIFA for de-ciding cup/elimination matches; as well penalty kicks (which have always been used as the ultimate decider) are used when extra time is indecisive. The inf luence on FIFA is probably with the brief f lirtation with “golden goals” in the 1990s. Golden goals were sudden-death overtime periods, however FIFA soon abandoned this and reverted to the full extra time (where an unlimited number of goals can be scored).

The original North Ameri-can Soccer League, probably best known for Pelé and the star ball may have its legacy in the subtle inf luence it had on the develop-ment of the Laws of the Game.

Acknowledgement to Colin Jose for information provided by his book, “A Complete Histo-ry of the North American Soccer League.”

Playoff Qualif ication:The top 6 teams in the league standings at the conclusion of the regular season will compete in the NASL play-offs.Tie-breaking Procedure for Standings and Playoff Quali-f ication:

The team with the highest position in the standings at the conclusion of the regular season will be the team with the great-est number of points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). In the event that two teams f inish the regular season with an equal number of points, the following system will be used to break the tie:

If the teams are still equal in the standings, the highest posi-tion shall be awarded to the team with the greater goal dif ference against all other teams during the regular season (goal dif fer-ential).

If the teams are still equal in the standings, the highest posi-tion shall be awarded to the team scoring the greatest number of total goals against all other teams during the regular season (total

goals).The highest position shall

be awarded to the team with the best win/tie/loss record in regu-lar season games against all other teams equal in points (head-to-head competition).

If the teams are still equal in the standings, the procedures described in this section shall be applied only to games played on the road by each team against all other teams during the regular season.

If the teams are still equal in the standings, the procedures described in this section shall be applied only to games played at home by each team against all other teams during the regular season.

If the teams are still equal in the stand-ings, the highest po-sition in the s t a n d i n g s shall be de-termined by a toss of a coin.

The f irst tiebreaker in

a three-way tie is also goal dif-ference, if two teams are still tied on goal dif ference, the next tie-breaker is goals scored.

NOTE: If two clubs remain tied after another club with the same number of points advances during any step, the tie breaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club tie-breaking system

Playoff Format:The 6 qualifying teams will

be given seeds 1 through 6 with the top team in the standings re-ceiving the number 1 seed.

The format of the Playoffs will consist of a Quarterf inal Round, Semifinal Round and a Final Round. The Quarterf inal Round will be a single game while the Semifinal and Final Rounds

will each be a 2-game series with each team playing at home once and the team with the greater number of aggregate goals in both games winning each series.

The number 1 seed and the number 2 seed will receive a bye directly to the Semifinal Round while the number 3 seed will host the number 6 seed and the num-ber 4 seed will host the number 5 seed in the Quarterf inal Round.

For the Semifinal Round, the number 1 seed will be paired with the lowest seeded team to quali-fy from the Quarterf inal Round with the number 2 seed being paired with the highest seeded team to qualify from the Quarter-f inal Round.

The winners of each series in the Semifinal

Round will meet in the Final Round. In the event of a draw in either Q u a r t e r f i -nal Round game, the game will progress to a 30-minute

extra time period (the golden goal rule will not be in effect). If the teams are still locked in a draw following the extra time period, the winner will be determined by a penalty shootout.

In each Semifinal Round se-ries and the Final Round series, if the teams are tied on the num-ber of aggregate goals scored in the series at the conclusion of the second game, the teams will progress to a 30-minute extra time period. As in the Quarter-f inal Round, the golden goal rule will not be in effect. If the teams are still locked in a draw follow-ing the extra time period, the winner of the series will be deter-mined by a penalty shootout.

Cards in Playoffs:All players will start the

NASL playoffs with a zero yel-low card total. A player receiving 3 yellow cards in separate games during the course of the playoffs will be suspended for his team’s next game. Any suspension for yellow cards received in a player’s last playoff game will not carry over into the next NASL regular season.

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FC EDMONTON’S ON TWITTERFollow your favourite Eddies on Twitter! Lance Parker @lanceAparkerDavid Proctor @proctheneck2Sérisay Barthélémy @Serisay_BKévin Hatchi @HatchiKevinShaun Saiko @6SaikoMichael Cox @MCox19Paul Craig @Paul_Craig14Elvir Gigolaj @ElvirGigollajPaul Hamilton @phamilton88Chris Kooy @chriskooy20Kyle Porter @KylePorter19David Monsalve @davidamonsalveJohn Smits @RealJohnSmitsAntonio Rago @antoniorago24Michal Misiewicz @Michal_MisFabien Vorbe @fabien_vorbeBryan Arguez @bryan_arguez17Yashir Pinto @yashir29

As One of the newest Eddies to join the team, David Proctor has sured up the backline since his arrival. Since it’s nearly impos-sible to understand his accent, we asked him to write down his answers for this interview...

Q: What has been the biggest adjust-ment in moving to Edmonton from Scotland?

A: The biggest adjustment I’ve had to deal with so far has been play-ing games in the heat and humid-ity, especially the away games in the States! The physio Jose weighs us before and after each game and I’ve been losing around 8 pounds in sweat each game!

Q: Can you describe your first impres-sions of Edmonton? Of the team?

A: My first impressions of the city have been good. There’s enough to keep me busy and there’s plenty of nice restaurants to go and eat, and of course there’s the West Ed Mall which I enjoy walking round! I think the team are better than our league position suggests. Over the last 4 or 5 games we’ve outplayed teams for much of the 90 minutes and either not put away our chances or given away cheap goals.

Q: What do you miss most about Scot-land - have you had the chance to miss anything yet?

A: The obvious one thing I miss would be family, especially my wife! She’s over at the moment for 12 days vis-iting, but if the move becomes more permanent she’ll move over with me full time. I certainly don’t miss the miserable weather back home, al-though I’ve obviously been warned to prepare myself for the Edmonton winter!

Q: What are you most looking forward to doing in Edmonton? in Canada?

A: We had a couple of days off recent-ly so my wife and I took a trip to the Rocky Mountains. The drive between Banff and Jasper was breathtaking. The scenery in Scotland is beautiful but the likes of Lake Louise and other sites on the Icefields Parkway blew me away.

Q: What are your first impressions of the NASL? How does the competition compare with other leagues you’ve played in?

A: There’s plenty of good players in the NASL and that’s proven to be the case each year as plenty of play-ers take the step up to the MLS from

this level. The teams are all evenly matched so any team can beat each other. The only difference is the Scot-tish Premier League is slightly more physical than in the NASL.

Q: If you had the chance to play against any soccer team from around the world, which team would it be, and why?

A: While I was with Dundee United in Scotland we were lucky enough to play against Barcelona in a pre sea-son friendly. Unfortunately I was on the bench for the whole game but to be as close as I was to players such as Lionel Messi, Iniesta, and Xavi was

still a massive learning experience for me.

Q: What made you want to become a professional soccer player? Where did you get your big break?

A: Like most people from the UK, I’ve played soccer for as long as I can re-member. Growing up I never wanted to be anything other than a profes-sional soccer player. I was with Hi-bernian FC who are from Edinburgh in Scotland from the age of 12 right through to when I left school and signed full time for them for 2 years. I left to sign for Inverness Caley This-tle when I was 19.

Q: Even though you haven’t been with the team for long, how do you see FC Edmonton wrapping up the season?

A: I believe we can still make the playoffs. If we win our home games and pick up points away from home as well then we will be in with a shout. If we made the playoffs then you never know what could happen after that...

Player Profile: David Proctor