Sights & Sounds: FC Edmonton 3-3 Valour FC

2021-11-06

Valour FC’s season and, by extension, their hopes for a playoff spot came to an end Saturday at Clarke Field in a 3-3 draw to a fiery FC Edmonton side already eliminated from post-season play. Phil Dos Santos’s side needed a win to stay alive in the playoff chase… Which took a hit after just four minutes when Tobias Warschewski converted on a deflection. Amer Didic added another from a corner, so did Azriel Gonzalez after halftime… But the previously lacklustre Winnipeggers shocked the crowd with three goals in the closing 15 minutes and came within a William Akio shot of prolonging their playoff hopes but, instead, closed on an emotional note and a 10-5-13 regular-season record.

The Eddies, meanwhile, will close out their season on Saturday against Forge FC (2:00pm ET/12:00pm MT) live on OneSoccer.

The Eddies take in a pre-game huddle. (FC Edmonton/CPL)

GOAL ?@FCEdmontonNow go up 1-0 early over @ValourFootball, with Tobias Warschewski notching his latest effort to put Valour's playoff hopes in danger #CanPL ?? | ? TELUS ch. 980 | ? https://t.co/hishXepRT3 pic.twitter.com/NAQ46Aj5ZO

— OneSoccer (@onesoccer) November 6, 2021

Midfielders Raph Ohin of Valour FC and Shamit Shome of FC Edmonton battle for possession. (FC Edmonton/CPL)

Amer Didic (centre, top) scores to give FC Edmonton a 2-0 advantage over Valour FC. (FC Edmonton/CPL)

FC Edmonton's Amer Didic celebrates scoring against Valour FC. (FC Edmonton/CPL) — FC Edmonton’s Amer Didic celebrates scoring against Valour FC. (FC Edmonton/CPL)

GOAL ??@FCEdmontonNow make things much, much more difficult for @ValourFootball as Amer Didic gets a head on a corner for 2-0 at the 15-minute mark! #CanPL ?? | ? TELUS ch. 980 | ? https://t.co/hishXepRT3 pic.twitter.com/oHCArqZd6K

— OneSoccer (@onesoccer) November 6, 2021

GOAL ??@FCEdmontonNow now up 3-0 over @ValourFootball as Azriel Gonzalez all but snuffs Valour's playoff hopes for 2021#CanPL ?? | ? TELUS ch. 980 | ? https://t.co/hishXepRT3 pic.twitter.com/XUobBUY5OA

— OneSoccer (@onesoccer) November 6, 2021

Adam Najem (left), and Moses Dyer (right) collide in search of possession. (FC Edmonton/CPL)

GOAL ?@ValourFootball pull one back via Moses Dyer, but they'll need 3 more without reply vs. @FCEdmontonNow with just 15 minutes left#CanPL ?? | ? TELUS ch. 980 | ? https://t.co/hishXepRT3 pic.twitter.com/dDzeXOOg3H

— OneSoccer (@onesoccer) November 6, 2021

GOAL ??@ValourFootball, wait…

… is this happening? ?

Moses Dyer's brace makes it 3-2 vs. @FCEdmontonNow … 10 minutes left#CanPL ?? | ? TELUS ch. 980 | ? https://t.co/hishXepRT3 pic.twitter.com/RyKPmbc7OF

— OneSoccer (@onesoccer) November 6, 2021

GOAL ???@ValourFootball WITH THE COMEBACK!?!

It's 3-3 vs. @FCEdmontonNow ?#CanPL ?? | ? TELUS ch. 980 | ? https://t.co/hishXepRT3 pic.twitter.com/QtaooNEtto

— OneSoccer (@onesoccer) November 6, 2021

Valour FC defender Rocco Romeo (left) flicks the ball past FC Edmonton defenders Mélé Temguia and Fraser Aird. (FC Edmonton/CPL)

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— Valour FC (@ValourFootball) November 6, 2021