In a game that was without question the most important game in the FURY's season to date fans were treated to an entertaining brand of soccer. In a clash between the division leading Cape Cod Crusaders the FURY were denied the full three points after a 70th minute Martin Vickerton screamer was erased by a lovely Liam Maloney header in the 77th minute.
In front of the biggest crowd of the season (400+) it seemed as though everyone at the pitch new the high stakes of this match. The FURY are looking to catch the divsion leading Crusaders who have won the division the past five consecutive seasons. Despite the draw it was the FURY that dominated a large part of the match and both Florian DeCamp and Justin Dasah would come agonizingly close to giving the FURY the win in the dying stage of the game.
With both teams playing organized football from front to back, mistakes were few and far between. Controversy marked the end of the first-half however as Crusader keeper Evan Bush lost the ball underneath him while making a diving save from a Will Beaugé shot. Paul Kihara pounced on the bobbling ball and toed it into the net - a poacher's special. Despite protests however, the goal would be disallowed by head referee Marvin Mohring after his linesman had flagged for offside. Will Beaugé almost restored the one-goal lead in the 41st minute but saw his shot from a steep angle clank off of the base of the post and out.
With halftime long gone the FURY picked up where they left off, and Martin Vickerton would come close once again in the 51st minute with a venomous half-volley from 18 yards that just skimmed off the top of the crossbar. Cape Cod countered with a swift attacking move that saw speedy striker Lee Koaudio get behind the defence - his far-post shot bobbling across the face of goal and just inches past the upright.
The deadlock was finally broken and it was Vickerton who deservedly fired the FURY in front. Defender Janson Blake made a great overlapping run, collected the ball in the corner and put a great cross in that barely missed Florian Decamps' head. Instead it ricocheted off of a Cape Cod defender and right out to Vickerton, who smashed a left-footed shot in the top left corner from about 16 yards.Up until this point in the second-half Cape Cod had rarely threatened, but a jubilant FURY were made to pay dearly in the 77th minute for giving the Crusaders one last great chance. Cape Cod midfielder Edens Chery used his tricky footwork and skill to juke past a defender on the left side, and placed a great cross onto the penalty spot where Liam Maloney sent a pretty glancing header far post past a helpless Drozd.
The FURY outshot the Crusaders 18 to 8 and will consider themselves unfortunate not to have taken all three points in the game. Ottawa remains unbeaten at home this season with a 4-0-2 record.
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