Following a two-week layoff that was extended by an extra day when poor air quality in the Alberta capital because of smoke from forest fires in the surrounding area forced the postponement of Saturday’s match, Valour FC survived some early rust to earn a 1-0 victory over FC Edmonton on Sunday at Clarke Field. Attacker Ali Musse (who entered the match in the 56th minute) scored the lone goal in the 80th minute, converting on a cross from Michael Petrasso past FC Edmonton keeper Connor James. In the last 15 minutes (of the first half), I thought we were going to break the deadlock. We looked real lively,” Gale, the head coach and GM of Valour FC, said in a telephone interview from Edmonton. “But we regrouped at halftime and created several really good scoring chances in the second half and got what we deserved.

Source: National Post June 02, 2019 22:16 UTC