TAMPA BAY ROWDIES OTTAWA FURY FC - VS – USL REGULAR SEASON May 6, 2017 | 2:00 PM ET 2017 Record (W-D-L) & Conference Ranking: th TD Place | Ottawa, ON 2017 Record (W-D-L) & Conference Ranking: 1-2-2 | 5 Points | 11 Place | 5 GF 6 GA nd 4-1-2 | 13 Points | 2 Place | 11GF 6GA HOW TO WATCH AND LISTEN: TV: Rogers TV (Local) Channels: 22 & 182 | RADIO (EN): TSN1200.ca | RADIO (FR): FM1047.ca STREAM: USL Match Centre | SOCIAL MEDIA: LIVE updates on Twitter @OttawaFuryFC MATCH NOTES: Weekly Storylines: Fury FC are coming off a clutch 1-0 win against FC Edmonton on Wednesday night at TD Place in the first leg of the Canadian Championship Qualifying Round. The draw extended club’s unbeaten streak to four games. Ryan Williams scored in a second consecutive game lifting Fury FC over the Eddies with his 89th minute strike Saturday will mark the second game of a busy stretch of four matches in 11 days for Fury FC In Ottawa’s five USL games, Lance Rozeboom leads Fury in pass completion (89%) with 130 successful passes Saturday match will mark the 37th straight game in Fury colours for Lance Rozeboom Seven of their ten lifetime meetings have been decided by a goal or less including their meeting April 8 in Tampa Bay where the Rowdies claimed a 1-0 win on an early second half tally by Georgi Hristov Tampa Bay have the second best offense in the Eastern Conference with 11 goals scored (tied with New York) Scouting the Rowdies: After kicking off their inaugural campaign in the USL with three straight wins, the Rowdies went on a three-game winless skid (0W-1D-2L) before getting back on the winning track last Saturday with a 1-0 win against the Richmond Kickers. Tampa Bay have the second best goal differential ratio in the Eastern Conference, having outscored the opposition 11-6 after seven games. Head-to-Head: Saturday’s match will mark the second of three meetings between the two clubs. The Rowdies won the first game 1-0 on April 8 at Al Lang Stadium. Both teams faced each other ten times, nine in the North American Soccer League. Fury FC hold a record of 2W-5D-3L against Tampa Bay. Injuries/Suspensions: Carl Haworth: Ankle (March 14: Out 4-6 weeks); Gerardo Bruna: Ankle (Apr. 26: week-to- week) Andrae Campbell: Suspended (April 22: Suspended 3 matches) 2017 SCHEDULE Date Opponent KO/Result Stadium Attendance Saturday, April 1, 2017 Saint Louis FC Loss (3-2) Toyota Stadium 5566 Saturday, April 8, 2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies Loss (1-0) Al Lang Stadium 5310 Saturday, April 15, 2017 Richmond Kickers Win (1-0) City Stadium 4974 Saturday, April 22, 2017 Toronto FC II Draw (0-0) TD Place 6502 Saturday, April 29, 2017 Charleston Battery Draw (2-2) MUSC Health Stadium 6563 Wednesday, May 3, 2017 FC Edmonton Win (1-0) TD Place*** 2567 Saturday, May 6, 2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2:00PM TD Place Wednesday, May 10, 2017 FC Edmonton 9:00 PM Clarke Field *** Saturday, May 13, 2017 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2:00PM TD Place Saturday, May 20, 2017 New York Redbulls II 4:00 PM MSU Soccer Park Saturday, May 27, 2017 Richmond Kickers 2:00PM TD Place Sunday, June 4, 2017 Bethlehem Steel FC 5:00 PM Goodman Stadium Saturday, June 10, 2017 Harrisburg City Islanders 7:00PM TD Place Saturday, June 17, 2017 Rochester Rhinos 6:05 PM Capelli Sports Stadium Tuesday, June 20, 2017 Orlando City B 11:00AM TD Place Saturday, June 24, 2017 New York Redbulls II 2:00PM TD Place Saturday, July 1, 2017 Louisville City FC 7:30 PM Louisville Slugger Field Saturday, July 8, 2017 Toronto FC II 7:30 PM Ontario Soccer Centre Saturday, July 15, 2017 Rochester Rhinos 2:00PM TD Place Saturday, July 29, 2017 Toronto FC II 7:00PM TD Place Saturday, August 5, 2017 Bethlehem Steel FC 2:00PM TD Place Saturday, August 12, 2017 Charlotte Independence 2:00PM TD Place Wednesday, August 16, 2017 Orlando City B 7:30 PM Orlando City Stadium Saturday, August 19, 2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies 7:30 PM Al Lang Stadium Wednesday, August 23, 2017 FC Cincinnati 7:00 PM Nippert Stadium Sunday, August 27, 2017 New York RedBulls II 2:00PM TD Place Sunday, September 3, 2017 Saint Louis FC 2:00PM TD Place Saturday, September 9, 2017 Rochester Rhinos 6:05 PM Capelli Sports Stadium Saturday, September 16, 2017 Charlotte Independence 7:00 PM Sportsplex at Matthews Sunday, September 24, 2017 Louisville City FC 2:00PM TD Place Wednesday, September 27, 2017 Harrisburg City Islanders 6:30 PM FNB Field Sunday, October 1, 2017 Charleston Battery 2:00PM TD Place Sunday, October 8, 2017 FC Cincinnati 2:00PM TD Place Saturday, October 14, 2017 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 7:00 PM Highmark Stadium Home matches Away matches Canadian Championship matches THE LINE-UPS: OTTAWA FURY FC -vs- TAMPA BAY ROWDIES OTTAWA FURY FC TAMPA BAY ROWDIES NO NAME POS NO NAME POS 1 Callum Irving GK 1 Nico Campbell D 2 Jonathan Barden M 2 Darnell King D 3 Eddie Edward D 3 Neill Collins M 4 Ramon Martin Del Campo D 4 Marcel Schäfer F 5 Kyle Venter D 7 Darwin Jones F 6 Shane McEleney D 8 Deshorn Brown M 7 Ryan Williams M 9 Alex Morrell F 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 10 Georgi Hristov M 9 Carl Haworth F 11 Leo Fernandes M 10 Gerardo Bruna M 13 Justin Chavez D 11 Sito Seoane F 14 Luke Boden D 12 Andrae Campbell D 15 Zac Portillos D 14 Onua Thomas Obasi D 17 Tamika Mkandawire GK 18 Tucker Hume F 18 Matt Pickens F 22 Jamar Dixon M 19 Martin Paterson M 23 Andrew MacRae GK 22 Keith Savage M 24 Jimmy-Shammar Sanon M 23 Michael Nanchoff M 25 Lance Rozeboom (C) M 26 Joe Cole D 26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguère D 31 Damion Lowe M 28 Sergio Manesio M 32 Martin Vingaard GK 59 Aron Mkungilwa D 50 Akira Fitzgerald D 70 David Paulmin GK 90 Kyle Porter GK 77 **Michael Salazar** F --- --- --- HEAD COACH: PAUL DALGLISH HEAD COACH: STUART CAMPBELL ** On loan from the Montreal Impact MATCH OFFICIALS: _________________________________________________________________________________ Referee: Yusri Rudolf Assistants: Philippe Bettez Quessy & Sean Hornsby Fourth Official: Chris Grabas MATCH PREVIEW: Riding a four match unbeaten run that includes Wednesday night’s crucial 1-0 over FC Edmonton in the Canadian Championship, Fury FC will remain at the friendly confines of TD Place and look to extend that streak to five against another rival, the Tampa Bay Rowdies. While Saturday will mark the second game of an exhausting stretch of four matches in eleven days for Ottawa, the club is playing with plenty of confidence at the moment and will be looking to offer another good performance in front of home fans. Ottawa will be looking to avenge their 1-0 loss to the Rowdies back on April 8 in Tampa Bay, but expect yet another close affair between these two former NASL rivals as seven of their ten lifetime meetings have been decided a single goal or less. Since that loss to the Rowdies, Fury FC have gone unbeaten (2W-2D-0L) collecting three shutouts from their last four contests. On offence, Ryan Williams has rekindled his form that wowed crowd to close out the 2016 season. The dynamic midfielder scored on a remarkable free-kick and setup another in the 2-2 last weekend against Charleston and his match-winner Wednesday night against FC Edmonton has him heating up at the right time. Defensively, Callum Irving has been outstanding in the Ottawa goal during this unbeaten run make several clutch saves, none better than the one on Allan Zebie in the Canadian Championship to deny the Eddies’ midfielder of a sure goal. Where the Rowdies are concerned they come to the Nation’s Capital with their first win in four games thanks to a 1-0 victory over Richmond last weekend. After an impressive start to their inaugural USL campaign with three straight wins, Tampa Bay went winless in their next three before snapping that over Richmond. Despite Tampa Bay’s recent run of form, Ottawa must always remain mindful of the Rowdies’ side that boasts the likes of former England International Joe Cole, former Germany international Marcel Schafer and the always dangerous Georgi Hristov who seems to have a knack for scoring against Ottawa. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Fury FC GM and Head Coach, Paul Dalglish: “Tampa is a really good team and they didn’t have a midweek game like we did, so they’re going to be a dangerous opponent, like always. But I have so much faith in this group of players that any challenge that we put in front of them they accept and look forward to. It’s going to be a very tough challenge, we’ll need to be patient defensively and make sure that when we get our chances we take them.” Fury FC Captain, Lance Rozeboom: “The spirits are good and we’re continuing to improve. We still have a lot to improve on and we know that, which a positive thing is also. We know that they have a lot of talented players. We’ll be at home so we want to come out a little bit more on the front foot and take it to them. It’s not going to be an easy game, but we’re ready to go.” Fury FC Defender, Ramon Martin Del Campo: “We’ll have to remain disciplined in our shape.