FC Edmonton looks to end home stand on winning note

FC Edmonton will be going old school on Sunday afternoon, when the take on the visiting Fort Lauderdale Strikers at Clarke Stadium. They have decided to honour the Edmonton Drillers 1979-1980 NASL franchise, by wearing a replica of the clubs original all orange Adidas kits, during the city's first go round in the NASL back in 1979.

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Edmonton - June 9, 2012 - Like, oh my God, the Drillers are back and they’re taking on the Fort Lauderdale Strikers at Clarke Stadium on Sunday (K.O. @ 2 p.m.).

They’re not your Daddy’s Drillers anymore however.FC Edmonton is honouring Edmonton’s professional soccer past on Sunday by dawning the old-style, adidas, all-orange kit from the Drillers’ 1979-80 NASL season.

“It’s quite a journey into the past for me seeing the players in the old Drillers jerseys,” said FC Edmonton technical director Joe Petrone, who held a few positions with the Drillers of the 80s, including the head coaching job.

Despite the 80s look, today’s Eddies are looking to close out a three game home stand with a win against the Strikers, the team responsible for knocking them out of the playoffs last year.

This will be the second game between the two teams this season. The Eddies opened the season in Florida with a 1-0 loss at Lockhart. Andy Herron secured the win for the Strikers with a goal in the 60th minute.

“The Strikers are a good team but they’re only five points ahead of us in the standings and we have a game in hand,” said FC Edmonton captain Chris Kooy. “This is an important game for us. The fans are coming out and supporting us and we want to give them a good game on Sunday.”

Tickets are still available for the game by calling the office at 780.439.7529 or by visiting us online at www.fcedmonton.com or Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.ca