Phil Davies had a severe fracture in his right arm, and is expected to miss 6 to 8 weeks, according to Ottawa Sun. With this further blow to the midfield corps, it will be interesting to see who lines up in the 3-man midfield for tonight’s friendly vs. Wake Forest, and the season opener vs. Carolina.
Sinisa Ubiparipovic, Nicki Paterson and Misik are the only 3 midfielders completely fit at the moment and could make up the mid today, while Julian de Guzman, once he has recovered from his Canada MNT matches, may make the lineup for the Saturday opener.
Alternatively, today’s friendly may see a second XI come out, with those who have not started many of the games this preseason playing the bulk of the minutes. This may make sense with the team having just played a friendly on Saturday, with the league kicking off the following Saturday.
If so, expect to see players such as Mason Trafford, Drew Beckie, Tom Heinemann and Brandon Poltronieri make their final cases to start for Saturday. The match kicks off at 7pm tonight in North Carolina.
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2015 Fury FC Friendly – Wake Forest University vs. Ottawa Fury FC Preview
When: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 @ 7:00pm EDT
Where: Spry Soccer Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC
Ottawa Injuries and Absences: M Phil Davies (out), DM Richie Ryan, DM Mauro Eustaquio, CM Julian de Guzman (doubtful), F Oliver (probable)
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2015 Fury FC Friendly – Syracuse University vs. Ottawa Fury FC Review - 0-1 W
When: Saturday, March 28, 2015 @ 6:00pm EDT
Where: SUNY Canton College Turf Field, 34 Cornell Drive, Canton NY
Ottawa Injuries and Absences: DM Richie Ryan, DM Mauro Eustaquio, F Oliver (injured), CM Julian De Guzman (international duties)
Ottawa (4-3-3) – Peiser (Cassis 75′); Randolph, Falvey (Trafford 60′), Rafael Alves (Beckie 60′), Richter (Foschini 80′); Ubiparipovic, Davies (Misik 25′), Paterson; Paulo Jr. (Dagnogo 70′), Wiedeman (Heinemann 60′), Haworth (Poltronieri 85′)
Ottawa Goals/Assists: Haworth (Misik) (55′)
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