Murray Wood: Lots of empty seats in the stands during Roughriders' home opener
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EDMONTON — FC Edmonton struck early and refused to relent Saturday as it rolled to a 3-1 victory over Valour FC in Canadian Premier League action.
Easton Ongaro put Edmonton (3-4-2) up 1-0 just 13 minutes in.
Tobias Warschewski added a goal for the home side in the 55th minute and eight minutes later, Amer Didic scored to give Edmonton the 3-0 lead.
Andy Baquero Ruiz clawed back a goal for Valour (6-3-0) in the 88th minute.
Edmonton outshot Valour 12-9, with six of its shots on target. Valour had three shots on goal.
Despite the result, Valour continues to sit atop the league with 17 points, one ahead of Pacific FC.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 31, 2021.
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