For Okanagan FC and soccer fans across the valley, there were high expectations for Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 return to the Pacific Coast Soccer League.
Now, those expectations are being put to the test as OKFC sit only two points behind in the race for the fourth and final playoff spot. With only four games remaining in the season and all four games remaining to be played on OKFC害羞草研究所檚 home turf, the team害羞草研究所檚 fate is in their own hands.
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OKFC lost both their games this past weekend, suffering a 3-2 loss to the Vancouver Tigers and a 3-1 loss to New Westminster害羞草研究所檚 Khalsa Club at July 7害羞草研究所檚 home game. The lack of points over the two-game stretch drops OKFC to fifth place in the league, making the points in the last games of the season all that more important.
In the last four games of the season, OKFC will play the top four teams in the league, starting with the Kamloops Wolfpack on Saturday afternoon.
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OKFC害羞草研究所檚 Shaun Pilcher, Christian Artavia and Markus Roth netted the goals for the Kelowna club over the weekend games, but the offense left plenty of chances on the field. Concentration lapses and getting caught on their heels were the biggest contributing factors that led to both losses and the drop from a playoff spot.
Stevenson said that one of the driving factors for the club heading into the final games is to make it up to the home fans after the home loss on the weekend.
害羞草研究所淭he team is determined to put right what happened on Sunday in front of our fans. These games will decide who害羞草研究所檚 in the driver害羞草研究所檚 seat for the final playoff spot, and we hope (the fans) will be fired up come Saturday,害羞草研究所� he said.
Okanagan FC hosts Kamloops on July 13 at 4 p.m., and Victoria on July 14 at 12 p.m., with both games being played at Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 Apple Bowl.
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