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In a Victoria Day clash at Foote Field, FC Edmonton defeated NSC Minnesota 2-1. Two rebound goals by Kyle Porter completed an FC Edmonton comeback after Simone Bracalello’s third goal of the season put the Stars ahead midway through the first half.  Less than a minute later, Porter cleaned up after Stars goalkeeper Matt Van Oekel could only deflect a Kyle Yamada shot. In the second half, Porter was on hand again to pick up the pieces after a deflected shot fell to him about six yards out. Edmonton goalkeeper Rein Baart came off his line bravely with about 10 minutes left to stop a Bracalello breakaway and protect the points for the home side. The loss ends the Stars' four match unbeaten streak and drops the Stars to 3-2-3 in the 2011 North American Soccer League season.

FC Edmonton 2 – 1 NSC Minnesota Stars

Foote Field, Edmonton

Goals

NSC Minnesota Stars: Simone Bracalello, 24

FC Edmonton: Kyle Porter, 26, 65

Cautions

FC Edmonton: Matthijs, 45, Saiko, 69

Ejected

                                    FC Edmonton                       NSC Minnesota Stars

Corners                                  2                                              4

Shots                                      9                                              9

Shots on Goal                      4                                              6

Fouls                                      16                                            13

Offsides                                 3                                              8

FC Edmonton:Rein Baart, Antonio Rago, Paul Hamilton, Paul Mathijs, Alex Surprenant, Shaun Saiko, Chris Kooy, Dominic Oppong, Kyle Porter (Michael Cox, 70), Paul Craig (Shawn Chin, 79), Kyle Yamada

NSC Minnesota Stars: Matt Van Oekel, Justin Davis (Tino Nunez, 79), Jack Stewart, Chris Clements, Kyle Altman, Neil Hlavaty, Andrei Gotsmanov, Elly Allen (Amani Walker, 53), Lucas Rodriguez, Jeff Cosgriff (Devin Del Do, 66), Simone Bracalello

Attendance

2,260