The Okanagan Football Club is knocking on the door of league playoffs in their first season in the Pacific Coast Soccer League.
After tight victories over two top-four teams in the league last weekend, OKFC has bounced into the fourth and final playoff spot.
Okanagan FC notched two 1-0 wins over Kamloops and Victoria and now only need one win in their final two games to secure a playoff berth.
Both games will be played this weekend at the Apple Bowl.
鈥淥ur foot is firmly on the gas,鈥� said coach Andrew Stevenson.
鈥淲e鈥檙e going into the weekend with everything we have and we鈥檒l fight every minute. We鈥檙e the ones with the momentum and we want to carry that going into the playoffs.鈥�
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With a playoff format that will have Okanagan FC play the first seeded team in the league if they remain in fourth when the season concludes, every game will come down to the wire as there are three teams that are all vying for the two final spots.
After the consecutive 1-0 wins in their last two games, OKFC has not had a goal scored on them in five of their last seven games.
The team鈥檚 defence will be heavily relied upon with the last two tests of the season and going into playoffs.
鈥淓very player on the field is expected to defend. We believe in defending as a collective, and that has worked for us all year. It鈥檚 what gives us the extra edge in the tight matches,鈥� said Stevenson.
The fan following has been steady for OKFC; the Apple Bowl has proven to be a good home turf for the 麻豆精选 team with crowds ranging in the three to five hundreds for home games.
Meanwhile, the entire Okanagan soccer scene has benefited over all with OKFC鈥檚 success, as the 麻豆精选 team and the Penticton team are neck-and-neck in the race to the playoffs.
鈥淚t鈥檚 exciting for us and Penticton to have a chance to make playoffs, we would love to see two Okanagan teams make it in,鈥� said Stevenson.
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The last time Okanagan FC won two back-to-back games, they lost their next two, including a 4-1 loss at home.
Stevenson said that coming out sloppy again simply is not an option.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 still fresh in everyone鈥檚 mind. But the team doesn鈥檛 need any warning from me, they know it鈥檚 crunch time,鈥� he said.
鈥淭hey came out with two great performances this past weekend, and I expect nothing less this weekend.鈥�
Okanagan FC hosts third-place Surrey United on Saturday at 4 p.m. and then first-place Vancouver Tigers on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Okanagan FC have bounced into the 4th final playoff spot in the PCSL. They need one win in their last two games of the season to secure a berth, and the race is tight. Stay tuned to @麻豆精选CapNews for the whole story. @soccaskool pic.twitter.com/6pidOApu3H
鈥� Mack Britton (@MackBrittonBC) July 17, 2019
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