Atletico Ottawa defeats HFX Wanderers to stay atop CPL table
Malcolm Shaw scored in 81 minutes to lift Atletico to a 1-0 win against visiting HFX wanderers Saturday in the Canadian Premier League.
Atletico scored its second straight win and moved to the top in the CPL table, with a 20-0 record.
The Wanderers (1-0-1), lost more than the match.
After suffering an apparent knee injury, Joao Morelli, the league’s current MVP was taken off the field.
Although the severity of Akeem Garcia’s injury is not yet known, it is a concern for Akeem Garcia and his team.
Malcolm Shaw breaks the deadlock ⚽️<a href=”https://twitter.com/zaiahshaw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@zaiahshaw</a> heads home the cross to give <a href=”https://twitter.com/atletiOttawa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@atletiOttawa</a> the lead late in the second half <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanPL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#CanPL</a> l 📺: <a href=”https://twitter.com/onesoccer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@onesoccer</a> <br> <a href=”https://t.co/9RxraUtC4M”>pic.twitter.com/9RxraUtC4M</a>
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Draw between Cavalry FC and Forge FC
CPL Saturday action continued with David Choiniere scoring in the 90th minutes to level hosts Forge FC (1-0-1) match with Cavalry FC (1-0-1).
The Forge earned a draw with the last-minute goal just as it seemed they would start their season with two consecutive losses.
In the Canadian Premier League, we only score highlights reel goals <br><br>The latest – David Choinière with a screamer to tie the match for <a href=”https://twitter.com/ForgeFCHamilton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@ForgeFCHamilton</a> 🎯 <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanPL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#CanPL</a> l 📺: <a href=”https://twitter.com/onesoccer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@onesoccer</a> <br> <a href=”https://t.co/pzBy4Z9NAA”>pic.twitter.com/pzBy4Z9NAA</a>
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SourceCBC Sports
