Match Lookahead: Playoffs in Victoria
October 14, 2022 – Canadian Premier League (CPL) – Atletico Ottawa News Release
Atlético Ottawa’s playoff campaign kicks off this weekend as Head Coach Carlos González’s side travel to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to face Pacific FC (KO 7 pm ET, live on OneSoccer). This is the first post-season match in Atleti’s short history, with the second leg coming to Ottawa the weekend after (October 23rd) with the aggregate winner advancing to the final.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Saturday’s kick-off.
Atlético Ottawa celebrated their historic Regular Season Championship victory last weekend.
González’s side played out a thrilling 2-2 draw with York United in the final game of the regular season at TD Place.
Goals from Gatineau-native Maxim Tissot and Brian Wright – his seventh of the season – gave Ottawa a strong foothold in the game.
Notable other performances of Sergio Camus at centre-back and Carl Haworth at wing-back stood out, with both players earning a spot in the ‘Team of the Week’.
Pacific FC ended their season with a 1-0 defeat away to Cavalry FC.
James Merriman’s side finished in fourth place, three points behind Atlético.
Matches between Ottawa and Pacific have been right affairs, especially those played in British Columbia.
Atleti’s record at Starlight Stadium this season is 0-1-1 with defender Amer Đidić cancelling out Ollie Bassett’s penalty the last time they met.
Pacific FC are the reigning CPL Champions, having outplayed Forge FC for the 2021 Northern Star trophy last November.
Record head-to-head (all-time): 2W-2D-4L; 7 goals scored, 10 goals conceded
Squad update: Niba Macdonald (out – injury) and Iván Perez (out – injury).
PLAYOFFS PICTURE
The two-legged semifinals will see regular season champion Atlético Ottawa take on No. 4 seed Pacific FC, while No. 2 seed Forge FC will go head to head with No. 3 seed Cavalry FC.
The 2022 CPL Final will be played on Saturday, Oct. 29 or Sunday, Oct. 30, depending on the host club. The highest-seeded team remaining in the competition will host the single-leg championship match.
Should Ottawa host, the CPL Playoff Final, it will be played on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 6 PM ET at TD Place.
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Ollie Bassett, Atlético Ottawa Midfielder “We have to stick to what we’ve done and been comfortable doing on the pitch all season, the work that’s brought us results and success. At the end of the day, it’s a game of 180 minutes, it’s not won or lost on Saturday so we’re looking forward to it and hopefully, we can bring something home to defend in the second leg.”
OTHER NEWS
Atlético Ottawa goalkeeper, Nathan Ingham, has been nominated for the Canadian Premier League ‘Goalkeeper of the Year’ award: MORE INFO
Playoff soccer is coming to the Nation’s capital on October 23, 2 PM ET.
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