April 16, 2022 – Canadian Premier League (CPL) – Atletico Ottawa News Release
Atlético Ottawa battles Cavalry FC
(Atletico Ottawa, Credit: Matt Zambonin / Freestyle Photography)
Atlético Ottawa moved to the top of the table on Saturday afternoon, winning 1-0 on a header from forward Malcolm Shaw late in the second half. It’s their second win in a row to start the season, as they continue to impress on both sides of the ball.
Brian Wright, after scoring the winner in last week’s season opener, nearly gave Ottawa the lead again in this match, firing a shot across the goal in the fifth minute. It was dangerous enough to force a dive out of Wanderers goalkeeper Christian Oxner, but the low effort went just wide of the far post.
Wright’s strike partner Malcolm Shaw also tested Oxner in the opening half, heading the ball toward the top right corner of the goal. Oxner was again equal to it, diving to push it out of harm’s way and keep the score at 0-0. Ballou Tabla had a chance similar to Wright’s later in the opening half, from a similar position. Like Wright’s, his shot also missed the far left post, despite beating the Wanderers netminder.
Halifax had a lot of the ball in the opening half, but struggled to turn that into good scoring opportunities. They had three shots in the first 45, but all of them were from outside the box, and only one of them – from Joao Morelli in the 17th minute – went on target.
Both teams started the second half well, and it was Halifax who had two fantastic opportunities to score in quick succession, but Ottawa goalkeeper Nathan Ingham stood strong. First, Sam Salter, tried to beat Ingham at his near post from a few yards out, but after it was stopped he slid the ball to Joao Morelli for a follow up effort. The Brazilian fired a shot at Ingham, but he too had his effort denied.
The two sides continued to trade chances throughout the half, but were unable to find a breakthrough. Morelli tried another shot from distance in the 76th…
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