October 22, 2022 – Canadian Premier League (CPL) – Atletico Ottawa News Release
2022 CPL Playoffs – Semifinal Leg 2
Atlético Ottawa vs. Pacific FC (2-0 agg.)
October 23, 2022 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT
TD Place Stadium Ottawa, Ontario
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The Canadian Premier League playoffs will arrive in the nation’s capital for the very first time this weekend, as Atlético Ottawa host Pacific FC in their first home postseason match in club history. This second and decisive leg of the semifinal will determine who proceeds to next weekend’s CPL Final, where one of these two clubs will have a chance to lift the North Star Shield.
Ottawa enter Sunday’s game with a leg up on the Tridents, having beaten them 2-0 in last weekend’s opening leg at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C. The visiting Atleti were stout defensively despite a heavy possession advantage for Pacific, and ultimately goals from Ballou Tabla and Zach Verhoven ensured the club would return home with a lead on aggregate.
The regular season champions will be desperate to take another step toward winning the double, which they’ll have a very good chance of doing on home turf if they see out this tie against Pacific.
There’s no away goals rule in the CPL playoffs, but nonetheless Ottawa will be thrilled to have such breathing room in this second match of the tie. Head coach Carlos González is happy with the position his side is in, but this past week of training will have been spent trying to prepare for how Pacific might change their attack to try and level the tie.
“They have to be more offensive, they have to win a game with a goal difference of two at least so it’s normal that in some moments of the game they’re going to be more offensive than usual,” González said Friday. “Let’s see what they do, we can imagine what kind of things they’ll do.”
Ottawa will be without a few players on Sunday, with Diego Espejo suspended due to card accumulation and both Ivan Perez and Macdonald Niba injured. Keven Alemán is questionable with an injury picked up in last week’s first leg, as well.
Pacific, meanwhile, have no choice but to remain positive about their chances in this second leg despite trailing on aggregate. The defending champions were left disappointed and frustrated after their first ever home…
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