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Atlético Ottawa will avoid defeat against Valour FC this season, and yet two of the four games since Ottawa defeated Valour 7-0 in April may come back to haunt the title-hunting Atleti. An early Shaan Hundal goal had Atleti on the back foot from minute ten, and the Rougiblancos wouldn’
After a frustrating draw last week to the Halifax Wanderers, where a late-minute penalty kick dashed Atlético Ottawa’s chance of taking home all three points, the team came back to life in a 1-0 triumph over Vancouver FC on August 31st. The uninspired previous match saw both teams struggling
If you didn’t get some flashbacks to 2022 from that performance, I’d question how closely you’ve followed this team. The 1-0 scoreline flattered Vancouver, both in that they really did not look like they had the wherewithal to break through the ATO back five, and in that
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Atlético Ottawa ground out a 1-0 victory Saturday night in front of a season-high seven thousand fans, sending VFC back to British Columbia empty handed and ending the night in second place. After three weeks away from TD Place, it was a welcome sight for Atleti supporters to celebrate La
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After three weeks of road matches which took Atleti from one coast to another, Atlético Ottawa returns to TD Place for another shot at fighting its way back up the table. Atleti sit third in the league, and a win against Vancouver FC would vault Atleti over Cavalry into second
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When someone shows you who they are, believe them. This is the attitude we need to have when watching this Atlético Ottawa team for the remainder of the season. The three goals against Pacific were, frankly, a mirage to mask this team’s inability, and perhaps unwillingness, to exist with
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Atlético Ottawa looked destined for a much needed win against last place Halifax on Saturday afternoon. A well taken Sam Salter goal in the second minute of extra time had Atleti seemingly taking three points at Wanderers Ground from an otherwise quiet match. But it turned out to be the
I would like to take a smidge of a second to humbly beg forgiveness for this article being too late to bask in your week one successes (or marinate in your failures), but finally, like America in any World War, I have arrived just before the end (of Game Week
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Atlético Ottawa hasn’t yet had the road trip which was promised to refresh the clubs rapidly spiralling home form. But a confident victory against Pacific FC last week has raised spirits, especially given the tactical renaissance Carlos González undertook to freshen up what felt like a tired set of
After enduring a frustrating stretch of consecutive matches without a win, Atlético Ottawa finally broke their streak with a decisive 3-0 victory over Pacific FC at Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC, on August 17th. This matchup, the fifth encounter between the two teams this year, was a decisive match for
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The starting XI that Carlos González put forward on Saturday night was a forceful message to his team, and they received it loud and clear. For the first time in over a month, Atlético Ottawa looked cohesive in every aspect of the game. For the third time in their last
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It hasn’t been a road trip to remember just yet for Atlético Ottawa, but the club has finally found a win to show for it, beating Pacific FC 3-0 off of three set piece goals. It was a relatively well managed result, exactly what the club would have been
Three games lost, three points dropped, three goals scored – for the third consecutive match, Atlético Ottawa faced defeat, this time in a 3-0 shutout by Forge FC. The red-and-white stripes traveled to Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton on August 10th where a sub-par performance saw the team drop three points
For the second time in three weeks I come to you with these player Ratings from the back of a bus headed down the 401 back to TD Place. This one will (mostly) not be as manic as my previous effort, but it will certainly have the same critical edge
The inevitable was coming, and it finally happened late Sunday night, when Atlético Ottawa finally ran out of runway at the top of the league. After months of being protected by the claim of still occupying first place, the suddenly toothless Atleti now finds itself out of excuses as the
On July 26th, the Capital City Supporters embarked on their first road trip of the year to cheer on the Roujiblancos at York Lions Stadium. What initially seemed like a sure win, thanks to a goal from Ollie Bassett in the 6th minute, quickly turned into the worst defeat of