Atlético Ottawa secured a thrilling victory against Forge FC on June 28th at TD Place to snatch three points with a late goal, extending their position at the top of the league table. The game concluded with seven goals total, a stark contrast to last week’s 1-1 draw, though
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45 minutes of relative calm followed by 45 minutes of the “We’re So Back/It’s So Over” meme played out before our very eyes is certainly one way to kick off a long weekend. From a neutral’s perspective, you could easily argue that this was the single
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Liberman Torres take a bow! The Ecuadorian defensive midfielder cements himself in ATO lore with the most remarkable 8 minute double-act, in what is surely one of the great CPL games. A rollercoaster of emotions had most at TD Place wondering if it would be points dropped against Forge at
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Atleti’s campaign to defend first place for the rest of the season is in full swing now, and already the club faces one of its biggest remaining tasks: Repeating history against Forge on TD Place soil. The Hamiltonians look hungry to make up the five point gap between the
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On June 21st, Atlético Ottawa hit the road to face Cavalry FC at ATCO Field in Calgary, where the teams shared points in a 1-1 draw. The opening minutes of the match, following last week’s defeat, suggested that the Cold Fernando Winter may have finally thawed in the summer
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At the end of the day, a draw against a tough Cavalry side at ATCO Field is nothing to hang our heads about. That said, had the performance of the first 15 or so minutes continued, we would have found ourselves lucky to be even remotely close to Cavs. Luckily,
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Alberto Zapater continued his fine form in front of goal Friday evening, stooping to head home shortly before halftime and dragging Atlético Ottawa to another draw against Cavalry. Atleti return to TD Place having picked up another point on the road, but the league leaders are quickly running out of
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ATO travel to ATCO field today with redemption on the mind. Still sitting comfortably first in the league, there has been a dip in form since Atlético Ottawa kicked off the season three months ago now, punctuated by Atletis first loss of the season last weekend. Now with the taste
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After a 9-game unbeaten streak, Atlético Ottawa suffered their first defeat of the season against York United, at TD Place on June 15th, losing 2-1. While it was bound to happen eventually, Ottawa dominated the match with 21 shots compared to York’s 8, making the capital club the stronger
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Most football games boil down to a couple of moments. It is Carlos González’s biggest buzz word, and unfortunately for ATO against York United, they found themselves on the wrong side of the game’s biggest moments to spoil a lovely June afternoon in the nation’s capital. Atlético
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We knew the streak couldn’t go on forever, though I think if you were to poll each member of CCSG, you would find York United scoring pretty high on the ‘just not them’ list. In truth, it wasn’t a match full of negatives, in fact Atlético Ottawa looked
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With the Euros kicking off half a world away in Germany, it’s fair to say that the soccer bug is about to sweep the nation's capital, with the first weekend of Euro action coinciding with Atlético Ottawa’s match against York United. ATO come into the match
Altético Ottawa extended their undefeated streak on June 9th when they played Valour FC at I.G. Field in Winnipeg. Drawing their previous game 2-2 with a last-minute equalizer, Ottawa came out fighting Sunday to take home all three points. Both teams saw early opportunities, the first of which came
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After an incredibly hectic performance against Halifax, the convincing nature of this result against Valour should bring a collective sigh of relief to the ATO fanbase. While the game didn’t start out as such, the team was able to grow into the proceedings quite well and took complete control
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Atlético Ottawa continue to put the ‘Win’ in Winnipeg this season after defeating Valour FC for the third straight time this season. The match itself sputtered to life in the first half, where by all accounts Atleti looked a far cry from the dominant performances being churned out towards the
Atlético Ottawa travels to Winnipeg for a tangle with Valour FC, a team which has quietly been putting together a good run of form after three straight games without a loss. Valour FC find themselves seventh in the table, but look a much improved side to the start of their