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
Eight days later, and I’m still questioning whether or not I should continue watching this sport. Even sat only a brisk 30-minute walk from my residence, the trip to TD Place was not worth it in the slightest. Between the two-hour rain delay and the 90 minutes spent on
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The wheels continue to fall off the ATO bus this week after a 2-1 loss to Cavalry at home, the aftermath of which saw the mentality of the squad being called into question. Almost six thousand fans waited two hours in a rain delay Saturday night to see the club
I have never more intensely questioned whether or not I want to continue watching football. Every part of this result was embarrassing, from the fact that the team could not string together two passes in transition up until the 66th minute, to York fans threatening to fight us in the
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One of the tougher stretches of the season gets rolling on Friday night as Atlético Ottawa travels to York Lions Stadium to face bogey team York United. York, which sits second in the table and five points back of the capital city club, always seems to get one over on
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July 21st at TD Place brought proof that one cannot predict the outcome of a soccer match, as league leaders Atlético Ottawa tied last place Valour FC 2-2. It was not Ottawa’s best performance and fans felt the absence of key player Matteo de Brienne, as he was suspended
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It was almost one of those games that appeared too good to be true on Sunday afternoon. Atlético Ottawa took the field clear favourites against last-in-the-league Valour FC, but it was Valour that played like the team five points clear of second in the league. The Winnipeg side responded quickly
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After heaping praise on the side for their professional victory against Vancouver, it is perhaps fitting that it all comes crashing down to earth after this match against Valour. A 2-2 draw that I don’t think ATO had any right to be claiming, especially in a first half in