Nearing the end of the season, Atlético Ottawa faced two challenging matches on the road, with results that highlighted both their resilience and their vulnerabilities. On September 9th, they travelled to Winnipeg to take on Valour FC, only to come away with a frustrating 1-1 draw. The game was a
I didn’t think it was possible to feel this much malaise about your football team when they’ve gone five games unbeaten. Yet, losing out on multiple leads in this game certainly doesn’t inspire confidence even if this result in a vacuum wasn’t all that bad. Certain
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With Forge FC dropping points unexpectedly in Halifax on Saturday afternoon, Atlético Ottawa looked in a prime spot to make up the four-point difference on the league leaders. And make up ground ATO did at ATCO field, though only in the form of a singular point rather than the hoped-for
Like Napoleon’s return from Elba, FPL Match Week in Review returns in time for you to relive your glories and failures from the past two weeks, and god willing, after a long enough absence for you all to forget everything I wrote in week one about Erling Haaland. I
For what may be the first time in recorded history, Ben Hoskins did us a favour. The 77th minute penalty that was converted by Rubén Del Campo was dubiously earned to say the least, as the ball struck the arm of Dante Campbell despite it being in a wholly natural
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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