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This is exactly the type of performance you would hope to see from a title contender, particularly after such an agonizing defeat at home last week. The somewhat short week and trip across the country had little effect on the league leaders, as ATO soared to a 3-0 victory over
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After a month of up and down, Atlético Ottawa found its superteam passport Friday night as it cruised to victory in Langley. Atleti put three goals past Vancouver FC, with three different goalscorers putting up markers. Ballou Tabla opened the scoring with what would end up to be the game-winning
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Atlético Ottawa visit Vancouver FC in Langley late Friday night in search of a valuable three points. Afshin Ghotbi and VFC have clawed their way into third in the league, and a win against the Eagles will be necessary as it would pull Atlético Ottawa away from touching distance. VFC
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Atlético Ottawa hosted Pacific FC at TD Place on July 7th, and despite dominating possession and taking 22 shots to Pacific’s 6, they suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat, marking their second loss to Pacific this season across all competitions. Ottawa, currently leading the league table, now faces a tighter
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Sometimes you just can’t buy a goal. In a second half very reminiscent of a 1-0 loss to York at home last season, Atlético Ottawa found themselves on the wrong end of a close result at home for the second time this season. The chances the team generated were
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Atlético Ottawa drop points to Pacific FC under familiar circumstances as the BC side come to TD Place and emerge with yet another result. The Tridents have now bested the boys in stripes twice after also defeating ATO in the Canadian Championship. It was another classic James Merriman display of
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Atlético Ottawa face a tough test in Pacific FC, the team which shepherded Atleti out of the Canadian Championship back in May. Pacific were the first team to nullify the Atleti threat at the start of the season, playing out a stifling 0-0 draw at TD Place. Since a hot
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