Raise your hand if you predicted Atlético Ottawa would be No. 1 in the Canadian Soccer Premier League (CPL) standings after 10 games this season. However, the capital team succeeded in this task, without even scoring a goal on Tuesday night, playing a 0-0 draw with York United FC, at TD Place.
With 18 points so far, Ottawa is now tied with defending champion Pacific FC with one game missing. It was quite a turnaround as Atlético finished 2021 in last place in the league. PLC.
buti naman. We’re in a good position, but it’s not a real first place, so don’t get too excitedmentioned goalkeeper Nathan Ingham who had a strong game with four saves, two of which were crucial to the end of the game.
” My goalkeeping coach will be happy, he should have a lot of credit on those saves. We work hard to get to the right place and do the big plays. They are reflex saving. “
Ottawa dominated the first 25 minutes of the game, without making any real chances. York United FC were able to spin the water and became sharper in the opposing zone. Neither team scored, however, as Atlético only made one shot at target.
They are hard to deal with, but we let them gradually push their rhythm. We tried to make corrections in half, but they broke the speed of the game and we had a hard time putting pressure onrecognized coach Carlos Gonzalez, who was still satisfied with the result.
In Spanish, we say that if you don’t win, you shouldn’t lose. We applied it todaymentioned Ingham and the coach in the minutes after the meeting.
The fact remains that this draw allows Atlético Ottawa to interact with large teams in PLC this season. The roster driver is happy with the recent five games unbeaten, while warning his players that the next few weeks will be more difficult.
The goal hasn’t changed since the start of the season. We want to be present in every game against every team. We have been doing this since the beginning of the year. But, it will be more difficult because our opponents have a different approach. It will not be easy. You need to prepare for each scenariosaid Gonzalez.
Cardboard Festival at TD Place
Referee Mathieu Souaré made his presence felt at this meeting. He dealt an impressive total of ten cards during the meeting, including two reds.
Atlético captain Drew Beckie was sent off in the 82nd minute after a second save while Quebecer Cédric Toussaint received a red card for a tackle ten minutes later.
The truth is this is not a dirty game. Lots of yellow cards, lots of red that I don’t think is necessary. But we have these types of matches, we have to continue to adapt as best we canreaction of the Atlético coach.
This feeling was shared in the conflicting locker room as York struggled to understand the large number of warnings issued.
I don’t know if I’ll have a problem saying this, but the referees give out a lot of questionable yellow cards in this league. The referees weren’t bad tonight, but the red cards weren’t. It kinda kills the game and it changes the dynamics of the encountersdared to comment on York defender Jordan Wilson.
This fight doesn’t feel violent to me. We were a bit unlucky on both sides [avec ces décisions], but that’s what the ref saw. It was a meeting in a good spirit with two teams fighting well for three pointsadded York coach Martin Nash.
Ottawa Atlético have suffered 23 cards this season. Despite everything, the team is still one of the most disciplined on the circuit, led here by Cavalry FC, with 34.
The team will travel to Alberta for its next meeting. He will face FC Edmonton who have yet to taste victory in ten games this season.
Source: Radio-Canada
