Atletico Ottawa punches ticket to Canadian Premier League championship game
Atletico Ottawa punched its ticket to the Canadian Premier League championship game, looking for the club's first championship.
Atletico and Pacific FC played to a 1-1 draw at TD Place on Sunday afternoon, allowing Atletico to advance 3-1 on aggregate in the home-and-away semi-final series. Malcolm Shaw scored the goal for Atletico Ottawa.
"Two years and a half after, having the chance to make history for this city, for this community and bring a championship, I think I will never forget it," Atletico Ottawa CEO Fernando Lopez said.
More than 8,400 fans packed TD Place for Atletico Ottawa's first ever home playoff game.
"It's honestly incredible from where we started, with absolutely nothing, with the Fury collapsing, to about to host a final," said Eddie Benhin, captain of the Capital City Supporter Group.
"It means that our work has just started; it's nowhere near complete until we fill every seat of that stadium."
Supporter Leo Corkery says the club's first playoff game is "really exciting."
"It feels awesome because this is the first time they’ve ever done it and I’m here to be a part of it so it’s really awesome," Corkery said.
Atletico entered Sunday's game with a 2-0 lead after winning the first leg of the semi-final last weekend.
Atletico Ottawa finished first in the CPL standings during the regular season this year.
The Canadian Premier League championship game will be played at TD Place next Sunday. Tickets are now on sale on the Atletico Ottawa website.
Atletico will host the winner of Forge FC in the championship game.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
'One of the single most terrifying things ever': Ontario couple among passengers on sinking tour boat in Dominican Republic
A Toronto couple are speaking out about their “extremely dangerous” experience on board a sinking tour boat in the Dominican Republic last week.
Half of Canadians have negative opinion of latest Liberal budget: poll
A new poll suggests the Liberals have not won over voters with their latest budget, though there is broad support for their plan to build millions of homes.
opinion Why you should protect your investments by naming a trusted contact person
Appointing a trusted person to help with financial obligations can give you peace of mind. In his personal finance column for CTVNews.ca, Christopher Liew outlines the key benefits of naming a confidant to take over your financial responsibilities, if the need ever arises.
Teacher shortages see some Ontario high school students awarded perfect grades on midterm exams
Students at a high school in York Region have been awarded perfect marks on their midterm exams in three subjects – not because of their academic performances however, but because they had no teacher.
'My stomach dropped': Winnipeg man speaks out after being criminally harassed following single online date
A Winnipeg man said a single date gone wrong led to years of criminal harassment, false arrests, stress and depression.
Ottawa injects another $36M into vaccine injury compensation fund
The federal government has added $36.4 million to a program designed to support people who have been seriously injured or killed by vaccines since the end of 2020.
Photographer alleges he was forced to watch Megan Thee Stallion have sex and was unfairly fired
A photographer who worked for Megan Thee Stallion said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that he was forced to watch her have sex, was unfairly fired soon after and was abused as her employee.
An Ontario senior thought he called Geek Squad for help with his printer. Instead, he got scammed out of $25,000
An Ontario senior’s attempt to get technical help online led him into a spoofing scam where he lost $25,000. Now, he’s sharing his story to warn others.
Her fiance has been in prison for 49 years. She's trying to free him before it’s too late
She was lying in bed on a Thursday morning, thinking about the man she loved, hoping to win his freedom before time ran out.