Pacific FC is off to a 1-1-1 start in the CPL and Atlético Ottawa with two draws and a defeat
There is an adage in North American sports that teams don’t really have a rivalry until they meet in a playoff series. Pacific FC and Atlético Ottawa checked that box last fall when Ottawa, owned by La Liga giant Atlético Madrid, beat Island-based PFC in the Canadian Premier League semifinals.
He said that provides a bit of a revenge factor among the veterans but that it’s more about what is happening this year. Two teams who feel they have something to prove, based on the first three weeks of this season, collide today at 4 p.m. PT in the nation’s capital at TD Place Stadium, also home to the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL in that other brand of football.
The Tridents believe they dominated their last two league fixtures at Starlight Stadium only to tie Cavalry FC of Calgary 1-1 and lose 1-0 to the Hammers.He admitted, however, the offensive pressure has yet to result in a multitude of goals. The Tridents have only three goals in four games in open play across all competitions, including the victory on penalty kicks over Cavalry FC in the opening round of the Canadian Championship for the Voyageurs Cup after regulation play ended 1-1.
The offence will be aided today by a fully recovered Manny Aparicio, the dynamic Canada-capped attacking midfielder, who returned to the line-up last week from injury and saw action in the final 30 minutes against Forge FC.The Tridents will need his creativity to unlock an Atlético Ottawa defence that was the best in the league last season. Atlético’s style is to absorb pressure, then punish opponents when they least expect it on the counter.
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