Atlético Ottawa vs Forge 1-2

Forge left Ottawa with a 2-1 win after Anthony Aromatario and Levonte Johnson put them 2-0 up before Atlético Ottawa's late penalty came too late. The match turned on Forge's goals, then on the red card that left the home side chasing it with 10 men.

Aromatario opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, with Forge ahead 1-0, and Johnson made it 2-0 on 54 minutes from Lucas Cavallini's assist. Atlético Ottawa went into half-time 1-0 down.

Forge had already settled the contest by then, and Atlético Ottawa's task became harder on 61 minutes when Diego Gutiérrez was sent off. G. Antinoro came on in the 64th minute and later had a penalty award cancelled by VAR on 90+4 minutes, before converting one on 90+7 minutes to make it 2-1. Forge made three changes on 74 minutes, then two more on 77, while Atlético Ottawa made two changes on 74 and another on 87, but the visitors held on.

The numbers fitted the scoreline. Atlético Ottawa had 51% of the ball and 455 passes to Forge's 413, but Forge had 19 shots to 7, 7 on target to 1, and an xG of 2.89 to 0.5. Both sides had 3 corners, and each finished with 12 fouls.

Levonte Johnson was booked for Forge in the 15th minute, Diego Gutiérrez was booked for Atlético Ottawa in the 19th, Emiliano García was booked in the 40th, and Antoine Batisse was booked for Forge on 55 minutes. Gutiérrez then saw red in the 61st minute.