Pacific FC vs Atlético Ottawa 0-2

Atlético Ottawa won 2-0 at Westhills Stadium after Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau scored in the first minute and Ballou Tabla added a second after the break. Pacific FC had more shots and a higher xG, but the visitors handled the decisive moments.

Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau put Atlético Ottawa ahead in the first minute, and that score held through a first half that also included a VAR review against Pacific FC. Juan David Quintana Echeverry was booked in the 6th minute, but a VAR check in the 7th minute cancelled the card upgrade, and another in the 19th minute cancelled a Pacific FC penalty. Pacific FC also had Aidan Daniels booked in the 28th minute, while Atlético Ottawa’s Joaquim Coulanges and Tim Arnaud were cautioned in the 17th and 38th minutes respectively. The visitors were forced into two changes on 45 minutes, with Kamron Habibullah and Tim Arnaud going off for G. Antinoro and Jean-Aniel Assi. Atlético Ottawa led 1-0 at the break.

Pacific FC made two changes on 62 minutes, bringing on Marco Bustos and Christian Greco-Taylor, but two minutes later Ballou Tabla scored Atlético Ottawa’s second from Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau’s assist to make it 2-0. Pacific FC then made two more changes on 70 minutes and another on 75 minutes, while Atlético Ottawa made two changes on 79 minutes, including taking off scorer Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau and booked substitute Emiliano García. The only late VAR intervention came on 84 minutes, when a penalty for G. Antinoro was cancelled. Atlético Ottawa saw out the final minutes with Tyr Walker replacing Ballou Tabla in stoppage time.

Pacific FC finished with 48% possession and 360 passes to Atlético Ottawa’s 52% and 390, while the home side also had more shots, 16 to 9, and more efforts on target, 4 to 3. Pacific FC’s xG was 1.54 against Atlético Ottawa’s 1.44. The visitors, though, had 8 corners to Pacific FC’s 1, and Atlético Ottawa’s goalkeeper made 3 saves compared with 1 for Pacific FC.

Pacific FC were booked three times, for Juan David Quintana Echeverry, Aidan Daniels and Christian Greco-Taylor. Atlético Ottawa had four yellow cards, for Joaquim Coulanges, Tim Arnaud, Diego Gutiérrez and Emiliano García. There were no red cards.