1 week Ago By Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen
Article content OTTAWA — Atletico Ottawa and Pacific FC played to a scoreless draw Wednesday in the first leg of their Telus Canadian Championship quarterfinal. It was a matchup of the two top teams in the Canadian Premier League, each unbeaten with 10 points from 3-0-1 records. Atletico scored a league-leading eight goals in its four league outings — and a record seven in the cup preliminary round — while Pacific has yet to concede a goal.
Pacific’s well-organized defence blunted Ottawa’s high-flying offence on the night. The return leg is May 29 at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C.
In the event of an aggregate tie after the two games, the team with the most away goals wins. The Ottawa-Pacific winner will face either the defending champion Vancouver Whitecaps or Cavalry FC in the semifinal. The Whitecaps, looking for a third straight Voyageurs Cup, hold a 2-1 lead going into their second leg at B.
C. Place Stadium. It was 10 C at kickoff at TD Place Stadium, feeling like seven degrees.
Both teams had long spells of possession in the first half, but they essentially cancelled each other out with few scoring chances and it was scoreless at the break despite Ottawa beginning to take control. Ottawa captain Maxim Tissot came closest to scoring in the 42nd minute on a free kick that deflected off a defender and bounced off the crossbar. Ottawa outshot Pacific 7-2 (2-0 in shots on target) in the first half.
Tissot and Pacific forward Reon Moore went down in an awkward c.
