Late goal by Brian Wright gives Atletico Ottawa win in first home game

By: The Canadian Press Posted: 6:50 PM CDT Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021

OTTAWA - A late 87th-minute strike by Brian Wright gave Atletico Ottawa a 2-1 victory over HFX Wanderers FC in the Canadian Premier League Saturday.

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OTTAWA - A late 87th-minute strike by Brian Wright gave Atletico Ottawa a 2-1 victory over HFX Wanderers FC in the Canadian Premier League Saturday.

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OTTAWA – A late 87th-minute strike by Brian Wright gave Atletico Ottawa a 2-1 victory over HFX Wanderers FC in the Canadian Premier League Saturday.

It was a long-awaited homecoming for Ottawa, which played in front of 12,064 fans at TD Place for the first time since joining the CPL 18 months ago.

All eight clubs played the first part of this season in the bubble at Winnipeg’s IG Field. Last year, the league hosted a truncated tournament based out of Charlottetown.

In a battle between the bottom two teams in the CPL standings on Saturday, the Wanderers (3-6-2) opened the scoring through Akeem Garcia in the 12th minute from the penalty spot.

Malcolm Shaw equalized for Ottawa (3-7-1) in the 39th. Wright’s late winner helped snap a five-game winless streak for Ottawa.

Atletico outshot the Halifax-based club 15-3 (3-1 in shots on target).

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 14, 2021.