2022 Canadian Premier League final

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2022 Canadian Premier League Final
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TD Place Stadium
Event 2022 Canadian Premier League season
DateOctober 30, 2022
Venue TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Ontario
Player of the Match David Choinière (Forge FC)
Referee Filip Dujic
Attendance14,992
WeatherMostly cloudy
13 °C (55 °F)
38% humidity [1]
2021
2023

The 2022 Canadian Premier League Final was a soccer match that was the 4th edition of the CPL Finals, the post-season championship of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. The match determined the winner of the 2022 Canadian Premier League season and was played on October 30, 2022, in Ottawa, Ontario. It was contested by Atlético Ottawa and Forge FC, the winners of the league's two semifinal matchups. Pacific FC were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semifinals by Atlético Ottawa.

Contents

Forge FC defeated Atlético Ottawa 2–0 to claim their record-extending third CPL title. Alessandro Hojabrpour scored the opening goal in the 28th minute, which turned out to be the match winner. David Choinière scored in the 78th minute and was named player of the match.

Teams

TeamCityPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Atlético Ottawa Ottawa, OntarioNone
Forge FC Hamilton, Ontario3 ( 2019 , 2020 , 2021)

Path to the Final

The 2022 CPL season was contested by eight teams. Each team played four games against each of the seven opponents for a total of 28 matches. [2] The top-four teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs which began on October 15, 2022. The first round featured two-legged semifinals where the first-place team from the season faced the fourth, and the second-place team played the third. Atlético Ottawa and Forge FC were the winners and advanced to the CPL Final, a single match to be hosted by the higher-seeded team. [3] [4]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Atlético Ottawa (S)28131053629+749Advance to playoffs
2 Forge (C)2814594725+2247
3 Cavalry 2814593933+647
4 Pacific 2813783633+346
5 Valour 28107113634+237
6 York United 2897123137634
7 HFX Wanderers 28851524381429
8 FC Edmonton 28481631512020
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goals differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goals differential; 8) home goals for; 9) U-21 minutes; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots. [5]
(C) Champion; (S) Regular season winner

Semifinal results

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Pacific FC 1–3 Atlético Ottawa 0–2 1–1
Cavalry FC 2–3 Forge FC 1–1 1–2

Atlético Ottawa

Improving on a last place finish in 2021, Atlético Ottawa finished the 2022 season with 49 points, capturing the league's regular season title. They then defeated fourth-ranked Pacific FC in the semifinal by a score of 3–1 to advance to their first Final.

Forge FC

Forge FC competed in their fourth consecutive Final following wins against Cavalry FC in 2019 and HFX Wanderers FC in 2020, as well as a defeat to Pacific FC in the 2021 Final. Forge finished the regular season in second place, two points behind Atlético Ottawa.

Head-to-head

Ottawa and Forge met four times during the season with each team recording one win, one loss, and two draws. The two teams conceded the fewest goals in the CPL in 2022 with Ottawa allowing 29 goals and Forge, 25 goals.

Pre-match

Forge was without their captain Kyle Bekker in the Final because he received a red card in the second leg of the semifinals against rivals Cavalry FC, resulting in a suspension. [6] Forge appealed the suspension and were able to get it reduced to two games; however, Bekker remained ineligible for the Final. [7]

On the Friday prior to the Final, Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson of Forge FC earned CPL Defender of the Year honours, while Atlético Ottawa's Carlos González was named Coach of the Year and Ollie Bassett was named Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Broadcasting

The CPL Final was broadcast on OneSoccer in Canada and globally. Internationally, the match was broadcast by Fox Sports in the United States, BT Sport in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Flow Sports in the Caribbean, and Hi! Sports TV in Mexico. [12]

Match details

Summary

First half

The match was played in front of a crowd of 14,992 fans at TD Place Stadium. [13] Defender Diego Espejo returned to Atlético Ottawa's lineup after serving a suspension in leg 2 of the semifinals. [14] [15] Forge stuck with their usual 4–3–3 formation, inserting Noah Jensen into the lineup for the suspended Kyle Bekker. [14]

Forge FC began the match on the offensive with Atlético absorbing pressure and looking to counter-attack. [14] Alessandro Hojabrpour opened the scoring for Forge in the 28th minute on a header from a free kick by Tristan Borges, his second goal in as many finals. [16] [17] Atlético began playing more offensively late in the first half seeking to score an equalizer before half time, but were unable to get a shot on goal. [16]

Second half

Forge came out strong to begin the second half with Borges and Aboubacar Sissoko forcing Atlético goalkeeper Nathan Ingham to make a pair of early big saves. In the 75th minute, Sergio Camus came close to scoring an equalizer for Atlético but was denied by Forge goalkeeper Triston Henry. [14] [16]

David Choinière scored a second goal for Forge in the 78th minute to make the score 2–0. While both teams made several tactical substitutions in the later stages of the match, neither team scored any additional goals, resulting in Forge winning 2–0. [14]

Forge held a larger share of ball possession time in the match (55 per cent to 45 per cent) and completed more passes than Atlético (453 to 377). [18] Following the match, the CPL announced that David Choinière was the player of the match. [19] [20]

Details

Atlético Ottawa 0–2 Forge FC
Recap
Report
TD Place Stadium , Ottawa, Ontario
Attendance: 14,992
Referee: Filip Dujic
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Atlético Ottawa
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Forge
GK29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nathan Ingham
RB17 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Acosta
CB4 Flag of Spain.svg Diego Espejo
CB5 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Camus Yellow card.svg 41'
LB15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxim Tissot Sub off.svg 82'
DM20 Flag of France.svg Abdoul Sissoko
RW45 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carl Haworth (c)Sub off.svg 74'
CM10 Ulster Banner.svg Ollie Bassett Yellow card.svg 77'Sub off.svg 82'
CM13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ballou Tabla
LW22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zakaria Bahous Sub off.svg 57'
CF19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Malcolm Shaw
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sean Melvin
DF2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Drew Beckie
MF7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Keven Alemán Sub on.svg 57'
MF8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ben McKendry
FW9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Wright Sub on.svg 74'
DF16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zach Verhoven Sub on.svg 82'
DF33 Flag of Spain.svg Iván Pérez Yellow card.svg 90+2'Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos González
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GK1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Triston Henry
RB24 Flag of Albania.svg Rezart Rama Yellow card.svg 18'
CB13 Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
CB5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Krutzen (c)
LB3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ashtone Morgan Sub off.svg 78'
CM33 Flag of Mali.svg Aboubacar Sissoko
CM21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alessandro Hojabrpour
CM22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Noah Jensen Sub off.svg 71'
RW7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Choinière Yellow card.svg 33'
LW19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tristan Borges Sub off.svg 84'
CF17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Woobens Pacius Sub off.svg 84'
Substitutes:
GK29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christopher Kalongo
DF4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dominic Samuel Sub on.svg 78'
FW9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Terran Campbell
MF20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kwasi Poku
DF24 Flag of Haiti.svg Garven Metusala Sub on.svg 71'
FW77 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Hamilton Sub on.svg 84'
DF81 Flag of England.svg Malik Owolabi-Belewu Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bobby Smyrniotis

Player of the Match:
David Choinière (Forge FC) [19] [20]

Assistant referees:
Gabrielle Lemieux
Peter Pendli
Fourth official:
Alain Ruch

Match rules [21]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if score still level
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

Statistics

Overall [22]
StatisticAtlético OttawaForge FC
Goals scored02
Total shots712
Shots on target34
Blocked shots33
Ball possession45%55%
Passes378454
Corner kicks38
Fouls conceded1411
Offsides01
Yellow cards32
Red cards00

Post-match

Having made it to four consecutive CPL Finals and having now won three of them, the Canadian Premier League and members of the media declared Forge FC to be a dynasty. [14] [20] [23] [24] [25] [26]

The CPL later named Bobby Smyrniotis as the Manager of the Month for October and David Choinière as the Player of the Month for October for their roles in leading Forge to the championship. [27] [28] [29] [30]

See also

References

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