Canadian Premier League inaugural match

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CPL inaugural match
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Event 2019 Canadian Premier League season
Forge FC York9 FC
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DateApril 27, 2019
Venue Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
Referee David Gantar
Attendance17,611
WeatherCloudy / windy
4 °C (39 °F)
70% humidity [1]

The Canadian Premier League inaugural match was the first soccer match in the history of the Canadian Premier League (CPL). It was played April 27, 2019, in Hamilton, Ontario, before 17,611 fans between Forge FC and York9 FC (now known as York United FC). It was the first match of the 905 Derby.

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The match ended as a 1–1 draw. Ryan Telfer scored the CPL's first goal for York9 in the 3rd minute; Forge substitute Kadell Thomas equalized for Forge in the 78th minute.

Background

The Canadian Premier League (CPL) was approved and sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association as a tier 1 league on May 6, 2017. [2] On January 29, 2019, the CPL announced that its inaugural match would be contested at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario with Forge FC hosting York9 FC. The league dubbed this matchup the "905 Derby" due to both clubs being based in the "905" region (named for the 905 area code) of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. [3] [4]

Forge owner Bob Young later announced a 'Soccer Unites Hamilton' initiative that saw Tim Hortons Field's capacity increased from its 10,016 capacity for regular Forge matches to beyond the stadium's full seated capacity of 23,218 seats for this match only, and that this match would be free to attend. [5] [6]

Broadcasting

The match was broadcast on OneSoccer, which aired all matches of the 2019 season. [7] [8] It was also broadcast on CBC TV as the first of 10 CPL matches broadcast on the network that season, and streamed on CBCSports.ca as the first of 20 matches that season. [8] [9]

Match

Summary

A few days before the match, CPL commissioner David Clanachan predicted 25,000 fans would take in the match. [10] Ultimately, 17,611 fans were in attendance. Both teams started nine Canadian players; league rules required a minimum of only six each. [11]

Ryan Telfer scored the CPL's first ever goal in the 3rd minute to give York9 the lead off of a through pass by captain Manny Aparicio. [11] [12] [13] Forge's Emery Welshman nearly tied the match a few minutes later with a bicycle kick, but his shot went wide. [13] [14] In the 62nd minute, Forge captain Kyle Bekker notably ran through York9's Joseph Di Chiara with his elbow up, but escaped punishment on the play. [14] [15] Forge substitute Kadell Thomas eventually levelled the score at 1–1 in the 78th minute off of a feed from Welshman. [11] [12] [13] Aparicio was later sent off in stoppage time for a second yellow card. [11] [12] [13]

Forge outshot York 20–6, had six shots on target to York's one, and had 62% possession. [11]

Details

Forge FC 1–1 York9 FC
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Tim Hortons Field , Hamilton, Ontario
Attendance: 17,611
Referee: David Gantar
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Forge
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York9
GK1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Triston Henry
RB2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Grant Sub off.svg 13'
CB8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Giuliano Frano Yellow card.svg 68'
CB4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dominic Samuel
LB6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kwame Awuah
CM3 Flag of Senegal.svg Elimane Cissé
CM13 Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Sub off.svg 77'
RM19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tristan Borges
AM10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Bekker (c)
LM11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Nanco Sub off.svg 56'
CF14 Flag of Guyana.svg Emery Welshman
Substitutes:
GK18 Flag of Guyana.svg Quillan Roberts
MF7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Choinière
FW9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcel Zajac Sub on.svg 77'
DF16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Klaidi Cela
FW17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kadell Thomas Sub on.svg 56'
DF21 Flag of Cameroon.svg Bertrand Owundi Sub on.svg 13'
FW23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anthony Novak
Manager:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bobby Smyrniotis
GK29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nathan Ingham
CB5 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Justin Springer
CB13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Luca Gasparotto
CB2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Gogarty
RW19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Porter
CM8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joseph Di Chiara Sub off.svg 87'
CM10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Manny Aparicio (c)Yellow card.svg 59' Yellow-red card.svg 90+5'
CM23 Flag of Japan.svg Wataru Murofushi Sub off.svg 67'
LW18 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Ryan Telfer
CF12 Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Adjei Sub off.svg 80'
CF17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cyrus Rollocks
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Silva
DF3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Morey Doner
FW7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Austin Ricci Sub on.svg 67'
MF11 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Emilio Estevez
FW14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Emmanuel Zambazis
DF20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Diyaeddine Abzi Sub on.svg 87'
MF22 Flag of Chile.svg Rodrigo Gattas Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jim Brennan

Aftermath

York9 captain Manny Aparicio picked up an automatic suspension for his red card. [16] Forge captain Kyle Bekker was later suspended for two matches and fined an undisclosed amount for his elbow to Joseph Di Chiara that had gone unpenalized during the match. [15] The first win in CPL history came the next day when Pacific FC defeated HFX Wanderers FC 1–0 in its home opener. [17]

In league play, Forge finished second in the CPL's spring and fall seasons and went on to become the CPL's first champions by defeating Cavalry FC in the 2019 Canadian Premier League finals. [18] [19] York9 finished sixth in the CPL's spring season and third in the fall season. [18]

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