Hugo Mbongoe’s aim within the 69th minute stood up as the sport winner as Vancouver FC downed Atletico Ottawa 3-1 within the first leg of their Canadian Championship semifinal matchup on Wednesday.
Michel da Silva opened the scoring for Vancouver within the twenty first minute, and Ottawa’s Samuel Salter replied with a strike of his personal within the 58th.
Vancouver regained the lead because of Mbongoe’s aim, then added some late insurance coverage when Nicolás Mezquida scored within the first minute of damage time.
It was an upset victory for Vancouver, who sit final within the Canadian Premier League standings with a 2-11-5 document on the season, whereas Ottawa (11-1-6) is battling Forge FC for high spot.
Atletico will host the second leg of the semifinal sequence in Ottawa on Sept. 18.
Earlier on Wednesday, Forge battled Main League Soccer’s Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-2 draw within the first leg of their semifinal matchup.
Nana Ampomah had a aim and an help for the CPL membership, capitalizing on a failed clearance by Vancouver’s Bjorn Utvik within the ninth minute, accumulating the ball and firing it in to present Forge an early 1-0 lead.
Tristan Blackmon responded for the ‘Caps, scoring within the 18th minute, and Brian White gave Vancouver a 2-1 lead within the twenty ninth minute.
Forge levelled the rating within the thirty fourth minute when Ampomah picked up one other failed Whitecaps clearance and despatched it to Brian Wright, who popped it into the again of the Vancouver aim.
The ‘Caps will host the second half of the two-legged semifinal sequence in Vancouver on Sept. 16.
