Last updated: November 2 2026
Atlético Ottawa and Forge FC drew 2-2 at TD Place on Sunday November 1 2026 in the first leg of their Canadian Premier League semi-final, according to the CPL’s match report. All four goals came in the first half: Diego Gutiérrez and Ballou Tabla scored for Atlético, and Anthony Aromatario and Marko Jevremović for Forge. The tie is level going into the second leg at Forge FC on Saturday November 7 2026 at 1:00 pm ET.
| Final | Atlético Ottawa 2, Forge FC 2 (CPL) |
| Date and venue | Sunday November 1 2026, The Stadium at TD Place |
| Goals | Aromatario 15′ (Forge), Gutiérrez 23′ (Atlético), Jevremović 35′ (Forge), Tabla 43′ (Atlético) |
| Discipline | Yellow card: Nana Ampomah (Forge), 89′ |
| Player of the match (CPLSoccer.com) | Ballou Tabla, Atlético Ottawa |
| Aggregate after the first leg | 2-2 |
| Second leg | Saturday November 7 2026, 1:00 pm ET, in Hamilton (CPL) |
| Attendance | Not given in the CPL report |
The goals
The CPL report says Forge opened the scoring in the 15th minute: Noah Jensen curled a corner to the front post and Anthony Aromatario headed it across goal. Atlético equalized in the 23rd minute when the ball fell to Diego Gutiérrez at the top of the box and he scored from distance. Marko Jevremović put Forge ahead again in the 35th minute with a free kick from about 15 metres outside the penalty area. In the 43rd minute Ballou Tabla levelled at 2-2 after a run down the left by Joaquim Coulanges, beating Forge goalkeeper Dimitry Bertaud from the top of the box. There were no goals in the second half.
What the report says about the match
The CPL report describes a physical match: each side was charged with 16 fouls, and the two clubs made 50 tackles between them. Gutiérrez returned from a suspension for the red card he received against Forge two weeks earlier, the report says, and Forge started Ismael Oketokoun in place of the injured Lucas Cavallini. The CPL named Tabla its player of the match: he created two chances, made three recoveries and completed all nine of his attempted passes in the final third.
Line-ups (CPL report)
Atlético Ottawa: Kalongo; Arnaud, Dunn, Kozlovskiy, Coulanges; Aparicio, Gutiérrez; García (Assi 78′), Tabla, Habibullah (Antinoro 65′); Fleuriau Chateau.
Forge FC: Bertaud; Rama, Nimick, James, Jevremović; Batisse, Aromatario (Krutzen 78′); Bourgeois (Johnson 65′), Jensen (Borges 78′), Paton (Ampomah 85′); Oketokoun (Sadek 65′).
What comes next
The second leg is in Hamilton on Saturday November 7 at 1:00 pm ET, according to the CPL report and the CPL playoffs page, which lists OneSoccer and TSN as broadcasters. The winner on aggregate goes to the CPL Final. How a tie on aggregate is settled, and who hosts the Final, are set out in our semi-final preview. Atlético’s season so far: Atlético Ottawa at TD Place · recap of the last regular-season match.
Sources
- Canadian Premier League, “Atlético Ottawa, Forge trade jabs in heated Leg 1 draw”, November 1 2026: score, goals, line-ups, discipline, player of the match, second leg. Read November 2 2026.
- Canadian Premier League, playoffs page: second-leg date, time and broadcasters. Read October 30 2026.
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