Atletico Ottawa took a page from boxing’s book and used the rope-a-dope to tremendous advantage.
Two stunning late against-the-grain goals gave Ottawa a 2-0 victory over Pacific FC in a Canadian Premier League playoff semifinal game Saturday before 3,759 fans at Starlight Stadium.
“We were quality today other than those two goals. They [Atletico] were patient and waited their time and they got their time. We lacked quality in the final third of the field. We had our chances and didn’t finish them.”“I thought by far we were the better team but they walk away 2-nil. It’s frustrating,” said Merriman.
“It’s easy to say they [PFC] dominated. Some people don’t like our style. But it works for us,” said Atletico Ottawa goalkeeper Nathan Ingham, who was nimble when needed to record the clean sheet.