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Nashville make a mockery of Atlético Ottawa in 5-0 victory

Nashville make a mockery of Atlético Ottawa in 5-0 victory
Courtesy: Eduardo Villalobos
NAS Nashville 5 FT 0 OTT Ottawa

Atlético Ottawa were eliminated from the Concacaf Champions Cup after a 5-0 defeat to Nashville, who cruised through 7-0 on aggregate.

All three Canadian Premier League clubs have now been knocked out, with Forge and Vancouver falling to Mexican opposition in their respective ties.

The visitors lined up with Garissone Innocent in goal, a back three of Tyr Walker, Noah Abatneh, and Loïc Cloutier, Gabriel Antinoro and Emiliano Garcia on the wings, Juan Castro and Manny Aparicio in midfield, and Ballou Tabla, Jonathan Villal, and Erling Myklebust leading the attack.


Nashville took the lead in the 21st minute, with Alex Muyl tapping into an open net after Woobens Pacius' header struck the post.

The hosts doubled their advantage 15 minutes later, as Canadian Jordan Knight found himself one-on-one with Garissone Innocent and smashed the ball past the Haitian goalkeeper, effectively putting the tie to bed before the break.

Woobens Pacius added a tap-in of his own in the 55th minute, before captain Jack Maher scored off a header just eight minutes later.

Ahmed Qasem rounded off the rout with a beautiful solo goal, dribbling past the goalkeeper and dinking the ball into the net.

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2:58 AM

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2:56 AM
⏰ 90+1' Full-time: Nashville SC 5-0 Atlético Ottawa

Atlético Ottawa are eliminated from the Concacaf Champions Cup in what has been a difficult tournament for Canadian Premier League clubs across the board.

2:49 AM
⚽ 85' GOAL: Nashville [5] - 0 Atlético Ottawa

Ahmed Qasem caps a stunning individual moment, dribbling past the goalkeeper and dinking the ball into the net.

2:28 AM
⚽ 64' GOAL: Nashville SC [4] - 0 Atlético Ottawa

Jack Maher heads home Nashville's fourth.

2:19 AM
⚽ 55' GOAL: Nashville SC [3] - 0 Atlético Ottawa

Woobens Pacius puts the game to bed with a tap-in.

2:11 AM
⏰ 46' Back underway!

The second half begins.

1:54 AM
⏰ 45+3' Half-time

Nashville head into the break with a 2-0 lead, extending their aggregate advantage to 4-0.

1:43 AM
⚽ 37' GOAL: Nashville SC [2] - 0 Atlético Ottawa

Jordan Knight finds himself one-on-one with Garissone Innocent and smashes his shot past the goalkeeper. 2-0 to the hosts!

1:28 AM
⚽ 22' GOAL: Nashville SC [1] - 0 Atlético Ottawa

The hosts are ahead through Alex Muyl, who pounces on a rebound to find a wide-open net and makes no mistake.

1:14 AM
⏰ 8' Close!

Jack Maher gets a slight touch on a cross, but can only divert it wide.

1:06 AM
⏰ 1' Kick-off

We're underway in Nashville!

12:38 AM
Scenarios

Atlético Ottawa need to win by at least two goals to keep their hopes alive. A 2-0 victory would send the tie to extra time, while a win by two or more goals with goals on both sides — 3-1, 4-2, and so on — would see Ottawa advance on away goals. Any greater margin of victory would also send the CPL champions through.

A draw or a Nashville win, however, would be enough for the MLS side to advance.

12:36 AM
Atlético Ottawa starting XI (3-4-2-1)

Garissone Innocent; Loïc Cloutier, Noah Abatneh, Tyr Walker; Emiliano Garcia, Juan Castro, Manuel Aparicio, Gabriel Antinoro; Ballou Tabla, Jonantan Villal; Erling Myklebust

12:35 AM
Nashville SC starting XI (4-3-3)

Brian Schwake; Josh Bauer, Thomas Williams, Jack Maher, Jordan Knight; Alex Muyl, Bryan Acosta, Matthew Corcoran; Ahmed Qasen, Woobens Pacius, Reed Baker-Whiting

12:33 AM

Atlético Ottawa trail 2-0 on aggregate heading into the second leg, with Woobens Pacius and Sam Surridge having found the net for the MLS side in the first match.

12:29 AM

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