2020 Canadian Premier League Final

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2020 Canadian Premier League Final
Event2020 Canadian Premier League season
Forge FC HFX Wanderers FC
2 0
DateSeptember 19, 2020
VenueAlumni Field, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Man of the MatchMolham Babouli (Forge FC)
RefereeJuan Márquez
Attendance50
WeatherMostly cloudy
13 °C (55 °F)
44% humidity[1]
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The 2020 Canadian Premier League Final determined the winner of the 2020 Canadian Premier League season. It was played on September 19, 2020, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, between Forge FC, the defending league champion, and HFX Wanderers FC. Those teams qualified as the winner and runner-up of the group stage of The Island Games tournament.[2]

The event was to be contested between the top-seeded team after the regular season and the winner of a one-game playoff[3] but the season format was revised after being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The winner will earn a berth in the 2020 Canadian Championship Final[4] and 2021 CONCACAF League.[5]

Forge FC won the Final 2–0 with the winning goal coming in the 60th minute from Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson.[6]

Background[]

Further information: 2020 Forge FC season and 2020 HFX Wanderers FC season

Forge FC entered the Final as the defending league champions, having defeated Cavalry FC in the 2019 Finals after finishing 2nd in the regular season. HFX Wanderers FC played in their first Final, improving from a last place finish in their inaugural season in 2019.

This was the seventh meeting all-time between the two clubs with each team having recorded one win and four draws against each other. Forge and HFX Wanderers faced off twice during the 2020 season with both matches ending in a 1–1 draw.[7]

Path to the Final[]

Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League season

First stage[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cavalry 7 4 1 2 10 7 +3 13 Advance to group stage
2 HFX Wanderers 7 3 3 1 12 7 +5 12[a]
3 Forge 7 3 3 1 13 9 +4 12[a]
4 Pacific 7 3 2 2 10 8 +2 11
5 York9 7 2 4 1 8 7 +1 10
6 Valour 7 2 2 3 8 9 −1 8[b]
7 Atlético Ottawa 7 2 2 3 7 12 −5 8[b]
8 FC Edmonton 7 0 1 6 5 14 −9 1
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[8]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

Group stage[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to final
2 HFX Wanderers 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
3 Cavalry 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 Pacific 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
Source: CanPL.ca

Match details[]

Summary[]

Details[]

Forge FC2–0HFX Wanderers
 Recap
Report
Referee: Juan Márquez
Forge
HFX Wanderers
Forge FC:
GK 1 Canada Triston Henry
RB 4 Canada Dominic Samuel
CB 14 Canada David Edgar Yellow card 65'
CB 5 Belgium Daniel Krutzen
LB 6 Canada Kwame Awuah
CM 24 Belgium Paolo Sabak Substituted off 80'
CM 13 Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
CM 10 Canada Kyle Bekker (c)
RW 7 Canada David Choinière Substituted off 90'
LW 2 Canada Jonathan Grant Yellow card 58' Substituted off 67'
CF 19 Canada Molham Babouli Substituted off 80'
Substitutes:
GK 31 Canada Baj Maan
FW 9 Canada Marcel Zajac
FW 11 Canada Chris Nanco
MF 15 Canada Maxim Tissot Substituted in 80'
FW 17 Canada Kadell Thomas Substituted in 67'
FW 20 Canada Gabriel Balbinotti
DF 21 Canada Jordan Dunstan Substituted in 90'
DF 22 Canada Monti Mohsen
FW 23 Canada Anthony Novak Substituted in 80'
Manager:
Canada Bobby Smyrniotis
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HFX Wanderers:
GK 50 Canada Christian Oxner
RB 6 Canada Chrisnovic N'sa
CB 2 Germany Peter Schaale
CB 3 Haiti Jems Geffrard
LB 14 Canada Mateo Restrepo
CM 17 Mali Aboubacar Sissoko
CM 18 Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad (c)
RW 7 Jamaica Alex Marshall
AM 22 Brazil João Morelli Substituted off 81'
LW 10 Canada Alessandro Riggi Substituted off 71'
CF 11 Trinidad and Tobago Akeem Garcia
Substitutes:
GK 1 Canada Jason Beaulieu
MF 5 Canada Louis Béland-Goyette
MF 8 Morocco Omar Kreim Substituted in 81'
FW 9 Guinea Ibrahima Sanoh
DF 13 Canada Daniel Kinumbe
MF 15 Canada Scott Firth
DF 20 Canada Jake Ruby
FW 23 England Cory Bent Substituted in 71'
DF 24 Canada Alex De Carolis
Manager:
Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Hart

Man of the Match:[10]
Molham Babouli (Forge FC)

Assistant referees:
Gabrielle Lemieux
Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
Fourth official:
Myriam Marcotte

References[]

  1. ^ "Weather History for CYYG". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Molinaro, John (July 29, 2020). "CPL's 2020 regular season to kick off on Aug. 13 with 'The Island Games' in P.E.I." Canadian Premier League. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (February 21, 2020). "Canadian Premier League releases 2020 schedule and format". Waking the Red. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Canada Soccer announces format for 2020 Canadian Championship Final". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  5. ^ "CONCACAF creates club competition opening for a CPL team". Sportsnet. Canadian Press. February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  6. ^ Molinaro, John (19 September 2020). "Forge FC beats HFX Wanderers FC in Island Games final to repeat as CPL champions". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. ^ Molinaro, John (18 September 2020). "Forge FC vs. HFX Wanderers FC: North Star Shield on the line in Island Games finale". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. ^ Thompson, Marty [@martythompson_] (August 12, 2020). "Confirmed: #CanPL tiebreakers for The Island Games... 1. Head-to-head 2. Goal diff. 3. Goals for 4. Total # of wins 5. *Most U-21 minutes* in round 6. Coin toss or drawing of lots" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Thompson, Marty [@martythompson_] (August 12, 2020). "Confirmed: #CanPL tiebreakers for The Island Games... 1. Head-to-head 2. Goal diff. 3. Goals for 4. Total # of wins 5. *Most U-21 minutes* in round 6. Coin toss or drawing of lots" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ @CPLsoccer (September 20, 2020). "As voted for by the fans, @ForgeFCHamilton's Mo Babouli is the last @GatoradeCanada Man of the Match" (Tweet). Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
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