An away win at Hamilton Stadium in the CPL semi-final means Atlético will play a winner-take-all match on home soil on November 9. Forge can still qualify if they win the challengers semi-final next weekend.
CPL top scorer Sam Salter scored the winning goal early in the second half
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Atlético Ottawa clinched a berth in the Canadian Premier League finals with a 2-1 win over Forge on Sunday.
An away win at Hamilton Stadium in the CPL semi-final means Atlético will play a winner-take-all match at TD Place on November 9.
Forge FC, who sit top of the CPL table by just two points ahead of Ottawa, can still reach the final if they win the challenger semi-final next weekend.
In Sunday's game, Forges opened the scoring in the 23rd minute with a goal from Mathieu Choiniere's foot.
But 10 minutes later Ottawa equalized the score when Gabriel Antinoro found the other side of the Forge network.
Then, early in the second half, Atlético striker Sam Salter, who set up CPL single season record for most goals scored – scored a header, which turned out to be the winning goal.
The two clubs met four times during the regular season, with three matches ending in draws and Forge winning the fourth.
