Atlético Ottawa defeats HFX Wanderers with late goal in 1st-ever home game

A late 87th-minute strike by Brian Wright gave Atlético Ottawa a 2-1 victory over HFX Wanderers FC in a long-awaited homecoming at TD Place on Saturday.

Team plays in front of 12,064 fans in long-awaited homecoming at TD Place

The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 14, 2021 8:16 PM EDT | Last Updated: August 15, 2021

Atlético Ottawa claimed a 2-1 victory over HFX Wanderers FC on Saturday while playing in front of home fans for the first time since joining the Canadian Premier League 18 months ago. (@atletiOttawa/Twitter)

A late 87th-minute strike by Brian Wright gave Atlético Ottawa a 2-1 victory over HFX Wanderers FC in the Canadian Premier League Saturday.

It was a long-awaited homecoming for Ottawa, which played in front of 12,064 fans at TD Place for the first time since joining the CPL 18 months ago.

Goal celebrations at TD Place. We could get used to this. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForOttawa?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForOttawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PourOttawa?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PourOttawa</a> <a href="https://t.co/dpNn2cAk2r">pic.twitter.com/dpNn2cAk2r</a>
—@atletiOttawa

All eight clubs played the first part of this season in the bubble at Winnipeg's IG Field. Last year, the league hosted a truncated tournament based out of Charlottetown.

In a battle between the bottom two teams in the CPL standings on Saturday, the Wanderers (3-6-2) opened the scoring through Akeem Garcia in the 12th minute from the penalty spot.