Pacific FC survives Atletico Ottawa's upset attempt with late goal to finish with draw
Lead CPL standings by 4 points over Cavalry FC
Top-ranked Pacific FC scored late to avoid the upset and salvage a 1-1 draw with Atletico Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League Sunday in Langford, B.C.
Terran Campbell scored in the 86th minute for Pacific (10-3-6), which extended its unbeaten run to five league matches.
Campbell headed a dangerous cross into the box from Jordan Haynes past goalkeeper Dylon Powley, who had six saves for last-place Ottawa (3-11-5).
The Victoria-based club leads the CPL standings by four points over Cavalry FC, which has a game in hand.
86’ <a href="https://twitter.com/Pacificfccpl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Pacificfccpl</a> 1-1 <a href="https://twitter.com/atletiOttawa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@atletiOttawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/terrancampbell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@terrancampbell</a> heads home the cross and Pacific finally have their equalizer 🔱 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanPL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CanPL</a> l 📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/onesoccer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@onesoccer</a> <br> <a href="https://t.co/zXiIwJUgB6">pic.twitter.com/zXiIwJUgB6</a>
—@CPLsoccerBrian Wright found the back of the net with a simple tap-in after 19 minutes for Atletico, which is 0-4-4 since Aug. 14.
Pacific outshot Ottawa 26 -7 (7-3 in shots on target) and had 63.3 per cent possession. Corners were 11-0 in favour of the home team.
