Atlético Ottawa’s ‘icicle Kick’ Wins Blizzard-hit Canadian Final

Atlético Ottawa secured a Canadian Premier League last triumph dissimilar immoderate other, a snow-globe spectacle amid a swirling blizzard featuring what online media outlets dubbed an “icicle kick” from Mexican midfielder David Rodríguez.

Hosts Ottawa hit Cavalry FC 2-1 successful extra-time triumph successful Sunday’s title decider successful temperatures of minus 8 degrees Celsius (46.4F) pinch snowfall truthful dense that play was halted each 15 minutes to clear nan lines, and goalkeepers utilized shovels to carve retired their boxes.

There was a 60-minute hold aft normal clip ended to plow nan pitch.

Calvary struck first erstwhile Fraser Aird, playing successful short sleeves, converted a punishment successful nan 33rd minute, celebrating pinch a snowy knee slide.

Rodríguez scored nan breathtaking equalizer 7 minutes later, pinch his stunning bicycle footwear that thundered disconnected nan underside of nan barroom and into nan net.

Rodríguez was not done, arsenic he chipped nan shot complete Calvary goalkeeper Marco Carducci successful nan 107th infinitesimal to seal his spot successful Canadian shot history.

“I came to nan locker room and I was excited. I saw it was snowing, and I was for illustration ’It’s going to beryllium a bully day,’” Rodriguez told reporters.

Cavalry seasoned Sergio Camargo said nan snowstorm made for conditions dissimilar thing he had experienced.

“I had acquisition playing successful snowfall successful my assemblage years,” Camargo told reporters. “But thing for illustration that, wherever nan snowfall was that heavy and that difficult to dribble and manipulate nan ball. It was nan facet for some teams, truthful not an excuse. Just different summation to what was a very memorable final.“

Atlético Ottawa are a CPL franchise of Spanish broadside Atletico Madrid and were founded successful 2020.