2021 Canadian Premier League final

2021 Canadian Premier League Final
Event2021 Canadian Premier League season
Forge FC Pacific FC
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DateDecember 5, 2021
VenueTim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
Man of the MatchAlessandro Hojabrpour (Pacific FC)
RefereeYusri Rudolf
Attendance7,488
WeatherCloudy / Windy
1 °C (34 °F)
75% humidity[1]
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The 2021 Canadian Premier League Final was a soccer match which determined the winner of the 2021 Canadian Premier League season. It was played on December 5, 2021, in Hamilton, Ontario, between Forge FC and Pacific FC. Those teams qualified as the winners of their first round playoff matches.[2] Forge FC were the defending champions.

Pacific FC defeated Forge FC 1–0 to claim their first CPL title.[3] Alessandro Hojabrpour scored the game's only goal in the 59th minute and was named man of the match.[4] Winning the championship earned the club the right to compete in the 2022 CONCACAF League where they ultimately reached the round of 16.[5]

Path to the Final

Main article: 2021 Canadian Premier League season

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge (S) 28 16 2 10 39 24 +15 50 Advance to playoffs
2 Cavalry 28 14 8 6 34 30 +4 50
3 Pacific (C) 28 13 6 9 47 34 +13 45
4 York United 28 8 12 8 35 39 −4 36
5 Valour 28 10 5 13 38 36 +2 35
6 HFX Wanderers 28 8 11 9 28 34 −6 35
7 FC Edmonton 28 6 10 12 34 41 −7 28
8 Atlético Ottawa 28 6 8 14 30 47 −17 26
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins.[6]
(C) Champions; (S) Regular season winner

Playoff semi-final results

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cavalry FC 1–2 (a.e.t.) Pacific FC
Forge FC 3–1 York United FC

Forge FC

Further information: 2021 Forge FC season

Forge FC entered the Final as the two-time defending league champions, having defeated Cavalry FC in the 2019 Finals and HFX Wanderers FC in the 2020 Final. On October 26, Forge clinched a playoff berth while inactive and then secured 1st place in the regular season following a win on November 9.[7] Forge advanced to the finals by defeating 4th ranked York United FC at home in the semi-finals.[2]

Pacific FC

Further information: 2021 Pacific FC season

This was Pacific FC's first Final, improving from a fourth place finish in 2020. On October 24, they became the 2nd team to qualify for the playoffs by virtue of a York United draw against Atlético Ottawa. Pacific finished 3rd in the regular season and advanced to the finals by defeating 2nd ranked Cavalry FC on the road in the semi-finals.[8]

Head-to-head

This was the fourth meeting of the year between the two clubs with Forge having won all of the previous three games. Forge had the advantage in the all-time series with 8 wins, 1 draw, and 0 losses.[9]

Forge earned the right to host the Final by having the better overall record in the regular season.[10] Pacific entered the match on two weeks of rest since their previous match in the CPL semi-final. Forge had played two CONCACAF League matches following the semi-final, including an away match in Honduras four days before the CPL Final.[9]

Match details

Summary

Details

Forge FC0–1Pacific FC
Recap
Report
Attendance: 7,488
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Forge
Pacific
Forge FC:
GK 1 Canada Triston Henry
RB 8 Senegal Elimane Cissé Yellow card 58'
CB 23 Canada Garven-Michée Metusala downward-facing red arrow 76'
CB 4 Canada Dominic Samuel
LB 6 Canada Kwame Awuah
CM 13 Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
CM 10 Canada Kyle Bekker (c)
RW 99 Panama Omar Browne Yellow card 17' Yellow-red card 90+1'
AM 19 Canada Tristan Borges downward-facing red arrow 68'
LW 18 Canada Molham Babouli
CF 14 Guyana Emery Welshman downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutes:
GK 31 Canada Baj Maan
MF 7 Canada David Choinière upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 11 Canada Chris Nanco
DF 15 Canada Maxim Tissot
FW 17 Canada Woobens Pacius upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 24 Belgium Paolo Sabak Yellow card 90+2'
FW 25 Costa Rica Joshua Navarro upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Canada Bobby Smyrniotis
Pacific FC:
GK 13 Canada Callum Irving
RB 2 Canada Kadin Chung
CB 6 Canada Lukas MacNaughton
CB 26 Canada Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Yellow card 31'
LB 3 Canada Jordan Haynes
DM 21 Canada Alessandro Hojabrpour Yellow card 90+2' downward-facing red arrow 83'
RW 11 Wales Josh Heard downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 22 Canada Jamar Dixon (c)
CM 34 Canada Manny Aparicio
LW 14 Canada Terran Campbell
CF 24 Netherlands Gianni dos Santos downward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutes:
GK 31 Canada Isaac Boehmer
MF 8 Canada Matthew Baldisimo upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 10 Canada Marco Bustos
DF 12 Canada Kunle Dada-Luke upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 19 Canada Matteo Polisi
MF 20 Canada Sean Young Yellow card 90+2' upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 23 Northern Ireland Ollie Bassett
Manager:
Norway Pa-Modou Kah

Man of the Match:[4]
Alessandro Hojabrpour (Pacific FC)

Assistant referees:
Gabrielle Lemieux
Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
Fourth official:
Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Match rules[11]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b Jacques, John (21 November 2021). "Forge Hammers Way To Final In Playoff 905 Derby". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (December 5, 2021). "HIGHLIGHTS: Pacific FC crowned Canadian Premier League champions with 1-0 win vs. Forge". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  4. ^ a b @CPLsoccer (December 5, 2021). "The @Gatorade Man of the Match is @ahojabrpour" (Tweet). Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (August 23, 2022). "RECAP: 10-man Pacific fall to Herediano on penalties in gutsy Concacaf League performance". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Jacques, John (24 October 2021). "Pacific Procures Back-To-Back Playoff Positions". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 24 October 2021. With the CPL tiebreaker defaulting to the number of wins
  7. ^ Urciuoli, Anthony (November 10, 2021). "Vying for 3rd straight title, Forge FC Hamilton guaranteed home-field advantage throughout Canadian Premier League playoffs". insauga. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  8. ^ Jacques, John (November 20, 2021). "Pacific Powers Way To 2021 CPL Final". Northern Tribune. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  9. ^ a b O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (4 December 2021). "PREVIEW: Forge FC vs. Pacific FC -- 2021 CPL Final". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  10. ^ "CPL reveals 2021 season format: 28-game schedule to conclude with four-team playoff for championship". Canadian Premier League. June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  11. ^ "2021 CPL Final: Tentative dates set for championship match next weekend". Canadian Premier League. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.