Match Thread: The Final - October 30, 2022 - Atletico Ottawa v Forge

[narduch]

Game is at 6pm ET on One Soccer.

Forge leads the all time series with 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

More to follow....

[Treppy2]

Thanks, Narduch.

Not to derail this thread before it even starts, but who else here travelled to New York in 2015 to see Ottawa's one and only other trip to a championship match? (Yes, we are very envious of Forge fans going to a championship match nearly every year.) Pretty sure @Olympique_de_Marseille was on one of the two buses that made the trip from Ottawa. I think he was wrangling passports at 4 am as we came back across the Canadian border. Anyone else?

A bunch of the Fury players' wives and kids were on the same bus as me. I sat next to a guy I didn't know who said he worked for the Fury. I asked him what he did, and he said he just went around during matches making sure everyone was having a good time. When we got to the stadium, I saw him putting on Fury's Sparky (aka Flaming Moe) costume and then realized he was the team's mascot.

Current Atlético Ottawa players Drew Beckie and Carl Haworth were unused subs in the 2015 match against the Cosmos. Second time lucky for a championship for them? And for us!

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

15 minutes ago, Treppy2 said:

Pretty sure @Olympique_de_Marseille was on one of the two buses that made the trip from Ottawa. I think he was wrangling passports at 4 am as we came back across the Canadian border. Anyone else?

Ya, I made that trip. You have a good memory. I can't sleep well when on a bus so I collected passports on the way back haha. Someone else did it on the way down. Exhausting but really fun trip.

Edited October 28, 2022 by Olympique_de_Marseille

[narduch]

Bekker is confirmed to miss the final.

[gwsmith63]

TSN1200 radio just mentioned that over 10K tickets now sold.

[Treppy2]

2 hours ago, gwsmith63 said:

TSN1200 radio just mentioned that over 10K tickets now sold.

It would be awesome if the Ottawa-Hamilton soccer match on Sunday had a greater attendance than the Ottawa-Hamilton football match at the same venue on Saturday. Think that’s a possibility?

[gwsmith63]

3 hours ago, Treppy2 said:

It would be awesome if the Ottawa-Hamilton soccer match on Sunday had a greater attendance than the Ottawa-Hamilton football match at the same venue on Saturday. Think that’s a possibility?

 

 

Possible?  Yes. 
Probable?  No. 

[jordan]

If it goes to extra time the people in the glebe might go nuts

[narduch]

 

[Atlantic]

A, J and the cabin have opened up as well, I’d imagine there will be some decent walk-in tickets tomorrow also

Edited October 29, 2022 by Atlantic

[toontownman]

1 hour ago, narduch said:

 

Great stuff. Congrats Forge fans on here. Will be incredible to have a decent sized away support for the game. 

[narduch]

Ref crew. Thought they may have given it to Lauziere

 

 

[Pottsy3]

2 hours ago, toontownman said:

Great stuff. Congrats Forge fans on here. Will be incredible to have a decent sized away support for the game. 

they've been advising Forge fans to buy in the adjacent section for a few days too

[gator]

I am going up to Ottawa on a bus with The Barton Street Battalion, it is a shame we are stuck in a corner of the stadium but with the number of enthusiastic supporters going up I think we should be able to make some noise, it should be a great day!

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

3 hours ago, gator said:

I am going up to Ottawa on a bus with The Barton Street Battalion

Hope to see you tomorrow and that the bus trip goes well.

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

On 10/28/2022 at 7:43 PM, Treppy2 said:

It would be awesome if the Ottawa-Hamilton soccer match on Sunday had a greater attendance than the Ottawa-Hamilton football match at the same venue on Saturday. Think that’s a possibility?

Sadly, NO.

Attendance was announced as 19,708

https://www.saultstar.com/sports/football/cfl/ottawa-redblacks/its-over-ottawa-redblacks-finish-season-with-14th-loss

I would absolutely love it if that was the case but I doubt we get beyond 15 000.

[Treppy2]

2 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

Sadly, NO.

Attendance was announced as 19,708

https://www.saultstar.com/sports/football/cfl/ottawa-redblacks/its-over-ottawa-redblacks-finish-season-with-14th-loss

I would absolutely love it if that was the case but I doubt we get beyond 15 000.

Oh well - at least there's a chance the attendance will be greater than the last Senators home game. They drew 13,870 on Thursday.

[Atlantic]

Could be 14k tonight 

 

[Senorpopps]

Does anyone know what type of seating ‘the Cabin’ is? I’m imagining a form of temporary terraces. Hopefully will be able to fit several hundred more people. Also, with respect to attendance, I’m calling 15,000 give or take 250. Any takers?

[Atlantic]

15 minutes ago, Senorpopps said:

Does anyone know what type of seating ‘the Cabin’ is? I’m imagining a form of temporary terraces. Hopefully will be able to fit several hundred more people. Also, with respect to attendance, I’m calling 15,000 give or take 250. Any takers?

Cabin is the standing area I believe, usually has a good crowd there for Redblacks games 

[MM3/MM2/MM]

43 minutes ago, Senorpopps said:

Does anyone know what type of seating ‘the Cabin’ is? I’m imagining a form of temporary terraces. Hopefully will be able to fit several hundred more people. Also, with respect to attendance, I’m calling 15,000 give or take 250. Any takers?

I just bought my tickets and and the rep said that they will cap at the current sections as it is expensive to open up more.  He felt that there are enough tickets left for the walk-up crowd.  So I would think 14,000 Max.

[SpursFlu]

Boooooo open it up cheapos 

Just kidding sounds like it should be a special day for footie in the capital. Have fun for all attending 

Edited October 30, 2022 by SpursFlu

[K Edgar]

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

16 hours ago, Treppy2 said:

Oh well - at least there's a chance the attendance will be greater than the last Senators home game. They drew 13,870 on Thursday.

Well if Jobin is right and we get more than 14 000, at least we beat the Sens!

Edited October 30, 2022 by Olympique_de_Marseille

[RS]

46 minutes ago, K Edgar said:

Awesome.