May 26, 2019 CPL--HIGHLIGHTS: York9 home opener marred by lightning delay (from canpl.ca website)

    
HIGHLIGHTS: York9 home opener marred by lightning delay 
May 26, 2019 

Canadian Premier League 

Attacking football, extreme weather, a long break and two quality goals: What else 
would you want from a derby match?

Goals from Chris Nanco and Tristan Borges following a 75-minute lightning delay gave 
Forge FC a 2-0 905 Derby win over York9 FC in the first Canadian Premier League match 
held at York Lions Stadium.

Both sides were unlucky to score in the sunny, back-and-forth first half, firing 
off 22 shots between them.

The weather took a turn for the worst at halftime. Lightning strikes led referee 
Yusri Rudolf to delay the match in the 62nd minute, sending players to their dressing 
rooms in a downpour. A 75-minute delay followed before the sides returned to play 
at 6:40 p.m. ET.

It didn’t take the visitors long to jump ahead of their 905 rivals in an otherwise 
neck-and-neck contest.

Chris Nanco opened the scoring in the 70th-minute with a one-hit strike. A low cross 
from Kyle Bekker found the second-half substitute, who placed it in the top 
left corner.

Forge showed their quality once again in the 77th minute. A Kyle Bekker free kick, 
dummied by Nanco, found Tristan Borges at the top of the box. Borges smashed home 
the dagger, giving the visitors a key Spring season win.

York9 are now set to head to Halifax on May 29 for a dance with HFX Wanderers FC 
(6:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. AT, on OneSoccer). Meanwhile, Forge next hosts FC Edmonton 
in CPL action, with the two outfits meeting for the first time 
(May 29, 7:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. MT, on OneSoccer) in a CONCACAF League qualifier.

Box Score

Goals
70' – Chris Nanco (Forge FC)
78' – Tristan Borges (Forge FC)

Discipline
64' Yellow Card – Anthony Novak  (Forge FC)
67' Yellow Card – Rodrigo Gattas (York9 FC)
92' Yellow Card – Luca Gasparotto (Forge FC)  

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