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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