"Atletico Ottawa secured a Canadian Premier League final victory unlike any other, a snow-globe spectacle amid a swirling blizzard featuring what online media outlets dubbed an icicle kick from Mexican midfielder David Rodriguez."
"Hosts Ottawa beat Cavalry FC 2-1 in extra-time win in Sunday's title decider in temperatures of minus 8 degrees Celsius (46.4F) with snow so heavy that play was halted every 15 minutes to clear the lines, and goalkeepers used shovels to carve out their boxes."
"Calvary struck first when Fraser Aird, playing in short sleeves, converted a penalty in the 33rd minute, celebrating with a snowy knee slide. Rodriguez scored the breathtaking equalizer seven minutes later, with his stunning bicycle kick that thundered off the underside of the bar and into the net."
Atletico Ottawa defeated Cavalry FC 2-1 in extra time to claim the Canadian Premier League title. The match took place in minus 8°C conditions with heavy snowfall that required play to be stopped every 15 minutes for line clearing and goalkeepers to shovel out their boxes. Fraser Aird opened the scoring from a 33rd-minute penalty and celebrated with a snowy knee slide. David Rodriguez equalized seven minutes later with a bicycle kick that hit the underside of the bar, then scored again in the 107th minute with a chipped finish over the goalkeeper. A 60-minute delay after normal time was used to plow the pitch.
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