Atletico Ottawa defeats HFX Wanderers to stay atop CPL table
Malcolm Shaw scored in the 81st minute to lift Atletico Ottawa to a 1-0 win over visiting HFX Wanderers on Saturday in the Canadian Premier League.
Atletico earned it second straight win to move to the top of the CPL table with a 2-0-0 record.
The Wanderers (1-0-1) lost more than the match.
Reigning league MVP Joao Morelli was taken off the field on a stretcher after suffering an apparent knee injury.
The severity of the injury isn't known yet, but for a team that is already dealing with an injury to Akeem Garcia.
Malcolm Shaw breaks the deadlock ⚽️<a href="https://twitter.com/zaiahshaw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@zaiahshaw</a> heads home the cross to give <a href="https://twitter.com/atletiOttawa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@atletiOttawa</a> the lead late in the second half <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanPL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CanPL</a> l
