Nashville lead Atlético Ottawa 4-0 on the night, with Alex Muyl, Jordan Knight, Woobens Pacius, and Jack Maher all on the scoresheet. The MLS side hold a commanding 6-0 aggregate advantage and are firmly on course to advance and face Inter Miami.
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Jack Maher heads home Nashville's fourth.
Woobens Pacius puts the game to bed with a tap-in.
The second half begins.
Nashville head into the break with a 2-0 lead, extending their aggregate advantage to 4-0.
Jordan Knight finds himself one-on-one with Garissone Innocent and smashes his shot past the goalkeeper. 2-0 to the hosts!
The hosts are ahead through Alex Muyl, who pounces on a rebound to find a wide-open net and makes no mistake.
Jack Maher gets a slight touch on a cross, but can only divert it wide.
We're underway in Nashville!
Atlético Ottawa need to win by at least two goals to keep their hopes alive. A 2-0 victory would send the tie to extra time, while a win by two or more goals with goals on both sides — 3-1, 4-2, and so on — would see Ottawa advance on away goals. Any greater margin of victory would also send the CPL champions through.
A draw or a Nashville win, however, would be enough for the MLS side to advance.
Garissone Innocent; Loïc Cloutier, Noah Abatneh, Tyr Walker; Emiliano Garcia, Juan Castro, Manuel Aparicio, Gabriel Antinoro; Ballou Tabla, Jonantan Villal; Erling Myklebust
Brian Schwake; Josh Bauer, Thomas Williams, Jack Maher, Jordan Knight; Alex Muyl, Bryan Acosta, Matthew Corcoran; Ahmed Qasen, Woobens Pacius, Reed Baker-Whiting
Atlético Ottawa trail 2-0 on aggregate heading into the second leg, with Woobens Pacius and Sam Surridge having found the net for the MLS side in the first match.
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