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David Rodriguez scored an ‘icicle kick’ as Atletico Ottawa won the Canadian Premier League final in a freezing -8ºC blizzard on Sunday.
Atletico Ottawa, whose parent club is Spanish giants Atletico Madrid, defeated Cavalry FC 2-1 after extra-time to clinch the North Star Cup.
The sport was repeatedly delayed – first times within the opening 90 minutes – so snow might be cleared from the pitch at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa.
Nearly 4 inches of snow blanketed the sector with Atletico Ottawa goalkeeper Nathan Ingham grabbing a shovel to assist out at one point.
The match became almost unplayable within the second-half with a snowplough coming onto the pitch before extra-time got underway.
The primary goal of the sport was scored by Cavalry FC with former Rangers midfielder Fraser Aird slotting home a penalty within the thirty third minute.
But Rodriguez scored a shocking bicycle kick, which has been dubbed an ‘icicle kick’ as a consequence of the conditions, before netting a winner in extra-time.
The ultimate whistle blew 4 hours after kick-off was initially scheduled as Atletico Ottawa were crowned Canadian Premier League champions.
Atletico Ottawa star in disbelief after blizzard-hit final
Atletico Ottawa ‘keeper Ingham was left in disbelief after the bizzard-hit final in Canada.
‘The entire night feels fake,’ Ingham said. ‘You play us in sand, you play us in snow, you play us on the moon, this team goes to win.’
Atletico Ottawa’s matchwinner Rodriguez added: ‘I got here to [the] locker room and I used to be excited.
‘I saw it was snowing, and I used to be like, ‘It’s going to be an excellent day’.’
‘An evening that felt quintessentially Canadian’
‘[It was] a season finale that embodied the guts and grit of Canadian soccer,’ Atletico Ottawa posted on their official website.
‘It was an evening that felt quintessentially Canadian within the nation’s capital, with snow falling thick and fast for much of the night, as 13,132 fans bundled within the stands to witness history within the making.
‘Diego Mejía’s side celebrated a championship that symbolized each Canadian resilience and the growing passion for the domestic game.
‘It was a memorable night for Mexican-born Rodriguez, who had never seen snow before arriving in Ottawa from Mexico in February after signing with Atlético.’
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