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It took seven minutes of stoppage time, but Atlético Ottawa were able to secure a draw against Vancouver FC in their home opener at TD Place.
Emiliano García scored his first Canadian Premier League goal in the 97th minute Sunday, allowing Atlético to escape with a 1-1 draw against the visitors.
After a scoreless opening half, Ottawa had a solid chance to take the lead in the second but failed to put a penalty kick in the back of the net.
Mohamed Amissi then scored on the counterattack to put Vancouver temporarily in front.
Atlético are now 1-1-2 after notching a win and two losses in three road games to kick off the season.
Vancouver collected their first point of the season with Sunday’s draw, after losing their first three matches.
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