Overview
- Ottawa beat Cavalry FC 2-1 after extra time at TD Place, with a roughly hour-long pause before extra time to plow the snow-clogged pitch.
- Fraser Aird opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute before David Rodríguez leveled with a bicycle kick widely dubbed the “icicle kick.”
- Rodríguez sealed the win in extra time with a deft chip over goalkeeper Marco Carducci to complete his brace.
- Heavy snowfall forced repeated stoppages for line clearing, goalkeepers helped shovel their boxes, and an orange ball was used for visibility in roughly -8°C conditions.
- The club reported 13,132 tickets sold with just over 10,000 fans in attendance, and Rodríguez was named Finals MVP as clips of the goals went viral.