Pacific FC will have to find some goal-scoring finish or its season is finished.
The Island-based Canadian Premier League club goes into the second leg of the two-legged soccer playoff semifinal today at 11 a.m. PT in the nation’s capital trailing 2-0 following two stunning late Atletico Ottawa goals against the flow of play in the opening game last week at Starlight Stadium.
Even though the deficit is greater this time, it can be argued that going into a Central American environment down one goal was a tougher task than going into a Canadian setting down two goals, even with stingy Atletico Ottawa being the best defensive team in the CPL, and expected to be backed by a raucous crowd approaching 10,000 fans today at TD Place Stadium.
The three-time Canada-capped Dixon has announced his retirement and this could be his last game. He is from Ottawa, so the occasion is heightened emotionally for him on several levels.“We have a task and are focused on what we need to do. In football, you need to score goals to win. It’s very simple for us. We’ve been here before many times this season with our backs against the walls and have come out victorious on many occasions.