It is all to play in the Canadian Championship semifinals with Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Canadian Premier League side Forge FC playing to a 2-2 draw in the first leg at Hamilton Stadium Wednesday night.

The second leg will be played on September 16 at BC Place. The winner meets either Vancouver FC or Atlético Ottawa in the October 1 final, where a spot in the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup is up for grabs.

All the goals were scored in a frenetic 24-minute span early in the match with Forge FC capitalizing on a pair of defensive miscues for the opening goal by Nana Opoku Ampomah (10') and the 2-2 equalizer by Bright Wright (34').

Tristan Blackmon leveled 1-1 for the Whitecaps with a headed finish in the 18th minute before Brian White put Vancouver in front 2-1 with a sliding fin

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