OTTAWA (Interstat) — Forge defeated Atl. Ottawa 2-1 on Saturday in a global football match. Anthony Aromatario opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, and Levonte Johnson added Forge’s second goal in the 54th minute while also receiving a yellow card in the 15th. Gabriel Mendes Antinoro scored for Atl. Ottawa, and Lucas Cavallini recorded an assist for Forge. Forge improved to 2-0 in the competition and 2-0 across all competitions. Atl. Ottawa moved to 1-1 in the competition and 1-1 overall. Additional yellow cards went to Atl. Ottawa’s Gutierrez D. and Garcia E. and Forge’s Batisse A. There were five yellow-card bookings. Forge previously defeated Inter Toronto 5-0, while Atl. Ottawa previously beat Pacific FC 2-0. Aromatario played 77 minutes, Antinoro played 26 minutes, Johnson played 74 minutes, and Cavallini played 73 minutes. The visitors protected their lead after halftime.