Forge FC defeat Municipal Limeño 1:2 to advance to Concacaf League Round of 16

Forge FC have earned their second consecutive Concacaf
​League Round of 16 berth with a 1:2 defeat of Salvadorian club Municipal Limeño
​in San Salvador, El Salvador. Canadian Youth International David Choiniere
​scored a first half goal, before second half substitute Anthony Novak scored in
​the 83’ with Forge down to 10 men. Forge now travel to Panama to face Tauro FC
​on 3 November.

Forge FC went down to 10 men midway through the second half
​after Jonathan Grant picked up his second yellow card of the game in the 65’.
​​ Despite being outmanned, the Island Games Champions were the aggressors
​and continued pressuring the Limeño goal eventually leading to the Novak goal.

After earning a berth in the 2019 Concacaf League as the
​leaders in a three-way tournament along with founding Canadian Premier League
​clubs FC Edmonton, and Valour FC, Forge FC fell in the Round of 16 to Club
​Deportivo Olimpia of Honduras 4:2 on aggregate.

Forge FC seek to be one of the 6 teams to advance from the
​2020 Concacaf League to the 2021 Concacaf Champions League. Forge FC will have
​another shot at a Concacaf Champions League spot ​ when they face Toronto
​FC in the 2020 Canadian Championship Final at a date to be determined.