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    "title": "Toronto FC advances to 2018 Canadian Championship Final Round",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-04 18:31:11",
    "published_at": "2018-07-25 14:28:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/toronto-fc-advances-to-2018-canadian-championship-final-round",
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    "subtitle": "Toronto FC earned their spot in the 2018 Canadian Championship Final Round with a 3:0 (4:0 on aggregate) victory over Ottawa Fury FC at BMO Field.",
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    "body": "<p>Akinola opened the scoring in the 35th minute after the initial free kick was played in by Liam Fraser to the back post. Ryan Telfer&rsquo;s touch put the ball back across the front of the Fury net and Ottawa defender J&eacute;r&eacute;my Gagnon-Lapar&eacute; cleared it off the line straight to Akinola who smashed the ball into the back of the net.</p><p>Ottawa Fury FC&rsquo;s two best chances both came from Kevin Oliveria. Clint Irwin was forced to make a key save just minutes into the second half when Oliveira carried the ball towards the goal line and put a cross in that looked like it had a chance to cross the line, but Irwin reacted quickly and got a strong hand behind the ball. Later in the match, Oliveira nearly beat the Toronto FC keeper with a free kick that carried just over the crossbar.</p><p>The match opened up as time passed and Ottawa Fury FC pressed, needing to score two goals to have a chance to advance to the Final Round.</p><p>Hamilton doubled Toronto&rsquo;s lead in the match in the 76th minute following a strong run from Ashtone Morgan who perfectly placed a low cross just out of the reach of Fury keeper Maxime Cr&eacute;peau. Eight minutes later, Jonathan Osorio made it 3:0, cutting inside and hammering a shot past the legs of two Ottawa defenders to secure a spot in the Final Round for the two-time defending Canadian Champions.</p><p>In 2017, Toronto FC also edged out Ottawa Fury FC in the Semi-Final Round and went on to win the 2017 Canadian Championship, qualifying for the 2018 Concacaf Champions League and advancing to the Grand Final this past spring.</p>",
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