TORONTO — Samuel Salter and Aboubacar Sissoko scored late in the second half to give the visiting Atletico side a 4-3 victory over York United on Tuesday, winning the two-game aggregate score 6-4 in Canadian Championship quarterfinal action at York Lions Stadium.
With the victory, the Ottawa-based squad advances to the semifinals, where they'll face the winner of a quarterfinal showdown between CF Montreal (MLS) and Forge FC of Hamilton (CPL). Game 2 of that series is Wednesday night at Saputo Stadium in Montreal.
Forge beat Montreal 1-0 in the series opener on May 20.
Julian Altobelli gave York a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute on Tuesday, but David Rodriguez tied the match seven minutes later.
Salter scored his first goal of the game at the 22-minute mark to give Aletico a 2-1 lead. Four minutes later Elijah Adekugbe was shown a red card, forcing York to play the remainder of the match with 10 men.
Despite being a man down, Altobelli tied the game 2-2 with his second goal in the 37th minute. Massimo Ferrin then gave the hosts a 3-2 lead with a goal in the 53rd minute.
But Salter, in the 84th minute, and Sissoko two minutes into injury time, lifted Atletico to the 4-3 victory.
Atletico outshot York United 14-11 (8-7 on target), had possession 69 per cent of the time, had 11 fouls compared to York's 10, and had more corners (7-1).
Atletico won the first leg 2-1 on June 11.
Meanwhile, at ATCO Field in Calgary's Spruce Meadows, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»FC defeated host Cavalry 5-4 in a penalty shootout to advance to the semifinals.
Former Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Whitecap Nicolas Mezquida gave Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»FC a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute when he scored on a penalty kick.
Cavalry tied the match 1-1 in the 66th minute on a Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»own goal, setting the stage for a six-round shootout to determine the series winner.
The teams had played to a 1-1 draw in the series opener on May 21 in Langley, B.C.
Cavalry outshot the visitors 14-10 on Tuesday and controlled possession for 58 per cent of the match, but Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»led 3-1 in shots on target. Each team had three yellow cards.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»FC advances to the Final Four to face the winner of Wednesday's quarterfinal match between the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Whitecaps (MLS) and Valour FC of Winnipeg at B.C. Place Stadium. The teams tied 2-2 in Winnipeg in the series opener on May 20.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 8, 2025.
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