HAMILTON — A goal and an assist from Nana Ampomah helped Canadian Premier League side Forge FC open the Canadian Championship semifinals with a 2-2 draw against Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday.
Ampomah capitalized on a failed clearance by Vancouver's Bjorn Utvik in the ninth minute, collecting the ball and firing it in to give the home side an early 1-0 lead.
Tristan Blackmon responded for the 'Caps, scoring in the 18th minute, and Brian White gave Vancouver a 2-1 lead in the 29th minute.
Forge levelled the score in the 34th minute when Ampomah picked up another failed Whitecaps clearance and sent it to Brian Wright, who popped it into the back of the Vancouver goal.
The 'Caps will host the second half of the two-legged semifinal series in Vancouver on Sept. 16.
The other semifinal series was set to begin later on Wednesday with CPL clubs Vancouver FC and Atletico Ottawa facing off in Langley, B.C.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2025.
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