Capital City took the lead at the 35th minute of play, when midfielder William Beauge received a long pass down the right wing, controlled the ball toward the center of the field and took a low shot from 25 meters out, beating Impact goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau to his left.
The Impact U21 tied the game at the 62nd minute, when midfielder Wandrille Lefevre scored on a penalty, beating Capital City goalkeeper Clinton Irwin with a low shot to his right.
"We fully deserved the tie," said Impact U21 head coach Philippe Eullaffroy. "We were lacking toughness on 1-on-1 situations during the first half, but we played a really good second half. By increasing our intensity and physical play, we gained mobility, we were more creative and we increased our game speed, which created problems for the opponent. We are going to play the away game with the same attitude."
The U21s will play the away game of the series on October 16 at 3pm in Ottawa.
LINEUPS
IMPACT U21
GK-Maxime Crépeau, D-Hugo Lapointe-Sénécal, D-Amine Meftouh, D-Francesco Augustin, D-Dominique Morin, M-Wandrille Lefevre, M-Bastien Bourgault (Victor Ndiaye, 51’), M-Alessandro Riggi (Marco Lapenna, 81’), M-Felix Cardin, M-Chris-Michel Rumuri (Zakaria Messoudi, 81’), F-Kevin Luarca
CAPITAL CITY
GK-Clinton Irwin, D-Julien Edwards, D-Joel Bagby, D-Samuel Rocca, D-Francis Le Tourneau, M-Collin Harrison, M-Emir Zrnic, M-Kenny Caceros, A-William Beauge, F-Sullivan Silva, F-Akil Defreitas (Mahir Hadziresic, 70’)
GOALS
CAPITAL CITY – William Beauge – 35th minute
IMPACT U21 – Wandrille Lefevre (PK) – 62nd minute
CAUTIONS
IMPACT U21 – Wandrille Lefevre – 24th minute
IMPACT U21 – Felix Cardin – 53rd minute
IMPACT U21 – Chris-Michel Rumuri – 58th minute
CAPITAL CITY – Julien Edwards – 61st minute
IMPACT U21 – Kevin Luarca – 86th minute
EJECTION
CAPITAL CITY – Sullivan Silva – 84th minute
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