Pacific FC defeated the HFX Wanderers of Nova Scotia 4-3 on Sunday at Starlight Stadium for the Island club’s first Canadian Premier League victory since Aug. 10 of 2025.

Other tidbits:

• Forge's Aghilas Sadek and Ottawa's Tim Arnaud really helped them passed the U21 requirement in recent games.
• VFCs Emrick Fotsing minutes will now be counted as loan minutes due to him signing with the Whitecaps whenever he comes back from injury.
• Inter Toronto has signed multiple U18 contracts in the past month to help with the minutes.

Hi everyone — full disclosure: I’m part of the team behind FanTap.

For Atlético Ottawa vs Pacific FC on Saturday, September 5 at 4:00 p.m. EDT / 1:00 p.m. PDT, we’re opening a small live voice room for fans who are already watching the match through their own broadcast.

FanTap does not stream or rebroadcast match footage, match audio, or commentary. It gives fans a place to talk, interact, and react together in real time while watching — a little more like being in the same supporters’ bar.

How it works:

• Choose the home side or away side, and make your score prediction
• Tap to speak and take turns on the mic instead of staying in an always-open group call, avoiding crosstalk and everyone speaking at once
• A speaking queue keeps it to one clear voice at a time
• Shake your phone and cheer for your side during goals and other big moments

I’m looking for around 15–20 Canadian Premier League fans to take part in this test. We want to find out whether FanTap feels closer to watching with other supporters than typing alone in a match thread.

The room will open 15 minutes before kickoff, at 3:45 p.m. EDT / 12:45 p.m. PDT. It is free to join on iOS and Android:

https://fantap.club/

If you’re interested, comment with the team you support and your timezone. We’d really appreciate honest feedback after the match, especially from supporters who often watch matches alone.

Thanks — I’ll be here to answer questions.

I've noticed how forges bench is made up of only strikers, I wonder why there are no real defenders in their team.