An ‘Icicyle Kick’ Highlights a Snow-Blanketed Soccer Game in Canada

We’ve heard about a bike kick in soccerBut what about “icicle kicks”? Atletico Ottawa, which beat defending champions Cavalry FC Calgary 2-1 in a snowstorm on Sunday night, won the Canadian Premier League’s North Star Cup with a second goal by David Rodriguez in the 106th-minute.”I’m never going to forget this night,” said Rodriguez, the Mexican midfielder who saw snow for the first time this year. “I would like to thank everybody who showed up tonight.”TD Place was covered by heavy snowfall. Plows were brought in to clear the grass before extra time.”That wasn’t a game,” Cavalry coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. said. “That was a battle.”In the 33rd, Cavalry’s Fraser Aird put the ball in the bottom right corner. Atletico fans pelted snowballs at the visitors, demonstrating the rivalry that exists between the two teams. Six minutes later, Ottawa’s Gabriel Antonaro sent a pass through the snow to Rodriguez, who scored a bicycle kick.”I didn’t think about it,” Rodríguez said. “I did it without thinking about it.””Said Ottawa coach Diego Mejía: “It’s the best goal ever in this league. Ever in the league.Ottawa won its first title.”Even if we had played in water, in a pool, we’d win the match,” Mejía said.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
2025-11-10 21:22:08