The HFX Wanderers made the most of their opportunities on Wednesday, with Alex De Carolis and Cory Bent scoring four minutes apart on their way to a 2-0 victory over Valour FC in Canadian Premiere League play.
Valour FC held 64 per cent of possession in the match and outshot HFX 15-11 but couldn’t solve ‘keeper Christian Oxner.
Meanwhile, Victor Martinez Manrique scored a tiebreaking goal in the 90th minute, and expansion Atletico Ottawa (2-2-2) topped Pacific FC (2-2-2) on Wednesday, 1-0.
WATCH | HFX Wanderers earn clean sheet win over Valour FC:
The current CPL season is being dubbed The Island Games as the teams are playing in a bubble in Charlottetown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The top four clubs in the eight-team league at the end of the 28-match opening stage advance to the six-match group stage. The top two teams from the group stage play in a single-match final.
WATCH | Atletico Ottawa overcomes Pacific FC with stoppage-time winner: