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Forge FC blanks York United in 1st 905 Derby of the season

The CPL champions rolled into York Lions Stadium on Friday and comfortably outplayed York en route to earning 1-0 win.

John Molinaro

Jul 30, 2021 — 4 min read

York United FC 0, Forge FC 1 (Babouli 4’)
Forge’s Babouli tied for league scoring lead with 4 goals
Zator red carded, York played last 49 minutes with 10 men

NORTH YORK -- Forge FC sure knows how to ruin a homecoming party.

The two-time defending CPL champions rolled into York Lions Stadium on Friday evening and comfortably outplayed York United FC in the first 905 Derby of the season en route to earning 1-0 win.

Mo Babouli scored the lone goal, while York was forced to play a man down for the final 49 minutes after defender Dominick Zator was red carded.

With the win, Forge improved to 5-0-4 and jumped from fourth into third place in the CPL standings. York dropped to 2-3-4 and stayed at fifth in the table.

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