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An aggressive first half from Forge FC was too much for HFX Wanderers FC on the road on Wednesday.

Forge outshot the Wanderers 9-1 in the opening 36 minutes and 15-2 in the first half on their way to a 2-0 Canadian Premier League win at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton.

Right from the start, Forge had Halifax keeper Jan-Michael Williams on his toes. He had to make several early saves just to keep his team in the game but the dam broke in the 36th minute when Forge’s Kyle Bekker knocked in a free kick to make it 1-0.

Tristan Borges stretched the lead to 2-0 four minutes later when his corner kick sailed into the Wanderers net untouched. His curling left-footed shot went over Williams’ head and into the far corner, where the post was left unprotected by the Halifax defence. Christian Oxner replaced Williams in the Wanderers net to start the second half.

Forge finished the game with a 20-8 edge in shots. They improve to 2-1 in the CPL’s Fall Competition and are now 7-3-1 combined for the year.

The Wanderers drop to 1-2 in the second half and 3-6-2 overall.

Halifax’s next game is on Saturday against Pacific at Westhills Stadium in Victoria, B.C.