Atlético Ottawa’s ‘icicle kick’ lights up blizzard-hit Canadian Premier League final

• David Rodriguez scored acrobatic equalizer and winner

• Play was stopped every 15 minutes for snow removal

• Gallery: The best shots from an epic final

Atletico Ottawa secured a Canadian Premier League final victory unlike any other, a snow-globe spectacle amid a swirling blizzard featuring what online media outlets dubbed an icicle kick" from Mexican midfielder David Rodriguez.

Hosts Ottawa beat Cavalry FC 2-1 in extra-time win in Sunday's title decider in temperatures of minus 8 degrees Celsius (46.4F) with snow so heavy that play was halted every 15 minutes to clear the lines, and goalkeepers used shovels to carve out their boxes.