Forge FC is on a mission down in the Dominican Republic – get everybody fit and ready to go for the inaugural match of the Canadian Premier League on April 27 at Tim Hortons Field.

Head coach Bobby Smyrniotis has been hard at work putting his new team through its paces in Punta Cana, and both he and Kyle Bekker affirmed that the festivities on the day won’t prove a distraction to those crucial 90 minutes on the field.