Cavalry FC wins CPL Shield with 1-0 win over Vancouver FC
Ali Musse's 29th-minute goal clinched the Canadian Premier League's top regular-season honour for the Calgary-based club on the final day of the season.
Cavalry FC claimed the CPL Shield on Sunday with a 1-0 win over visiting Vancouver FC at ATCO Field, with Ali Musse scoring the only goal in the 29th minute. The result finished Cavalry's regular season at 18-6-4, matching Forge FC (17-7-4) atop the standings but giving Calgary the Shield on tiebreaker.
Forge, chasing a third straight Shield, took an early lead through Tristan Borges in the 12th minute against last-place Pacific FC, but conceded a 72nd-minute equalizer to Ronan Kratt as the match ended 1-1.
Vancouver's loss to Cavalry opened the door for FC Supra du Québec to snatch the fourth and final playoff spot. Québec entered the day two points back but beat the Halifax Wanderers 4-3, powered by a brace from Ibrahim Condé, to leapfrog Vancouver into the postseason.
In the day's other match, seventh-place Inter Toronto beat third-place Atlético Ottawa 2-1 in a game with no standings implications. The CPL semifinals will be two-legged series, pitting Cavalry against Québec and Forge against Ottawa.
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