Cavalry FC advance to championship game with 2-1 win over Pacific FC
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Cavalry FC booked a spot in the Canadian Premier League final Saturday, defeating Pacific FC 2-1 at ATCO Field in Calgary.
Cavalry FC booked a spot in the Canadian Premier League final Saturday, defeating Pacific FC 2-1 at ATCO Field in Calgary.
The win sets up an Oct. 28 championship match against Forge FC, which defeated Cavalry last week.
CPL Player of the Year finalist Daan Klomp headed in a free kick initiated by fellow Player of the Year nominee Ali Musse in the 26th minute to give Cavalry the lead.
In the 60th minute, Musse took a pass from Sergio Camargo and fired, giving Cavalry a two-goal lead.
Pacific FC responded with a goal from Kekuta Manneh, but that was all the Tridents were able to score, and their season is now over.
"It was more difficult than we wanted it to (be)," said Musse after the win, "but credit to the guys, we defended hard, Doojie (goalkeep Marco Carducci) made a big save and were good enough to hold onto the lead and come through with the win."
Musse said the team stayed true to itself despite a slow start to the season and eventually, it all jelled.
