Impact down Cavalry 1-0 to advance to Canadian Championship final
Posted Aug 14, 2019 11:24 pm.
Last Updated Aug 15, 2019 7:08 am.
CALGARY (CP) – The Montreal Impact advanced to the Canadian Championship final after defeating Calgary’s Cavalry FC 1-0 on Wednesday.
Anthony Jackson-Hamel scored in the opening half and goalkeeper Clement Diop made three saves to record the shutout for Montreal in front of a crowd of 5,633 fans at Spruce Meadows’ ATCO FIELD.
After winning both matches against Cavalry FC, 3-1 on aggregate, the Impact will play for the Voyageurs Cup next month against defending Canadian champion Toronto FC, which beat the Ottawa Fury 3-0 earlier on Wednesday to win the other semifinal series 5-0 on aggregate.
FT | That's the match!
We threw everything at them but the Impact showed their class. We proved why this league was needed & that we deserve to be here. Thank you YYC for packing the Fortress. See you Friday!!#CavsFC 0-1 (1-3 agg.) #IMFC#TakeTheHill | #CanChampxOneSoccer pic.twitter.com/vQ4Sh0orEA
— Cavalry FC (@CPLCavalryFC) August 15, 2019
Calgary had a good chance to score in the eighth minute, but Mauro Eustaquio’s hard shot from outside the box was deflected, making it easier for Diop to make the save.
The Impact opened the scoring in the 13th minute when Jackson-Hamel headed Saphir Taider’s corner kick past Cavalry goalie Marco Carducci, who got his hand on the ball before it trickled across the line.
Calgary continued to press and it nearly resulted in a goal when Dominick Zator headed a corner kick by Jose Escalante on net, but Dior leapt in the air to knock the ball over the net.
