CAVALRY FC CAPTURES CPL SHIELD ON LAST DAY

ALI Musse scored in the 29th minute as Cavalry FC secured a 1-0 win over the visiting Vancouver FC and the CPL Shield on Sunday on the final day of the Canadian Premier League regular season.

Cavalry (18-6-4) was tied atop the standings with Forge FC (17-7-4), which ended the season with a 1-1 draw against last-place Pacific FC (2-9-17) on Sunday.

Forge entered the day with a chance to win its third straight CPL Shield as regular-season champions.

Tristan Borges scored in the 12th minute for Forge but the Hamilton side gave up a 72nd minute tying goal to Ronan Kratt.

Meanwhile in Halifax, FC Supra du Québec (11-5-12) managed to grab the fourth and final playoff spot from Vancouver.

Vancouver (10-7-11) entered the day two points ahead of Québec in fourth, but fell to Cavalry at ATCO Field. Ibrahim Condé scored a brace to lead Québec to a 4-3 win over the Halifax Wanderers FC (7-7-14).

In the lone match-up with no playoff or seeding implications, seventh-place Inter Toronto defeated third-place Atlético Ottawa 2-1.

The semifinals will be played in two-legged series. Cavalry will face Québec, while Forge takes on Ottawa.