Showing posts with label 2019 Canadian Championship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2019 Canadian Championship. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Canadian Championship: Reds, Impact Advance To Final

The semifinal round of the Canadian Championship conclude don Wednesday with two games.

At Toronto:

Nick DeLeon scored twice (14', 39') as Toronto FC dominated the visiting Ottawa Fury of the USL Championship 3-0 in game two and won their series 5-0 on aggregate.

At Foothills County, Alberta:

Anthony Jackson-Hamel scored the only goal of the match in the 13th minute as the Montreal Impact knocked off Cavalry FC 1-0 on the road in game two and ousted the Canadian Premier League club 3-1 on aggregate.



The two-game final will open in Montreal on September 18, with the return contest to be played in Toronto on September 25.  The winner would advance to next year's CONCACAF Champions League.

Wednesday, August 07, 2019

Canadian Championship: Reds, Impact Take Series Openers

The semifinal round of the Canadian Championship commenced with two games on Wednesday.

At Ottawa:

Drew Moor (30') and Tsubasa Endoh (90'+1) each scored once as Toronto FC blanked the Ottawa Fury of the USL Championship 2-0 on the road in the opening match of their two-game series.

At Montreal:

Ignacio Piatti scored twice (32', 49') as the Montreal Impact held off visiting Cavalry FC 2-1 in their series opener.

Sergio Camacho scored what might still be precious road goal for the Canadian Premier League club in the 69th minute.

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Canadian Championship: Impact, Fury, Cavalry Advance To Semifinals

The third qualifying round of the Canadian Championship tournament concluded on Wednesday with three games.

At Ottawa:

Onua Obasi (45'+1) and Christiano Francois (66') each scored once as the Ottawa Fury gained a 2-2 game-two home draw with the HFX Wanderers and won their series with the CPL club 5-4 on aggregate.

At Montreal:

Ignacio Piatti converted a penalty kick in the 55th minute for the series-winning goal as the Montreal Impact defeated visiting York9 FC 1-0 and took out the CPL club from suburban Toronto 3-2 on aggregate.

At Vancouver, British Columbia:

Jordan Brown (7') and Dominick Zator (72') each scored once as Cavalry FC knocked off the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 on the road in game two and eliminated the MLS club by that same score on aggregate.  It was the first victory by a Canadian Premier League club over an MLS club.



Matchups for the semifinal round, with both series set to open on Wednesday August 7; the return matches will be played on Wednesday August 14; the game-one hosts are listed first:

Ottawa Fury (USL Championship) vs. Toronto FC (MLS; defending champions)

Montreal Impact (MLS) vs. Cavalry FC (CPL)

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Canadian Championship: Fury Top Wanderers In Halifax In Series Opener; Two Other Game Ones End In Draws

The third qualifying round of the Canadian Championship opened on Wednesday with three games.

At Halifax, Nova Scotia:

Thiago scored twice (23', 35') and Maxime Tissot once (67') as the Ottawa Fury (USL Championship) knocked off the HFX Wanderers (Canadian Premier League) 3-2 on the road in the opening match of their two-game series.

At Toronto:

Omar Browne (62') and Saphir Taider (PK-90'+2) each scored once as the Montreal Impact gained a 2-2 series-opening road draw with York9 FC.

Ryan Telfer (83') and Rodrigo Gattas (88') each scored once for the home-standing CPL club.

At Foothills County, Alberta:

The opening contest between Cavalry FC (CPL) and the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps resulted in a 0-0 stalemate.

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Canadian Championship: York9, Wanderers Advance

Two games were contested on Wednesday as the second qualifying round of the Canadian Championship came to a close.

All four teams are members of the Canadian Premier League.

At Winnipeg, Manitoba:

Mohamed Kourouma (58') and Andre Bona (90'+3) each scored once as the HFX Wanderers blanked Valor FC 2-0 on the road in game two and took out the Winnipeg-based club 4-1 on aggregate.

At Edmonton, Alberta:

Despite dropping a 1-0 game-two road decision to FC Edmonton, York9 still knocked out the Eddies 3-2 on aggregate.

Canadian Championship: Cavalry Finish Off Forge FC To Get Shot At Whitecaps

At Foothills County, Alberta:

Sergio Camargo scored the game and series-winning goal in the 58th minute on Tuesday as Cavalry FC defeated visiting Forge FC 2-1 in game two of their Canadian Championship series in the second qualifying round as the hosts won their two-game series with their fellow Canadian Premier League club 3-2 on aggregate.

The Cavalry will next face Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps in a two-game series set to open in Foothills County on July 10, with the return match set for July 24 in Vancouver.

Wednesday, June 05, 2019

Canadian Championship: Two-Game Wednesday

Two games---each involving two Canadian Premier League clubs----were contested on Wednesday as the second round of Canadian Championship qualifying continued.

At Halifax, Nova Scotia:

Tomasz Skublak (39') and Mohamed Kourouma (41') each scored a goal two minutes apart as the HFX Wanderers came from behind to upend visiting Valour FC 2-1 in their series opener.

At Toronto:

Luca Gasparotto (28'), Rodrigo Gattas (31'), and Simon Adjei (51') each scored once as York9 FC held off visiting FC Edmonton 3-1 in the opening game of their series.

Tuesday, June 04, 2019

Canadian Championship: Late Goal Gains Series-Opening Road Draw For The Cavalry

At Hamilton, Ontario:

In Tuesday's opening contest of the second round of Canadian Championship qualifying---a battle of Canadian Premier League clubs, Dominique Malonga's stoppage time penalty kick (90'+5) produced the game-tying goal as Cavalry FC gained a series-opening 1-1 draw with Forge FC.

Emery Welshman scored for the hosts in the 48th minute.

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Canadian Championship: HFX Wanderers, Cavalry FC, York9 Advance To Second Qualifying Round

The first qualifying round of the Canadian Championship tournament concluded last Tuesday (May 22) with three games.

At Halifax, Nova Scotia:

Despite dropping a 1-0 game-two home decision to Vaughan Azzurri (League 1 Ontario), the HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League still won their series on away goals with the aggregate score at 3-3.

At Foothills County, Alberta:

Marcus Haber (OG-2') and Julian Buscher (67') produced the scoring as Cavalry FC defeated visiting Pacific FC 2-1 and won this all-CPL series 4-1 on aggregate.

Toronto:

Ryan Telfer scored the only goal of both the match and series  in the 70th minute as the Canadian Premier League's York9 FC won both game two and the series on aggregate from visiting A.S. Blaineville of the Quebec Premier Soccer League 1-0.

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Canadian Championship: HFX Wanderers, Cavalry FC Take Series Openers; Goose Eggs For AS Blainville and York 9

Canada's big domestic soccer competition, the expanded  Canadian Championship opened with three games on Wednesday.

At Blainville, Quebec:

The opening match between AS Blainville (Premier Soccer League of Quebec) and visiting York 9 FC (Canadian Premier League) ended in a 0-0 stalemate.

At Vaughan, Ontario:

Mohamed Kourouma scored the winning goal in second-half stoppage time (90'+3) as the HFX Wanderers (CPL) knocked off the Vaughan Azzurri (League 1 Ontario) 3-2 in the series-opening match.

At Langford, British Columbia:

In a battle of Canadian Premier League clubs, Dominick Zator (9') and Oliver Thomal Minatel (16') each scored once as Cavalry FC blanked Pacific FC 2-0 on the road in game one of their two-game series.

All three series are set to conclude next Wednesday.

The winner of the tournament will win the Voyageurs Cup and qualify for next year's CONCACAF Champions League.