Cavalry FC needed a two-goal victory at home. Caniggia Elva and Ali Musse delivered it. Elva scored in the first half and Musse recovered from a missed penalty to add the winner as Cavalry defeated FC Supra du Québec 2-0 Saturday at ATCO Field, completing a 3-2 aggregate victory in their Canadian Premier League semifinal. The win sends Cavalry to a fourth consecutive CPL Final and sets up a Nov. 21 rematch with Atlético Ottawa. Elva erased Supra’s aggregate advantage in the 25th minute. Your weekday lunchtime roundup of curated links, news highlights, analysis and features. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Noon News Roundup will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Ali Musse found Tobias Warschewski at the top of the box, and his deflected shot dropped to Elva, who controlled the ball before beating goalkeeper Joakim Milli. Cavalry had a chance to take control after Owen Graham-Roache won a penalty after halftime, but Milli stopped Musse. Five minutes later, he fought through several Supra defenders and slid a low shot past Milli to give Cavalry the two-goal margin it needed to advance without extra time. “Big players thrive in these moments,” Cavalry head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. said. “It took courage to take it off Toby. Probably not as clean as he’d like it, but he didn’t quit.” Cavalry then protected the lead against a late Supra push. The visitors finished with 16 shots, but put only two on target, as Cavalry goalkeeper Nathan Ingham and the Cavalry back line completed the clean-sheet. “Goals win games,” Wheeldon said. “Defence wins championships, and I think they’re locked in.” He also singled out Nathaniel Edwards as an “unsung hero” for helping contain Supra attackers Diyaeddine Abzi and Loïc Kwemi. The result extended Cavalry’s unbeaten home run and gave the CPL Shield winners another chance to lift a trophy at ATCO Field. No club has won the Shield and North Star Cup in the same season. “We wanted to control our own destiny,” Wheeldon said. “We’re one game away from being the first team to do the double. I think that’s what really motivated us.” Asked whether Cavalry had delivered the “90 minutes of hell” he demanded before the match, Wheeldon had a short answer. “Yeah, baby.” Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment, an update to a thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here . By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy .
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