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Cavalry FC Run Show! Dem Dominate York United 2-1

Calgary, Alberta – Na Sunday wey don pass, Cavalry FC show dem say dem no dey play as dem beat York United 2-1 for di CPL match wey happen for ATCO Field. 

We even get record crowd wey gather for di match – 5,114 people wey wan see wahala wey dem call football. Na Sergio Camargo get two goals wey carry victory come for Cavalry, while Massimo Ferrin score di only goal for York, his first for di CPL since e don join di Nine Stripes. Talk true, di game na serious battle.

Both sides get injury wahala, so dem change plenty people for di lineup. For York, 20-year-old Ivan Pavela come back for di net, while 21-year-old Luca Accettola wey dem pick fifth overall for di 2025 CPL-U SPORTS Draft, make im first professional start for midfield. On di Cavalry side, Eryk Kobza don come back from injury join di action, while some of di regular guys like Shamit Shome and Levi Laing dey watch from di sideline.

As di match start, na Cavalry wey no wan waste time. Just two minutes into di match, Jay Herdman run go left flank carry ball give Camargo for di top of di box, and bam! Camargo fire one low shot wey pass Pavela and na 1-0 for dem. Na di second straight game wey Camargo don score for di second minute, last week na against Forge wey he do am.

York no wan gree shine, as Adonijah Reid dey burst dey try equalize. For ten minutes, im don manage chop ball pass Cavalry goalkeeper Marco Carducci but na Callum Montgomery stop di ball from entering di net with correct defending.

Reid dey cause koko for di first half, im dey perform serious dribbling moves, but as di 37th minute come, Carducci come rush out catch di ball before im fit score. Di tension dey rise as di Nine Stripes dey try find chance to score, but Eryk Kobza dey block waka from Altobelli and Botello like person wey no wan gree make dem enter.

As halftime reach, Cavalry still dey hold di 1-0 lead, but dem don get multiple chances wey dem fail to convert. Five minutes after di second half don start, Cavalry extend dem lead! Di free kick routine create chance wey Camargo dey quick to pounce, smash di ball for im second goal. He dey hot, no be small.

But as if na movie, just one minute later, York score back. Massimo Ferrin head di ball from cross wey Max Ferrari send, and suddenly di score na 2-1. Di game don turn serious here o!

As di match dey move, di tempo dey increase for Cavalry, they dey find chance to put more pressure on York while York dey struggle to balance di match. Pavela show dem wetin him sabi as he deny Musse on breakaway – goalkeeper show wetin e fit do.

In di last minutes of di match, York dey hold di ball but dem no fit find di equalizer wey dem dey hope for. For di end, Cavalry FC don remain undefeated for six CPL matches, and dem don climb to second place for di table, just four points behind Atlético Ottawa with one game in hand.

No forget say football no be just about di goals; na serious jollof (tension) too – and this match no miss am. Cavalry don show dem say dem dey true form!


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