Cavalry FC defeat Forge FC 2-1 to claim North Star Cup [Video]

Cavalry FC won the Canadian Premier League title Saturday afternoon, defeating defending champion Forge FC 2-1.

Tobias Warschewski scored on a penalty kick in the 31^st minute and Sergio Camargo fired home what turned out to be the winner around seven minutes later.

After the break, Forge FC cut the deficit in half when Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson redirected a loose ball in front of Cavalry goalkeeper Marco Carducci into the net.

Cavalry stiffened on defence however and were able to shut the 2023 champs down after that.

The Hamilton side pressed and pressed as time wound down but failed to get the equalizer.

The spectators — led by the Foot Soldiers, the official fan support group of Cavalry FC — chanted, screamed and sang through the final seven minutes of injury time.

The record sold-out crowd 7, 052 at ATCO Field roared when the ref blew the whistle after seven-and-a-half minutes …