Pacific FC's Manuel Aparicio, left, battles for the ball with Cavalry FC's Nik Ledgerwood during the second half in the Canadian Championship quarter-final in Calgary on Sept. 22, 2021. Pacific FC beat Cavalry FC 1-0.Having dispatched one Major League Soccer club in the Canadian Championship, Pacific FC must do that again to continue its march to a title.The Vancouver Island club will face MLS’s Toronto FC in a Voyageurs Cup semi-final next week.
The MLS’s CF Montreal, a 3-1 winner over the Halifax Wanderers on Wednesday, joins Pacific, Toronto FC and defending CPL champion Hamilton Forge in the semi-finals. Dates have yet to be announced.“It’s two CPL teams versus two MLS teams, which is fantastic for the league and the growth of the development of the league,” Pah said. “This is a great advertisement for the CPL.”
Wednesday’s matchup on clear, crisp night at Calgary’s ATCO Field pitted the CPL’s leading clubs against each other. Pacific tops the table ahead of Cavalry .