Navarro scores brace to lead Forge FC past HFX Wanderers
Valour FC defeats Cavalry FC with 2 goals from Akio
Joshua Navarro scored twice to lead Forge FC to a 4-1 victory over Halifax Wanderers on Saturday at Tim Hortons Field.
Navarro staked the hosts to an early two-goal lead in the Canadian Premier League matchup. He scored in the third minute and added another goal in the 15th minute.
David Choiniere made it 3-0 with his goal in the 25th minute.
Alex Marshall cut into the Forge lead in the 54th minute but Sebastian Castello scored his first professional goal to put the game away in the 88th minute. It was Forge's 100th CPL goal.
That's goal #100 for <a href="https://twitter.com/ForgeFCHamilton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ForgeFCHamilton</a> in the CPL 🎉<br><br>Sebastian Castello with the historic moment for his club's side ⚒<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanPL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CanPL</a> l 📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/onesoccer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@onesoccer</a> <a href="https://t.co/UwTqM6Oqop">pic.twitter.com/UwTqM6Oqop</a>
—@CPLsoccerAlso Saturday, Valour FC defeated Cavalry FC 4-2 with a brace from William Akio and goals from Moses Dyer and Keven Aleman. Sergio Camargo and Jose Mason replied for Cavalry.
Later on Saturday, York United FC beat Pacific FC 2-1 with all three goals coming in the second half.
Terran Campbell opened the scoring for Pacific but Julian Ulbricht and Lowell Wright scored to give York the comeback win. Pacific's Gianni dos Santos was sent off in the 83rd minute.
With files from CBC Sports
