3rd-place Cavalry FC draws against provincial rival FC Edmonton
Cavalry controlled possession at 56.7 per cent, outshot Edmonton 15-8
FC Edmonton struck first and held on for a 1-1 draw Saturday against their provincial rivals Cavalry FC in Canadian Premier League action on Saturday in Calgary.
Marcus Velado-Tsegaye scored for Edmonton in the 15th minute and Cavalry's Richard Luca Rosa da Silva Sousa replied in the 20th.
The first goal in today’s game goes to <a href="https://twitter.com/FCEdmontonNow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FCEdmontonNow</a> via Marcus Velado-Tsegaye <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/KyMi3z1NDN">pic.twitter.com/KyMi3z1NDN</a>
—@CPLsoccerMarco Carducci registered two saves for Cavalry while Edmonton 'keeper Darlington Murasiranwa stopped 4-of-5 on-target shots.
Cavalry dominated across much of the match, controlling 56.7 per cent of the possession and outshooting the visitors 15-8.
It’s all tied up!<a href="https://twitter.com/RichardLuca11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RichardLuca11</a> gets <a href="https://twitter.com/CPLCavalryFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CPLCavalryFC</a> on the board <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/PfhiuHD3IM">pic.twitter.com/PfhiuHD3IM</a>
—@CPLsoccerEdmonton continues to linger near the bottom of the CPL standings with a 5-10-8 record. Cavalry sits in third place with a 10-5-7 record.
Edmonton is set to host Atletico Ottawa on Tuesday while Cavalry will be back in action Thursday, facing York United.
