Cavalry become 1st-ever CPL spring season champs

The Calgary Cavalry are the first-ever Canadian Premier League spring season champions.

Dominique Malonga and Julian Buscher both scored in the first half as the Calvary beat York9 FC 2-0 on Wednesday to clinch the title with two matches remaining in the inaugural CPL season.

Malonga scored in the 24th minute and Buscher struck 11 minutes later as Calgary improved to 8-1-0, making it mathematically impossible for second place Forge FC to catch the Cavalry.

The league's standings will reset on July 1 as the CPL's fall season begins.

WATCH | Calvary blank York9 to claim spring title:

CPL Match in a Minute: Cavs secure Spring Season title with win over York9

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Cavalry FC defeated York9 FC 2-0 on the road to clinch the inaugural CPL Spring Season title and booked themselves a spot in the Canadian Premier League Championship match.

The champion of the fall season gets to decide the order of venues for the two legs of the Championship series.

Their opponent in that series will be the team with the next highest cumulative points total over both the spring and fall seasons.

Also Wednesday, Oumar Diouck scored as FC Edmonton edged the Hamilton-based Forge FC 1-0.

Akeem Garcia and Mohamed Kourouma supplied the offence as the HFX Wanderers blanked Valour FC 2-0.

WATCH | Valour falls to HFX for 5th straight loss: 

CPL Match in a Minute: HFX Wanderers FC hands Valour FC 5th-straight loss

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HFX Wanderers FC beats Valour FC 2-0 in front of a sold-out crowd in Halifax.

WATCH | Edmonton earns narrow win over Forge:

Oumar Diouck leads Eddies past Forge as CPL's spring season winds down

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The Belgian's goal in the 16th minute was the difference as FC Edmonton defeated Forge FC 1-0 on Wednesday at Clarke Field.