Bekker scores twice to lead Forge FC past Cavalry FC
Cavalry fails to jump Valour FC for 1st place after loss
Kyle Bekker scored twice on Thursday to lead Forge FC over Cavalry FC 2-0 in Canadian Premier League play.
Bekker opened the scoring in the 13th minute and then added an insurance goal in the 35th for Forge (2-2-0).
GOAL 🔨 🔨<br><br>Stop this. 😰<br><br>Kyle Bekker with an absolute BANGER to put <a href="https://twitter.com/ForgeFCHamilton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ForgeFCHamilton</a> up 2-0 over <a href="https://twitter.com/CPLCavalryFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CPLCavalryFC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanPL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CanPL</a> | 🔴 <a href="https://t.co/hishXepRT3">https://t.co/hishXepRT3</a> <a href="https://t.co/GNITGuGLSr">pic.twitter.com/GNITGuGLSr</a>
—@onesoccerTristan Henry made two stops for the clean sheet.
Cavalry FC (2-1-1) controlled 65.2 per cent of possession but couldn't make it count.
Cavalry could have jumped Valour FC (3-1-0) for first place with a victory.
All eight CPL teams are playing at Winnipeg's IG Field for the first part of the season — a 29-day single-city stretch being dubbed "The Kickoff."
