Pacific FC continued to ride a wave of historic wins on Wednesday night as they staved off a stampede from the Calgary Cavalry and advanced to the Canadian Championship semifinals.

It was a battle of the Canadian Premier LeagueB次元官网网址檚 best when the Langford-based Pacific beat Cavalry FC 1-0 in the Canadian Championship quarterfinals at ATCO Field in Calgary. The 13-team CanChamp tournamentB次元官网网址檚 winner gets to raise the Voyageurs Cup and earns a spot in the 2022 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League.

Terran Campbell scored the lone goal in the 33rd minute when the Cavalry failed to clear a Manuel Aparicio kick, leaving Josh Heard with the ball at the corner of the box. Heard put a lob out front of the net where a Calgary defender sent the ball almost straight up in the air before the Pacific headed it to the net front. Campbell then sent a strike over the goalkeeperB次元官网网址檚 right shoulder to give PFC the lead.

The Pacific will now face Major League SoccerB次元官网网址檚 Toronto FC later this month to try and earn a spot in the tournamentB次元官网网址檚 championship match. PFC took down the MLSB次元官网网址� Vancouver Whitecaps 4-3 in late August to secure their quarterfinal spot. CavalryB次元官网网址檚 path to the quarters also went through the Caps. They earned a bye to the quarters by beating Vancouver in the 2019 Canadian Championship semifinals.

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Pacific and Cavalry currently sit one and two in the CPL standings, respectively, and were pretty evenly matched in their four contests this season that preceded WednesdayB次元官网网址檚 game.

B次元官网网址淭his is a brewing rivalry in a very positive way for the league, with both teams at the top of the table chasing each other,B次元官网网址� PFC coach Pa-Modou Kah said Tuesday. B次元官网网址淭wo teams that are playing off because they have knocked out the Whitecaps is a beautiful thing and shows how the league is growing.B次元官网网址�

The Pacific will have to topple the Toronto FC if they want a shot at the Voyageurs Cup. TFC also advanced to the semis on Wednesday with a 4-0 win over York United.