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Cavalry FC and Forge FC draw 1-1 after heated last-minute penalty kick

Forge FC and Cavalry FC played to a draw in the first leg of the Canadian Championship qualifying round. Forge FC/Twitter

A last-minute penalty for Cavalry FC brought them to a heated 1-1 draw with Forge FC on Tuesday night in the Canadian Championship Qualifying Round 2 match.

At Tim Hortons Field, Forge’s Emery Welshman scored into an open net in the 48th minute with Cavalry missing numerous chances trying to catch up.

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But Forge goalkeeper Quillian Roberts’ high boot in the box gave him a red card with seconds remaining in added time resulting in a penalty kick.

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Midfielder Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson replaced Roberts in net, but he couldn’t stop Cavalry’s Dominique Malonga who scored in the left side of the goal.

The equalizer then brought on a shoving match between the teams at the end of the game.

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