Whitecaps topple Cavalry FC 4-1 to open Canadian Championship quarterfinal

The Whitecaps were not the only MLS side to be victorious in quarterfinal action.

CF Montréal defeated CPL side Vancouver FC 2-1 at Willoughby Stadium in Langley, B.C., in the first leg of their quarterfinal.

Vancouver FC opened the scoring in the 55th minute, with Damiano Pecile’s low shot deflecting in off Nicolás Mezquida. Montréal evened the score nine minutes later, with a Dagur Dan Thórhallsson cross caroming off the head of Vancouver FC defender Matteo Campagna.

Prince Owusu buried a 92nd-minute penalty kick to seal the come-from-behind win for Montréal.

The second leg will be played at Stade Saputo on July 12, with the winner to face the Whitecaps or Cavalry in the semifinals.

In an all-CPL matchup Supra du Québec jumped out to a 3-0 lead before eventually defeating Atlético Ottawa 3-1 in their opening leg in quarterfinal action.

David Choinière (29th minute), Sean Rea (50th minute) and Ibrahim Condé (83rd minute) led the way for Supra at Stade Boréale in Laval, Que. Wesley Timóteo finally put Ottawa on the board in the 86th minute.

The second leg of their quarterfinal will be Aug. 11 at TD Place in Ottawa.

To start the day, Zakaria Bahous scored the tying goal in the 55th minute as semi-professional Ligue1 Québec club CS Saint-Laurent earned a 1-1 draw with CPL’s Forge FC in the first leg of their quarterfinal.

Nana Ampomah opened the scoring in the 15th minute for Forge, which entered the match held in Laval, Que., top of the table in the CPL.

Forge, runner-up to Toronto FC in the 2020 Canadian Championship, advanced to the semifinals last year before losing to the eventual champion Vancouver Whitecaps of Major League Soccer.

The second leg of this quarterfinal will be July 12 in Hamilton.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 8, 2026.

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Whitecaps topple Cavalry FC 4-1 to open Canadian Championship quarterfinal

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