Cavalry ran riot against Supra du Québec in the Canadian Premier League group stage on Friday night, running out 6:0 winners at home. The hosts opened the scoring inside the first quarter-hour and never looked back, while the visitors struggled to string passes together despite enjoying more of the ball. It was a statement performance from the league leaders, who continue to pile up points at will.
The turning point came early, around the twentieth minute when you could see the game was already slipping away. A penalty was awarded to Cavalry after VAR intervention, and Ali Musse stepped up to fire it home in the seventh minute. Nathaniel Edwards doubled the lead shortly after, and by then Supra's players were visibly rattled, scrambling for answers that weren't coming.
Supra tried to respond, and to be fair, they accumulated more attacks — 89 compared to Cavalry's 63 — but without direction. Their shots accuracy sat at a dismal 14 per cent, with just two efforts on target all night. Cavalry, meanwhile, hit 42 per cent from their 18 attempts, creating four big chances to Supra's single opportunity. The figures tell the story: possession meant nothing without penetration.
The second half brought further punishment. Amer Didic made it 3:0 in the sixty-second minute, and Musse added his second in the sixty-eighth to put the result beyond doubt. Maël Henry scored a late fourth for the home side in the eighty-fourth, before Musse completed his hat-trick in stoppage time. Supra picked up five yellow cards in the match, a reflection of frustration mounting as the game unravelled.
Cavalry's dominance in the table is no accident. They sit top with 53 points from 23 games, having won 16 and drawn five, while Supra languish in sixth with 25 points, their seven wins offset by twelve defeats. The visitors' recent form offers little comfort — a win against Atlético Ottawa was followed by defeats to Forge and Wanderers XFX — while the hosts have lost just twice this season.
What this result means is straightforward. Cavalry extend their grip on the summit, and Supra du Québec's hopes of a top-four finish grow thinner by the week. Six goals without reply is a result that will echo for some time, and if this is the standard the hosts maintain, there may not be many teams willing to test them further.
