What can Forge FC and Cavalry FC do for an encore? That's the main question after a wild and entertaining Leg 1 of the Canadian Premier League Finals last week saw Forge earn a 1-0 win at home. Now the teams are ready for the rematch. Leg 2 of Finals 2019 kicks off Saturday with Cavalry welcoming Forge to ATCO Field at Spruce Meadows in Calgary (3:00 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. MT, on OneSoccer). The match will be also be replayed on CBC late night after Hockey Night in Canada. Some of the CPL's brightest stars will be on display in Saturday's rematch as Forge and the Cavs do battle to become the first team to win the North Star Shield. Who are the key players to watch? How will the coaches approach this game? Will home-field advantage tip the scales? CanPL.ca answers these questions and many more, and has you covered with our in-depth preview coverage of Leg 2 of Finals 2019...
GAME PREVIEW: CAVALRY VS. FORGE

The North Star Shield will be won here. An incredible six months now behind us, we’ve arrived at the final match of the CPL’s inaugural season. Leg 2 of the Canadian Premier League Finals goes down in Calgary on Saturday, where hosts Cavalry FC will try to overturn the 1-0 deficit they conceded to Forge FC in Hamilton last week. || FULL STORY
DARE TO BE DIFFERENT: WHEELDON JR HEEDS HIS DAD'S ADVICE

Did you ever wonder how Tommy Wheeldon Jr. came by his keen fashion sense? Or why the Cavalry FC coach speaks his mind in such a frank manner? Or why he approaches the game from a tactical perspective that differs from the norm. Well, wonder no more. || FULL STORY
CAVS' ZATOR READY FOR 'FIGHT OF OUR LIVES'

Cavalry defender Dominick Zator insists his team is unfazed by the challenge it faces in Leg 2. || FULL STORY
CENTRE CIRCLE LIVE! PODCAST: FINALS 2019, LEG 2 PREVIEW

Sandra Prusina and Steven Sandor join the show to recap an incredible Leg 1 and preview Leg 2: What does Forge FC and Cavalry FC need to do to become the first CPL Champion?
DEBATE: WHO'LL WIN LEG 2 OF FINALS 2019?

The CanPL.ca Editorial crew offer their picks and predictions for Saturday's match. || FULL STORY
NIK LEDGERWOOD'S LETTER TO CAVALRY FC FANS

Cavalry FC captain Nik Ledgerwood penned an open letter to Cavs fans ahead of Leg 2. || FULL STORY
FORGE WELCOME LEG 2 REINFORCEMENTS

For two Forge players, Dominic Samuel and Bertrand Owundi, who missed Leg 1 through suspension – a red card and caution accumulation, respectively – it was a unique, not-entirely-pleasant experience cheering their side on from the stands, aside from the result. || FULL STORY
5 KEY FIGURES THAT COULD TELL THE STORY OF LEG 2

Here are five key numbers from Leg 1 that could also give us insights into how Leg 2 might play out. || FULL STORY
WILL LEG 2 BE WON OR LOST ON 'THE WINGS'?

Throughout the season, if there’s been one absolute about the Cavalry, it’s been that no one, absolutely no one, can match the Calgary side’s dominance on the wings. But that wasn't the case in Leg 1. || FULL STORY
3 KEY MATCHUPS TO KEEP AN EYE ON IN LEG 2

Here are three key matchups to look for in Leg 2 of Finals 2019 on Saturday at ATCO Field in Calgary. || FULL STORY
WHEELDON CAN TAKE INSPIRATION FROM ARSENAL'S 1989 TEAM

How can Cavalry overturn a Leg 1 deficit? Maybe Arsenal's historic win at Anfield in 1989 provides a blue print. || FULL STORY
BURNING QUESTIONS: WHO DESERVES WHAT IN LEG 2?

Does Joel Waterman deserve to play in the second leg? Does Tristan Borges? || FULL STORY

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