Unbeaten York Region Shooters aim to be declared the First Division winner well before the regular season ends early October and unless there is an unforeseen total collapse, the title win is looking like a foregone conclusion.
The Shooters, with 12 regular season games without a loss, have already captured a first playoff berth for the CSL Championship, the first team to do so in a competition involving the top eight teams in the First Division. The top four earn home advantage in the first round quarterfinals and the semifinals.
The team from just north of Toronto will travel into the city this holiday weekend, a game at Lamport Stadium against sixth place Serbian White Eagles and while the Shooters will be all out to keep the streak going, the home side is equally determined to pick up points to be sure of a playoff spot as one of the top eight.
The Astros, also on an unbeaten streak, face a challenge against Toronto Croatia, a team in full stride at the Hershey Centre Saturday evening.
The weekend games:
FIRST DIVISION
Sat Aug 30 Kalar Sports Park 7 pm Niagara United vs SC Waterloo
Sat Aug 30 Hershey Centre 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs North York Astros
Sat Aug 30 Lamport Stadium 7 pm Serbian White Eagles vs York Region Shooters
Sun Aug 31 Queen’s West Field 1 pm Kingston FC vs London City
Sun Aug 31 Victoria Park 5.30 pm Brampton City Utd vs Burlington SC
SECOND DIVISION
Sat Aug 30 Kalar Sports Park 4 pm Niagara United B vs SC Waterloo B
Sat Aug 30 Hershey Centre 4 pm Toronto Croatia B vs Milton SC
Sun Aug 31 Victoria Park 3 pm Brampton City Utd B vs Burlington SC B
Sun Aug 31 Eglinton Flats 4 pm Serbian White Eagles B vs York Region Shooters B
The following channels show This Week in the CSL – check your local listings for times:
ABU DHABI –873 on Rogers – 846 on Bell Fibe – 2051 Telus
AMEDIA – 876 Bell Fibe
BBC ARABIC -881 on Rogers – 769 on Bell Fibe
CTC – 647 Bell Fibe – 1047 Cogeco
DETSKIY -877 on Bell Fibe
DREAM 1-876 on Rogers – 761 on Bell Fibe
DREAM 2- 880 on Roger -762 on Bell Fibe
FTV – 869 on Rogers – 725 on Bell – 860 on Bell Fibe
HRT – 693 on Bell Fibe
ITN – 754 on Bell Fibe – 535 Telus Optik
MAD – 653 Bell Fibe
MBC Masr – 788 on Rogers – 752 on Bell Fibe
Melody AFLAM 878 on Rogers – 764 on Bell Fibe
Melody ARABIA 879 on Rogers – 765 on Bell Fibe
Melody DRAMA 877 on Rogers -766 on Bell Fibe
Momo Kids – 731 Bell Fibe
MRT 1-743 Bell Fibe
MRT 2 -744 Bell Fibe
NOVA WORLD -692 Bell Fibe
ORBIT Al Yawm – 786 Rogers – 767 Bell Fibe
ORBIT Series -875 Roger – 753 Bell Fibe
PRO7 – 895 on Rogers – 710 on Bell – 852 on Bell Fibe
RBTI – 669 on Rogers – 885 on Bell
RTL PLUS 694 on Bell Fibe
RTS SAT 688 Bell Fibe
SBTN – 818 on Rogers -750 on Bell Fibe
SHLAGER TV-2 -850 Bell Fibe
SKAI TV-652 Bell Fibe
SPORT TV 844 on Rogers
TEN CRICKET – 671 on Rogers – 847 on Bell Fibe.
TVCI – 648 on Rogers
TVI – 668 on Rogers – 887 on Bell Fibe
TVP Info – 740 Bell Fibe