Expansion teams fared well against established CSL teams last weekend, the opening weekend of a new Canadian Soccer League season with Toronto Atomic and Brantford Galaxy both registering wins, while SC Scarborough held London City to a 3-3 draw.
This coming weekend may prove to be a more severe test for the newcomers, however, with SC Scarborough taking on Toronto Croatia with its long history of success locally and overseas, while Toronto Atomic may find London City a handful with the high scoring Marin Vucemilovic-Grgic up-front. Vucemilovic-Grgic opened his season with a hat-trick on Saturday after winning the CSL scoring title in 2014. And Brantford Galaxy won’t have an easy time against neighboring Burlington SC following the way Burlington fought back from a 2-0 half-time deficit to hold Serbian White Eagles to a 2-2 tie on Sunday.
The SC Waterloo vs York Region Shooters clash at Worrior Field in Waterloo will be a game worth watching, Waterloo 2013 CSL champions, while the Shooters are the current title holders following their remarkable unbeaten run of 21 games through the entire 2014 season. The York Region side will be out to make amends for the opening season loss on home ground to Toronto Croatia, a game that wrapped up the two-day Soccer Fest at the St. Joan of Arc ground last Sunday.
There is one change to the complete season schedule with the Brampton City Utd vs Serbian White Eagles game moved from Victoria Park to Avondale Stadium in the same complex.
The weekend games:
FIRST DIVISION
Fri May 15 Jean Vanier Field 8 pm Milton SC vs Niagara United
Sat May 16 Birchmount Stadium 7:30 pm Scarborough SC vs Toronto Croatia
Sat May 16 Centennial Stadium 8:45 pm Toronto Atomic FC vs London City
Sun May 17 Avondale Stadium 5 pm Brampton City Utd vs Serbian White Eagles
Sun May 17 Lions Park 7 pm Brantford Galaxy vs Burlington SC
Sun May 17 Warrior Field 7 pm SC Waterloo vs York Region Shooters
SECOND DIVISION
Sat May 16 LCI Soccer Complex 4 pm Toronto Atomic B vs Serbian White Eagles B
Sun May 17 Worrior Field 3.30 pm SC Waterloo B vs York Region Shooters B
Sun May 17 Lions Park 4.30 pm Brantford Galaxy SC B vs Burlington SC B
Sun May 17 Jean Vanier Field 5.30 pm Milton SC B vs Niagara United B