A late goal was enough to give the Brantford Galaxy reserve team a 1-0 victory over Burlington SC reserves in the opening quarterfinal game of the Second Division playoffs played at Nelson Stadium in Burlington Friday night.
Simo Vrakela headed into the net from a corner kick past the outstretched hands of Burlington goalkeeper Andrew Singer at 88 minutes in a game with few scoring opportunities in the playoff opener.
Burlington midfielder Erwin Uzunovic had the best opportunity to find the net for the home side just a few minutes after the kick off and the game appeared heading for extra time until Vrakela broke the deadlock.
The Second Division Championship quarterfinal games continue into the weekend and there is a full slate of CSL Championship quarterfinals played Saturday and Sunday, leading to the semifinals the weekend October 16 – 18 and the championship finals at Warrior Field on October 25.
The remaining Thanksgiving weekend games are:
SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP – Quarterfinals
Saturday October 10 Warrior Field 4 pm SC Waterloo B vs Serbian White Eagles B
Sunday October 11 St Jean Vanier Field 3 pm Milton SC B vs Toronto Atomic FC B
Sunday October 11 St Joan of Arc 8 pm York Region Shooters B vs Niagara United B
CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Quarterfinals
Saturday October 10 Centennial Stadium 7 pm Serbian White Eagles vs London City
Sunday October 11 St Joan of Arc 6 pm York Region Shooters vs Burlington SC
Sunday October 11 Centennial Stadium 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs Milton SC
Sunday October 11 Warrior Field 4 pm SC Waterloo vs Toronto Atomic FC