High flying Kingston FC will be looking to maintain their three-point margin at the top of the CSL First Division when they meet SC Waterloo this coming Sunday following a successful excursion last Sunday to the University of Ottawa for a friendly encounter with the Montreal Impact Academy. The CSL league leaders came away with a 1-0 victory in that game and now return to the business of the First Division title with five games remaining in their regular season schedule prior to the CSL Championship playoffs in October.
The Brampton City Utd vs. Toronto Croatia match at Victoria Park in Brampton this Saturday gives the home side an opportunity to make amends for two home defeats in a week. The loss to York Region Shooters last Sunday was a particularly hard blow to Brampton’s bid for the top spot following a strong period during which the team from northwest of Toronto played some strong, attractive soccer.
The CSL playoffs in both divisions will get underway with the quarterfinals the weekend October 11 – 13, with the top eight teams qualifying for the post-regular season competition. The top four teams will have home advantage and will retain home advantage for the semifinals the weekend of October 18 – 20. The CSL Championship Final and Second Division championship date and venue will be announced on Monday.
The upcoming weekend games:
FIRST DIVISION
Fri, Sep 13 Hellenic Centre 8:30 PM London City vs Burlington SC
(Ref: Justin Tasev, Assist: Gianni Facchini, Peter Pendli 4th Yusri Rudolf)
Sat, Sep 14 Victoria Park 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs Toronto Croatia
(Ref: Yusri Rudolf, Assist: Pierre Acouri, Vladimir Makarov, 4th Sean Hornsby)
Sun, Sep 15 Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs Astros Vasas FC
(Ref: Benjamin Jacobs, Assist: Michael Stenbring, David Di Pasquale 4th AN Other
Sun, Sep 15 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Niagara United
(Ref: Hassane Rifai, Assist: Sharon Welsby, Niquita Amerkhanian: 4th Manuel Orellana)
Sun, Sep 15 Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Kingston FC
(Ref: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin, Assist: Scott Decker, Scott Milliquet 4th Michael Bradley)
Sun, Sep 15 Club Roma 7 PM St.Catharines Wolves vs Windsor Stars
(Ref: David Barrie, Assist: Ramee Arbaji, Allison Enright 4th Brian Butler)
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Sep 14 Victoria Park 3 PM Brampton City Utd B vs Toronto Croatia B
Sat, Sep 14 Portuguese/Oriental 3:30 PM SC Waterloo B vs Kingston FC B
Sat, Sep 14 Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs London City B
Sun, Sep 15 St. Joan of Arc 4 PM York Region Shooters B vs Niagara United B
Sun, Sep 15 Club Roma Park 5 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs SC Waterloo B