CSL REGULAR SEASON ENDS AS SC WATERLOO JUMP TO THIRD IN TABLE FOLLOWING THIRD VICTORY IN SIX DAYS
A goal midway through the second half by midfielder Miodrag Kovacevic gave SC Waterloo a 1-0 victory over Brantford Galaxy at RIM Park in Waterloo Wednesday night, to bring an end to the 2018 regular First Division season of the Canadian Soccer League.
The win was the third win in six days for Waterloo, lifting the southwestern Ontario side to third position in the standings with an improved 9-5-2 WLT record for 29 points, while Brantford Galaxy ended 3-11-2 for 11 points.
The goal was Kovacevic’s sixth of the campaign to continue the strong season-end play for Waterloo of the Montenegro-born midfielder who struck twice in the 3-0 victory over Hamilton City on September 1 and has been prominent in the closing games.
The first eight teams in the First Division standings qualify for a berth in the post-season playoffs for the CSL Championship and the opening quarterfinal draw is:
FC Ukraine United vs Brantford Galaxy
FC Vorkuta vs. Real Mississauga
SC Waterloo vs Serbian White Eagles
Scarborough SC vs Hamilton City
The following matches will be played this coming weekend:
Saturday, September 29 at 5 pm SC Scarborough vs Hamilton City at Birchmount Stadium, Scarborough
Sunday, September 30 at 7 pm. FC Vorkuta vs. Real Mississauga at the Soccer Centre Stadium, Vaughan (correction was Saturday originally)
Saturday, September 29 at 7.30 pm SC Waterloo vs Serbian White Eagles at RIM Park, Waterloo
Sunday Sept 30 at 4 pm FC Ukraine United vs Brantford Galaxy at Centennial Stadium, Etobicoke
Semifinal matches will be played the weekend October 5 – 7 and the CSL Championship Final will be played at Centennial Stadium, Etobicoke on Saturday, October 13.
