While Real Mississauga is not officially out of the playoff picture, the team’s chances of clinching a spot in the post season championship games changed for the worse following the Mississauga side’s 4-1 home defeat by Hamilton City Tuesday night.
Real Mississauga must win all three of its remaining regular season matches to be involved at best in a tie-breaker determination to be one of the top eight teams. One defeat or a draw automatically eliminates Real Mississauga. Kingsman A have clinched a playoff spot and Brantford Galaxy is the first team to be eliminated as a result of Hamilton City’s 4-1 win.
Hamilton City scored twice in each half and won handily despite losing Vukasin Kovacevic when shown the red card following a second caution in the match at Esther Shiner Stadium Tuesday night. The victory improved Hamilton City to a 4-8-3 WLT record for 15 points in eighth position, while Real Mississauga are at 2-12-1 with 7 points in ninth position in the table.
Teams having clinched a playoff spot are:
FC Vorkuta
Scarborough SC
SC Waterloo
Serbian White Eagles
FC Ukraine United
Kingsman A
The following teams still have an opportunity to secure a spot in the playoffs:
CSC Mississauga
Hamilton City
Real Mississauga
The following team has been eliminated from the playoffs:
Brantford Galaxy.
Quarterfinals for the CSL Championship will be played the weekend October 11 to 13, the semifinals the following weekend October 18 to 20.
The CSL Championship Final and the Second Division Championship will be played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Saturday, October 26 and the Second Division Championship will kickoff at 1 pm to be followed by the CSL Championship at 3 pm.
FC VORKUTA B WINS SECOND DIVISION
FC Vorkuta B dominated Kingsman B 12-2 at the Ontario Soccer Centre Wednesday night and in doing so won the Second Division title to add to the First Division regular season title secured over the weekend.
UPCOMING GAMES IN THE FIRST DIVISION
Friday, Sept. 27 Centennial Stadium 7 pm FC Ukraine United vs Serbian White Eagles
Friday, Sept. 27 Hershey Centre 9 pm CSC Mississauga vs Kingsman A
Saturday, Sept. 28 Esther Shiner Stadium 6 pm FC Vorkuta vs Scarborough SC
Saturday, Sept. 28 Heritage Field 6.30 pm Hamilton City vs Real Mississauga SC
Saturday, Sept. 28 Heritage Field 8.30 pm Brantford Galaxy vs SC Waterloo
Tuesday, Oct. 1 Centennial Stadium 8 pm FC Ukraine United vs Real Mississauga SC
Wednesday, Oct. 2 Centennial Stadium 7.30 pm Serbian White Eagles vs Kingsman A
Wednesday, Oct 2 St. Marcellinus HS 9 pm CSC Mississauga vs Hamilton City