HAMILTON CITY 4-1 VICTORY ELIMINATES CSC MISSISSAUGA FROM PLAYOFFS
Two goals, one in each half by striker Sani Dey, proved too much for CSC Mississauga in a 4-1 home victory for Hamilton City in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Tuesday.
It was an even contest for most of the first half when CSC Mississauga’s Pero Menalo beat Hamilton goalkeeper Alexandar Nicolic to open the scoring at 33 minutes at the Heritage Field in Hamilton.
Dey put the home side on even terms, scoring his first goal just two minutes later and it was 1-1 at the break.
Marko Zelenica took a pass from Dey to put Hamilton into a 2-1 lead at 63 minutes and one minute later Dey drove the ball into the corner of the net for a 3-1 Hamilton lead. Midfielder Kristian Puljic of Hamilton completed the scoring at 89 minutes, a 4-1 final score for the home side.
The victory improved Hamilton City to a 6-7-1 WLT record for 19 points, now tied for fifth place with Serbian White Eagles in the First Division, while the loss eliminates CSC Mississauga from a post-season playoff berth. CSC Mississauga remains winless at 0-12-2 at the foot of the standings.
The CSL Championship playoffs begin on September 28 with the quarterfinals during that weekend, the semifinals will take place October 5,6 and 7 and the CSL Championship, together with the CSL Second Division Championship will be played at Centennial Stadium in Toronto’s west-end on Saturday, October 13.
A second midweek First Division match this week is played on Thursday, September 20 when Vorkuta completes its regular season at home to Brantford Galaxy at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, a 9 pm kickoff.
