PICTURE: Edwin Vera (24) of Kingsman B fails to prevent Serbian White Eagles B scoring and winning 5-3 in Second Division reserve team action at the Iceland Field ground in Mississauga July 3. See Second Division Update .
PHOTO: Oleg Kalyaden
THE WEEKEND GAMES: A local Mississauga clash between CSC Mississauga and Real Mississauga gets the First Division weekend games underway at the Hershey Centre and at the same 9 pm kickoff time a second game will be played Friday night with Kingsman A at home to FC Ukraine United at Esther Shiner Stadium.
Ukraine United went down 2-0 to Scarborough in just its fourth game of the new season on June 30 and Kingsman may find last year’s First Division title winner tough to handle as the Ukraine side resumes its bid for top honours.
Scarborough, which has won four games from five played and is away to Hamilton City Saturday night, is expected to continue with the form that took the Toronto east-end side to the championship final game last season, a game lost in a penalty kick shoot-out to FC Vorkuta.
Serbian White Eagles and SC Waterloo, both playing well and placed second and third in the standings respectively, come together at RIM Park, Waterloo on Saturday at 7. Both teams are capable as they look to repeat their championship honours of recent years – Serbian White Eagles in 2016 and Waterloo in 2013.
But FC Vorkuta are the early season favourites and in a top vs bottom match with Brantford Galaxy at Heritage Field on Saturday night. Vorkuta have come out on top in all six games played so far, while the Galaxy have yet to win this season following a eighth place of nine finish in 2018.
SCHEDULE CHANGE: The league office has announced a change in the First Division schedule that affects Game 52 on Saturday, August 3 between SC Waterloo and FC Vorkuta previously set for Guelph University, will now be played the following day, Sunday, August 4 at RIM Park a 7 pm kickoff.
SECOND DIVISION UPDATE: A 7-1 victory by FC Vorkuta B Wednesday night moved the reserve team in a tie for the top position of the CSL Second Division and although Kinsman B was defeated 5-3 by Serbian White Eagles B the same night they, and CSC Mississauga B, are also tied at the top. All three sides have six points and are in front of Hamilton City B (1-1-0 WLT with 3 points), Serbian White Eagles B (1-2-0 with 3 points) and Brantford Galaxy B (0-3-0 with 0 points.).
UPCOMING GAMES
The weekend First Division games are:
Friday July 5, Hershey Centre 9 pm CSC Mississauga vs Real Mississauga SC
Friday July 5, Esther Shiner Stadium 9 pm Kingsman A vs FC Ukraine United
Saturday July 6, Heritage Field 6.30 pm Hamilton City vs Scarborough SC
Saturday Jul 6, RIM Park 7 pm SC Waterloo vs Serbian White Eagles
Saturday, July 6, Heritage Field 8:30 pm Brantford Galaxy vs FC Vorkuta
There are two midweek games upcoming in the Second Division:
Wednesday, July 10, Cardinal Newman Field 7 pm Hamilton City B vs Kingsman B
Wednesday, July 10, Iceland Field 9 pm Serbian White Eagles B vs Brantford Galaxy B
