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HOT STRIKERS IN CONTENTION FOR CSL’S MVP – Annual awards Sunday

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Four players have been declared finalists for this year’s MVP in the Canadian Soccer League first division, the winner to be announced at the league’s upcoming awards night on November 13.


 


The players in contention are Stefan Vukovic of TFC Academy, the senior academy team with Toronto FC, Sullivan Silva with Ottawa team Capital City FC, Tihomir Maletic of newly-crowned CSL champions Toronto Croatia and Jarek Whiteman of first division winners SC Toronto. All four are standout goalscorers and account collectively for 58 goals in the regular season. Vukovic has already been confirmed as the league’s leading scorer with 18.


 


The CSL has also announced candidates in other award categories with Clinton Irwin (Capital City FC), Scott Cliff (SC Toronto) and Camilo Benzi (York Region Shooters) in the running for the league’s Goalkeeper of the Year award and for the Defender of the Year the candidates are Mirko Medic of Serbian White Eagles, Sven Arapovic of Toronto Croatia and Jamaal Smith of SC Toronto.


 


First year players being considered for Rookie of the Year honours are Akil DeFreitas (Capital City FC), Joe Melo (Mississauga Eagles FC) and Wandrile Lefèvre  (Montreal Impact Academy) and the CSL’s Coach of the Year will go to  Velemir Crljen (Toronto Croatia) or Carmine Isacco of SC Toronto.


 


The league has also announced the finalists in its popular second division of mostly players considered developmental and bidding for a place in Division One. Candidates for the VIP Award are Derek Paterson (Niagara United), Jorgo Nika (SC Toronto B) and Filip Velasevic of Serbian White Eagles reserve team, while Chris Prouting (Mississauga Eagles FC reserves), Ryan Pumier (KW United FC) or Matthew Silva (SC Toronto B) will be chosen Goalkeeper of the Year.


 


The second division Defender of the Year award will go to either Nikola Paunic (Serbian White Eagles B), Robert Turnbull (Brantford Galaxy B) or Oliver Spring (SC Toronto B) and the rookie for 2011 will be presented to Lennox Stevenson of  the St. Catharines Wolves reserve team or Jeremy Caranci of London City’s second squad.


 


There are two candidates for the Coach of the Year in the second division, they are James McGillivray of Niagara United and Patrice Gheisar of SC Toronto B.


 


CSL coaches from all 17 CSL clubs nominate and vote for the individual awards, a year-end highlight of the season and number of tickets are still available for the presentation dinner which takes place at the Mississauga Convention Centre this coming Sunday. Call 905 564-2297 or email  info@canadiansoccerleague.ca


 


 


                                                              CSL Dinner and Awards Night


To recognize and honour the best in the CSL during 2011


    


 Mississauga Convention Centre


75 Derry W, (at Hwy 10 – Hurontario St.), Mississauga, Ontario L5W 1G3


Tel: 905 564-1920


Sunday, November 13, 2011


Reception 5 pm


     


TORONTO CROATIA WINS CSL CHAMPIONSHIP.. Eighth time in 55 year history

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Toronto Croatia won the CSL championship with a 1-0 victory over Capital City FC of Ottawa Saturday.

 

Midfielder Hayden Fitzwilliams scored the only goal of the match at 18 minutes, a  header from 15 yards off a free kick with pace from the right wing by Tihomir Maletic that left Clint Irwin in the Capital City goal with no chance on the save.

 

It was a close, even game throughout that could have gone either way. Capital City, in its inaugural season in the Canadian Soccer League, had its best opportunity to equalize with an attempt by forward Sullivan Silva at 23 minutes, a drive that went over the crossbar with Toronto Croatia goalkeeper Sandi Matika beaten. Capital City defender Andre Manders also came close at 77 minutes.

 

It was Toronto Croatia’s eighth league title since entering professional soccer in 1956 with earlier wins in 1970, 71, 72, 73, 2000, 2004 and 2007.  It was also the second trophy win this season following a Croatian World Club Championship victory on July 2 when the Toronto side defeated teams from Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Australia in the two-week competition played in Europe.

 

Toronto Croatia finished second of 14 teams in the CSL First Division regular season just ended and had the best defensive record and just three defeats in the 26-game schedule. Capital City FC were not far behind in third position, conceding just one more goal and had just four losses.

 

Velemir Crljen, in his fourth year as head coach of Toronto Croatia said his team played well to win a very good game. “My team did a good job against a quick, younger side and the score was about right and we deserved to win,” he said.

 

Crljen said he was pleased with the season, close to winning the First Division, winning in Europe and now winning the championship. “I’m very happy,” he said.

 

Shaun Harris, head coach of Capital City, while congratulating Toronto Croatia for the win said he thought his side was on top in the second half. “Two teams with the best defensive record in the league made it a game hard to get a hit on goal, but I thought we had the better of the last 45 minutes. They are a very experienced team, but we did well, just didn’t quite make it,” he said.

 

The CSL season started early May with 14 teams in each of two divisions and will announce its individual award winners November 13. Mississauga Eagles FC B, the club’s reserve team in the CSL, won the Second Division championship by defeating Brampton City Utd B on October 22.

 

MISSISSAUGA EAGLES RESERVES OUTLAST BRAMPTON FOR SECOND DIVISION TITLE

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It was Second Division soccer – but a first class effort.


 


Two CSL reserve teams, Brampton City Utd B and Mississauga Eagles FC  B, put on a fast-paced, exciting CSL Second Division Championship match that seemed to say let’s go for it, there’s no tomorrow – this is it.


 


In the end, after 90 minutes plus 30 minutes of extra time and penalty kicks, Mississauga hoisted the trophy following the 1-1 tie and a 5-3 count on penalties.


 


Brampton ended their regular season in second place in the east and Mississauga ended second in the west. Both have similar views on what reserve team soccer in a professional league is all about. They both create an environment within their clubs that while winning is an important ingredient, it’s developing the players that really counts.


 


Mike DiMatteo, Brampton’s reserve team manager and one of the principal owners of the club, says his club signs players to the reserve team that show promise – they have that bit extra. “But we then move them up to the first team as quickly as possible. In fact, we have probably played more second team players in our First Division side this season than any other club in the CSL,” he said.


 


Erin Mills Soccer Club, with its 5,000 young players, 1,000 volunteers and 7,000 voting members has been the pride of Mississauga for some years and president Susan Rossiter believes many of her young players can be developed into very good players by following a path that takes players from the youth level to the reserve team on to the club’s professional side in the CSL First Division and in some cases, beyond.


 


“It’s a step by step, cradle to grave routine that creates a environment for promising players to move up within the club and our reserve team is an important level at which they can play before moving on to the First Division,” she explained.


 


The game, played at the St. Joan of Arc ground at Maple, just north of Toronto,  was mostly end-to-end soccer, playing the long ball and that brought numerous opportunities to score.


 


 A combined effort at 33 minutes by Mississauga midfielders Jose Melo and Darragh Roe, with forward Omar Nakeeb, almost produced the desired result, but an unkind bounce went just wide at 33 minutes.


 


Brampton midfielder Jonathan Singh was one of several players to hit the woodwork, while Devon Boyer, Yousif Walied and Avian Singh all came close to scoring.


 


Both goalkeepers, Luca Leone for Brampton and Christopher Prouting for Mississauga played a big part in regular time arriving with the game scoreless and the extra 15 minutes each way brought even more of a game worth watching.


 


At 14 minutes of extra time, referee Benjamin Jacobs pointed to the penalty spot for a hand ball in the box by Brampton Utd and it was Mississauga’s Jose Mello who stepped up to score.


 


Brampton suffered another setback when David Ferreira was shown a second yellow card for dissent just before the penalty kick was taken and he was ordered off.


 


At 3 minutes of the second overtime period, Mississauga were judged also to have handled the ball inside the 18 yard line and Ardit Xhameni struck for Brampton to tie the score 1-1.


 


The 1-1 tie held until the end of extra time and a 5-3 score on penalty kicks gave Mississauga the victory and a championship trophy in its inaugural season in professional soccer.


 


 

TORONTO CROATIA AND CAPITAL CITY ADVANCE

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Toronto Croatia and Capital City FC are a step closer to the CSL Championship with second leg quarterfinal victories Sunday.


 


Toronto Croatia were highly favoured going into the second game with a 4-0 win from last week’s first leg and a 4-1 result on Sunday confirmed Croatia’s place in the semi-finals. Capital City FC and Montreal Impact Academy played their second leg on Sunday with the Ottawa side winning 2-1, which followed last week’s 1-1 tie for a 3-2 goals aggregate in favour of Capital City.


 


Midfielder Marin Vucemilovic Grgic opened the scoring for Toronto Croatia at Centennial Stadium, the goal coming, the goal coming on a breakaway after just 4 minutes.


 


Hayden Fitwilliams then scored twice, at 31 minutes when he headed home a cross from the right wing for a 2-0 lead and again at 43 minutes when he drove a low shot from 15 yards past Melford James Jr in the Mississauga goal, a 3-0 lead at half-time.


 


Croatia forward Bozenko Lesina made it 4-0 at 65 minutes and with the visiting Mississauga Eagles coming more into the picture late in the game, Jose Melo scored at 81 minutes for a 4-1 final score and 8-1 goals aggregate.


 


Toronto Croatia will now be at home to York Region Shooters in the semi-finals during the weekend October 21 – 23.


 


Capital City FC went ahead 1-0 after 10 minutes in their game with Montreal Impact Academy at the Terry Fox Stadium in Ottawa when midfielder Mahir Hadziresic lifted the ball from the centre line to Akil DeFreitas who drove the ball on to the crossbar and into the net. It was 1-0 at the break.


 


Hadziresic made it 2-0 for the home side when he beat Montreal ‘keeper Maxime Crepeau at 53 minutes, but Montreal reduced the lead to 2-1 on a goal by Kevin Luarca at 77 minutes and that score held to the final whistle.  Capital City advanced to the semi-finals on a 3-2 goals aggregate.


 


The semi-finals will be played the weekend October 21 -23 with venues to be announced:


 


Capital City FC vs. Serbian White Eagles


Toronto Croatia vs. York Region Shooters


 


In the CSL Second Division Championship Final, it will be Brampton City Utd B vs. Mississauga Eagles FC B on Saturday,


 


October 22 at the St. Joan of Arc ground at Maple, a  3 pm kickoff.


 


 


 

SERBIAN EAGLES DOMINATE QUARTERFINAL WITH 6-0 VICTORY

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Serbian White Eagles coasted to a 6-0 rout of Brampton City Utd in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the CSL playoffs at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, a victory that gave the Toronto-based team a 2-0 games aggregate and a place in the semi-finals of the CSL Championship following their 2-0 defeat of Brampton on October 9.

 

Serbian Eagles pressed the visiting Brampton from the kickoff and the first goal came at the 24th minute mark when forward Salvin Lammie scored his first of two goals by moving round the advancing Brampton goalkeeper Jacob Matthews to find the net from close range.

 

Midfielder Kirie Dimitrov made it 2-0 two minutes later and Lammie struck his second at 39 minutes for a 3-0 Serbian Eagles lead at the break.

 

The home side’s dominance continued into the second half and at 51 minutes Alex Braletic put Serbian Eagles 4-0 ahead and Milos Scepanovic made it 5-0 at the 69th minute mark, scoring into an empty net.

 

Substitute goalkeeper Jodzo Awitor entered the game for Brampton at 69 minutes and at 91 minutes Serbian Eagles completed their scoring with a drive from 15 yards by Sasa Viciknez that caught the top corner.

 

There are two second leg quarterfinals on Sunday, October 16,  the semi-finals will be played the weekend October 21 – 23 and the CSL Championship Final will be played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Saturday, October 29 at 5 pm.

 

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Playoffs

Quarterfinals – second leg

 

Sunday, October 16, Terry Fox Stadium 3 pm Capital City FC vs. Montreal Impact Academy

Sunday, October 16, Centennial Stadium 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs Mississauga Eagles FC

 

In the CSL Second Division Championship there was one game played a Kalar Park at Niagara Falls where Mississauga Eagles FC B defeated Niagara United 4-2 to advance to the Second Division final.

 

It’s  Brampton City Utd B vs. Mississauga Eagles FC B in the CSL Second Division Championship Final

 

– Saturday, October 22, St. Joan of Arc, Maple a  3 pm kickoff.

 

 

 

 

YORK REGION SHOOTERS ELIMINATE SC TORONTO IN CLIFFHANGER

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SC Toronto won the match but York Region Shooters took the spoils following a ding-dong 127 minutes of entertaining  second leg quarterfinal playoff soccer at Lamport Stadium in Toronto’s west-end Friday night.


 


The second of a two-game home and away series to decide the team to advance to the semifinals in pursuit of the CSL Championship – the Shooters won the first clash 1-0 on October 9 – was described by Rogers TV commentator Zamir Karim as “One of the best games in the CSL all season.”


 


The score at the end of 97 minutes of regular time plus added time was 4-3 for SC Toronto, which added up to a 4-4 aggregate over the two games.  30 minutes of extra time were played to decide the winner – which it didn’t, so the 4-4 aggregate went into penalty kicks, won 4-2 by York Region Shooters.


 


There were nine attempts for the 4-2 penalty kick victory by York Region, but the game itself also saw three spot kicks and all found the net.


 


The first produced the opening goal of the game when SC Toronto’s Massimo Mirabelli scored following a tripping incident called by referee Gianni Facchini.  That was followed by a similar infringement by SC Toronto and forward Kadian Lecky scored for the Shooters at 39 minutes, a 1-1 score at half-time.


 


SC Toronto went ahead at 52 minutes, a goal by Alexandros Halis, but the visitors tied the game 2-2 10 minutes later from the third spot kick and like the earlier one, Kadian Lecky made no mistake for his second of the match. Referee Facchini ordered the kick following a pushing incident in the SC Toronto box.


 


Mirabelli struck his second of the game at 73 minutes for a SC Toronto lead, but at 89 minutes Jason De Thomasis scored an untidy goal, but one which tied the game 3-3 for the Shooters and which appeared to be the quarterfinal decider.


 


But SC Toronto came back to score again when Halis headed past York Region goalkeeper Adam Majer and two defenders at the 96th  minute mark, a last minute life-line that led to the 30 minutes of extra time. The goal came after the home side’s John Louis Perruzo was red-carded at 93 minutes and before Lecky was sent off the bench at 97 minutes.


 


SC Toronto lost coach Carmine Isacco when he was ordered out of the game just before half-time for dissent.


 


Playoff summary  to date:


 


CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Playoffs


Quarterfinals – First leg


Toronto Croatia 4, Mississauga Eagles FC 0


Montreal Impact Academy 1, Capital City FC 1


York Region Shooters 1, SC Toronto 0


 Serbian White Eagles 2, Brampton City Utd. 0


 


Quarterfinals – Second leg


SC Toronto 4, York Region Shooters 3


Teams tied 4-4 on aggregate, York Region Shooters advance to semi-finals on penalty kicks 4-2.


 


Upcoming games:


 


Quarterfinals – Second leg


Saturday, October 15, Centennial Stadium, 8 pm Serbian White Eagles vs. Brampton City Utd


Sunday, October 16, Terry Fox Stadium 3 pm Capital City FC vs. Montreal Impact Academy


Sunday, October 16, Centennial Stadium 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs Mississauga Eagles FC


 

SHOOTERS, SERBIAN EAGLES A STEP AHEAD

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York Region Shooters and Serbian White Eagles got the jump on their opposition with narrow victories in the first leg of quarterfinal playoff games Sunday, heading for the CSL Championship at the end of October.

 

The Shooters gained the advantage in the first of a two-game quarterfinals series with a 1-0 victory over CSL First Division winners SC Toronto at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, just north of Toronto, while Serbian White Eagles gained a 2-0 victory over Brampton Lions a few hours later at Victoria Park in Brampton.

 

Dino Gardener was the goalscorer for the home side York Region Shooters, he struck just 4 minutes into the game with a drive from just five yards out and that goal held up throughout an encounter which could have gone either way.

 

The two teams will meet in the second leg on Friday, October 14 at Lamport Stadium, that’s an 8 pm kickoff.

 

An early send-off made things a little easier for Serbian White Eagles in the first leg game against Brampton City Utd at Victoria Park in Brampton when Brampton goalkeeper Roy Blanche was shown the red card at 33 minutes by referee Yusri Rudolf.

 

Referee Rudolf judged that Blanche fouled in preventing ‘an obvious goalscoring opportunity’,  which is an immediate send off and which reduced the home side to 10 men.

 

Serbian White Eagles went ahead at 41 minutes when Brampton substitute goalkeeper Kodzo Awitor’s attempted clearance was picked up by Serbian Eagles’ forward Alex Braletic who scored from 20 yards.

 

Following a 1-0 lead at the interval and a close encounter during the second half, Serbian Eagles’ Milos Scepanovic found the net with a drive from 18 yards at the 89th minute that entered the net to the left of Awitor, a 2-0 lead for the visitors and which was the final score.

 

Serbian White Eagles will host Brampton in the second leg at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Saturday, October 15 at 8 pm.

 

The first leg results and upcoming second leg games are:

 

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Playoffs

Quarterfinal – First leg

 

Toronto Croatia 4, Mississauga Eagles FC 0

Montreal Impact Academy 1, Capital City FC 1

York Region Shooters 1, SC Toronto 0

 Serbian White Eagles 2, Brampton City Utd. 0

 

Second leg games:

 

Friday, October 14, Lamport Stadium 8 pm SC Toronto vs. York Region Shooters

Saturday, October 15, Centannial Stadium, 8 pm Serbian White Eagles vs. Brampton City Utd

Sunday, October 16, Terry Fox Stadium 3 pm Capital City FC vs. Montreal Impact Academy

Sunday, October 16, Centennial Stadium 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs Mississauga Eagles FC

 

In one First Division game played Sunday, London City defeated TFC Academy 2-1 to close their season on a winning note.

 

London City forward Mike Marcoccia gave his side one-up at the Polish Club in London, the goal coming in the first minute of play for a 1-0 home lead at half-time.

 

Midfielder Gent Miftari increased the lead to 2-0 at 80 minutes, he found the net past TFC goalkeeper Quillan Roberts, but the visitors came back to score at 86 minutes when striker Stefan Vukovic’s attempt appeared to be saved by London’keeper Fabian Knezevic, until the ball spun over the line.

 

The goal was number 18 for the season for Vukovic, who has been outstanding with the academy side since his transfer from Serbian White Eagles.

 

The win gives London City 21 points to complete the season, the best performance in five years for a team with a longstanding reputation for giving young players in southwestern Ontario an opportunity to experience first entry professional soccer. London City also fielded a team in the CSL Second Division.

 

TFC Academy has one game remaining in their 2011 campaign, a game with the Astros at Esther Shiner Stadium on October 17.

 

 

MONTREAL ACADEMY AND CAPITAL CITY TIE IN QUARTERFINAL SATURDAY

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Montreal Impact Academy and Capital City FC played to a 1-1 tie in the first leg of a  quarterfinal playoff encounter at the Marie Victorin Stadium in Montreal Saturday afternoon.


 


Forward Will Beauge put the visitors in the lead at 35 minutes for a 1-0 score in favour of Capital City and Wandrille LeFevre beat Capital City goalkeeper Clint Irwin at 61 minutes for a 1-1 score that held to the final whistle.


 


The two teams meet again in the second leg of a home and away two-game series and the game is scheduled for Sunday, October 16 at 3 pm at Terry Fox Stadium in Ottawa.


 


This is the second game of the CSL playoffs, Toronto Croatia defeating Mississauga Eagles FC 4-0 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga Friday night.


 


There was one First Division game played Saturday, with Windsor Stars and TFC Academy settling for a 1-1 tie at Windsor Stadium.


 


Midfielder Sergio Camargo put TFC Academy in the lead late in the first half and Emilio Giorgi tied the game from the penalty spot at 75 minutes for the home side, a 1-1 final.


 


Three players were tossed out of the game by referee Archie Korbeil – red cards were shown to Camargo, defender Tyler Pasher of TFC Academy and Filip Rocca of Windsor Stars.


 


Other games played in the CSL Saturday:


 


SECOND DIVISION – Playoffs


Quarterfinals


 


Brampton City Utd B 3, York Region Shooters  B 2


TFC Academy II  3, SC Toronto  B  1


Niagara United 3, KW United FC 0


 


while remaining games in the CSL this weekend are :


 


CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Playoffs


Quarterfinals – First leg


 


Sunday, October 9, Maple, 4 pm York Region Shooters vs. SC Toronto


Sunday, October 9, Victoria Park 8 pm Brampton City Utd. vs. Serbian White Eagles


 


Regular Season


FIRST DIVISION


Sun, Oct 9 Polish Club London 1 pm London City vs. TFC Academy


 


 


 

TORONTO CROATIA IN STRONG POSITION EARLY..Friday victory in opening game of CSL playoffs

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Two second half goals by prolific striker Tihomir Maletic assured Toronto Croatia of a decisive 4-0 victory over Mississauga Eagles FC in the opening quarterfinals game of  CSL playoffs at The Hershey Centre Friday.

 

It was Croatia midfielder Tonci Pirija who opened the scoring at 20 minutes when he beat Mississauga goalkeeper Melford James Jr and Marin Grgic added a second at 36 minutes for a 2-0 score at halftime.

 

Toronto Croatia pressed again in the second half and Maletic scored his first at 53 minutes and struck his team’s fourth goal at 90 minutes for a 4-0 final. Maletic scored 17 goals for Toronto Croatia in regular season play.

 

Mississauga lost defender Shaun MacDonald when he was shown a red card by referee Justin Tasev at the 85th minute mark for Serious Foul Play. He will miss the second leg quarterfinal.

 

The 4-0 win puts Toronto Croatia in a strong position in the home and away two-leg quarterfinals series which takes into account total points over the two games and if tied on points at the end of 90  minutes of the second game, total goals over the two games will decide.

 

The two teams move to Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Sunday, October 16, a 7 pm kickoff,  for the second leg of the quarterfinals series and the winner will advance to the semifinals, scheduled for the weekend of October 21. The CSL Championship Final will be played the last weekend of October.

 

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

 

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Playoffs

 Quarterfinals – First leg

Saturday, October 8, Marie Victorin 1 pm Montreal Impact Academy vs. Capital City FC

Sunday, October 9, Maple, 4 pm York Region Shooters vs. SC Toronto

Sunday, October 9, Victoria Park 8 pm Brampton City Utd. vs. Serbian White Eagles

 

Regular Season

FIRST DIVISION

Sat, Oct 8 Windsor Stadium 7 pm Windsor Stars vs.TFC Academy

Sun, Oct 9 Polish Club London 1 pm London City vs. TFC Academy

 

 

CSL Second Division Championship – Playoffs

Quarterfinals – One game only – winner advances to the semifinals

(Home teams listed first)

 

Sat, Oct 8 St. Joan of Arc 12:00 PM Brampton City Utd B vs York Region Shooters B

Sat, Oct 8 St. Joan of Arc  3:00 PM SC Toronto B vs TFC Academy II

Sat, Oct 8 Kalar 7:00 PM Niagara United  vs KW United FC

 

 

 

 

CSL PLAYOFFS UNDERWAY THIS WEEKEND – Top eight teams pursue CSL Championship

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The CSL Championship playoffs kickoff this weekend with the first leg of eight First Division teams playing a quarterfinals home and away series on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.


 The second leg will be played October 14, 15 and 16, the semifinals the following week and the CSL Championship Final on Sunday, October 30.



 Games this weekend are:


 


CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Playoffs


Quarterfinals – First leg


(Home teams listed first)


 


Friday, Oct 7, Hershey Centre 8 pm Mississauga Eagles FC vs. Toronto Croatia


Saturday, Oct 8, Marie Victorin 1 pm Montreal Impact Academy vs. Capital City FC


Sunday, Oct 9, Victoria Park 3 pm Brampton City Utd. vs. Serbian White Eagles


Sunday, Oct 9, Maple, 4 pm York Region Shooters vs. SC Toronto


 


The current CSL champions are Brantford Galaxy – they finished ninth in the standings and were eliminated from the upcoming post-season playoffs in September.


 


FOOTNOTE


There are three regular season First Division games still to be played involving teams not in the playoffs. These games are:


 


Sat, Oct 8 Windsor Stadium  7:00 pm Windsor Stars vsTFC Academy 


Sun, Oct 9 Polish Club London 1:00 pm London City vs TFC Academy 


Mon, Oct 17 Esther Shiner Stadium 8:30 pm North York Astros vs TFC Academy

BRAMPTON ON WINNING NOTE JUMP TO FAVOURED FOURTH POSITION IN STANDINGS

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Brampton City Utd ended their regular season on a winning note with a 3-0 victory over York Region Shooters Wednesday night and in doing so moved into the fourth position in the First Division standings for a home advantage if the team advances to the semifinals in the upcoming CSL Championship playoffs.


 


Midfielder Andy Garcia led his team with two goals at Victoria Park in Brampton, the opener at 42 minutes when he drove the ball from outside the box  into the top left corner out of reach of York Region goalkeeper Adam Majer — a 1-0 lead at the interval — and the second at 60 minutes when he picked up from a defensive lapse to score from nine yards.


 


 Kevin Omokhua sealed the win with a goal at 77 minutes, a goalmouth scramble which Shooters failed to clear and the Brampton forward promptly put the ball into the net.


 


The win elevated Brampton with a 15-8-3 record for 48 points and dropped York Region Shooters to eighth position with a 12-8-6 end-of-regular-season record for 42 points.


 


Brampton City Utd move into the first stage of the playoffs with the first-leg of a two- game home and away quarterfinal game against Serbian White Eagles at Centennial Park on Saturday, October 8, while York Region Shooters will be at home in their first leg, taking on SC Toronto, the First Division winners.


 


The matchups for the first leg of the quarterfinals in the upcoming CSL championship playoffs to be played this coming weekend following Wednesday night’s win by Brampton are:


 


 York Region Shooters (8) vs. SC Toronto (1) at Maple, Sunday, October 9 at 4 pm


 


Mississauga Eagles FC (7) vs. Toronto Croatia (2) Venue to be announced


 


Montreal Impact Academy (6) vs. Capital City FC (3) at Montreal, Saturday, October 8, afternoon kickoff to be announced.


 


 Brampton City Utd. (4) vs. Serbian White Eagles (5) at Victoria Park, Sunday, October 9 at 3 pm


 


There are three games remaining in the CSL First Division schedule, all involve teams not in the post-season playoffs. They are:


 


Sat, Oct 8 Windsor Stadium  7:00 PM Windsor Stars vs. TFC Academy 


Sun, Oct 9 Polish Club London 1:00 PM London City  vs. TFC Academy  


Mon, Oct 17 Esther Shiner Stadium 8:30 PM North York Astros  vs. TFC Academy 


 


 


 

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