CSC Mississauga moved much closer to a playoff spot with a 3-0 victory over Brantford Galaxy, the one Canadian Soccer League First Division match played Friday.
With a record of 5-10-1 WLT following the win, the Mississauga side has two games remaining in the regular schedule, at home against Kingsman A on Friday, September 27, followed by an away encounter with Hamilton City.
Brantford Galaxy, with a record of 2-13-1 for 7 points following Friday’s defeat, has two games remaining, at home against SC Waterloo on September 28 and Real Mississauga on October 5.
The regular season is expected to end during the first week of October and the post season playoffs will begin with the quarterfinals the Thanksgiving weekend of October 11, 12 and 13, followed by the semis the weekend 18, 19, 20. The CSL Championship Final and Second Division Championship Final will be played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Saturday, October 26.
On completion of the First Division regular season, the top four teams will have home team advantage in the playoffs and the opening round quarterfinals will be arranged 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5.
In the Second Division, all teams are in the playoffs and the top two teams at the end of the regular season will gain a bye to the semifinals.
The position of teams tied on points at the end of the regular season will be decided using the CSL Tie-Breaking Rule 2009: Total wins during the regular season is the first decider, and if still tied, it’s the head to head record based on points. If still tied, the best goal difference in regular season games is used and if still tied, the total goals scored in regular season games is what counts.
Playoff games will be the usual regular time plus added time at 90 minutes (as with regular season games). If the score is tied, the teams will play 15 minutes each way extra time. If still tied, penalty kicks will be taken as per FIFA guidelines, to decide the winner.
REMAINING FIRST DIVISION GAMES THIS WEEKEND:
Saturday, Sept. 21 Huron Park 7 pm Real Mississauga SC vs FC Vorkuta
Saturday, Sept. 21 RIM Park 7 pm SC Waterloo vs FC Ukraine United
Sunday, Sept. 22 Birchmount 8 pm Scarborough SC vs Serbian White Eagles
Tuesday, Sept. 24 Esther Shiner Stadium 9 pm Real Mississauga vs Hamilton City
UPCOMING SECOND DIVISION GAMES
Saturday, Sept. 21 St. Roberts Field 1 pm FC Vorkuta B vs CSC Mississauga B
Wednesday, Sept. 25 Iceland Field 9 pm Serbian White Eagles B vs Hamilton City B
Wednesday, Sept. 25 Ontario Soccer Centre 9 pm Kingsman B vs FC Vorkuta B
Wednesday, Sept. 25 Cardinal Newman 9 pm Brantford Galaxy B vs CSC Mississauga B
