Shooters move to No. 1 in CSL
Shooters move to No. 1 in CSL
Vaughan
August 25, 2008 10:13 AM
By: Mike Hayakawa, Staff Writer
The Vaughan Italia Shooters continue their goal of winning the International Division of the Canadian Soccer League after picking up four of six points on the weekend.
The Shooters beat Toronto Croatia 2-0 Friday and drew 1-1 with Serbian White Eagles Sunday to improve to 11-3-2.
The four points also gave the Shooters first overall in the league, one point ahead of the Trois-Rivières Attak.
In Sunday’s match, the Eagles drew first blood at 19 minutes on a goal by Nikola Budalic.
The Shooters took just 20 minutes to even the score on a goal by Doug Sereto.
In Friday’s match, the Shooters did all of their damage in the first half when Kadian Leckie scored at the 14 and 22-minute marks.
The top eight teams will qualify for postseason play in October with the International and National Division regular season winners seeded No. 1 and No. 2.
The next six teams in order of points will be seeded sixth through eighth.
The top seeded four teams will have home pitch advantage.
The top team in the league has home pitch advantage to the semifinals.
The final will be played in North York.
The Italia Shooters resume league play Friday on the road against Portugal FC at Lamport Stadium in Toronto at 8 p.m.
For more on the Shooters, go to www.italiashooters.ca