August 17, 2006 CSL Open Canada Cup Semi-Final draw announced (from CSL worksheet)
THREE LEVELS CANADIAN SOCCER
Thursday - August 17, 2006
Big weekend coming
All three levels of Canadian soccer are represented in the Open Canada Cup Finals being played at the Cove Road ground in London during the Labour Day weekend, September 1 - 4.
At the highest level is the First Division Toronto Lynx of the U.S.-based United Soccer Leagues which plays the first semifinal opening game against AEK London, a gritty, determined amateur team from the Western Ontario Soccer League, and they are accompanied from amateur soccer by half-century old Ottawa St. Anthony Italia of the Ottawa Carlton Soccer League.
Ottawa Italia has a wild card encounter with London City of the pro Canadian Soccer League, while second team from the CSL is Brampton Stallions which must await the outcome of their wild card game before playing the second semifinal.
OPEN CANADA CUP FINALS
All games at Cove Road, London
SEMIFINAL:
Friday, September 1, 8.38 pm London AEK vs. Toronto Lynx
WILD CARD GAME:
Saturday, September 2, 7.38 pm London City vs. Ottawa St. Anthony Italia
SEMIFINAL:
Sunday, September 3, 7.38 pm Brampton Stallions vs. Winner of the Wild Card game.
OPEN CANADA CUP FINAL
Monday, September 4, 4.08 pm
How they got there: FIRST ROUND Hamilton Serbians 1, GS United 0 London AEK 5, Hamilton Argentina 78 0 SECOND ROUND Ottawa St. Anthony Italia 4, Laval Dynamites 2 Italia Shooters 2, Oakville Blue Devils 0 Brampton Stallions 5, North York Astros 0 London AEK 1, St. Catharines Wolves 0 Hamilton Serbians 3, Toronto Supra Portuguese 2 London City 4, Caribbean Selects 1 Serbian White Eagles 2. Toronto Lynx 2 (Toronto Lynx won 4-3 on penalty kicks) THIRD ROUND (Quarterfinals) Brampton Stallions 1, Italia Shooters 0 London AEK 2, London City 1 Ottawa St. Anthony Italia 1, Windsor Border Stars 0 Toronto Lynx 1, Hamilton Serbians 0
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