October 25, 2021...Matchweek 13: Playoffs confirmed, Men's semis set for Guelph & Vaughan (from League1 Ontario website)
Matchweek 13: Playoffs confirmed, Men's semis set for Guelph & Vaughan By Marty Thompson, 10/25/21, 10:45AM EDT The League1 Ontario playoffs are here! Men’s semi-final action is set to come this weekend in Vaughan and Guelph. In the west, Guelph United squares off with defending Masters FA Alumni Stadium on Saturday, October 30 at 5pm. The eastern division will play out the next day at North Maple Regional Park when Vaughan Azzurri hosts Blue Devils FC on Sunday, October 31 at 2pm. Stay tuned this week for news on the women’s semi-finals. FC London is the only club to ensure home-field advantage in first place and has captured the Ron Smale Cup as the regular season champions. Seeding between other playoff teams Vaughan Azzurri, Woodbridge Strikers, and Blue Devils FC has not yet been determined. MENS PREMIER: BLUE DEVILS GRAB FOURTH, VAUGHAN TO RECEIVE SHIELD Blue Devils FC is the story of the men’s and women’s divisions this week – but let’s start with the former side after they took the win-and-you’re-in playoff bout with FC London 2-0 Sunday afternoon at St. Thomas Aquinas. Goals from Cyrus Rollocks and Adam Czerkawski ensured the Oakville side L1O’s fourth and final men’s playoff spot and a semi-final date with first place Vaughan Azzurri next Sunday, Oct. 31, at North Maple Regional Park (2:00pm). Patrice Gheisar's Vaughan side finished \the season in style Saturday with a 5-1 romp over Unionville Milliken. A Ryan Robinson hattrick and Jahsua Mills brace completed their undefeated season with a 10-1-0 record as they captured the Supporters Shield as regular-season champions. Meanwhile, Guelph United won 3-1 over Sigma FC, thanks to a brace from Jace Kotsopoulos and third by Thomas Skublak, to clinch first place in the Western Conference and hosting duties against Masters FA in the semis at Alumni Stadium on Saturday. Masters fell to Woodbridge 2-1 on their final match of the regular season this past Saturday. Elsewhere in L1O this week, Pro Stars Brampton ended their season on a high, dispatching Windsor TFC 2-0. Darby FC beat 1812 FC 6-1, and Scrosoppi FC closed out their inaugural campaign with a 3-0 dousing of North Mississauga.
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