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PSL Canada Men’s Review: Week 10
By Football in Canada will forever change over the next month as the sport’s biggest tournament heads over to North America. Before that, however, Premier Soccer Leagues Canada continues with a season full of excitement and drama.
The country’s pro-am leagues have consistently delivered with many games with twists and turns. Northern Tribune has you covered with everything that takes place with our week-to-week roundups. This article covers the men’s leagues, but if you are looking for the women’s report, that can be found here.
BC Premier League: Top Two Grab Wins
We start on the West Coast, where a full round of play occurred in the BC Premier League. On Friday, Vancouver Whitecaps Academy topped Altitude 4-2 away thanks to goals from four different players. League leader Langley United grabbed the other win on the night, edging Kamloops United 2-1 despite going down to nine men.
Saturday’s lone game ended 4-2 in Nanaimo United’s favour as they defeated Unity. The away team came from two goals down to come out on top. TSS Rovers won the other match of the round, with Massud Habibullah’s goal two minutes in being enough for them to get past Burnaby FC 1-0.
Langley and TSS are still the top two teams in that order with four games left. The Nanaimo jumped up two places thanks to their win, while Kamloops could not make the most of their numerical advantage, leaving them still without a win.
The big game of the week will be on Thursday, which could decide the title as Langley United and TSS Rovers square off at Langley Events Centre. Friday has the other two games of the week between Altitude and Burnaby, and Kamloops and Unity.
Alberta Premier League: Foothills Score For Fun
In all four Alberta Premier League games for the week, both sides managed to score. Still, there were some one-sided results. That was particularly the case on Tuesday, when the Calgary Foothills topped Calgary Villains 9-1 at the Villains Dome. Fraser Aird led the scoring with a hattrick as the Foothills scored seven times in the first half.
It was a similar thing on Friday for the Foothills, who prevailed 5-1 at home to St. Albert Impact. Chanan Chanda’s first half brace sent the hosts on their way. BTB Academy edged Callies United 2-1 in their game, with Calgary Blizzard winning by the same score over Cavalry II.
It is a three-horse race in Alberta, with the Foothills and Blizzard leading the way. BTB also has 15 points, having played a game more. Only the Calgary Rangers awaits their first win of the year.
Speaking of the Rangers, they will get their chance to get off the mark on Tuesday at home to the Calgary Villains. If that fails, they have another chance on Friday against Cavalry II. Elsewhere, the Foothills and BTB face off in the game of the week, while the Rangers takes on St. Albert.
Prairies Premier League: Queen’s City Reigns Supreme
Just one game occurred in the Prairies Premier League over the last week in an all-Saskatchewan affair. At SMF Field, QC United got the better of Sask Excel Academy 3-1. Abdullahi Jamaal scored in both halves for the visitors, who held off their opponents in the last 20 minutes for their first win.
Despite the loss, Sask Excel remains top of the league, though they have played two more games than the next most. As for Queen’s City, they stay in fifth as they join FC Manitoba on four points.
One of the busiest weeks of the season occurs next week with five games. Forza Academy returns to the field with an away game to Bonivital. Also on Friday, FC Manitoba and QC United face off.
On Saturday, Sask Excel makes the trip to Northern Ontario to battle the Thunder Bay Chill. Sunday ends the week’s play with Bonivital taking on QC United and FC Manitoba meeting Forza.
Ontario Premier League: Second Tier Teams in Cup Semis
The OPL Cup returned last week with quarterfinal play. Tuesday had the first two games. At RIM Park, Waterloo United topped St. Catharines Roma Wolves 4-1. Ali Ahmad netted a hattrick for the hosts, who prevailed despite going down a man. Master’s FA won the other match that night, beating Guelph United 2-1.
Cambridge United pulled off the shock of the round, beating Vaughan Azzurri 3-1 away. Three players scored to give the second tier team a big win. Woodbridge Strikers needed penalties in their clash to beat Burlington SC after a 1-1 draw. The Strikers scored all five of their spot kicks to win 5-4 in the shootout.
Waterloo will face Master’s in one semifinal, while the other game will see Cambridge face Woodbridge. Those will take place in June/July.
Ontario Premier League 1: Unionville Has Scoring Frenzy
All 12 teams in the OPL1 were in action this week in a round full of goals. Friday night started things with a St. Catharines 2-0 defeat of Sigma. A pair of second-half goals saw the Roma Wolves over the line.
North Toronto Nitros got past the Sudbury Cyclones 2-1 away, while Unionville Milliken netted six in a 6-0 beating of Simcoe County Rovers at home. Jordan Grey scored half of the goals for the promoted side, who enjoyed their largest win of the season.
Oakville SC triumphed in the match of the week, beating Scrosoppi 3-2 on Sunday. Woodbridge Strikes got past International FC 3-0, and Vaughan Azzurri defeated Burlington SC 2-1.Vincent Maio got the winner for Vaughan with five minutes left.
With the win, Oakville goes back to top spot in OPL1. They lead an incredibly tight group, with the top four split by just two points. Simcoe, meanwhile, remains bottom with just a point.
There are five matches next week, with four of them on Saturday. The Rovers will try for their maiden win at home to International. Sigma has North Toronto, St. Catharines faces Oakville, and Unionville battles Sudbury.
Ontario Premier League 2: Hamilton Finally Ends Drought
Seven matches took place in OPL2 play across the last week. Windsor City got things going with a 6-3 success at home to FC London. Songmafolo Coulibay scored a hattrick for Windsor, who got the job done over the 10-man London.
Friday had more goals, with Inter Toronto II edging Guelph United 4-3 thanks to a Chimaobim Onyeocha 95th minute winner, while North Mississauga and Whitby drew 2-2. Windsor City claimed a second win in the week by beating Master’s FA 2-0 on Saturday.
Hamilton United Elite has finally ended their disastrous run in OPL play by defeating Pickering FC 2-1 away. Goals from Mujtaba Ameen and Fadell Sore saw them earn their first victory in almost three years. Their last win came on 11 August 2023 against former OPL team Alliance United.
Cambridge United topped FC London 2-1 in their Saturday game, while Sunday’s lone match ended 4-0 in The Borough’s favour against Waterloo United.
Windsor’s two wins puts them top of the standings, one point over Whitby. Cambridge is also in the mix, with both them and Whitby playing a game fewer than the leaders at this point. Hamilton’s maiden win of the season leaves them now one point from safety.
Next Friday will have five games in a crazy day of play. Hamilton and Guelph square off in a relegation clash, Whitby faces The Borough, Cambridge meets Waterloo, London has Inter Toronto II, and North Miss hosts Master’s. Windsor is at home for their Saturday night outing with Pickering.
Ontario Premier League 3: Richmond Hill Finding Their Way
The OPL3 saw 13 games in total last week in a busy round. Richmond Hill had the most success, earning a pair of Northeast Conference wins. The Raiders defeated Pickering B 3-1, before getting past Unionville B 4-2.
Kingston Sentinels prevailed in the other match in the conference this week, getting the better of Whitby B 2-1. Stefano D’Ambrogio scored the winner in the second minute of stoppage time.
It was not a successful week for Rush Canada, who fell 3-2 to Inter Toronto III in Central Conference play. The side from Oakville led before the half, only to concede twice in the second 45 to drop points for the second week running.
In other Central Conference results, Simcoe B drew 1-1 with North Mississauga B, Vaughan B topped North Mississauga B 5-0, Scrosoppi B defeated Sudbury B 5-1, and Vaughan B got past Simcoe B 3-0.
In the Southwest Conference, Railway City got first half goals from Gavin Goddard and Jack Owen as they saw off Oakville B 2-1. St. Catharines B edged Waterloo B 3-2, Cambridge B battled past Guelph B 3-1, Hamilton B saw past Windsor B 3-0, and Oakville B topped Waterloo B 5-1.
There is one lead change, as Vaughan B is now in front in the Central Conference. Kingston and Burlington B are the other conference leaders, while The Borough B has the wildcard berth.
Kingston and The Borough B face off next week in a crucial match for both. The Sentinels then have International B on the road. Rush Canada will meet Scrosoppi, and Railway City takes on Windsor B.
LS PRO Quebec: FC Laval Stunned In Cup
There were some unexpected results in the Coupe du Quebec last week. Tuesday started things off with a 2-0 AS Montis win over Cosmos de Granby. On Wednesday, Chevaliers NDMC topped CS Trois-Rivieres 3-0. Mistral de Sherbrooke earned an impressive point in a 0-0 draw with Celtix du Haut-Richelieu.
CS Levis-Est defeated AS Chaudiere-Ouest 2-1 in one of the upsets, but it pales in comparison to FC Laval’s defeat by the same score at Panellinios St-Michel. Abderaouf Belkhaoui netted the winner for the Ligue 2 team in the 77th minute to complete the shocker.
AS St-Leonard got past FC Loro 4-3 in their game, just getting over the line in the end. Thursday’s sole clash ended with a 3-0 AS Blainville success over Boreal FC.
It will be a quieter week next week, with just five games. Tuesday will see the Gatineau derby as AS Gatineau meets FC Gatineau. The next day will have another local meeting, with Ottawa South United hosting West Ottawa SC. Elsewhere, CS Mont Royal Outremont has Soccer Pointe-Claire, CS St-Lazare-Hudson meets Inter Montreal, and CS LaSalle battles AS St-Jerome.
Ligue 1 Quebec: Ottawa, St-Hubert Plays Nine-Goal Thriller
All but one of the Ligue 1 Quebec teams scored in last week’s round. Saturday started with FC Laval beating AS Gatineau 1-0 on the road. In Saint-Hubert, Abdulazeez Hammood-Lazam scored a hattrick for Ottawa South United as they held off CS St-Hubert 5-4 in a cracking contest.
That was not the only high-scoring game, as CS St-Laurent came from two goals down late on with three goals to beat AS Laval 4-3. Samir Morsli-Mahiddine netted the winner in the 95th minute for the defending champs.
Elsewhere, CS LaSalle drew 2-2 with Celtix du Haut-Richelieu, while CS Longueuil got the better CSMRO 2-1 at home. That was also the result in Sunday’s lone game, where Royal Beauport beat AS Blainville.
Ottawa remains out in front, benefiting from Celtix’s loss of points. Their advantage is now eight points. AS Laval and St-Hubert are the bottom two, despite their involvements in some crazy games.
Celtix will kick things off next week with a Friday night game against Longueuil. On Saturday, Ottawa meets Beauport in what could be another interesting match. CS LaSalle and AS Gatineau meet in the battle of the promoted sides, while FC Laval faces St-Laurent. On Sunday, Blainville and St-Hubert do battle, while CSMRO hosts AS Laval.
Ligue 2 Quebec: Promotion Race Continues to Heat Up
It was a full round of Ligue 2 Quebec play as we have now hit the second half of the campaign. Starting Saturday’s play was L’International de Quebec, who defeated CS Roussillon 1-0. Following that was a 1-1 draw between Revolution FC and Lakeshore SC. Meanwhile, CS Trident got an early goal from Manolo Alvarez to beat CS St-Lazare-Hudson 1-0.
It was a comfortable win for Panellinios St-Michel, who got past Mistral de Sherbrooke 4-0. In Repentigny, Union Lanaudiere Sud and CSRDP played to a thrilling 3-3 draw, as neither team could hold onto a lead. AS Chaudiere-Ouest completed the round with a 3-1 defeat of CS Montreal Centre.
Chaudiere-Ouest and L’International de Quebec lead the way, though the former has stiff competition from Trident. As for L’International, they have Panellinios and Revolution keeping the pace, while ULS still has hope. Sherbrooke and Montreal Centre are bottom, and have the most work to do.
Next week will have another full round, with Chaudiere-Ouest facing Panellinios in a huge match for both. Montreal Centre will then meet Roussillon, before Sherbrooke faces Revolution. The other massive clash for the week has L’International taking on Trident in what could be a decider in Group B. CSRDP has St-Lazare-de-Hudson and Lakeshore hosts Union Lanaudiere Sud.
Ligue 3 Quebec: Division Leaders Dominate
It was a busy week in Ligue 3 Quebec with 13 matches occurring. Wednesday night had five clashes, as Optimum de Victoriaville prevailed 3-0 over CS Haute-St-Charles. Dollard des Ormaux tied their match, 2-2 away to AS Brossard. Eric Emmanuel Ngolo tied things up for the hosts in the 92nd minute.
AS Saint-Lambert and Soccer Pointe-Claire played to a 0-0 draw in a battle of the new teams, CS Titans defeated Boreal FC 2-0, and Ambassadeurs St-Jerome earned a 3-0 win at Notre-Dame-de-Grace.
Saturday action saw Venturi de Saguenay prevail 4-2 over Chevaliers NDMC, Phenix des Rivieres beat Mondial de Riviere-du-Loup 5-2, and CS Fury de Rimouski battle past AS Montis 3-1.
Mondial did not have time off, as they saw the pitch on Sunday as well. This time, things did go their way in a 4-1 defeat of AS Montis. Boreal d’Alma got past Chevaliers by the same score, while West Ottawa SC triumphed 4-0 over FS Salaberry. Cosmos de Granby beat CS Trois-Rivieres 3-0, while Notre-Dame-de-Grace capped things off with a 2-1 success over AS Brossard.
All three of the division leaders who featured last week managed to win, keeping them in front. Phenix went level on points with CS Levis-Est in the East Division, though the former has played a game more. AS St-Leonard, Titans, and Cosmos are the other teams in playoff spots currently.
Another 13 games are on the docket for next week as the action does not stop in Ligue 3. Levis-Est and Victoriaville square off in the game of the week, which will feature two conference leaders. West Ottawa is on the road at Vallee Blizz’Or as they look to stay on top in their division. Cosmos and Phenix is also a standout match, with both sides also in the top two of their respective divisions.
Header Image Photo Credit: Paul Hendrin
