PSL Canada Women’s Review: Week 7

The Premier Soccer Leagues Canada season continues to roar along, with some of the leagues starting to hit the midpoint of their campaign. While there were no matches in Alberta this week, the other four provincial leagues on the women’s side still saw plenty of action to discuss.

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Here is Northern Tribune’s latest roundup on everything to take place across the PSL Canada level. This is our report on the women’s action, but if you would like to find the men’s review, you can do so here.

BC Premier League: Rise Academy Doubles Down

It was a four-game week in the BC Premier League, although TSS Rovers did not have a match. Wednesday had the opening clash, with Vancouver Rise edging Unity FC 3-2 away. All five goals came in the opening half, with Brooklyn Boldt’s hattrick making all the difference.

On Friday night, Altitude returned to winning ways with a 3-0 defeat of Langley United. Also that evening, Burnaby FC claimed their second win of the year with a 5-0 defeat of Kamloops United.

Boldt was back among the goals for the Rise Academy, with her pair on Sunday – including a 90th minute winner from the spot – leading her side to a 2-1 success against Nanaimo United. She’s leads the league with seven goals thus far.

That late goal in their Sunday clash kept the Rise perfect on the year, as they have opened up a six-point lead on Unity and eight on Altitude. Through eight games, Nanaimo is still without a win.

There are five matches in the BCPL next week, with Wednesday’s two clashes pitting together Langley and Unity, as well as TSS Rovers and Altitude. On Saturday, Langley faces Burnaby on the road, before Sunday concludes the week with Altitude back at home to face Kamloops, while the Rise Academy faces TSS Rovers.

Alberta Premier League: Week Off For All

There were no matches in the Alberta Premier League last week, giving teams a chance to regroup ahead of the busiest stretch of games yet.

Tuesday will see all eight teams in action. The Calgary Wild U23, currently leading the league, hosts holder Calgary Blizzard, with the Calgary Foothills taking on Calgary Rangers. Callies United has the Calgary Villains, and St. Albert Impact takes on BTB Academy.

There are also a pair of Friday night games, where BTB meets the Wild Academy, and St. Albert welcomes the Villains.

Prairies Premier League: Sask Excel, FC Manitoba with First Wins

While all six of the Prairies Premier League clubs played last week, three of the four games involved the Thunder Bay Chill, who played all three Manitoba-based sides on the road.

Before that, the two Saskatchewan teams did battle as Sask Excel Academy edged QC United 1-0. Folawe Balogun got the only goal of the game shortly after the restart.

The Chill’s first of three games ended in a 3-0 defeat to FC Manitoba on Friday thanks in large part to a double from Amella Puskar. The next day saw the Chill draw 0-0 with Lucania, before they were involved in a 3-3 thriller on Sunday at Bonivital. Ella Favot’s hattrick proved not to be enough, as two goals in two minutes towards the end saw the Flames claim a point.

It is Lucania who holds the lead with four points from their two games, with FC Manitoba and Sask Excel sitting one point behind and one game less.

Just two matches occur in the Prairies next week, as Saturday’s clash pits together QC United and FC Manitoba. The next day, Sask Excel faces Bonivital at SMF Field.

Ontario Premier League: Hamilton Through In Cup

The last game of the round of 16 in the OPL Cup took place on Tuesday, where a Caitlyn Gratton double and Lexie Foster sent Hamilton United Elite through to the last eight with a 3-0 success at Scrosoppi.

Hamilton will also open the next round, as they face Waterloo United. It is the only quarterfinal clash this week.

As for the domestic play, here is what took place.

Ontario Premier League 1: Away Teams Prevail

There were just three matches in OPL1 last week, with a pair of 4-0 victories for away sides kicking things off on Friday night. NDC Ontario had four different goalscorers in their win at North Toronto Nitros, while Stephanie Bukovec’s brace a minute apart helped Woodbridge Strikers win by the same score at Waterloo United.

Sunday’s curtain-closer for the round saw Simcoe County Rovers’ first half goals be just enough to beat Vaughan Azzurri 2-1.

There is no stopping NDC so far, with 15 points and 22 goals from their opening five games. They remain top, though the Rovers and Woodbridge stay on their tail. FC London and North Mississauga did not play this week, yet will want to get on the board with celerity to avoid the potential of relegation.

There is one Tuesday night game, where Guelph United faces FC London, before all 10 teams are involved over the weekend. Saturday sees Simcoe take on Waterloo, North Toronto meet North Mississauga, and London battling Vaughan. On Sunday, Guelph has NDC before Woodbridge meets Scrosoppi.

Ontario Premier League 2: International Gets Maiden Win

A full round of football took place in OPL2 as the action picked back up. Friday night had the first game, where Pickering FC remained perfect thanks to a 1-0 win over Cambridge United. Tecumseh prevailed the next night, scoring twice in the latter stages of their 2-0 defeat of Unionville Milliken.

The goals came on Sunday, where Whitby FC held off Rush Canada to win 4-2 at Bronte Athletic Park. That was also the final score at Mount Joy, where International FC got their first-ever league win at the expense of Burlington SC. The visitors played down a woman for a little more than an hour as they failed to hold onto their 2-1 advantage. Hamilton United won the last game 2-1 at Oakville SC.

Pickering keeps top spot for now, as Oakville and Tecumseh are five points back. As for International, their win puts them in eighth as Burlington is now at the bottom and still awaiting their first point.

Hamilton and International will square off on Friday night to start proceedings. Tecumseh takes on Burlington and Rush meets Unionville on Saturday, before Sunday’s action has Whitby hosting Pickering, and Cambride facing Oakville.

Ontario Premier League 3: Roma Claims Huge Win

There were only nine matches in OPL3 play this week, with five of the six senior sides involved in the action.

Master’s FA fell to a 1-0 reverse against International B on Wednesday in the Northeast Conference, while the Kingston Sentinels continued their positive start thanks to Mattson Strickler’s 92nd minute. That lifted them past Pickering B 1-0. No goals were scored in Monday night’s game between Unionville B and Whitby B.

Richmond Hill finally got a win in the Central Conference, getting the better of Rush Canad B 4-2. Celeste Nadirah Hannah Gordon got three of her side’s goals to give them their first-ever league win. Earlier in the week, North Mississauga B edged Burlington B 1-0.

The match of the week came in the Southwest Conference, as St. Catharines Roma Wolves got past Railway City 3-1. Demi Maroudas’ hattrick sent the visitors on their way, though Railway had a red card just past the half-hour mark. Elsewhere, Waterloo B topped London B 5-1, Hamilton B and Guelph B drew 0-0, and Tecumseh B got the better of Cambridge B 2-1.

Pickering B, Woodbridge B, and St. Catharines head their respective conferences, with Kingston currently holding onto the wildcard berth. Railway and Richmond Hill are still in the running as well, the latter still unbeaten thus far.

Master’s returns to the field on Friday as they face North Toronto B. Richmond Hill is on the road Wednesday night to meet Scrosoppi B, while the Sudbury Cyclones take on Woodbridge B. The Roma Wolves have the week off, but Railway returns to action on Friday as they battle Tecumseh B.

LS PRO Quebec: Home Sides Dominate in Coupe

Three Coupe du Quebec games kicked off the week’s play across LS PRO. All three matches occurred on Wednesday night, where CS Trident cruised to a 7-0 success over Phenix des Rivieres. Six players got in on the goalscoring for the Ligue 2 team as they kicked off Group G with a comfortable success.

AS Brossard also beat a Ligue 3 team 7-0, with Cosmos de Granby being the victims. Skye Cucsuna scored five times for the hosts to give them a strong start in the competition. CS LaSalle completed the sweep for Ligue 2 teams with a 2-0 defeat of CS Roussillon.

The action continues next Wednesday with four more matches to occur. AS Gatineau faces Lakeshore SC, with Ottawa South United battling West Ottawa SC in a local derby. Royal Beauport welcomes L’Interntional de Quebec, and CS Levis-Est hosts CS Trois-Rivieres.

As for the rest of the footy, here is how league play went.

Ligue 1 Quebec: Blainville Enjoys Two Wins

The top division in Quebec continued on with seven games throughout the week. Wednesday night’s clash ended 2-0 in AS Blainville’s favour against FC Laval. Second half goals from Alexie Bellerose and Justine Lalande moments apart did the trick for the home team.

On the weekend, Academie CF Montreal drew 1-1 with Celtix du Haut-Richelieu, while Beauport edged CS Saint-Laurent 1-0. FC Laval claimed a point later on Saturday with a 0-0 draw at AS Chaudiere-Ouest. CS Longueuil did just enough to beat AS Laval 1-0 in their game.

Sunday’s two matches saw Blainville get a second win of the week with another 2-0 result – this time against Lakeshore SC. As for CS Mont Royal Outremont, they got past Ottawa South United 3-1.

It is Beauport still in front as the regular season goes past the midway point, though CSMRO is just a point behind them. AS Laval and St-Laurent are at the bottom still, and will need to get going to avoid the drop.

Next week’s action starts on Friday night with a pair of games. Blainville takes on Academie CFM in a huge clash, while Celtix welcomes FC Laval with top six on the line. On Saturday, AS Laval hosts Ottawa in a relegation six-pointer, with Longueuil meeting CSMRO. Lakeshore and Beauport starts Sunday’s play before the round ends with Chaudiere-Ouest facing St-Laurent.

Ligue 2 Quebec: Fury Splits Results As LaSalle Goes Top

Four of the five Ligue 2 Quebec games saw a winner in a weekend filled with drama. Saturday’s matches ended 2-0 for CS Levis-Est and AS Brossard against Revolution FC and CS Fury de Rimouski, respectively.

Fury was back in action the next day, and this time, they were victorious. A pair of late first half goals saw them hold on to beat CS Trois-Rivieres 2-1. LaSalle also won by that same score, with Emma Liagridonis netting the winner against CS Trident. CS St-Hubert and CS Boucherville drew 1-1 in their game.

LaSalle goes in front after getting that key win, with St-Hubert and Trident just behind them. AS Gatineau, who did not play this week, went bottom after Brossard’s win.

Levis-Est and St-Hubert kick off next week’s action with their match being the only Saturday game. Fury hosts Trident to open Sunday’s play, before Boucherville faces Revolution, Brossard meets Trois-Rivieres, and LaSalle does battle with AS Gatineau.

Ligue 3 Quebec: Home Sides Score For Fun

It was a clean sweep for the teams who played at home in Ligue 3 Quebec on Sunday, as all four of them won. In fact, they scored 16 times between them.

Optimum de Victoriaville and L’International de Quebec might have played the match of the year, with the visitors failing to hold onto a 4-0 lead. A remarkable turn of events at Complexe Multisport Promutuel saw the home team score five times in the final 12 minutes plus stoppage time, with Anais Paquet’s 95th minute winner completing a 5-4 comeback win.

It was more straightforward for Mistral de Sherbrooke, who comfortably defeated CS Roussillon 5-0. West Ottawa did the same against CS Du Bas-Richelieu, while Phenix des Rivieres edged Union Lanaudiere Sud 1-0 thanks to Megan Soucy’s 21st minute winner.

West Ottawa and Victoriaville lead after the week’s round of play, while Mistral de Sherbrooke is three points behind in an exciting opening year. Union Lanaudiere Sud is now bottom after their defeat.

L’International de Quebec will look to bounce back from their collapse at home to Mistral de Sherbrooke. Roussillon meets Victoriaville, while CS Du Bas-Richelieu and Phenix des Rivieres square off. Cosmos de Granby will return to the pitch as they head to Repentigny to meet Union Lanaudiere Sud, as West Ottawa has the week off.