First leg tonight, Second leg SundayTFC's Joshua Janniere tries to track down Hamilton's Adam Leggett at BTS back on September 17.
Frank Perin — Hamilton Croatia hopes that their first-ever CSL Playoff game resembles their first ever CSL regular season game — a road win against TFC Academy.
The team hits the QEW tonight for their first leg quarterfinal matchup against the TFC Academy at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke. Kickoff is 9 p.m.
Hamilton was two-for-two against the Academy this season.
The last time the two teams met was on September 17. Croatia spoiled TFC’s first-place aspirations as Jamie Dodds and Danny Jirta scored in a 2-1 win at Brian Timmis Stadium. Croatia also won their inaugural CSL game against TFC by the same score at Lamport Stadium back on May 15.
After finishing third overall, Hamilton had the right to choose whether they would play at home or away in the first leg and chose the latter. The second leg will be played on Sunday, October 17 at 7 p.m. at Brian Timmis Stadium.
The three other quarterfinal matchups began last night.
Eighth-seeded Toronto Croatia scored an upset 2-0 victory over league-leading York Region Shooters, number five Portugal FC played well enough to defeat Milltown FC 1-0, and in an exciting encounter Brantford Galaxy and the second-place White Eagles played to a 0-0 scoreless draw.
The four surviving teams will advance to the semifinals, the venues to be determined by the higher seeds.
The CSL Championship Final will be played at Centennial Stadium on Sunday, October 31 at 2:15 p.m. with the annual award presentations to follow.
