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Attendance was about 125 on this hot evening with the sun setting as the game began.

This was a game of two front runners this early season both with 1-0-0 records and scoring five goals each in their first game.

This is a good mid-season crowd but must be a disappointment for a season opener for the defending league championships.

The Montreal Impact U21 team opened its Canadian Soccer League season on Sunday with a 0-0 draw versus the York Region Shooters, at the Centre Sportif St Jean Vianney, in RDP.

By Rocket Robin Soccer In Toronto CSL Result Friday May 11, 2012 Final Score SCToronto 5 St Catharines RomaWolves 0 Venue Lamport Stadium, Toronto Kickoff 8:00 pm Highlights 46 min… SCT Evroy ‘Junior’ Ellis GOAL W defender Geoff Attard roll pass from right across face of box meant for W TommyHughes but Ellis sees this and charges in to intercept [...]

This is the only game these two teams will play against each other in the regular season this year (16 teams playing 22 games each) although both look good enough to make the playoffs.

When the Canadian Soccer League season kicks off its 2012 campaign at the Invista Sports Centre in the picturesque community of Kingston, just east of Toronto on Saturday, May 5, it will set a new record of 16 teams taking part in the First Division of a league that goes back to 1926.

A record 16 teams will form the Canadian Soccer League first division for the upcoming 2012 season, with 13 of last season’s teams returning, to be joined by three new teams from last year’s Division Two.

There are many who would say the CSL way is not the right way for Canada to develop a professional backbone to the game. Neil Malhotra is certainly among the naysayers.

The CSL is turning its attention to the business of soccer, which is expected to be a major point of focus leading to the upcoming 2012 season and beyond.