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Attendance was about 80 on this mild overcast evening with a constant light rain falling throughout the entire game. (There were only about 50 on Sunday evening on a much better night weatherwise).

Centennial Stadium now has field turf laid but the benches in the stands have been torn out and people can sit on the newly repaved and painted concrete stands/steps. Lynx have cut their expenses by not printing a game program for the first time I can remember.

In the first ever regular season PDL derby between two Ontario teams, the Toronto Lynx and Forest City London battled to a one-all draw this afternoon in front of an overflow crowd at the Ontario Soccer Centre.

Attendance was about 1000 with the stands full of children from schools around the GTA area.

Toronto kicks off their 3rd PDL season with a two-game road swing against Central Conference powerhouses Chicago Fire and Michigan Bucks.

The PDL will consist of 68 teams in 2009, playing in eight divisions that comprise the four conferences.

Forest City London was announced as the newest USL Premier Development League team for the 2009 season at a private press conference in London, Ontario hosted by former Canadian National Soccer Team captain and professional player Jason deVos.

The Thunder Bay Chill endured all the elements on and off the field Saturday night in Laredo to cap one of the most remarkable turnarounds in league history to become the first-ever Canadian champions of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League.

The Toronto Lynx were eliminated from the PDL playoffs this evening, falling 2-1 at the hands of the Cleveland Internationals in Lakewood, Ohio .

The Toronto Lynx fell 3-0 to the Michigan Bucks in a constant downpour at Varsity Centre in downtown Toronto to wrap up their 2008 Premier Development League regular season.