Monday July 30, 2001.
Scarborough Mirror:
Olympians remain kings of CPSL castle
by DJT
Olympians remain kings of CPSL castle
By SAM LASKARIS
Special to The Mirror
It's not a surprise to see the Toronto Olympians
sitting atop the Canadian Professional Soccer League standings.
After
all, the Scarborough-based club finished atop the Canadian Professional Soccer
League (CPSL) standings in each of the past three years.
With an 8-4-0
record, the Olympians sit atop the 12-team league with 24 points (clubs are
awarded three points for each victory).
"To be honest, I'm enjoying it a
bit more this year," said Olympians coach David Gee of his club's first-place
position. "The quality of the teams has improved. Every team in the league has
improved."
The Olympians began this week just one point ahead of 7-2-2
Toronto Croatia, a Mississauga-based franchise.
But the Olympians' lead
atop the standings grew considerably yesterday as Toronto Croatia had seven
points taken away for using an ineligible player in three regular season
games.
By losing seven points, Toronto Croatia fell into a tie for fifth
place.
The St. Catharines Roma Wolves took over second place with 18
points and a 5-4-3 record.
After going undefeated in regular season play
in its first year, the Olympians lost just one regular season match in each of
the past two years.
So having already accumulated four losses this year
is a strange feeling.
Gee was hesitant to say whether his club is as
talented as it was in previous years.
"It's like hot and cold," he said.
"One week we play fantastic and the next week we stink the joint
out."
Proof of this up-and-down play was provided this past weekend
during a pair of home games at Birchmount Stadium.
On Saturday, the
Olympians had a full roster yet were edged 2-1 by the Ottawa Wizards.
The
following day the Olympians had about a half dozen starters out with various
injuries yet they managed to perform well and blank the Montreal Dynamites
3-0.
The Olympians' next game is Sunday on the road versus the North York
Astros.
That match, which begins at 7 p.m. at Esther Shiner Stadium, is a
league Cup game.
The Olympians are a perfect 3-0 in Cup play (a
season-long tournament) so far this year.
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