Sunday doubleheader will decide Storm’s fate — Winkler Times

Friday September 16, 2005

A pair of games at the Winnipeg Soccer Complex Sunday afternoon will determine the Winkler Storm’s fate in the chase of the MMSL’s First Division championship. Winkler meets both Eritrean and Southend Celtics in make-up games on the second to last day of the MMSL season. As of Tuesday, all three teams were tied for second place with 42 points. Southend (13-5-3) has one game remaining, while the Storm (13-4-3) has two and Eritrean (13-3-3) three. Winkler kicks off against Southend at 2 p.m. and then meets Eritrean, who also play an early game against Scotia United, at 4:00. A pair of wins would guarantee Winkler at least a second place finish.At midweek, United Weston held first place by four points of the three second place clubs. While the Storm and Eritrean both had mathematical chances to finish first, one of Weston’s three remaining games is with last place AC Slater, an almost guaranteed three points that would clinch the title. In their previous meetings with their Sunday opponents, Winkler blanked Southend 2-0 back on Aug. 26 and beat Eritrean 1-0 in early July. No matter where they finish in the top four, the Storm will be in action when the First Division post-season cup chase begins with quarter-final games Sept. 25 at the WSC.