Calgary Wild finish last in NSL as Halifax misses playoffs on Toronto draw
The Northern Super League's inaugural playoff field was set after Halifax drew 1-1 with AFC Toronto, while Calgary closed out its season at the bottom of the six-team table.
Halifax's push for a playoff spot ended Monday in a 1-1 draw at AFC Toronto, with Saorla Miller's 44th-minute equalizer and a shot off the post not enough to overtake the Vancouver Rise for the fourth and final post-season berth. Kaylee Hunter had given Toronto a 1-0 lead in the 28th minute at BMO Field before Miller tied it, but neither side scored in a scoreless second half.
The Tides finished fifth with 29 points on a 7-10-8 record, two points behind fourth-place Vancouver. AFC Toronto settled for third with 39 points, one point back of second-place Ottawa and six behind league-leading Montreal.
The Calgary Wild closed out the Northern Super League's six-team regular season in last place with 21 points on a 5-14-6 record.
Toronto outshot Halifax 19-14 and held 52 per cent possession in Monday's match. The playoffs begin this weekend, with Toronto hosting Ottawa and Vancouver hosting Montreal in the opening legs of two-leg semifinals, with the winners advancing to the NSL Final for the Diana B. Matheson Cup.
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