The inconceivable happened: our men’s team relegated last night to League1 Ontario’s second-tier Championship division, at the end of a tense, exciting match against the St. Catharines Roma Wolves.

Guelph United will head to St. Catharines, on September 11th, for a relegation playoff match against local team St. Catharines Roma Wolves. In an entertaining match yesterday at the Centennial Bowl, our team ended the season with a 3-3 draw against Simcoe County Rovers.

With only 6 senior players available for selection, and even some reserve players away with their U-Sports teams, Guelph United stood no chance in an away matchup to a Sigma FC team with much fewer roster issues, on Saturday afternoon in Mississauga.

Guelph United played its best game of the last few weeks, yesterday afternoon against Woodbridge Strikers, but it was still not enough. A 0-1 loss that sees our team stay in 11th place, 4 points below Sigma FC, who fortunately also lost yesterday, 5-2 against the Vaughan Azzurri.

That’s a wrap on our women’s 2024 season, and what an ending it’s been. A 7-1 dismantling of 2023 champions Alliance United, and a 4-match undefeated streak (3 wins and a draw), to finish in 6th place of L1O’s Premier Division - our highest ever ranking (after ending 13th in 2022, and 12th in 2023).

Yesterday’s double-header saw both of our teams face the Vaughan Azzurri, at the Centennial Bowl, in a festive atmosphere due to the Guelph Soccer Day event. Our men’s team lost, but our women’s team got to within one point of confirming the survival from relegation.

Guelph United’s senior teams had a mixed Sunday at the Centennial Bowl, with the men getting a convincing, massive win, 4-0 against Sigma FC, and the women losing a tightly contested match, 0-1 against FC London.

The worst stretch of results in Guelph United history is over: yesterday afternoon, both our teams ended losing streaks with impressive, convincing wins that give us some breathing room in the relegation battles of League1 Ontario.

The first two games of the season at the Centennial Bowl ended with two convincing wins for our men’s team.

Mixed weekend for Guelph United: an impressive win for our women’s team at Alliance United, and a controversial loss for the men against Burlington SC.

Despite some solid performances, both our teams return with tough, frustrating losses this weekend in Vaughan, in games in which we played well, but weren’t able to obtain any points.

Our Guelph United teams were back in action this weekend. And, despite different results - our men’s team won at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, while the women lost against NDC Ontario - both matches offered plenty of reasons for optimism.