League III Season 2026 -- Group A Round 27 Recap

Here is the recap for Group A Round 27 of League III (Season 2026), which took place on Friday, October 2, 2026:

Match Results

• Toronto FC (CND) 4 - 1 AZ Alkmaar (NEATH) — Toronto FC secured a dominant home victory at BMO Field.

• Atlético Ottawa (CND) 2 - 3 Defence Force (TB) — Defence Force edged out a tight away win at TD Place Stadium.

• Excelsior Rotterdam (NEATH) 2 - 1 Raja (MOR) — Excelsior Rotterdam picked up three points at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.

• SC Heerenveen (NEATH) 2 - 3 Coquimbo Unido (CHI) — Coquimbo Unido came out on top in a five-goal battle at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

• Casa Sports (SEN) 2 - 1 Cobresal (CHI) — Casa Sports defended their home ground at Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta.

• AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur (SEN) 2 - 1 Viking FK (NOR) — Dakar Sacré-Cœur triumphed at Stade municipal de Yoff.

• ASCE La Linguère (SEN) 2 - 2 FC Köln (GER) — Points were shared in a competitive stalemate at Stade de Linguère.

• FC Akron Tolyatti (RUS) 1 - 2 FC Union Berlin (GER) — Union Berlin grabbed a hard-fought away win at Kristall Stadium.

• Dynamo Moscow (RUS) 3 - 2 RB Leipzig (GER) — Dynamo Moscow edged a high-scoring thriller at VTB Arena.

• PFC CSKA Moscow (RUS) 2 - 1 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (CHN) — CSKA Moscow secured the win at VEB Arena.

• Pirata FC (PER) 2 - 1 Shandong Luneng Taishan (CHN) — Pirata FC took home the victory at Estadio César Flores Marigorda.

• Audax Italiano (CHI) 3 - 4 Chaco Petrolero (BOL) — Chaco Petrolero outslugged Audax Italiano in a seven-goal spectacle at Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida.

• Deportes Iquique (CHI) 2 - 1 Club Deportivo Palestino (CHI) — Deportes Iquique claimed a narrow home win at Estadio Tierra de Campeones.

Round Highlights & Context

• High-Scoring Drama: Round 27 delivered plenty of action and goals across multiple venues, highlighted by Chaco Petrolero's narrow 4-3 away victory against Audax Italiano and Toronto FC's convincing 4-1 win over AZ Alkmaar.

• The Promotion & Cup Race: With the 50-round marathon past the halfway mark, every fixture continues to carry massive implications for the top promotion spot, the 2nd–9th place playoff spots, the Friendly Cup qualification (10th place), and the King's Cup qualification spots (11th–12th place).