LONDON CITY DOWN TORONTO CROATIA WEDNESDAY

London-CityLondon City defeated Toronto Croatia 3-2, the only game in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday night.

Jure Glavina opened the scoring for Toronto Croatia at the University of Western Ontario ground in London, he found the net past London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic to give the visitors a 1-0 lead at half-time.

Ivan Bozina tied the game 1-1 for London City, he beat Toronto Croatia goalkeeper Faris Efendic at the 57 minute mark and this was followed by the ejection of Oscar Cordon of Toronto Croatia who was shown the red card by referee Tony Amaral at 80 minutes for dissent.

Brandon Barbosa gave the home side a 2-1 lead at 81 minutes.

Igor Krmar scored the third goal for London City and Glavina scored a second goal for Toronto Croatia for 3-2 final score.

London City improve to a 4-6-1 WLT record for 13 points and remain in 11 position in the standings, while Toronto Croatia are at 6-4-1 for 19 points and third in the table.

 

RICHARD WEST HAT-TRICK TOO MUCH FOR WATERLOO…Shooters, London, Brampton win Sunday

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A hat-trick by York Region’s Richard West was too much for SC Waterloo in a 4-1 victory, London City defeated Toronto Atomic FC 3-1, and a penalty kick decided a 2-1 Brampton City Utd victory over Brantford Galaxy, three games in the CSL First Division Sunday.

Striker Richard West opened the scoring for York Region Shooters at the 3 minute mark in the game at the St. Joan of Arc ground at Maple, and West scored a second at 36 minutes for a 2-0 lead for the home side at the break.

West completed his hat-trick at 47 minutes, tapping into the net past Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura for a 3-0 lead at the 47th minute mark. It was goal number 8 for Richard West so far this season.

Shezan Singh made it 4-0 for York Region Shooters at 78 minutes, and Adis Hasecic found the net for Waterloo when he beat York Region goalkeeper Adrian Ibanez with a drive down the middle from just inside the box for a 4-1 score at 93 minutes, the score at the final whistle.

York Region Shooters now have a 5-5-0 WLT record for 15 points, while SC Waterloo are at 7-3-1 for 22 points in the standings.

London City gained their third win of the season and it was Aldin Kukic who scored from the penalty spot against Toronto Atomic FC for a 1-0 lead at the 12 minute mark.

Edin Kozica of London city then scored twice, at 15 and 32 minutes to give the home side a commanding 3-0 lead at half-time.

Midfielder Mykhailo Basarab scored for Toronto Atomic to reduce the lead to 3-1, he beat London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic at 87 minutes, the score at the final whistle.

London City improve to 3-6-1 for 10 points in the standings, while Toronto Atomic are at 5-6-2 for 17 points.

Brandon Simoes gave visiting Brampton City Utd a 1-0 lead at the 16 minute mark against Brantford Galaxy at Lions Park in Brantford, and the league-leading goalscorer Zdenko Jurcevic tied the game for the Galaxy at the 35 minute mark. It was Jurcevic’s 15 goal of the season.

Following a 1-1 score at the break, a penalty kick decided the game when referee Tony Amaral pointed to the spot following a shirt-tugging incident in the Brantford penalty area and Brampton goalkeeper Cristian Benicio Montero Valez scored from the spot at the 65 minute mark. It was 2-1 at the final whistle.

In the CSL Second Division early game, Brantford Galaxy B defeated Brampton City Utd B 3-2.

TORONTO CROATIA DOMINATE 7-0…..Niagara vs Milton scoreless

Josip Keran opened the scoring for Toronto Croatia
Josip Keran opened the scoring for Toronto Croatia

Toronto Croatia scored its biggest win of the season to dominate Scarborough SC 7-0, while Niagara United and Milton SC played to a scoreless tie, two First Division games in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday night.

There were six scorers while the Toronto Croatia attack had a field day at the Loyola Stadium in Oakville, registering the team’s highest score of the season.

Defender Josip Keran led the way with a goal at 7 minutes, Darren Chambers made it 2-0 at 20 minutes and Jure Glavina beat Scarborough goalkeeper Mladen Kukrika to make it 3-0 at 30 minutes, the score at the interval.

Keran and Chambers increased their goalscoring to six on the season.

Anes Handanovic scored twice, at 67 and 78 minutes for a 5-0 score, Hayden Fitzwilliams increased the Toronto Croatia lead to 6-0 at 83 minutes and Halburto Harris completed the scoring which stood at 7-0 at the final whistle.

Toronto Croatia edge up to third position in the standings with a 6-3-1 WLT record for 19 points, and Scarborough SC are at 3-3-6 in eighth position in the standings with 15 points.

It was a well-played scoreless encounter at the Kalar Sports Park in Niagara Falls with much midfield play in the game between Niagara United and visiting Milton SC.

Milton played the last 30 minutes with 10 men after Rusmir Dizdarevic was ordered off following a second caution.

Milton improve to 5-5-2 with 17 points to be tied with Toronto Atomic for fifth position in the standings, while Niagara United remain in 12 position with a 1-8-3 record for 6 points.

There was one game played in the CSL Second Division Saturday when Milton SC B nipped Niagara United B 1-0.

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES FLYING HIGH……Teamwork behind success: Stamatovic

white-eaglesSerbian White Eagles are flying high with an unbeaten string of nine games following a 3-1 home victory over Brampton City Utd at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke Friday night.

Striker Sahjah Reid opened the scoring for Serbian White Eagles at 28 minutes and struck a second goal when he found the net past Brampton City Utd goalkeeper Cristian Montero Valez 10 minutes later. The goals were numbers 8 and 9 for Reid in the CSL scoring race.

Radenko Kamberovic made it 3-0 for the home side at 37 minutes, the score at the break.

Serbian Eagles continued to dominate into the second half, but Brampton fought back to score at 49 minutes when Krzysztof Pierzchala beat Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Goran Skaric, reducing the lead to 3-1, the result at the final whistle.

The win improves Serbian White Eagles to a top-of-the-table 8-1-3 WLT record, five points ahead of SC Waterloo in second spot. Brampton are now at 3-6-2 for 11 points.

Serbian White Eagles made a slow start to the season with just two ties and a loss to Waterloo on May 22 for just two points from the first three games, but a recovery shot the Toronto-based team to the top of the CSL standings with a 2-0 victory over Brantford Galaxy on July 3.

Head coach Uros Stamatovic attributes the strong showing to teamwork with several new signings from Europe playing alongside young players from the club’s developmental program.

“The mix of experienced players having played in various parts of the world and young players from the Serbian community here in Canada has given the side good energy,” said Stamatovic. It’s paying off with results and we are pleased with the way our young players are responding.”

Serbian White Eagles travel to Brantford for their next game set for Sunday, August 2, a 7 pm kickoff at Lions Park.

 

TWO GOALS BY STEPANOVIC LIFTS BURLINGTON TO VICTORY….Narrow win over Milton Thursday

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Two goals by forward Bojan Stepanovic assured Burlington SC of a 3-2 victory over Milton SC, the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Thursday night.

It was the visiting Milton that took the lead at the Norton North ground in Burlington with a goal by midfielder Adrian Smajic who found the net after 7 minutes past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic.

Erwin Uzunovic tied the game 1-1 for Burlington at 16 minutes and Stepanovic struck his first goal six minutes later when he beat Milton goalkeeper Zoran Pusica, giving the home side a 2-1 lead. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Stepanovic increased the lead to 3-1 for Burlington at 58 minutes and Smajic scored his second goal for Milton at 77 minutes to reduce the lead to 3-2.

The victory improved Burlington to a 4-5-3 record for 15 points and tied for seventh position in the standings, while Milton are at 5-5-1 for 16 points in sixth spot.

BRANTFORD GALAXY BLANK ATOMIC 2-0……Shooters continue recovery with 2-1 win

Zdenko Jurcevic leads Galaxy with both goals and the CSL scoring race with 13.
Zdenko Jurcevic led Galaxy with both goals and leads the CSL scoring race with 13.

Brantford Galaxy jumped into third position in the CSL First Division standings with a 2-0 victory over Toronto Atomic, while York Region Shooters continued their recovery with a 2-1 win over Brampton City Utd. A third game scheduled in the CSL on Sunday, London City vs Toronto Croatia, was postponed in London due to a waterlogged pitch following a heavy thunderstorm.

York Region Shooters took an early lead against Brampton City Utd at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple after 7 minutes of play on a goal by defender Nicola Di Sanza.

Brampton tied the score 1-1 with a goal by Krzysztof Tierzchala at the 29 minute mark and it was 1-1 at half-time.

York Region Shooters’ defender Mehdi Baratimahyar was ejected on receiving a second yellow at 83 minutes and five minutes later York Region’s Shezan Singh scored the winner for the 2-1 final score.

York Region Shooters, the current CSL champions recover from an early season let-down to now improve to a 4-5-0 record for 12 points, while Brampton City Utd are at 3-5-2 for 11 points.

Zdenko Jurcevic scored twice for Brantford Galaxy in the 2-0 victory over Toronto Atomic to continue a scoring pace that keeps the 29 year old prolific striker on top of the CSL goalscoring with 13 goals so far in the 2015 campaign.

It was a well-played scoreless first half at Lions Park in Brantford, following which Jurcevic struck at 65 minutes, then again at 83 minutes with a header from a corner kick past Toronto Atomic goalkeeper Ihor Vitiv.

The win moved Brantford Galaxy into third position in the standings with a 6-5-0 WLT record for 18 points, while Toronto Atomic are at 5-5-2 in fourth position with 17 points.

There was one other game scheduled for Sunday’s First Division, the London City vs Toronto Croatia match set for London was postponed due to waterlogged pitch.

In the CSL Second Division, Brantford Galaxy B defeated Toronto Atomic B, 3-2.

 

SC WATERLOO KEEP PACE WITH 2-1 VICTORY SATURDAY

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SC Waterloo kept pace near the top of the CSL First Division with a 2-1 defeat of Niagara United at the Kalar Sports Park, Niagara Falls, the only First Division game in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday night.

Niagara were off on the right foot early, a goal almost directly from the kickoff when Jordi Amores found the net in the first minute past Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura.

Waterloo midfielder Adis Hasecic tied the game 1-1 at 29 minutes, driving the ball past Niagara goalkeeper Matthew Greco from the penalty spot and it was 1-1 at the break.

It was an own goal that gave the visitors a 2-1 victory at 75 minutes, the ball entering the Niagara net following an attempted clearance from a Waterloo corner kick.

SC Waterloo improve to a 7-2-1 WLT record for 22 points so far this season and are in second position in the standings, within two points of top club Serbian White Eagles.

Niagara United are at 1-8-2 for 5 points.

There was one game played in the CSL Second Division Saturday when SC Waterloo B beat Niagara United B, 4-1.

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES FIVE POINTS CLEAR…Scarborough held 1-1 by Burlington

Sahjah Reid hits winner to lift Serbian White Eagles five points clear
Sahjah Reid hits winner to lift Serbian White Eagles five points clear

Toronto Atomic FC took the lead against Serbian White Eagles at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke when at 22 minutes forward Mykola Voytsekhovskyy took a cross from Olekandr Tomakh to head inside the right post out of reach of the Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Goran Skaric and it was 1-0 at half-time.

Serbian White Eagles tied the game 1-1 at 62 minutes when defender Vitomar Jelic headed into the net from 4 yards past Atomic goalkeeper Vasyl Shpuk.

It was a tough physical encounter as the game progressed and at 65 minutes the home side took a 2-1 lead following a free kick from 25 yards which ended up with Sahjah Reid scoring the winner. It was the 7th goal of the campaign for the Serbian White Eagles’ forward and an important one which moved the Toronto area team to a 7-1-3 WLT record for 24 points, five points in front of SC Waterloo in second spot and seven points ahead of tonight’s opposition, Toronto Atomic.

Toronto Atomic FC were reduced to 10 men late in the game when forward Ihor Mihalevskeyy was shown the red card following a second caution.

Striker Jose Goncalves De Sousa continues to find the net for Scarborough SC, scoring the opening goal at 27 minutes at Downsview Park in North York for his 11 of the season, and it was 1-0 at the break.

Nenad Simic equalized for Burlington SC at 87 minutes when he found the net past Scarborough goalkeeper Mladen Kukrika, a 1-1 draw at the final whistle. It was Simic’s 4 goal of the season.

The draw improved Scarborough to a 3-2-6 record for 15 points, tied in 6 position in the standings, while Burlington are at 3-5-3 for 12 points.

YORK REGION, SCARBOROUGH, WATERLOO AND LONDON WIN SUNDAY

Astros win 4-0 - extend unbeaten streak to seven Saturday night
SHOOTERS, SCARBOROUGH, MILTON, LONDON CITY ALL WIN IN BUSY SUNDAY IN THE CSL

York Region Shooters squeezed past Toronto Atomic 3-2, Scarborough SC defeated Brantford Galaxy 4-2, SC Waterloo beat Milton SC 2-0 and London City surprised Burlington SC 2-0, four First Division games in the CSL Sunday night.

Richard West opened the scoring for York Region Shooters in the game at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, he found the net at 24 minutes, and  Aleksander Stojanovski  made it 2-0 for the home side at the 33 minute mark.

Michael Tischer struck for Toronto Atomic at 45 minutes for a 2-1 score at the break.

Five minutes into the second half Ihor Melnyk beat York Region goalkeeper Adrian Ibanez to tie the game 2-2 and this was followed at 75 minutes by a second goal from Richard West, his 5 goal of the season and the winning goal in a 3-2 result in favour of York Region Shooters.

Striker Jose Melo scored from the penalty spot following a hand ball to put Scarborough into the lead at the 10 minute mark against Brantford Galaxy at Lions Park, and Melo scored again at 32 minutes, his fifth of the season to increase the lead to 2-0.

Jose Goncalves De Sousa put Scarborough into a 3-0 lead at 38 minutes with his 10 goal of the campaign and it was 3-0 at the break.

Dobrin Orlovski increased the Scarborough lead to 4-0 at 65 minutes, and this was followed by two goals from the Galaxy when Zdenko Jurcevic struck at 80 minutes and Armin Mahovic two minutes later for a 4-2 final score. Jurcevic leads the First Division scoring with 12 goals.

Brantford Galaxy played the most of the second half with 10 men when defender Nemanja Sudar  was ejected after being shown a second yellow card at 57 minutes.

Followong a scoreless first half, Slobodan Milanovic found the net past Milton goalkeeper Zoran Pusica to open the scoring for SC Waterloo at Warrior Field in Waterloo, he scored at 67 minutes and  Adis Hasecic made it 2-0 ten minutes later, the score at the final whistle.

Alvin Kukic put London City in front at 60 minutes against Burlington SC following a scoreless first half  and Edin Kozica made it 2-0 at the 77 minute mark, a 2-0 final score.

There was one game played in the CSL Second Division, Toronto Croatia B defeating Brantford Galaxy B, 4-1 and the York Region Shooters B vs Toronto Atomic B game was postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.

 

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES INCREASE LEAD WITH 1-0 VICTORY….Niagara vs Brampton 0-0 tie

Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Goran Skaric outstanding in 1-0 victory
Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Goran Skaric outstanding in 1-0 victory

Serbian White Eagles increased their lead at the top of the CSL First Division with a 1-0 victory over Toronto Croatia, while Niagara United and Brampton City Utd fought to a scoreless draw, two games in the CSL First Division Saturday.

It was a well-played encounter between Toronto Croatia, back from its third-place finish in the Croatian World Club Championship at Zagreb last week, and top-of-the table Serbian White Eagles, the game played at the Loyola HS Stadium.

It was an own goal that decided the outcome when, at the 65 minute Milos Scepanovic crossed the ball from the left for Serbian White Eagles, but Toronto Croatia defender Halburto Harris put the ball past goalkeeper during a misunderstanding close to the home side’s goal.

There were few opportunities for an equalizer in the game and when Toronto Croatia came close to finding the net, Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Goran Skaric was outstanding for the visitors.

Both sides lost a player at when referee Samuel Jaramillo showed the red card to Milan Kusic of Serbian White Eagles and Tihomir Maletic of Toronto Croatia following some rough play at 78 minutes and with the sides down to 10 men the game ended 1-0.

Serbian White Eagles remain on top of the standings with a 6-1-3WLT record for 21 points, while Toronto Croatia are now at 5-3-1 for 16 points.

Brampton goalkeeper Cristian Benecio Montero Valez was alert to make good saves for Brampton City United in the scoreless tie with Niagara United  and Matthew Greco was also solid in the Niagara goal at the Kalar Sports Park in Niagara Falls.

Both clubs are in a position of needing points to be sure of a playoff spot, with Brampton now at 3-4-2 for 11 points and Niagara United at 1-8-2 for 5 points.

In the CSL Second Division, Niagara United B and Brampton City Utd B played to a 2-2 tie, Toronto Atomic FC B ran over Serbian White Eagles B, 5-0, and SC Waterloo B crushed Milton SC B 7-0.

There is a change in the kickoff time for Sunday’s Second Division clash between York Region Shooters B and Toronto Atomic FC B at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, which now has a 4 pm start, brought forward from the original 8.45 pm kickoff.

MILTON TIED FOR THIRD WITH HOME VICTORY……..defeat Burlington Friday

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Milton SC were lifted into a tie for third position in the standings with a 4-2 victory over Burlington SC in the only game played in the CSL First Division Friday night. Milton went ahead at the 39 minute with a goal by Arnes Besic who appeared to beat the Burlington offside trap to find the net from close range and it was 1-0 for the home side at the break. Midfielder Radovan Ivkovic struck his fifth goal of the season, a drive into the bottom corner of the net past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic to increase the Milton lead to 2-0 at the 46th minute mark. Burlington reduced the lead to 2-1 at 46 minutes when Vladimir Vujovic found the net past Milton goalkeeper Zoran Pusica. It was Vujovic’s 8 goal of the campaign. Milton went ahead 3-1 at 77 minutes, a goal by Dusan Popovic and Zoran Zec made it 4-1 for the home side two minutes later. Burlington scored at 88 minutes, a  goal by midfielder Erwin Uzunovic, his third of the season for a 4-2 final score. Milton improve to 5-3-1 WLT for 16 points for a tie for third place with Toronto Croatia and SC Waterloo in the First Division standings.

LONDON CITY OPEN THEIR ACCOUNT WITH FIRST VICTORY…..Milton held to a 1-1 draw by Scarborough

London-CityLondon City won their first game of the season, a 2-1 defeat of Niagara United, while Milton SC and Scarborough SC fought to a 1-1 draw, two First Division games in the CSL Sunday.

London City opened the scoring at the Hellenic Centre in London with a goal from the penalty spot, the penalty called by referee Gus Espinal following a hand ball by a Niagara United defender inside the box. Forward Aldin Kukic scored from the spot at the 9 minute mark and it was 1-0 at the break.

Edin Kozica increased the lead to 2-0 for London City at the 73 minute and the home side continued on top until Omar Hamadi struck for Niagara United at 81 minutes, beating London goalkeeper  Vladimir Markotic. The game ended 2-1 for London’s first victory in the 2015 campaign.

Scarborough scored first in the game with Milton SC at the Jean Vanier Field in Milton when Jose Goncalves De Sousa beat Milton goalkeeper Zoran Pusica from 15 yards at the 40 minute mark and it was 1-0 at the break.

Rusmir Dizdarevic equalized for the home side at 83 minutes, taking a cross from Zoran Belosevic on the left wing to find the net past Scarborough goalkeeper Mladen Kukrika. It was 1-1 at the final whistle.

There was one game in the CSL Second Division Sunday when Toronto Croatia B defeated Milton SC B 2-1.

 

TORONTO ATOMIC IN SECOND PLACE WITH 2-0 VICTORY….Toronto Croatia end on winning note in Zagreb

Atomic_Selects_CCC_logoToronto Atomic FC moved into second place in the standings with a 2-0 victory over Burlington SC, the only game in the CSL First Division Saturday night, while earlier in the day Toronto Croatia completed its games on a winning note at  the Croatian World Club Championship by defeating Canberra Croatia of Australia 3-0. The win gave Toronto third position in the eight-team tournament.

Midfielder Stas Honcharuk opened the scoring for Toronto Atomic at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, he found the net at 11 minutes for a 1-0 lead at half-time, and this was followed by a goal by Oleksandr Semeniuk who put the home side ahead 2-0 at the 75th minute mark. It was 2-0 final score and Semeniuk’s 7th goal of the season.

Roberto Galle, Marin Vučemilović-Grgic and Tihomir Maletic were the goalscorers for Toronto Croatia in the 3-0 defeat of the Australian side Canberra Croatia at Zagreb Saturday afternoon, to wrap-up the championship games for the Toronto side. The win gives Toronto Croatia third place in the tournament, which has an upcoming final between Vojvodanski Hrvati of Serbia and Pajde Mohlin of Switzerland to be played.

There were three games in the CSL Second Division Saturday:

Burlington SC B 3, Toronto Atomic FC B 2

Serbian White Eagles B 3, Brampton City Utd B 2

SC Waterloo B 4, Niagara United B  2

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES JUMP TO THE TOP…..Scarborough also win Friday night

Jose Melo struck the equalizer for Scarborough.
Jose Melo struck the equalizer for Scarborough.

Serbian White Eagles jumped to the top of the CSL First Division with a 2-0 victory over Brantford Galaxy and Scarborough SC came back from a 1-0 half-time deficit to win their second game of the season, a 2-1 home defeat of SC Waterloo, two games in the CSL Friday.

Following a hard-fought scoreless first half, midfielder Milos Ljubenovic opened the scoring for Serbian White Eagles at the 68 minute mark at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke and Marko Krasic made it 2-0 at 81 minutes, the score at the final whistle. It was Ljubenovic’s third goal of the season.

The win improved the Serbian Eagles’ record to 5-1-3 WLT for 18 points and top position in the standings, followed by Toronto Croatia in second spot.

Drazen Vukovic scored his 4 goal of the season to put the visiting SC Waterloo one-up at the 13 minute mark at Downsview Park in north Toronto and it was 1-0 at the break.

Forward Jose Melo equalized for Scarborough, he took a cross from Dimitar Kostourkov to find the net at 60 minutes and midfielder Jose De Sousa struck the winner – his 8 goal of the season – collecting a pass from Dobrin Orlovski at the 80 minute to give the home side a 2-1 victory.

Scarborough improve to a 2-2-4 record for 10 points in the standings.