RICHARD WEST REPEATS FRIDAY’S FIVE GOALS…..Shooters, Burlington win Sunday

logo-cslYork Region Shooters’ striker Richard West continued his scoring spree of Friday night to find the net five times in a 7-2 victory over London City on Sunday, resulting in a stunning 10-goal haul in just three days.

In one other game in the CSL First Division Sunday, Burlington SC defeated SC Waterloo 2-1.

West opened the scoring for York Region with a goal just four minutes into the match against London City at the Hellenic Centre in London and scored a second for a 2-0 lead at 24 minutes.

Aldin Kukic scored from the penalty spot for London City for a 2-1 score at 28 minutes, West completed his hat-trick four minutes later, a 3-1 lead for the visitors, and midfielder Shezan Singh increased the lead to 4-1 for York Region at 38 minutes.

West scored his fourth goal at 39 minutes for a 5-1 lead, then scored his fifth goal just before the interval for a 6-1 score.

The five-goal first half outburst repeated the five goals scored by West in the 9-1 domination of Niagara United on Friday night. The 30 year-old prolific striker jumps into the lead in the CSL First Division goalscoring race with 23 to his credit, while Zdenko Jurcevic of Brantford Galaxy drops to second position with 19.

Aleksander Stojanovski increased the York Region lead to 7-1 at 56 minutes and London’s Edin Kozika scored at 65 minutes to make it 7-2.

Referee Gus Espinal ejected a player from each side following an altercation at 68 minutes, the red card shown to forward Brandon Barbosa of London City and to goalscorer Richard West of York Region Shooters. The game ended 7-2 in favour of York Region.

York Region Shooters move up to third position in the First Division with a 12-8-1 WLT record for 37 points, while London City are at 8-11-2 for 26 points in sixth position.

Following a scoreless first half, SC Waterloo took the lead on a goal by Adis Hasecic who beat Burlington goalkeeper Andrew Stringer for a 1-0 score at 57 minutes. It was Hasecic’s 16 goal of the season.

Aaron Willichuck tied the game 1-1 for Burlington at 62 minutes and Silent Nyamushanya collected a cross from the left wing to strike the winner for Burlington at the 85 minute mark, a 2-1 score that held until the final whistle.

Burlington improve to 7-11-3 for 24 points and tied for ninth position in the table with Milton and Brantford Galaxy, while SC Waterloo now have an 11-7-3 record for 36 points, dropping to fourth spot in the standings.

The Brampton City Utd vs Niagara United First Division game scheduled for Sunday was cancelled.

There was one game played in the Second Division, with Burlington SC B defeating SC Waterloo B, 1-0 and the Brampton City Utd B vs. Niagara United B was also cancelled.

TORONTO CROATIA DEFEATS ATOMIC 2-1 SATURDAY……Arapovic strikes winner

Sven Arapovic scored second half winner.
Sven Arapovic scored second half winner.

Toronto Croatia strengthened their bid for the runner-up spot in the standings with a 2-1 victory over Toronto Atomic FC, the only First Division game played in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday night.

Toronto Croatia forward Pero Menalo opened the scoring at 42 minutes at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, he found the net past Atomic goalkeeper Vasyl Shpuk.

Midfielder Mykhailo Basarab equalized for Toronto Atomic for a 1-1 score at the 67th minute after collecting a rebound from a save by Toronto Croatia goalkeeper Faris Efendic off a free kick. It was Basarab’s fourth goal of the season.

Defender Sven Arapovic struck the winner for Toronto Croatia at 73 minutes, a 2-1 score that held until the final whistle. The goal was number 4 this season for Arapovic.

The win gives Toronto Croatia an improved 13-4-3 for 42 points and second position to the First Division winner Serbian White Eagles in the standings, while Toronto Atomic are at 10-9-2 for 32 points and fifth in the standings.

There were two games in the Second Division Saturday, York Region Shooters B defeating Toronto Atomic FC B, 3-0, while Serbian White Eagles B played to a 1-1 draw with Milton SC B.

The following games previously scheduled for Sunday have been cancelled:

Sunday, Sept. 27 Victoria Park 3 pm Brampton City Utd B vs Niagara United B

Sunday, Sept. 27 Victoria Park 5 pm Brampton City Utd vs Niagara United

 

 

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES CAPTURE CSL FIRST DIVISION…..Richard West hits 5 in York Region 9-1 victory

"We've had a great season with a great team and look forward to playoffs": Dragan Bakoc, Serbian White Eagles
“We’ve had a great season with a great team and look forward to the playoffs”: Dragan Bakoc, Serbian White Eagles

Serbian White Eagles defeated Milton SC 2-0 and in doing so won the CSL First Division title, York Region Shooters demolished Niagara United 9-1, which included five goals by Richard West, and Scarborough SC played to a 1-1 draw with visiting Brantford Galaxy, three games in the CSL Friday night.

Serbian White Eagles’ forward Sahjah Reid opened the scoring with a goal after seven minutes at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, he took a long pass from Milos Scepanovic to drive the ball from 16 yards into the bottom corner of the net. It was goal number 16 on the season for Reid.

Scepanovic increased the lead to 2-0 at 39 minutes following a play started by Marko Krasic who crossed to Branislav Vukomanovic. A pass to Scepanovic close in and the Belgrade-born forward lobbed the ball across the goalmouth over Milton goalkeeper Zoran Pusica and inside the far post. It was the eighth goal of the season for Scepanovic and the game ended 2-0.

Serbian White Eagles have won the CSL First Division as a result of the victory. With just one game remaining, the Mississauga-based club has a 15-3-4 WLT record for 49 points and will complete the regular season with a game at Centennial Stadium on October 3 against Toronto Atomic FC.

Milton SC now has a 7-10-3 record for 24 points and is ninth in the standings.

“We’ve had a great season with a great team and look forward to the playoffs and will do whatever we can to be at Waterloo for the championship, “ said Dragan Bakoc, president of Serbian White Eagles following the win against Milton.

York Region Shooters’ striker Richard West did most of the damage with five goals in the 9-1 victory over Niagara United at the Kalar Sports Park at Niagara Falls. West scored at 18, 42, 59, 62 and 66 minutes to bring his tally for the season to 18, now just one short of scoring leader Zdenko Jurcevic with 19.

Aleksander Stojanovski, defender Odain Simpson, Steven McDougall and Adrian Pena all scored singles.

Derek Paterson scored the only Niagara United goal. It was 4-1 at the interval.

York Region Shooters are in fourth position in the standings with an 11-8-1 record for 34 points, while Niagara United are at 1-16-3 for six points.

Following a scoreless first half at Downsview Park in north Toronto, Scarborough SC took the lead at 52 minutes, a goal by midfielder Jose Goncalves De Sousa, his 13 goal of the season.

Zdenko Jurcevic equalized for the visiting Brantford Galaxy at 62 minutes, goal number 19 this season to continue leading the CSL First Division goalscoring chart.

Scarborough now have a 6-7-8 record for 26 points and are in a three-way tie for sixth position in the standings, while Brantford Galaxy are 7-11-3 for 24 points and in a two-way tie for ninth position.

There are two game cancellations this weekend, both at Victoria Park in Brampton.

Brampton City Utd B vs. Niagara United B in the Second Division and scheduled for 3 pm has been cancelled, and so has the Brampton City Utd vs Niagara United fixture in the First Division, scheduled for Victoria Park with a 5 pm kickoff, been cancelled.

STOJILJIKOVIC REPEATS TWO-GOAL EFFORT FOR WATERLOO VICTORY

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Two goals by Aleksander Stojiljkovic were enough to give SC Waterloo a 2-0 victory over Brampton City Utd at Victoria Park in Brampton, in a rare Thursday night encounter in the Canadian Soccer League.

The Serbian-born midfielder struck his first at 25 minutes with a quick sliding move to push the ball over the line and into the net for a 1-0 lead, the score at the break.

Stojiljkovic made it 2-0 at 52 minutes by taking a cross from the right wing to beat Brampton goalkeeper Cristian Montero Valez from eight yards and the 2-0 lead held up to the final whistle.

The goals were numbers 5 and 6 so far this season for Stojiljkovic to repeat the two goals scored five days ago in the Waterloo 3-0 defeat of Brantford Galaxy on Sunday.

Waterloo improve to 11-6-3 for 36 points and third place in the First Division standings and have two games remaining in the regular season schedule.

Brampton City Utd are bidding for a playoff spot while in seventh position with a 7-8-5 record for 26 points.

 

GOALSCORERS WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD…….the CSL’s best

Zdenko Jurcevic of Brantford Galaxy is at the top with 18.
Zdenko Jurcevic of Brantford Galaxy is at the top with 18.

Robert Lewandowski, a Bayern Munich striker came on as a substitute against Wolfsburg in the UEFA Champions League match on Tuesday to score five goals in just nine minutes.

Scoring goals in a high level of competition is tough and the sensational performance reminds us that top goalscorers are worth their weight in gold.

Goalkeepers and defenders often prevent sure goals, but such great plays are not seen on the scoresheet. Goalscorers take up most of the limelight, and often viewed as the real stars.

And it’s no different in the Canadian Soccer League

The scoring race in the CSL is usually pretty tight. The First Division has four players at the top, separated by just five goals, while the Second Division has the top three players separated by three goals. Leading in the First Division at this late stage of the season, is Brantford Galaxy’s Zdenko Jurvecic with 18 goals. Jurcevic, a 30 year-old Croatian-born central midfielder with extensive experience in Europe, has dominated the scoring race for most of the season.

After him in second place so far with 16 goals is Adis Hasecic, a native of Bosnia-Herzegovina playing for SC Waterloo, and third is Serbian White Eagles’ forward Sahjah Reid. a 25-year-old striker from Mississauga, with 15.

Reid deserves a special mention because while only three goals behind the leader Jurcevic, he has played five fewer games.

The 28-year-old Hasecic has played 19 games so far for his 16 goals output including hat-tricks.

Richard West, a 30 year old veteran striker with York Region Shooters, standing in fourth spot with 13 and in earlier years rated as one of the rising stars of the CSL, has also scored a hat-trick.

Bunched-up in the Second Division and at the top is 18 year-old SC Waterloo reserves midfielder Nicola Miokovic of nearby Kitchener, with 15. Miokovic scoring makes a statement that young players can play and score goals in the tough CSL.
Just behind him with 12 scored is the Burlington SC reserves forward Amardo Oakley who is 19 years old and a resident of Guelph, also with the same output is SC Waterloo B midfielder Edward Syllie.

The season’s top goalscorer in each division will be honoured at the CSL Annual Awards night at Kitchener on October 24 which is followed the next day by the CSL Championship Finals at Warrior Field in Waterloo.

At the top……

FIRST DIVISION

  1. Zdenko Jurcevic, Brantford Galaxy 18
  2. Adis Hasecic, SC Waterloo 16
  3. 3  Sahjah Reid, Serbian White Eagles 15
  4. Richard West, York Region Shooters 13
  5. Jose Goncalves De Sousa, Scarborough 12
  6. Vladimir Vujovic, Burlington 12
  7. Jure Glavina, Toronto Croatia 11
  8. Darren Chambers, Toronto Croatia 10
  9. Oleksandr Semeniuk, Toronto Atomic 10
  10. Jonathan Jebbison, Brampton City Utd 9
  11. Josip Keran, Toronto Croatia 9
  12. Ihor Melnyk, Toronto Atomic 9

 

SECOND DIVISION

  1. Nikola Miokovic, Waterloo B 15
  2. Amardo Oakley, Burlington B 12
  3. Edward Syllie, Waterloo B 12
  4. Adnan Smajic, Milton 9
  5. Raphael Barboza Da Silva, York Region Shooters B 8
  6. Milan Beader, Brantford Galaxy B 7
  7. Lucky Maghori, Milton B 7
  8. Aljay Sharkail Wilson,Toronto Croatia B 7
  9. Matthew Arbin, Brampton City Utd B 6
  10. Tenzin Dhondup,Toronto Atomic B 6

For a complete list of all goalscorers in the CSL, click Schedule & Results, then Stats in the drop-down.

 

 

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES, WATERLOO SCORE SUNDAY VICTORIES…..teams in both divisions qualify for playoffs

Aleksander Stojiljkovic struck twice for Waterloo in 3-0 Sunday victory.
Aleksander Stojiljkovic struck twice for Waterloo in 3-0 Sunday victory.

Serbian White Eagles moved closer to the First Division title with a decisive 5-0 victory over Burlington SC and in one other game in the CSL top loop Sunday, SC Waterloo secured a playoff berth with a 3-0 win over Brantford Galaxy. First Division teams Serbian White Eagles, Toronto Croatia and Toronto Atomic FC have also clinched playoff berths, leaving four spots still to be decided.

Milos Scepanovic opened the scoring for Serbian White Eagles, heading into the net at 8 minutes for a 1-0 lead.

Djorjije Strunjas made it 2-0 at 36 minutes, the score at half-time. It was the second goal of the campaign for Strunjas.

Branislav Vukomanovic beat Burlington goalkeeper Andrew Stringer to make it 3-0 at 50 minutes, Miroslav Jovanovic increased the visitors’ lead to 4-0 at 73 minutes and Scepanovic struck his seventh goal of the season to round out the score to 5-0 for Serbian Eagles at the 87 minute mark.

Serbian White Eagles continue to lead the CSL First Division and have a 14-2-4 WLT for 46 points following Sunday’s win, leading Toronto Croatia in second spot by seven points.

Burlington have a 6-11-3 record in 11 position.

Two goals by midfielder Aleksander Stojiljkovic at 56 and 70 minutes moved SC Waterloo into a 2-0 second half lead over Brantford Galaxy at Warrior Field, Waterloo and this was followed by a goal by Adis Hasecic who found the net past Brantford Galaxy goalkeeper Luka Besenic at 74 minutes, a 3-0 score at the final whistle.

It was goal number 16 for Hasecic, just two short of the 18 goals scored by Zdenko Jurcevic the current leading scorer in the CSL First Division.

SC Waterloo are in third position in the standings with a 10-6-3 record for 33 points, while Brantford Galaxy are at 7-11-2 for 23 points and 10 in the standings.

There were three games in the CSL Second Division Sunday when York Region Shooters B defeated Toronto Croatia B, 2-0, SC Waterloo B nipped Brantford Galaxy B 1-0, and Burlington SC B edged past Serbian White Eagles B, 4-3.

SC Waterloo B, Milton SC B, Brantford Galaxy B, York Region Shooters B, Burlington SC B and Toronto Atomic B have clinched spots in the Second Division Championship playoffs. Two more teams are to be decided.

ATOMIC UP TO THIRD FOLLOWING 6-2 VICTORY…..Toronto Croatia win 3-1

Josip Keran - two goals from penalty spot
Josip Keran – two goals from penalty spot

Toronto Atomic jumped into third position in the First Division standings with an emphatic 6-2 victory over Niagara United at the Kalar Sports Park at Niagara Falls, and in one other game in the top division Saturday night, Toronto Croatia defeated York Region Shooters 3-1.

Forward Ihor Mihalevskyy opened the scoring at 12 minutes for Toronto Atomic and Dario Brezak increased the lead to 2-0 three minutes later.

Derek Paterson struck for Niagara United for a 2-1 score at 21 minutes, and Niagara were reduced to 10 just four minutes later when Johnny Paiva was ejected following a second caution at 25 minutes.

It was 2-1 at half-time.

Toronto Atomic then scored four second half goals to jump into a 6-1 lead, two by Ihor Melnyk at 49 and 54 minutes – his eighth and ninth of the season – and two goals by Oleksandr Semeniuk at 55 and 60 minutes to increase his tally to 10 for the season.

Jacob Therrien reduced the lead to 6-2 with a goal at 71 minutes for Niagara United and it was 6-2 at the final whistle in favour of the visitors.

Toronto Atomic moved up to third spot in the First Division table with a 10-8-2 WLT record for 32 points, while Niagara United are at 1-15-3 for six points.

Defender Sven Arapovic opened the scoring for Toronto Croatia just two minutes into the match and York Region Shooters leveled the score 1-1 with a goal by Steve McDougall at the 26 minute mark.

Defender Josip Keran was then in the spotlight by scoring two goals from the penalty spot before being sent off after receiving a second caution.

Keran scored his first at 30 minutes for a 2-1 score at half-time, then found the net from the spot at 83 minutes, both for hand ball infringements by York Region. The goals were Keran’s eighth and ninth of the season. The defender was then sent off for two yellows at 87 minutes.

The game ended 3-1 in favour of Toronto Croatia to strengthen claim on the second position with a 12-4-3 record for 39 points, four points behind the league-leading Serbian White Eagles.

York Region Shooters now have a 10-8-1 record for 31 points in fourth position.

There was one Second Division game played Saturday, with Niagara United B and Toronto Atomic B playing to a 2-2 tie.

LATE GOALS MOVE MILTON, SCARBOROUGH CLOSER TO PLAYOFFS

Teams bidding for a spot in the CSL championship playoffs came up with important victories Friday night, with Milton SC scoring a 1-0 home victory over SC Waterloo and Scarborough SC defeating London City by the same score.

Following a scoreless game through to the dying minutes at Jean Vanier Field, Milton’s Adrian Smajic broke the deadlock with a goal at 80 minutes. The midfielder picked up a pass down the middle to beat Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura with a drive from 8 yards that entered the net inside the left post.

The 1-0 lead held up to the final whistle.

The win moved Milton closer to a playoff position (the top eight qualify) with a 7-9-3 WLT for ninth in the standings, while Waterloo are at 9-6-3 for 30 points and remain fourth in the table.

It was a similar outcome at Downsview Park where Scarborough SC gained three points with a late goal scored by midfielder Jose Goncalves De Sousa who took a pass from Dobrin Orlovski and in a one on one with London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic the ground shot was just inside the post.

De Sousa’s goal came at 78 minutes and it was his 12th of the campaign.

Scarborough improve to 6-7-7 for 25 points in eighth position, while London City are at 8-10-2 for 26 points in sixth spot in the standings.

LONDON, YORK REGION, SCORE SUNDAY VICTORIES….more games postponed

logo-cslYork Region Shooters moved into third position in the league standings following a 2-1 victory over Burlington SC, while London City also secured three points with a 1-0 win over Brantford Galaxy, two games in the CSL First Division Sunday.

Richard Edwards opened the scoring for York Region Shooters at 13 minutes from a well-taken free kick from 35 yards that beat Burlington goalkeeper Andrew Stringer and it was 1-0 at half-time and Edwards’ second goal of the season.

Steven Craig tied the game 1-1 with a goal for Burlington at 75 minutes, finding the net from a free kick taken just outside the penalty box.

Forward Adrian Pena struck the winner from the penalty spot at 86 minutes after referee Goran Babic pointed to the spot for a hand ball infringement by a Burlington defender, a 2-1 lead which held until the final whistle. It was Pena’s sixth goal of the season.

York Region Shooters, the current CSL champions, move into third position for the win, they now have a 10-7-1 record for 31 points, while Burlington have a 6-10-3 record for 21 points in tenth position in the standings.

Serbian White Eagles and Toronto Croatia, in first and second position in the standings, both have clinched playoff positions.

Following a scoreless first half at the Hellenic Centre, London City went ahead at 69 minutes on a goal by Igor Kmar who found the net past Brantford goalkeeper Luka Besenic, and the 1-0 score remained to the final whistle.

London improve to a 8-9-2 record for 26 points to move into sixth position in the standings, while Brantford Galaxy have a 7-10-2 record for 23 points in eighth position.

There was one First Division match postponed Sunday, the Brampton City Utd vs SC Waterloo encounter cancelled due to a waterlogged surface at Victoria Park in Brampton.

There were three Second Division games scheduled for Sunday, with the Toronto Croatia B vs Niagara United B clash ending in a 3-3 draw, and in the late game York Region Shooters B defeated Burlington SC B, 4-0. The third game, Brampton City Utd B vs SC Waterloo B was postponed due to wet ground conditions.

 

CSL GAMES OFF AT BRAMPTON………Waterlogged playing surface at Victoria Park

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Two games have been postponed in the Canadian Soccer League Sunday due to the weather. The Brampton City Utd vs SC Waterloo match and the Brampton City Utd B vs SC Waterloo B reserve encounter, both scheduled for Sunday afternoon at Victoria Park in Brampton, have been called off due to water on the playing surface.

One CSL game was postponed Saturday when a transportation delay of the visiting team for the Toronto Croatia vs Niagara United game scheduled for a 7.30pm kickoff at the Loyola HS Stadium, caused the game to be cancelled.

TORONTO ATOMIC DEFEAT MILTON SATURDAY…..move into fourth spot in standings

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Toronto Atomic FC moved into fourth place in the standings with a 2-0 victory over Milton SC in the only game played in the CSL First Division Saturday.

Midfielder Mykhailo Basarab opened the scoring for Toronto Atomic at 25 minutes in the game at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke for a 1-0 lead, the score at the break. It was Basarab’s third goal of the season.

Dario Brezak made it 2-0 at the 81st minute mark and the score held up until the final whistle.

Toronto Atomic improved to a 9-8-2 WLT record for 29 points to move into fourth spot in the First Division, a point behind third place SC Waterloo.

Milton are at 6-9-3 for 21 points in 11th position in the table.

The Toronto Croatia vs Niagara United clash set for Loyola HS Stadium was postponed due to transportation problems en route.

There were two games in the CSL Second Division Saturday, with Milton SC B defeating Toronto Atomic FC B 2-1 and Brantford Galaxy B rolled over Serbian White Eagles B, 9-0.

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES RELENTLESS IN PURSUIT OF TITLE

Serbian White Eagles head coach Uros Stamatovic.
Serbian White Eagles head coach Uros Stamatovic.

Serbian White Eagles continued their relentless drive to the league title with a 1-0 victory over Scarborough SC, the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday.

It was the 13 win of the season for a team determined to win the CSL First Division title as a prelude to the more coveted CSL Championship being staged at Waterloo on October 25.

Friday’s game was decided by just one goal at 51 minutes following a tough, tenacious scoreless first half. Forward Milos Scepanovic found the net past Scarborough goalkeeper Mladen Kukrika directly from a corner kick and while both sides missed chances to change the score, the outcome of the game played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke appeared never in doubt with Serbian Eagles having a distinct edge in the play.

Serbian White Eagles are 10 points clear of their nearest rivals Toronto Croatia in the CSL First Division standings, and while the First Division title is by no means decided, there are few that will deny the eventual outcome with just three games remaining for the league leaders and five each for Toronto Croatia and SC Waterloo.

“I’m very pleased with the way everyone has responded following an investment to strengthen the team following the 2014 season,” said head coach Uros Stamatovic following Friday’s win. Players like Marko Krasic and Radenko Kamberovic, and others, have given us the extra strength needed to win the CSL.”

Serbian White Eagles now have a 13-2-4 WLT record for 43 points and three games remaining, ten points ahead of Toronto Croatia (five games remaining) and 13 points in front of SC Waterloo, also with five games still to play.

Scarborough have a 5-7-7 record for 22 points in ninth position in the table.

Serbian White Eagles next game is at Burlington on September 20.

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES VICTORY CLINCHES PLAYOFF BERTH……Complete Sunday Roundup in the CSL

white-eaglesSerbian White Eagles became the first First Division team to clinch a playoff spot with a 2-0 victory over London City, while in other game played Sunday,  Brampton City Utd defeated Milton SC 4-0, Burlington SC won a see-saw struggle 4-3 over Niagara United and SC Waterloo crept closer to the top of the standings with a 4-2 win over Toronto Atomic FC.

Forward Milos Scepanovic opened the scoring for Serbian White Eagles at 79 minutes, near the end of  a scoreless, well-played encounter at the Hellenic Centre in London. The veteran striker found the net past London goalkeeper Luka Besenic for the 1-0 lead and t was Scepanovic’s fourth goal of the season.

Sahjah Reid found the net to increase the lead for the visitors to 2-0, the score at the final whistle. The goal was Reid’s 15th of the season with the Serbian White Eagles’ striker running second in the CSL goalscoring race.

Serbian White Eagles have an impressive 12-2-4 record on the season for 40 points to now lead second place Toronto Croatia by seven points in the standings and have qualified for a playoff berth as a result of the win.

London have a 6-9-2 record for 20 points in 10th place.

Midfielder Juber Quinteros opened the scoring for Brampton City Utd at the ninth minute mark in the game against Milton SC at Victoria Park in Brampton for a 1-0 score at the break.

Forward Jean Tshimpaka increased the lead to 2-0 at 57 minutes and struck again 10 minutes later for a 3-0 Brampton lead.

Forward Jonathan Jebbison scored at 80 minutes, his ninth of the season, for a 4-0 lead, the result at the end of the game.

Brampton City Utd improve to a 7-7-5 record for 26 points in the table, while Milton SC are at 6-8-3 for 21 points.

It was a see-saw struggle between Burlington SC and Niagara United at Nelson Stadium in Burlington, with Nikola Stanojevic opening the scoring for Burlington at 13 minutes, and Vladimir Vujovic making it 2-0 at the 32 minute mark, a 2-0 score at the interval.

Midfielder Michael Vitaterna scored for Niagara United, beating Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic for a 2-1 score at 49 minutes, and Vitaterna scored a second goal with a drive from outside of the box to level the score, 2-2 at 63 minutes.

Nenad Nikolic put Burlington in front 3-2 at the 80 minute mark and Erwin Uzunovic increased the lead for the home side one minute later, 4-2 for Burlington. Niagara’s Colin Dougan found the net past Vujasinovic to reduce the lead to 4-3 at 92 minutes, the score at the final whistle.

Burlington improve to 6-9-3 for 21 points, while Niagara United are at 1-12-3 for six points.

Dario Brezak opened the scoring for Toronto Atomic with a looping header over Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura at 11 minutes at Warrior Field in Waterloo, and Waterloo’s Aleksandar Stojiljkovic tied the game 1-1 from a free kick at 29 minutes.

Stojiljkovic scored a second goal for the home side at 34 minutes, a 2-1 score in favour of Waterloo at half-time.

Two goals by Adis Hasecic at 48 and 75 minutes, his 14th and 15th of the season, gave Waterloo a 4-1 lead and Stas Katana reduced the lead to 4-2 with a goal for Toronto Atomic when he found the net past Waterloo’s substitute goalkeeper Jovan Stefan Brudiu in injury time. It was Katana’s fourth goal of the season. Brudiu replaced the injured Hakura late in the first half.

Waterloo move into third position in the standings as a result of the victory, they now have a 9-5-3 for 30 points, while Toronto Atomic are at 8-8-2 for 26 points.

There were three games in the CSL Second Division Sunday:

Brampton City Utd B 1, Milton SC B 1

Brantford Galaxy B 4, Toronto Croatia B 3

Burlington SC 4, B Niagara United B 2

SC Waterloo B and Milton SC B have qualified for a playoff berth in the Second Division.

 

 

GLAVINA HAT-TRICK LEADS TORONTO CROATIA TO 5-0 VICTORY….all goals in the second half

Toronto-CroatiaToronto Croatia scored five second half goals, including a hat-trick by Jure Glavina, in a 5-0 victory over Brantford Galaxy, the only game in the CSL First Division Saturday.

Following a scoreless first half, Glavina scored his hat-trick in a seven minute scoring spree at 48, 50 and 53 minutes to give Toronto Croatia a 3-0 lead early in the second half and lift the midfielder’s output to 11 so far this season.

This was followed up by a goal by Darren Chambers who found the net past Brantford goalkeeper Luka Besenic at the 74 minute mark to increase the lead to 4-0, and 10 minutes later Toronto Croatia midfielder Anes Handanovic beat Besenic to score a fifth goal for the home side and finish with a score of 5-0 at the final whistle.

The goal by Chambers increases his tally for the season to 10, while Handanovic now has three goals in the current campaign.

The win keeps Toronto Croatia in touch with league-leading Serbian White Eagles at the top of the standings. Toronto Croatia now has a 10-4-3 WLT record for 33 points, four points behind Serbian Eagles.

The loss gives Brantford Galaxy a 7-9-2 record for 23 points in sixth position in the standings.

There was one game in the CSL Second Division Saturday, with the visiting Toronto Atomic B holding SC Waterloo B to a 5-5 draw