Stan Adamson

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES ON TOP IN GOAL-FEST DAY

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High scoring Serbian White Eagles (red) on top following 9-2 win.


PHOTO: Renny Harlan – Serbian White Eagles midfielder Nikola Timotijovic struck four times to lift his side to a 9-2 romp over Weston United, Toronto Falcons also had an easy 8-0 rout of Ooty Black Pearl and in a hotly contested opening game of three, Scarborough held on to a 2-1 early second half lead to win its seventh of the season defeating Dynamo Toronto, three games with an abundance of goals at the Paramount ground on Saturday, August 26.

Shaqueil Bradford opened the scoring for Scarborough at the 27th minute mark, helped by a deflection that found the net past Dynamo goalkeeper Ihor Vitiv and Scarborough took a 2-0 lead at 43 minutes with a goal by midfielder Jordan Web. Dynamo’s Mykola Temniuk cut the lead to 2-1 at the 47th minute and the outcome was in doubt until the final whistle, a 2-1 result in favour of Scarborough. Three late substitutes played an important role in maintaining the lead including a strong effort by Jaimie Grondola who was a member of the Chile under-20 national team that took third place in the 2007 World Cup played here in Canada.

Victory gave the east Toronto side a 7-2-1 record for 22 points in second place in the standings, while Dynamo Toronto slipped to fourth position with a 5-4-1 record for 16 points.

The Serbian White Eagles opening goal in the second game by Vladimir Strizovic came early just after kickoff and followed by Marko Stajic making it 2-0 at 17 minutes. Timotijovic entered the picture with his first goal at 32 minutes, his second goal at 60 minutes, the hat-trick at 70 minutes and goal number 4 was struck at the 80th minute mark.

Strizovic scored his second goal at the 22nd minute, Nikola Durkovic found the net past Weston United goalkeeper Marcel da Silva just before the break and midfielder Stefan Pejic found the net at the 35th minute mark to complete the Serbian White Eagles scoring. Weston United defender Edson Rivera scored his side’s first goal at 19 minutes and Pedro Ruso scored the team’s second goal at 39 minutes.

The 9-2 victory marks the sixth time of the 11 matches played this season that Serbian White Eagles has scored 4 or more goals, a marked turn of events from the goal-shy reputation for which the team was known during previous two campaigns. The 9-2 victory keeps Serbian White Eagles five points in front of Scarborough in the standings and the leading team now has a 9-2-0 WLT record. Weston United has a 1-8-2 record for 5 points and sixth in the table.

Midfielder Nemo Shelia struck a hat-trick to lead Toronto Falcons to its 8-0 trouncing of Ooty Black Pearl in the night cap match which was never in doubt following a 5-0 lead at the interval. Sviatoslav Dziadykevych opened the scoring at eight minutes and Shelia made it 2-0 two minutes later. Nazar Slobodian increased the lead to 3-0 at 15 minutes, Dziadykevych made it 4-0 at 36 minutes and Shelia struck his second goal at 45 minutes.

Shelia completed the hat-trick four minutes into the second half, and two late goals at 78 and 80 minutes were scored by Valentyn Makoviichuk, an 8-0 score at the final whistle.

Toronto Falcons improve to a 6-3-1 record for 19 points and moving into third position in the table, while Ooty Black Pearl have a 0-8-2 record for two points and seventh position in the standings.

The regular season will resume at the Mattamy Sports Park on Saturday, September 9 with a Weston vs Toronto Falcons 2pm opener of three matches, Dynamo Toronto vs Hamilton City is a 4 pm kickoff and Ooty Black Pearl vs Scarborough at 6.

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES FIVE POINTS CLEAR…..Falcons, Hamilton win

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Toronto Falcons (yellow) hard fought 1-0 win over Scarborough

Serbian White Eagles increased its lead at the top of the standings with a 4-0 victory over Dynamo Toronto, Hamilton City outplayed Weston United 5-2 and Toronto Falcons scored a narrow 1-0 win over Scarborough, three games in the Canadian Soccer League, August 19 triple header at the Mattamy Sports Park Saturday.

Midfielder Vitor de Jesus opened the scoring at 18 minutes for Weston United, beating Hamilton goalkeeper Aleksandar Nikolic from close range for the 1-0 lead and Dragor Zugelj equalized for Hamilton at 37 minutes, a 1-1 score at half-time.

Hamilton City went ahead 2-1 when Vladimir Dojcinovic found the net with a low drive inside the right post at 60 minutes, Luan Cortez tied the score 2-2 for Weston at 69 minutes and Zugelj scored a second goal for a 3-2 Hamilton lead at 70 minutes. Vukasin Kovacevic made it 4-2 two minutes later, just before Hamilton City was reduced to 10 men when midfielder Anton Sigul was shown the red card at the 77th minute mark following a second yellow.

Dojcinovic completed the scoring for Hamilton City with his second goal at 80 minutes, a 5-2 score at the final whistle. It was Hamilton City’s fourth win of the season, an improving 4-5-1 WLT record for 13 points and fifth in the standings, while Weston United remain in sixth position with a 1-7-2 record and five points.

It was a close, attractive encounter between Toronto Falcons and Scarborough that was in doubt through to the final whistle. Falcons’ midfielder Nemo Shelia struck the eventual winning goal close to the interval, a low drive from outside the box that found the net past Scarborough goalkeeper Vladimir Dragicevic.

While the pace picked up in the second half, Scarborough came close to tying the game which included a missed penalty kick following a Scarborough attack challenged by Falcons’ keeper Anatolii Starushchenko, which also brought out the yellow card and served to underscore that the Ukrainian goalkeeper was outstanding by the minute. Toronto Falcons and Starushchenko held on for the win following which Falcons’ official Zhane Gendunov was quick to say the important victory came “from a strong team effort in which Starushchenko was certainly outstanding.” Toronto Falcons now have a 5-3-1 record for 16 points to tie for third place with Dynamo Toronto.

Serbian White Eagles and the CSL’s leading goalscorer Marko Stajic pointed the way in the late game with a goal against Dynamo Toronto to be followed late in the match by two from midfielder Stefan Pejic at 70 and 80 minutes and a single by Vladimir Strizovic at the 85th minute mark. The decisive victory was the eighth of the season, giving last season’s league title winners a five-point margin (8-2-0) for 24 points at the top of the standings. Dynamo Toronto has a 5-3-1 record for 16 points.

Next week’s games move to the Paramount Field in Mississauga on Saturday, August 26 when Scarborough and Dynamo Toronto meet in the opening game at 2 pm, followed by Serbian White Eagles vs Weston United at 4 pm and Toronto Falcons vs Ooty Black Pearl at 6.

SCARBOROUGH AND DORDEVIC IMPRESS…..Falcons and Hamilton also win

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Toronto Falcons defeated league leaders Serbian White Eagles by a 2-1 score, Hamilton City struck four in the first half to beat Ooty Black Pearl 4-2 and Scarborough striker Petar Dordevic scored a hat-trick in his side’s 5-0 victory over Weston United, three games in the Canadian Soccer League at the Mattamy Sports Park Saturday.

Toronto Falcons opened the scoring just four minutes after the kickoff when Nazar Slobodian drove a direct free kick inside the right post and out of reach of Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Nikola Postic, a 1-0 lead at the interval and Vasyl Matviishyn made it 2-0 for the Falcons at the 60th minute mark. Five minutes later, Serbian White Eagles midfielder Nikola Durkovic drove a distant long shot that found the net past Vasyl Shpuk in the Toronto Falcons goal to reduce the score to 2-1, a score that held in favour of the Falcons at the final whistle. Toronto Falcons improved to a 4-3-1 WLT for 13 points while holding on to fourth position in the standings. Serbian White Eagles are on top with a 7-2-0 record for 21 points.

Anton Sigul scored on a breakaway at the 9th minute mark for a 1-0 Hamilton City lead in the second match and Ooty Black Pearl defender Bahati Michael Rusage scored from outside the box to tie the game 1-1 at 16 minutes. Hamilton City then scored three goals before the break, the first by Vladimir Dojcinovic at 28 minutes, a goal by midfielder Janko Milosevic at 30 minutes and Marko Djukic made it 4-1 at the 37th minute mark. Mario Peche Morote found the net past Hamilton goalkeeper Aleksandar Nikolic for Black Pearl’s second goal at the 80th minute mark. Hamilton City remain in fifth position in the table with a 3-5-1 record for 10 points, while Ooty Black Pearl have an 0-7-2 record for two points and seventh in the standings.

Scarborough continues to impress having conceded just two goals in the club’s eight-game regular season campaign while the prolific Dordevic hat-trick for a 5-0 rout of Weston United in the late game moved the east Toronto side within two points of top of the table Serbian White Eagles.

Dordevic opened the scoring with a low drive at 15 minutes and found the net again at the 35th minute mark for a 2-0 Scarborough lead at the break. The Serbian striker completed his hat-trick at 77 minutes, with late goals also from Gonzalo Matias at 70 minutes and Shaqueil Bradford at the 79th minute mark. Scarborough now has a 6-1-1 record for 19 points, while Weston United have a 1-6-2 record for five points and sixth in the table.

FIRST VICTORY FOR WESTON UTD – SATURDAY WINS FOR DYNAMO AND SWE

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Weston Utd celebrate first victory in Canadian Soccer League

Expansion team Weston United scored its first victory in the Canadian Soccer League with a 3-2 defeat of Ooty Black Pearl in the opening game of three at the Mattamy Sports Park Saturday. Dynamo Toronto also won a 3-2 squeaker in the second match and Serbian White Eagles triumphed with a 4-2 score over Hamilton City in the late game.

It was a physical opening game encounter with Black Pearl and Weston United attempting to come up with their first win of the season after playing seven regular season league games. There were many untidy challenges and referee Steve Senderovic had to point to the penalty spot twice. Ooty Black Pearl struck first from the spot after defender Steven Craig was tripped in the box at 14 minutes and Dario Brezak made no mistake in finding the net. Brezak scored a second goal immediately following the break and defender Luan Cortez struck for Weston United, a 2-1 Black Pearl lead in the second half. Goals by Joan at 73 minutes and midfielder Vitor de Jesus at 76 minutes won the game for Weston United.

A penalty also opened up the scoring in the second match when Dynamo striker Mykola Temniuk was fouled in the box and Ivliev Sergii scored for a1-0 Dynamo lead at the 25th minute mark. Temniuk made it 2-0 three minutes later and midfielder Pavlo Chornomaz increased the Dynamo lead to 3-0 at 38 minutes, the former Ukrainian First League player heading in a cross from the wing out of reach by Falcons’ goalkeeper Vasyl Shpuk. It was 3-0 at the break.

Toronto Falcons rallied to score two second half goals by Daniil Rodin at 71 minutes and Denys Diachenko at the 75th mark, which held for a 3-2 score in favour of DynamoToronto at the final whistle.

Serbian White Eagles goalkeeper Adrian Ibanez saved an early penalty in the late game, but this was followed by Hamilton City midfielder Vukasin Kovacevic cutting in from the wing to score for a 1-0 lead at 20 minutes . Danilo Bakoc tied 1-1 for Serbian White Eagles at 38 minutes and two minutes later Srjan Simovic put the Toronto-based team into a 2-1 lead. Hamilton City tied 2-2 with a picture goal from outside the box by Branco Gavric, the goal coming at the 49th minute mark. Serbian White Eagles was more prominent as the second half progressed, which paid dividends, goals by Nikola Timolijevic at 61 minutes and forward Vladimir Strizovic at the 70th minute mark, a 4-2 score at the final whistle.

Games in the Canadian Soccer Lead will resume at the Mattamy Sports Park on Saturday, August 12 with Toronto Falcons vs. Serbian White Eagles at 2pm, Hamilton City vs Ooty Black Pearl at 4 pm and Scarborough vs Weston United at 6pm.

SATURDAY VICTORIES FOR SCARBOROUGH, SERBIAN EAGLES AND DYNAMO

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A 9-1 victory for Dynamo Toronto

Scarborough maintained its strong bid for the CSL league title with a 5-0 victory over Hamilton City in the opener of three games at the Mattamy Sports Park Saturday, Serbian White Eagles maintained its good form with a 4-1 defeat of Ooty Black Pearl and Dynamo Toronto trounced Weston United 9-1 in the late game.

Scarborough striker Petar Dordevic found the net to beat Hamilton goalkeeper Obrad Bejatovic to open the scoring at the 40th minute mark, a 1-0 lead at the interval. Marvin Morgan made it 2-0 at 65 minutes, followed by goals by midfielder Jordan Webb at 75 minutes, Jaime Grandona at 80 minutes and Cesar Dorantes wrapped up the scoring at the 85th minute mark, a 5-0 result at the final whistle.

Hamilton City GM/coach Sasa Vukovic was ejected from the touch line during the first half following misconduct with a match official.

Scarborough lead the standings with a 6-0-1 record for 19 points and are unbeaten in the current campaign while conceding just two goals. Hamilton City is in fifth place with a 2-4-1 record for 7 points.

Matias Leonardo Coria opened the scoring at the 5th minute mark for Ooty Black Pearl in the second game and Marco Stajic struck the equalizer at 45 minutes for Serbian White Eagles. Two goals by forward Vladimir Strizovic and a fourth goal by Nikola Timotijovic at 81 minutes completed the 4-1 victory for Serbian White Eagles. Nikola Durkovic of Serbian White Eagles was shown the red card at the 70th minute mark for Violent Conduct.

Serbian White Eagles now have a 5-2-0 record for 15 points in second position in the standings, while Ooty Black Pearl has a 0-5-2 record for 2 points in sixth position in the table.

Two goals each by prolific goal scorers Ivliev Surgii and Mykola Temniuk during the first half and into the early stages following the interval, together with a goal by midfielder Mpala Aubrey, put the game out of reach for Weston United. Late goals by Dynamo Toronto midfielder Yarmosh Valerii at 78 minutes, Mykyta Pishchulin two minutes later, defender Ivan Kucherenko at 81minutes and Kezic Kristijan just before the final whistle, were interrupted only by a single strike when Weston United’s Vitor Nascimento beat Dynamo goalkeeper Ihor Vitiv to find the net at 60 minutes, a 9-1 result for Dynamo Toronto.

Dynamo Toronto take a clear third in the standings as a result of the win, a 4-2-1 record for 13 points, while Weston United is at 0-5-2 for 2 points in 7th place.

Games resume at the Mattamy Park on Saturday, July 29 with Ooty Black Pearl vs Weston United in the opening game at 2 pm, it’s Dynamo Toronto vs Toronto Falcons at 4 pm and Serbian White Eagles vs Hamilton City at 6.

SCARBOROUGH ON TOP FOLLOWING SIZZLER

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Two more goals by CSL leading scorer Marko Stajic

Scarborough increased its lead at the top of the standings with a 3-2 defeat of Serbian White Eagles in a well-played encounter in doubt up to the final whistle, the opener of three games at the Paramount ground Saturday. In the second match, Toronto Falcons struck three in the second half to take control with a 3-1 victory over Hamilton City, and in the late game Ooty Black Pearl rallied to score twice and recover from a 3-1 deficit to tie Dynamo Toronto 3-3.

Marko Stajic opened the scoring for Serbian White Eagles at the 15th minute mark and Petar Dordevic tied the game for Scarborough at 25 minutes. A penalty, Stajic’s second goal at 44 minutes, gave Serbian Eagles a 2-1 lead at the break. Two second half goals from the penalty spot, the first by Scarborough midfielder Jordan Webb which tied the game 2-2 and the second by Scarborough’s Jaimie Grandona which gave the Toronto east side team a 3-2 victory after a close call when Serbian White Eagles defender Petar Planic struck the Scarborough crossbar with a header three minutes from the end. It was an attractive encounter, a sizzler through to the final whistle.

The win gives Scarborough a 4-point lead at the top of the standings with a 5-0-1 WLT record, with Serbian White Eagles in second position and a 4-1-0 record for 12 points. Scarborough has conceded just two goals from the six games played.

Toronto Falcons came close to scoring several times in the early stages of the match with Hamilton City, with Sviatoslav Dziadykevych most prominent up front. A goal by defender Adam Fiks gave Falcons the lead at 59 minutes, beating Hamilton goalkeeper Aleksandar Nikolic with a ground drive at 46th minute mark. Nazar Slobodian made it 2-0 at 59 minutes and Dziadykevych increased the lead to 3-0 at 74 minutes. Hamilton midfielder Vukasin Kovacevic reduced the lead to 3-1 at the 85th minute mark and the score held to the final whistle. Toronto Falcons are in fourth position in the standings with a 3-2-1 record for 10 points, while Hamilton City is in fifth position with a 2-3-1 record for 7 points.

Forward Jean Mark Kamdem opened the scoring for Ooty Black Pearl in the third match of the day, and Dynamo Toronto forward Ivliev Sergii scored the first of two goals at 42 minutes for a 1-1 tie at the interval. Serhii Ursulenko made it 2-1 for Dynamo at 77minutes and Sergii scored his second for a 3-1 lead one minute later. Ooty Black Pearl rallied deep in the second half to score two goals, the first by Oyedele Luqman at 80 minutes and Abukar Hassan three minutes later for a 3-3 draw at the final whistle. Luqman was shown a red card at the end of the game for a second dissent misconduct.

Dynamo Toronto retain its third position in the standings with a 3-2-1 record for 10 points in the table, while Ooty Black Pearl is in sixth position with a 0-4-2 record.

Games return to the Mattamy ground on Saturday, July 22 with the following schedule:

2PM Scarborough vs Hamilton City 1
4PM OOTY Black Pearl vs Serbian White Eagles
6PM Weston United FC vs FC Dynamo Toronto

SCARBOROUGH ON TOP WITH 5-0 ROUT AND DISCIPLINE DECISION

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Sergii Ivliev hat-trick - photo Djuradj Vujcic

A second half hat-trick which included a penalty kick by Dynamo Toronto midfielder Sergii Ivliev lifted his team to a 3-0 victory over Hamilton City in the second game of three played at the Paramount ground in Mississauga Saturday. In the opening game, Toronto Falcons defeated Weston United 3-0 and a more decisive shut-out win gave Scarborough a 5-0 victory over Ooty Black Pearl FC.

Ivliev found the net beating Hamilton City goalkeeper Januz Sellaj at 67 minutes to break a scoreless midway in the second half, followed by a second goal three minutes later and the hat-trick strike at 84 minutes. The win moved Dynamo Toronto into third position in the standings with a 3-2-0 (WLT) record for nine points, while Hamilton City dropped to fifth (2-2-1) for seven points).

Toronto Falcons gained its second win of the season in the opening game of the afternoon against Weston United with an opening goal at 10 minutes by Nazar Slobodian. It was 2-0 just before the break when Sviatoslav Dziadykevych found the net and a third strike by Vasyl Matviishyn who tapped in at close range for a 3-0 result at the final whistle.

The Falcons (2-2-1 for seven points) nudge up the table to fourth position while expansion team Weston United (0-4-2 for two points) search for the first win in sixth position in the standings.

Scarborough failed to capitalize during a scoreless first half in the finale, but came alive to score five following the interval, including two goals by midfielder Camaal Reid at 55 and 65 minutes. Goals followed by Jaimie Grandona at 66 minutes, Esterban Cardenas at 72 minutes and Gonzalo Matias at 75 minutes.

Scarborough (4-0-1) leads the standings with 13 points following a decision by the CSL Discipline Committee that the abandoned game of June 24 between Dynamo Toronto and Scarborough has been awarded to Scarborough by a 2-0 score. Ooty Black Pearl FC (0-4-1) are winless in seventh position in the standings.

Scarborough returns to the Paramount ground on Saturday, July 15 to meet Serbian White Eagles when the two top teams in the standings clash in what will be an interesting opening game at 2 pm. The second game is Toronto Falcons vs Hamilton City at 4 pm and Ooty Black Pearl FC meet Dynamo Toronto in the late game at 6.

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES, TORONTO FALCONS WIN – Opening game abandoned

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Toronto Falcons (yellow) earn first win of season with 1-0 victory

PHOTO: Renny Harlan

The opening match of three played in the Canadian Soccer League at the Mattamy Sports Park on Saturday was suspended by the referee at 57 minutes due to misconduct on the field of play. In the second game, Serbian White Eagles controlled the play to defeat Weston United 4-0 and in the late game, an early first half goal gave Toronto Falcons a 1-0 result over Ooty Black Pearl.

There were eight yellow cards and three players ejected in a rough and tumble affair that got out of hand with verbal abuse including threats, all of which was enough for referee Milodrag Akmadzic to end the Dynamo Toronto vs Scarborough opener in the second half. An additional red card was shown following the whistle that abandoned the encounter. Dynamo Toronto led 2-0 from goals by forward Mykola Temniuk at 24 minutes, and defender Vadym Gostiev’s strike at the 47th minute mark.

The league has indicated there will be an inquiry by its discipline panel to decide the disposition of the match and discipline considerations for a game which ended with more than 30 minutes remaining on the clock.

Serbian White Eagles’ prolific scorer Maro Stajic opened the scoring with a quick goal from inside the box just two minutes after the kickoff against Weston United. Forward Stefan Milosevic then found the net past Weston goalkeeper Vinicius Pinto de Carvalho at the 12th minute mark for a 2-0 lead at the break. Nikola Durkovic scored twice in a six minute period halfway through the second half when Serbian White Eagles controlled most of the play.

Weston United was reduced to 10 men when midfielder Joao Emmanuel Matos was shown the red card at 56 minutes. It was 4-0 in favour of Serbian White Eagles at the final whistle for the Toronto area team to lead the CSL standings.

There were three attempts including two rebounds before Denys Diachenko put the ball into the net at 14 minutes for Toronto Falcons, a goal almost saved by Oooty Black Pearl goalkeeper MacLean Hawkins-Olinskie in the late game. The goal held to the final whistle for a 1-0 result to give the Falcons its first victory in the campaign, while Ooty Black Pearl is without a win.

The Canadian Soccer League resumes its 2023 schedule on July 8 with three games at a new location Paramount Field 2 in Mississauga.
2PM Toronto Falcons vs Weston United FC
4PM Hamilton City 1 vs FC Dynamo
6PM Scarborough SC vs OOTY Black Pearl FC

DYNAMO TORONTO AND HAMILTON CITY GAIN WINS SATURDAY

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A last minute goal by Jean Marc Kamdem of Ooty Black Pearl FC was the equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Weston United in the opener of three games at the Mattamy Sports Park Saturday, to be followed by a Dynamo Toronto 2-1 victory over Toronto Falcons and in the late game, Hamilton City defeated Serbian White Eagles, 2-1

A slip-up in the Ooty Black Pearl defense allowed Weston United midfielder Murillo Gabriel da Silva an opportunity to open the scoring for a 1-0 lead which came at the 7th minute mark. and the late tying goal followed a cross from the left wing to Marc Kamdem and finding the net past Weston United goalkeeper Vinicius Pinto de Carvalho

Ooty Black Pearl and Weston United are expansion teams in the CSL and both teams are searching for their first regular season victory.

In the second game, two first half goals by Dynamo Toronto midfielder Ivliev Sergii were enough to give his side a 2-0 lead at the break and victory over Toronto Falcons. Sergii struck at 20 minutes from the penalty spot following a foul in the box and a second goal four minutes later. Pavlo Shulhan scored at 75 minutes for Toronto Falcons.

Dynamo Toronto has two wins and a loss at this early stage of the season, while Toronto Falcons are winless following their opening three games.

Marko Stajic opened the scoring for Serbian White Eagles against Hamilton City in the third game, collecting the ball from the left to leave Hamilton goalkeeper Januz Bellajwith no chance of a save the low drive. Hamilton midfielder Vukasin Kovacevic struck an equalizer one minute later.

Aleksandar Bosovic scored the winner for Hamilton City from close in at 77 minutes giving the southwestern Ontario side its second win in four games played, with Serbian Eagles suffering its first defeat in regular league play since June 5, 2022.

Next games in the Canadian Soccer League will resume at the Mattamy Sports Park on Saturday, June 24 with Dynamo Toronto hosting Scarborough at 2 pm, Weston United at home to Serbian White Eagles at 4pm and Ooty Black Pearl against Toronto Falcons at 6.

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES FLYING HIGH

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Twelve months have gone by since Serbian White Eagles lost a regular season league game, a 1-0 defeat by York Region Shooters on June 5, 2022 just prior to a storming four victories that led to a CSL league title win for the Toronto area club. The 2022 success continued at the Mattamy Sports Park Saturday with a 2-1 victory over Toronto Falcons, to follow two regular season league wins while retaining the top position in the standings.

In the two other games of the three played on Saturday, Hamilton City rallied from a 1-0 deficit at the interval to score twice in the second half to defeat Ooty Black Pearl FC, while in the late game Scarborough defeated Weston United, 3-0.

Marko Stajic struck the winner for Serbian White Eagles just before the final whistle, his fourth goal of the season, following a goal by Srdjan Simovic at the 49th minute. Defender Pavlo Shulhan struck for Toronto Falcons.

Oyedele Luqman put Ooty Black Pearl into the lead at 44 minutes in the second match, with Hamilton City midfielder Vukasin Kovacavic equalizing at 54 minutes and Luka Korac scoring the Hamilton winner at the 61st minute mark.

Scarborough, the CSL Championship finalist in 2022, CSL champions in 2021, unbeaten in three so far this early season and the only team not having conceded a goal, held an edge most of the third game against expansion team Weston United.

Scarborough forward Gonzalo Matias found the net past Weston goalkeeper Vinicius Pinto de Carvalho at 15 minutes for a 1-0 lead at the break. Midfielder Mohamed El Sabahy made it 2-0 at 64 minutes and striker Jaime Grandona completed the scoring for the Toronto east side club, a 3-0 victory at the final whistle.

There will be three games at the Mattamy Sports Park on Saturday, June 17, with Weston United FC the home side against Ooty Black Pearl FC, a 2 pm kickoff, it is Toronto Falcons vs Dynamo Toronto FC in the second game with a 4 pm start and Hamilton City will meet Serbian White Eagles at 6.

SERBIAN EAGLES ON TOP FOLLOWING TIES AT MATTAMY

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Marko Stajic – two goals lifted Serbian White Eagles to victory.

Hamilton City overcame a 2-0 first half deficit to score twice in the second half for a 2-2 draw with Weston United in the opening game of three in the Canadian Soccer League at the Mattawa Sports Park Saturday. Scarborough and Toronto Falcons played to a scoreless tie in the second game and in the late game Serbian White Eagles struck three times in the second half for a 3-0 victory over Dynamo Toronto.

Weston United midfielder Vitor de Jesus found the net past Hamilton goalkeeper Aleksandar Nikolic to open the scoring after 10 minutes and de Jesus scored a second goal at 31 minutes for a 2-0 Weston United lead at the break. Hamilton defender Gragor Zugelj scored three minutes into the second half to reduce the lead to 2-1 and forward Moussa Limane tied the game for Hamilton at 63 minutes, a 2-2 tie at the final whistle.

It was de Jesus’ third goal in two opening season games for Weston United after scoring his side’s lone goal in a 4-1 loss to Dynamo Toronto in the opener on May 27.

It was hard fought in the second encounter with Scarborough continuing its reputation for being difficult to defeat going back several seasons. The east Toronto side lost only one regular season result in 2022 and went down to Continentals FC in the CSL championship final, the fifth consecutive year Scarborough reached the championship final game while winning the title in 2019 and 2021. . Saturday’s match was the regular season opener for Toronto Falcons following its Royal CSL Cup victory on May 13.

Marko Stajic opened the scoring for Serbian White Eagles against Dynamo Toronto following a scoreless first half, the goal coming at 52 minutes. Marko Pavicevic made it 2-0 at the 70th minute mark and Stajic scored a second goal to complete the scoring at 86 minutes for a 3-0 result at the final whistle. The victory continues a Serbian Eagles winning way following an opening season win on May 27 and a CSL league title in 2022.

Serbian White Eagles will kickoff the first game of three at the Mattamy Sports Park on Saturday, June 10, a 2 pm kickoff against Toronto Falcons, the second match will see Ooty Black Pearl FC vs Hamilton City 1 at 4 pm and Weston United will meet Scarborough, a 6pm start

EARLY VICTORIES FOR SCARBOROUGH, SERBIAN EAGLES AND FC DYNAMO

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Expansion teams Dynamo Toronto (blue) and Weston United clash in the CSL opener with Dynamo scoring a decisive 4-1 victory. PHOTO Renny Harlan

An early goal at the 12th minute mark of the Canadian Soccer League’s season opener between Hamilton City 1 and Scarborough SC was enough to give the Toronto east end team a victory at the Mattamy Recreation Park Sunday. Serbian White Eagles also kicked off the new season with a victory, a 4-2 result over Ooty Black Pearl FC and in the third match of three Dynamo Toronto FC scored a decisive 4-1 win over Weston United.

Scarborough forward Petar Dordevic drove the ball into the Hamilton net out of reach of goalkeeper Aleksandar Nikolic from close range to score the winner in an attractive even contest through the remainder of the first half and a scoreless second half through to the final whistle.

Dario Brazak opened the scoring for Ooty Black Pearl at 22 minutes and Marko Krasic drew level for Serbian White Eagles just before the break. Serbian Eagles pressed during the early stages of the second half with Srdjan Simovic and Marko Stajic coming close to scoring including Stajic’s striking the post.

Serbian White Eagles, along-standing professional team in the Canadian soccer community going back to the 1960s, holds the distinction of being the first Canadian soccer team to compete in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Serbian Eagles entered the Canadian Soccer League in 2006, while Ooty Black Pearl is an expansion team entering an inaugural season in professional soccer. The name, in part, is derived from a community in a southern region of India.

Serbian White Eagles took 2-1 lead at 55 minutes with a drive from the right wing from Petar Planic and Black Pearl tied the score 2-2 at 70 minutes when Anderson Cryuff Ventura Manjate Silva collected the ball inside the Serbian Eagles half to move in and find the net.

Serbian White Eagles took a 3-2 lead when Planic crossed the ball for Stefan Milosevic to head into the net from 10 yards and the Eagles went further ahead 4-2 with a left foot snap shot by Krasic, his second of the match at 83 minutes a 4-2 score at the final whistle.

CSL expansion clubs Weston United FC and Dynamo Toronto FC played the late game with forward Pyniashko Vasyl opening the scoring from the penalty spot for Dynamo Toronto at 19 minutes, a 1-0 lead at the break. Midfielder Yarmosh Valerri made it 2-0 at 46 minutes, Andrew DeMarco increased the lead to 3-0 at 56 minutes and Valerii struck his second for a 4-0 lead two minutes later. Midfielder Vitor de Jesus scored the lone goal for Weston United at 70 minutes for a 4-1 score at the final whistle.

There will be three games at the Mattamy ground on Saturday, June 3, with Hamilton City and Weston United FC at 2 pm, followed by Scarbrough vs Toronto Falcons playing its regular season opener at 4 pm and FC Dynamo Toronto listed as the home side against Serbian White Eagles at 6.

CSL SET FOR REGULAR SEASON KICKOFF

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The Canadian Soccer League will kickoff its regular season on Sunday, May 28, a 2 pm opener at the Mattamy Sports Park in Mississauga when Hamilton City 1 and Scarborough SC meet in the first match, followed by Serbian White Eagles vs Ooty Black Pearl at 4 pm and FC Dynamo vs Weston United at 6.

Seven teams will bid for the league title in a schedule that runs to September 16, to be followed by the post-season playoffs and the season-end finale CSL Championship Final on Saturday, October 7.

The CSL lost two teams during the off season with FC Continentals taking a one-year absence and York Region Shooters moving to League 1. Brantford Galaxy was a late withdrawal, closing its franchise following two seasons playing with a team combined in a merger with Hamilton City during the difficult years of the COVID 19 pandemic.  There are three new teams in the CSL, with Dynamo FC, Ooty Black Pearl FC and Weston United FC. Returning are Hamilton City 1, Scarborough SC, Serbian White Eagles and Toronto Falcons.

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FALCONS OUTSCORE SERBIAN EAGLES IN PENALTY KICKS DECIDER

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PHOTO: Renny Harlan

Toronto Falcons defeated Serbian White Eagles with a 5-4 penalty kicks victory following a well-played, entertaining scoreless 90 minutes at the Mattamy Sports Park in Mississauga Saturday.

The result was seen by as an upset in the Canadian Soccer League season opener following a league title win by Serbian White Eagles in 2022,  while Toronto Falcons ended its inaugural season in professional soccer last year with a fifth place finish in the standings.

Saturday’s match was a special opening event for the Royal CSL Cup, a tribute to long-time CSL announcer Enio Perruzza who died January 15th  2021 at the age of 54 following a period in which the popular Perruzza had heart surgery.

Serbian Eagles was quick to attack from the left wing in the early stages and into the first half with Nikola Timotijevic involved in several dangerous attempts including a drive that hit the lower post with Falcon’s goalkeeper Vasyl Shpuk beaten. A good cross by Timotijevic was headed just over the bar from 15 yards by Stefan Milosevic making his first appearance for the Serbian side.

Andrii Dulibskyi came close for Toronto Falcons late in the first half, his drive going over the bar. There were several close calls just before the break, with the best scoring opportunity for Serbian White Eagles when midfielder Marko Stajic also lifted his drive inches over the bar after collecting a pass and closing in to face the oncoming Shpuk in the Falcons goal.

Falcons goals in the penalty kicks decider were scored by Vasyl Matviyshin, Iaroslav Solonynko, Serhii Pitel, Andrii Sukhetskyi and Yevhen Osypenko, and Serbian White Eagles scorers were Marko Krasic, Stefan Milosevic, Nikola DurKovic and Marko Stajic.

The CSL is releasing its 2023 regular season schedule the week of May 15. The opening three matches will be at the Mattamy Sports Park in Mississauga on Sunday, May 28 with Hamilton City 1 the listed home team against Scarborough SC at 2 pm, to be followed by a 4 pm kickoff for Serbian White Eagles vs Ooty Black Pearl FC and a 6pm kickoff for FC Dynamo Toronto vs Weston United.

PHOTO: Renny Harlan
Serbian White Eagles