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LONDON CITY UPSET BURLINGTON 2-1, Waterloo, Toronto Croatia tie 2-2 Sunday

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Toronto Croatia 2014 1SC Waterloo and Toronto Croatia fought to a 2-2 tie, while London City upset Burlington SC 2-1, two games in the CSL First Division Sunday night.

Waterloo opened the scoring at the Warrior Field in Waterloo after just five minutes when forward Drazen Vukovic took a pass from Mirza Colic to slot the ball into the bottom left corner of the net.

Toronto Croatia tied the score 1-1 at 43 minutes on a penalty kick taken by defender Josip Keran following a foul in the box by Waterloo’s Ranko Golijanin, and just before half-time Vukovic scored his second after taking a pass to the right of goal to score with a low drive into the bottom right corner. It was Waterloo 2, Toronto Croatia 1 at the break and the goals were the 8 goal and 9 goal of the season for Vukovic.

Sean Brown tied the game for Toronto Croatia at the 80 minute mark and it was 2-2 at the final whistle.

Toronto Croatia improve to a 5-3-2 WLT record for 17 points to move into second position in the standings, while Waterloo are at 3-5-4 for 13 points and seventh in the standings.

Following a scoreless first half at the Nelson Stadium in Burlington, London City took lead at 67 minutes, a goal by Marin Vucemilovic Grgic and the prolific forward scored again at 79 minutes, his 11 goal and 12 goal of the season for a 2-0 London City lead.

Nenad Nikolic reduced the lead for the home side at 88 minutes, driving the ball from just inside the box to find the net to the right and it was 2-1 for London City, a score that held to the end.

Burlington drop to third position in the standings with a 5-4-1 record for 16 points, while London City improve to 3-7-1 for 10 points in ninth position.

There was one game played in the CSL Second Division Sunday, Milton FC defeating Serbian White Eagles B, 8-0, and in upcoming games there will be a rare game in the CSL First Division Tuesday night when North York Astros travel to Burlington for a 9 pm kickoff at Nelson Stadium.

 

KINGSTON VICTORY FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP ENCOUNTER WITH SC WATERLOO……Semifinal win over London City

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Kingston-FCKingston FC will meet SC Waterloo, another recent team in the Canadian Soccer League, in the CSL Championship Final at Kalar Park Stadium at Niagara Falls on November 3.

Kingston defeated London City by a 4-2 score in the second semifinal at the Queen’s West Field, Kingston, the only game in the CSL Sunday.

The Kingston win eliminated a team which entered the league back in 1973, to follow Saturday’s first semifinal defeat by SC Waterloo of Toronto Croatia, which entered professional soccer in 1956.

The two finalists entered the CSL First Division in 2011 and while Kingston FC was recognized as a likely contender for league honours from the beginning of the 2013 campaign, Waterloo made strong progress throughout and ended the regular season impressively to have its First Division side bid for the league championship, while its reserve team booked its place in the Second Division final.

London City went ahead 1-0 after 12 minutes in Sunday’s semifinal at Queen’s West field, a goal by Marin Vucemilovic Grigic from the penalty spot when Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar brought down London’s Aldin Kukic on a breakaway.

. Catalin Lichioiu equalized for Kingston from a free kick at 23 minutes and top scorer Guillaume Surot struck from 18 yards for a 2-1 Kingston lead at the break.

Younan Samra equalized for London for a 2-2 tie at 54 minutes and at the 80th minute mark Surot put the home side in front 3-2 from the penalty spot after midfielder Edgar Soglo was fouled in the box.

It was Soglo who scored the fourth goal for Kingston, a drive into the top right corner well out of reach of London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic for a 4-2 score at 90 minutes and the score at the final whistle.

Kingston FC will meet SC Waterloo in the final at Kalar Park Stadium, Niagara Falls on Sunday, November 3, a 2.30 pm kickoff, to be preceded by the Second Division championship decider between Toronto Croatia B and SC Waterloo B at 12 noon.

See CSL Playoffs Summary

LONDON CITY ELIMINATE YORK REGION IN PLAYOFF OPENER….penalty kicks victory

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October 12/2013

London City scored an upset victory to eliminate York Region Shooters from the CSL Championship playoffs, the first post-season game and the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday.

It was a cliff hanger at the St. Joan of Arc ground at Maple, just north of Toronto, a scoreless tie through to the end of 90 minutes to put the game into 30 minutes of overtime. The best chance to win the game during regulation time came at 63 minutes when York Region were awarded a penalty kick by referee Manuel Orellana, but the spot kick by forward Richard West was saved by London ‘keeper Vladimir Markotic.

The first goal came after 110 minutes of play when London City forward Aldin Kukic beat York Region goalkeeper Emanuelle Ameltonis from eight yards to slot the ball to the right and into the net.

York Region Shooters drew level at 119 minutes when midfielder Mario Orestano took a pass from West to drive the ball past Markotic, a 1-1 tie which took the game to the end of overtime and into penalty kicks.

London scored four while York Region Shooters found the net just twice for a 4-2 London City victory on penalty kicks. The southwestern Ontario side advances to the semifinals to be played during the weekend October 18 to 20. The CSL Championship Final is set for Kalar Park, Niagara Falls on Sunday, November 3.

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS
First Division – Quarterfinals
York Region Shooters 1, London City 1 (Extra time)
London City wins 4-2 on penalty kicks

Remaining games this weekend:
First Division – Quarterfinals
Sat, Oct 12 Centennial Stadium, 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs Windsor Stars
Sun, Oct 13 Queen’s West Field 1 pm Kingston FC vs Serbian White Eagles
Mon, Oct 14 Terry Fox Stadium 7 pm Brampton City Utd vs. SC Waterloo
Second Division – Quarterfinals
Sat, Oct.12 Kalar Park 1 pm Niagara United B vs York Region Shooters B
Sat, Oct 12 Hershey Field 7 pm Toronto Croatia B vs Kingston FC B
Sun Oct 13 Hellenic Centre 5 pm London City B vs SC Waterloo B
Sun Oct 13 Club Roma 6 pm St. Catharines Wolves B vs Brampton City Utd B

BURLINGTON DROPS SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES 2-1…result advances Windsor Stars, London City to playoffs.

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Burlington SC kept their playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 victory over Serbian White Eagles in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night, and the result is also important to Windsor Stars and London City as the two southwestern Ontario teams clinch a berth in the playoffs while on the sidelines.

All three goals were scored in the first half in an entertaining encounter at Nelson Stadium, with the first goal scored by Burlington’s  Milos Vucinic who found the at the 13th minute off a corner kick.

Midfielder Kiril Dimitrov equalized for Serbian White Eagles when he found the net past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic at 26 minutes and at the 45th minute mark, Vucinic struck again what turned out to be the winner.  The Burlington defender drove the ball past Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Scott Cliff after intercepting a pass in the penalty box for a 2-1 score at half-time and at the final whistle.

Three players were shown the red card by referee Arthur Korbiel. They are James Stamopoulos of Burlington SC and Nikola Negojevic of Serbian White Eagles following an altercation at 83 minutes, and defender Mario Gavran of Burlington after receiving a second caution just before the final whistle.

The Burlington win prevents Serbian White Eagles from picking up enough points to overhaul Windsor Stars and London City – these two teams have 27 points in the table, Serbian Eagles have two games remaining in the regular season and can only finish with a maximum 26 points if both games are won.

Seven teams now occupy playoff berths. They are Kingston FC, York Region Shooters, Toronto Croatia, Brampton City Utd, SC Waterloo, Windsor Stars and London City. Any one of four teams – St. Catharines Wolves, Astros Vasas FC, Burlington SC and Serbian White Eagles, can win the last playoff spot available.

The eight teams will play quarterfinal games Thanksgiving weekend, October 11 – 14, the semifinals will be played the following weekend with the CSL Championship Final on Sunday, November 3 at Niagara Falls. The CSL Championship will be preceded that day with the Second Division Championship.

Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Sep 28  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs  Niagara United 
Sat, Sep 28  Windsor Stadium  7 PM Windsor Stars vs Brampton City Utd 
Sun, Sep 29  Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs Kingston FC
Sun, Sep 29  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs  St. Catharines Wolves
Sun, Sep 29  Hershey Field  9 PM Toronto Croatia vs York Region Shooters

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Sep 28  Eglinton Flats 3 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Kingston FC B
Sun, Sep 29  Hershey Field  5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs SC Waterloo B

LONDON CITY, WATERLOO SCORE MIDWEEK VICTORIES….another hat-trick for Vucemilovic-Grgic

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London City improved its chances of a playoff berth with a deserved 4-2 defeat of Brampton City, while SC Waterloo, which has already secured a playoff spot, eased past Serbian White Eagles 2-1, two games in the CSL Wednesday night.
A highlight of the London victory at the Hellenic Centre in London was three goals by striker Marin Vucemilovic-Grgic, his second hat-trick in less than a month, having scored all three in a 3-2 victory over SC Waterloo on September 6.
Vucemilovic-Grgic opened the scoring for London with his first goal at nine minutes and Zvonko Bakula found the net past Brampton goalkeeper Camilo Benzi to make it 2-0 at the 18th minute mark.  Brampton reduced the lead with a goal from the penalty spot at 24 minutes when referee Arthur Kobiel ordered the kick following a foul in the box. Milos Scepanovic scored, his 15th of the season and it was 2-1 at the interval.
Vucemilovic Grgic struck his second at 48 minutes and his third to complete the hat-trick for a 4-1 London lead at 55minutes. The three goals gives Vucemilovic-Grgic 19 for the season.
Stephen Hall scored a late goal at 90 minutes for the visitors and it was 4-2 at the final whistle.
The game completes London’s regular season with an 8-11-3 WLT record for 27 points, but the southwestern Ontario club must wait the outcome of other games to find out if it has secured a playoff berth. 
Brampton have a 12-7-1 record for 37 points and will end the regular season in the top four.
Dado Hadrovic had SC Waterloo on the road to a win at Esther Shiner Stadium with a goal at the 25th minute mark and Serbian White Eagles suffered a second set-back when forward Sahjah Reid was shown the red card by referee Michael Anthony Izzo at 26 minutes. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Forward Ramon Bailey scored with a low drive from 30 yards to tie the game for Serbian Eagles at 54 minutes, but Ranko Golijanin struck the winner for Waterloo  when he found the net from 12 yards past Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Scott Cliff at the 70th  minute mark, a 2-1 final score in favour of the visitors.
Waterloo has played 20 games and is finishing its regular season strongly with a 9-7-4 record for 31 points and presently in fifth position in the standings, while Serbian White Eagles have a 6-11-2 record for 20 points in 10th position.

KINGSTON HELD TO 1-1 TIE BY SERBIAN EAGLES…..weather takes out London City vs Brampton

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Kingston FC were held to a 1-1 tie by Serbian White Eagles in a well-played game in doubt until the final whistle at Esther Shiner Stadium, North York, the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night. Another game scheduled, London City vs Brampton City Utd., was called off at the Hellenic Centre, London, due to thunderstorms and lightning.

Kingston were heavily favoured to land an additional three points in their bid for the CSL First Division title, but it was Serbian Eagles to strike first with a goal at 28 minutes by midfielder Djorjije Strunjas. He drove the ball low from inside the penalty box to catch the left side of the net out of reach of Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar.

It was 1-0 at half-time.

Just three minutes into the second half striker Guillaume Surot equalized with a low shot from 25 yards to beat Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Scott Cliff. It was Surot’s 25th goal of the season and improved his already good chances of winning the First Division goalscoring title in the regular season which is due to end early October.

There were few opportunities for either side to catch a winner, although at 85 minutes Ramon Bailey came close in an attempt that was saved by Taser.

The game ended 1-1, giving Kingston a 14-3-2 WLT record for 44 points which is one-up over York Region Shooters at 83 points. Serbian White Eagles have a 7-10-1 record for 22 points in eighth place.

Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Sep 21 Windsor Stadium 7 PM Windsor Stars vs Catharines Wolves
(Ref: Michael Stenbring, Assist: Joe Barile, Gabriel Burlacu 4th Joey Filipic
Sat, Sep 21 Kalar Sports Park 7 PM Niagara United vs SC Waterloo
(Ref: Ramee Arbaji, Assist: Matthew Mendonca, Blake Williams, 4th Armando Pereira)
Sun, Sep 22 CaraCo Homes Field, Invista Centre 1 PM Kingston FC vs York Region Shooters
Ref: Francis Latulippe Assist: Marie-Josee Charbonneau, Jean-Francois Marchand 4th Erick Laliberte
Sun, Sep 22 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref: Yusri Rudolf, Assist:Jessica Patton, John Vlahos, 4th:Hassane Riffai)
Sun, Sep 22 Hershey Centre 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Burlington SC
(Ref: Justin Tasev, Assist: Sahab Jamshidi, Blake Williams; 4th David Di Pasquale)

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Sep 21 Kalar Sports Park 4 PM Niagara United B vs SC Waterloo B
Sat, Sep 21 Hershey Field 5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs London City B
Sat, Sep 21 Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Brampton City Utd B POSTPONED – Ground conditions
Sun, Sep 22 CaraCo Homes Field, Invista Centre  3:15 PM Kingston FC B vs York Region Shooters B
Mon, Sep 23 Terry Fox (Ching Park) 8 PM Brampton City Utd B vs SC Waterloo B

VUCEMILOVIC-GRGIC HAT-TRICK A BIG WIN FOR LONDON CITY….defeat southwestern Ontario rivals 3-2

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Marin Vucemilovic Grgic, last year’s MVP in the Canadian Soccer League and leading goalscorer for London City this year, scored all three goals for his team to defeat southwestern Ontario rivals SC Waterloo Region 3-2 in a highly entertaining encounter at the Hellenic Centre ground in London Friday night.
The game was an important one for both teams in the upper half of the CSL First Division standings pulling all stops to secure one of the four remaining playoff berths. Four spots have already been clinched by Kingston, Brampton, York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia.
Forward Drazen Vukovic opened the scoring for Waterloo at the 37th minute mark for a 1-0 lead at the break.
Vucemilovic-Grgic tied the score 1-1 at 47 minutes and put London City into a 2-1 lead nine minutes later
Vukovic made it 2-2 when he found the net past London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic at the 72nd minute mark – his 10th goal of the season –  but just 60 seconds later Vucemilovic-Grgic collected the ball from a breakaway to drive the winner into the net to the left of Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura, a 3-2 London lead.
The goal proved to be the game winner after Waterloo failed to score while pressing for an equalizer and it completed the hat-trick for Vucemilovic-Grgic and lifted the Split, Croatia native’s goals to 14 on the season.
The win improves London City’s record to 7-10-3WLT for 24 points and tied for 6th position in the standings, while SC Waterloo now have a 6-6-4 record for 22 points in 7th position.
Remaining games this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Sep 7 Kalar Sports Park 7 PM Niagara United vs Serbian White Eagles 
(Ref: Justin Tasev, Assist:Victor Abou-Assaleh, Colman O’Meara 4th Hassane Rifai)
Sun, Sep 8 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs SC Waterloo
(Ref: Yusri Rudolf, Assist: Brian Butler, David Di Pasquale 4th Jeff Fearnall) 
Sun, Sep 8 Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs St. Catharines Wolves
(Ref:Ljubisa Vrljes, Assist: Benjamin Jacobs, Scott Milliquet 4th Scott Decker) 
Sun, Sep 8 Victoria Park 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs York Region Shooters 
(Ref: Pierre Acouri, Assist: Dan Popescu, Timothy Wong 4th Sean Hornsby)
Sun, Sep 8 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Windsor Stars
(Ref: Steve Depiero, Assist: Gianni Facchini, Peter Pendli 4th Ramee Arbaji) 
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Sep 7 Kalar Sports Park 4 PM Niagara United B vs Serbian White Eagles B 
Sat, Sep 7 Hershey Field 5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs St. Catharines Wolves B 
Sun, Sep 8 Victoria Park 3 PM Brampton City Utd B vs York Region Shooters B

WAIGANJO HAT-TRICK LEADS KINGSTON…….London City blank St. Catharines 2-0

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Midfielder Paul Kihara Waiganjo led Kingston FC with a hat-trick  to a 4-2 away victory over Niagara United, while London City continued to climb the CSL First Division with a 2-0 home win against St. Catharines Wolves, two games in the CSL Saturday.
Waiganjo opened the scoring for Kingston at the 22nd minute mark at Kalar Park in Niagara Falls, he found the net off a rebound following a save by Niagara goalkeeper Brad Gemmell and the Kenya-born Waiganjo struck again just six minutes later to give the visitors a 2-0 lead, the score at half-time.
Striker Guillaume Surot increased the lead to 3-0 for Kingston at 56 minutes, again after Gemmell made saves from two attempts on the home goal – it was Surot’s 17th goal of the season.
Niagara’s Andy Tiedt reduced the lead to 3-1 with a goal at the 58th minute mark and following good attacking play at both ends, Waiganjo completed his hat-trick at 73 minutes for a 4-1 Kingston lead following a breakaway by the visiting team.
Tiedt scored his second goal just before the final whistle for a 4-2 victory, the 11th of the season for a league-leading Kingston with 34 points. 
Marin Vucemilovic Grgic found the net past St. Catharines goalkeeper Matthew Greco at 66 minutes to open the scoring for London City at the Hellenic Centre in London, a 1-0 lead over St. Catharines Wolves following a well-played, scoreless first half.
 Forward Younan Samra made it 2-0 at 77 minutes, a score that held to the final whistle.
   
It was the sixth win for the southwestern Ontario side, now tied for fifth place in the First Division standings.
There were three games played in the CSL Second Division Saturday night:
SC Waterloo B 1, Brampton City Utd B 0
Niagara United B 2, Kingston FC B 1
St. Catharines Wolves B 1, London City B 0
Serbian White Eagles B vs Toronto Croatia B POSTPONED – GROUND CONDITIONS
REMAINING GAMES THIS WEEKEND:
FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Aug 18  Victoria Park  3 PM Brampton City Utd  vs Windsor Stars 
(Ref: Manuel Orellana, Assist: Scott Milliquet, Alex Themistocleous 4th: Zac Taylor)
Sun, Aug 18  St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Burlington SC 
(Ref: A.N. Other, Assist: Jessica Patton, Fabrizio Stasolla 4th. Michael Izzo)
Sun, Aug 18  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs SC Waterloo
(Ref: Armando Pereira, Assist: Ramee Arbaji, Brian Butler 4th Scott Decker) 

YORK REGION SHOOTERS MAKE IT EIGHT IN A ROW…Toronto Croatia rebounds while Brampton falls to London City

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York Region
Shooters extended their winning streak to eight games, Toronto Croatia bounced
back with a victory over Burlington SC and Brampton City Utd fell to London
City, three games in the CSL Sunday.

 

It was
scoreless for most of the hard-fought contest at Victoria Park in Brampton with
the first goal coming at 78 minutes when London City midfielder Harris Faziagic
opened the scoring for the visitors, a well-taken goal while cutting in from
the right wing to drive the ball in off the post away from a beaten Camilo
Benzi in the Brampton goal.

 

Just six
minutes later, Benzi was shown the red card by referee David Di Pasquale who
ejected the Brampton goalkeeper for Violent Conduct.

 

Brampton
pressed to get on even terms in the latter stages, but London increased their
lead when Jefferson Omide Agaiha scored into an empty net at 99 minutes while
substitute Brampton goalkeeper Euloge Kodzo Awitor was caught out of position.

 

The defeat
is a set-back for the home side while bidding for the First Division title. The
GTA side are third in the standings with an 8-3-0 for 24 points, while London
City improve with a 5-5-3 record for 18 points.

 

It was a
chippy encounter at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple where the home side
York Region Shooters eked out a 1-0 victory over SC Waterloo to extend their
winning streak to eight games, but it was all in doubt until the final whistle.

 

The first
half was scoreless but not without incident with referee Ramee Arbaji extended
to keep the game under control.  York Region
Shooters opened the scoring at 65 minutes, a goal by midfielder Ali Hamam, his
sixth of the season. Hamam drove the ball from 12 yards on to a Waterloo
defender and the ball deflected to enter the net to the right of goalkeeper
Imad Hakura.

 

It was a close
contest through the second half  and
Waterloo had an opportunity to tie the game from the penalty spot when referee
Arbaji called a foul inside the box at the 94th minute mark, but
Drazen Vukovic hit the post with the Shooters goalkeeper Adrian Ibanez well
beaten.

 

The eight
game winning streak gives York Region a 9-2-1 record for 28 points, tied with
Kingston FC for the top position. SC Waterloo has a 5-3-3 record for 18 points
and still very much in contention.

 

It was a
ding-dong affair at Nelson Stadium in Burlington where the lead changed hands
starting with Burlington scoring a go-ahead goal against Toronto Croatia at the
sixth minute mark, a goal by midfielder Nicholas Lindsay.

 

 Tihomir Maletic tied the game 1-1 for Toronto
Croatia at the 18th minute mark, the score at half-time,  and the prolific striker again beat Burlington
goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic  at 55
minutes for a 2-1 Croatia lead. The goals were Maletic’s 5th and 6th
of the season.

 

Lindsay
struck again just three minutes later for the home side to level the score 2-2,  his 7th goal of the campaign, but
Toronto Croatia forward Kresimir  Prgomet
scored the winning goal at the 71st minute mark – a 3-2 lead that
held up to the final whistle.

 

Prgomet’s winning
goal was his 7th of the season and the victory lifted Toronto
Croatia to a 7-2-3 record for 24 points, tied for third place in the standings.
Burlington FC have a 4-7-0 record for 12 points.

 

There were
two games in the CSL Second Division Sunday, York Region Shooters B defeated SC
Waterloo B 3-1 and Brampton City Utd B downed London City B, 3-0.

LONDON CITY DEFEAT ST. CATHARINES WEDNESDAY….Centennial Stadium closed causing changes to weekend schedule

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A victory by London City over St. Catharines Wolves at Club Roma in St. Catharines, the only game in the CSL Wednesday, was enough to move the southwestern Ontario team into the upper half of the CSL First Division.

London midfielder Gent Miftari opened the scoring for the visitors at the 14th minute with a drive from the right of the Catharines goal inside the left post for a 1-0 lead at the interval.

The prolific Marin Vucemilovic Grgic scored a second goal for London City at 64 minutes, his sixth of the season, a strike from the left of the goal inside the box, entering  the right corner of the net.

St. Catharines scored at 84 minutes with a goal by forward Christian Carvajal who collected a pass from Brett Larocque to reduce the lead, but while both sides had scoring opportunities the game ended 2-1 in favour of London City.

London improved to a 3-5-3 WLT record for 12 points and elevated to 6th in the standings, while St. Catharines have a 2-5-0 for 6 points record, currently 11th in the table.

CENTENNIAL STADIUM COSED

Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke has been closed for a period of time up to four weeks following serious flooding of the playing surface on Monday.

The Serbian White Eagles vs Toronto Croatia game scheduled for this coming Friday, July 12 at Centennial Stadium has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.
 
The Toronto Croatia vs Astros Vasas FC game to be played this coming  Sunday July 14 at Centennial Stadium has been rescheduled to be played at Lamport Stadium, Toronto on Saturday, July 13 at 8 pm.
 

TWO GOALS BY VUCEMILOVIC GRGIC DRIVES LONDON CITY TO FIRST VICTORY

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London City gained their first victory of the current campaign with a 3-1 defeat of southwestern Ontario rivals Windsor Stars in a well-played encounter at the Hellenic Community ground in London Friday.
Marin Vucemilovic Grgic was a big part of the victory with two goals, the first when last season’s MVP in the CSL found the net past Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli at 28 minutes and the second at 42 minutes on a penalty awarded by referee Scott Decker. The goals were the 3rd and 4th of the season for Vucemilovic Grgic. It was 2-0 at the interval.
Forward Younan Samra increased the London lead to 3-0 at 58 minutes and 10 minutes later Windsor midfielder Adam Philp cut the lead to 3-1 with his second goal of the season – it was 3-1 in favour of London City at the final whistle.
The win lifts London away from the foot of the table with a 1-3-3 WLT record for 6 points, while Windsor Stars are at 1-2-0 for 3 points.
Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION 
Sat, Jun 22  Kalar Sports Park  7 PM Niagara United vs Burlington SC 
Sun, Jun 23  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC  vs York Region Shooters  
Sun, Jun 23  Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs Windsor Stars 
Sun, Jun 23  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd  vs Kingston FC 
Sun, Jun 23  Warrior Field Waterloo 7 PM SC Waterloo vs London City  
Sun, Jun 23  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs St. Catharines Wolves 
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Jun 22  Portuguese/Oriental 11 AM SC Waterloo B vs York Region Shooters B 
Sun, Jun 23  Victoria Park  3 PM Brampton City Utd B vs Kingston FC B 
*Sun, Jun 23  Club Roma Park 3 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs London City B 
(*Note change of kickoff time from 6 PM to 3 PM)

ST. CATHARINES WOLVES FULL MARKS FOR SEASON OPENER VICTORY..London City salvage late tie with Shooters

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A goalmouth miscue by York Region Shooters at 93 minutes gave London City a 2-2 tie at the Hellenic Community Centre ground in London and in one other game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night, St. Catharines Roma Wolves handed the home side Serbian White Eagles a 3-1 defeat at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke.

It was a chippy affair in London where three players – two from the visiting Shooters and one from London City were shown the red card by referee Matt McCready for offences which included violent conduct.

Forward Aldin Kukic put London City into the lead at 37 minutes and Nicolas Martinez of York Region Shooters tied the score 1-1 at the 44th minute mark.

Richard West put the visitors in front at 83 minutes when he found the net past London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic and York Region appeared to have the game won when in added time Shooters goalkeeper Adrian Ibanez was involved in a goalmouth collision. The mishap allowed London midfielder Gent Miftari to pick-up the loose ball and find the net from close range for a 2-2 tie.

The ejections, which left York Region Shooters with nine men, were Andre Stewart and Rickey Herron, while Marin Vucemilovic Grgic of London City was also ordered off.

St. Catharines Wolves were full marks for their first victory of the season in the Garden City’s season opener and it was Calvin Rosario of St. Catharines who opened the scoring at 42 minutes when he headed in a free kick. It was 1-0 at the break.

Antonio Stranges made it 2-0 three minutes into the second half following a breakaway and at the 70th minute a Serbian White Eagles home victory became more unlikely when Daniel Chamale was ordered off on receiving a second yellow card.

The visitors went further ahead on a goal by Brett Larocque at 83 minutes and two minutes later Serbian White Eagles were awarded a penalty kick and Kiril Dimitrov scored with his second attempt from the spot for a 3-1 final score in favour of St. Catharines Wolves.

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, May 25  Kalar Sports Park  7 PM Niagara United vs Brampton City Utd 
Sun, May 26  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Kingston FC
Sun, May 26  St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Serbian White Eagles 
Sun, May 26  Warrior Field Waterloo 7 PM SC Waterloo  vs Burlington SC
Sun, May 26  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia  vs London City 

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, May 25  Portuguese/Oriental 11 AM SC Waterloo B vs St. Catharines Wolves B
Sat, May 25  Kalar Sports Park  4 PM Niagara United B vs Brampton City Utd B
Sat, May 25  Hershey Field  5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs Kingston FC B
Sun, May 26  St. Joan of Arc  4 PM York Region Shooters B vs Serbian White Eagles B 

LONDON CITY, NIAGARA UNITED BATTLE TO SCORELESS TIE

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London City and Niagara United battled to a scoreless tie in wet conditions at the TD Waterhouse Stadium in London, the opening game in the new season for both teams and the only game scheduled in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night.

 

Both teams had opportunities to score, but goalkeepers Vladimir Markotic for the home side and John De Luca for Niagara United were sound through to the final whistle.

 

Midfielder Marin Vucemilovic Grgic, the league’s MVP while playing for Toronto Croatia in 2012, was always a threat for London City, while Derek Paterson was prominent for the visitors.

 

London City are at home to York Region Shooters on May 24, while Niagara United will visit SC Waterloo on Sunday.

 

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend are all First Division games on Sunday:

 

Sunday, May 12  Nelson Stadium  5 pm Burlington SC vs. Serbian White Eagles

Sunday, May 12  St. Joan of Arc    6.30 pm York Region Shooters vs.Astos Vasas FC

Sunday, May 12  Warrior Field     7 pm SC Waterloo vs. Niagara United

Sunday, May 12  Centennial Stadium  8 pm Toronto Croatia vs. Kingston FC