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)