FIRST DIVISION TITLE RACE TIGHTENS FOLLOWING VORKUTA VS SCARBOROUGH DRAW SATURDAY
The race for the First Division title tightened even further with a 1-1 draw between FC Vorkuta and Scarborough SC Saturday night, while in one other match in the Canadian Soccer League, SC Waterloo scored late to defeat CSC Mississauga 1-0.
Scarborough struck early at Esther Shiner Stadium when Atif Hammud Ali tapped in a rebound in the second minute of the match for a 1-0 lead that held to the interval.
Vorkuta tied the game 1-1 at 67 minutes, a well-placed drive inside the far post by substitute midfielder Serhii Ursulenko who took a perfect one touch pass from Sergii Ivliev.
It was a well-played encounter in doubt until the final whistle. The result moves Vorkuta, with a 7-1-2 WLT record for 23 points into a tie for top spot with FC Ukraine United in the CSL First Division, while Scarborough are in third position in the standings with a 6-2-3 record for 21 points.
Defender Vladimir Zelenbaba struck the winner at 72 minutes for Waterloo following a close contest throughout at RIM Park. Zelenbaba’s drive from 20 yards was deflected, leaving CSC Mississauga goalkeeper Faris Efendic with little chance to make the save. It was 1-0 in favour of Waterloo at the final whistle.
Waterloo has a 4-2-1 record for 13 points in 7th position in the standings following the victory, while CSC Mississauga remains winless with a 0-8-2 record in ninth position.
There is one game in the CSL Second Division Sunday when Milton SC B travels to Lions Park for a game with Brantford Galaxy B, a 6 pm kickoff and the Canadian Soccer League First Division resumes with 4 games and the Second Division with 3 games during the weekend August 10.
