Forward Leaford Allen struck an opening season hat-trick to lead Brampton City Utd to a 3-1 defeat of the current CSL champions SC Waterloo, while Serbian White Eagles opened their season with a 2-0 victory over North York Astros and York Region Shooters scored a 3-2 win over Kingston FC, three games in the Canadian Soccer League Sunday. Leaford found the net past Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura at 46 minutes at Warrior Field, Waterloo, for a 1-0 score at the break. Waterloo midfielder Kiril Dimitrov tied it 1-1 at 57 minutes and Leaford completed his hat-trick with goals at 66 minutes and 93 minutes just before the final whistle, a 3-1 final score. York Region Shooters midfielder Hector Mackie opened the scoring at 47 minutes at the St. Joan of Arc ground at Maple, just north of Toronto and Kingston forward and league-leading goalscorer last season, Guillaume Surot, tied the game from the penalty spot following a hand ball at 63 minutes. Mackie put the Shooters in front, 2-1, his second goal at 70 minutes and Adrian Pena increased the lead for the home side with a goal at 73 minutes. Surot reduced the lead to 3-2 with his second goal at the 80th minute mark and it was 3-2 at the final whistle.
“Kingston played well as they usually do, so it was good to get the result, especially in the home opener,” said York Region manager John Pacione following the final whistle. Serbian White Eagles opened the scoring at Esther Shiner Stadium at the 41st minute mark when forward Sahjah Reid collected a save from Astros’ goalkeeper Kevin Lumsden Pinto to drive the ball into the net and it was 1-0 at half-time. Reid scored a second goal when he centered the ball from the corner flag and Pinto failed to collect the ball which drop pped over the line at 61 minutes for a 2-0 the score at the final whistle.
