Niagara United gained their first victory of the season with a 1-0 defeat of Serbian White Eagles at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, the only game in the CSL Friday night.
It was a game of missed opportunities, particularly with Serbian Eagles when Kiril Dimitrov came close at 36 minutes and Djorjije Strunjas at 70 minutes when he faced an empty net after Niagara ‘keeper John DeLuca was well beaten.
The visitors did find the net from one of their chances when forward Keith Makubuya scored at the 80th minute mark. Defender Malcolm Mings started the play in midfield, moved the ball to forward Derek Paterson whose shot was saved by Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Stefan Avramovic. He directed the ball onto the goalpost but the ball reached Makubuya to score from three yards.
The win gives Niagara United a 1-3-2 WLT record for 5 points, while Serbian White Eagles suffered their fourth loss of the current campaign for a 2-4-1 record for 7 points.
Remaining games in the Canadian Soccer League this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Jun 15 Windsor Stadium 7 PM Windsor Stars vs Astros Vasas FC
Sun, Jun 16 Queen’s West Field 1 PM Kingston FC vs London City
Sun, Jun 16 Victoria Park 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs SC Waterloo
Sun, Jun 16 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs St. Catharines Wolves
Sun, Jun 16 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Niagara United
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Jun 15 Hershey Turf Field 5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs Niagara United B
Sun, Jun 16 Victoria Park 3 PM Brampton City Utd B vs SC Waterloo B
Sun, Jun 16 Queens West Field 3:15 PM Kingston FC B vs London City B
Sun, Jun 16 St. Joan of Arc 4 PM York Region Shooters B vs St. Catharines Wolves B