Serbian White Eagles midfielder Vladimir Strizovic led his team with four goals in a 6-3 victory over Brantford Galaxy and in one other match played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night, Scarborough SC defeated CSC Mississauga 4-0.
Strizovic opened the scoring for Serbian White Eagles at Centennial Stadium in Toronto’s west-end, a tap in from close in at the 10 minute mark and Marko Stajic made it 2-0 for the home side six minutes later, a curving drive from the 18 yard line that entered the far post.
Strizovic scored his second to increase the lead to 3-0 at 25 minutes, scoring off a rebound from Galaxy goalkeeper Georgi Jovicic. Brantford Galaxy cut the lead with two goals before the interval, a goal by Zoran Cyijetic at 30 minutes and a second when Alex Bercik beat Serbian White Eagles goalkeeper Nikola Postic at 44 minutes for a 3-2 score at the break.
Strizovic completed his hat-trick at the 53rd minute mark for a 4-2 Serbian White Eagles lead and the former Serbia Second Division player beat Jovicic to score his fourth goal at 59 minutes for a 5-2 lead. Strizovic now has 7 goals on the season.
Bozidar Tadic struck for Serbian White Eagles at 69 minutes, a 6-2 lead and Bercik found the net for the visitors at the 74th minute mark, a 6-3 result at the final whistle.
Serbian White Eagles are in third position in the standings with a 6-1-1 WLT record for 19 points following the win, while Brantford Galaxy have a 0-8-1 record for one point at the foot of the table.
In the late game at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Scarborough defeated CSC Mississauga 4-0, goals by Kevin Bryan at 25 minutes for a 1-0 lead at the interval, with Alexander Stojiljkovic at 66 minutes and Zoran Rajovic with two late goals, 87 and 90 minutes.
Scarborough continues to occupy the runner-up position in the standings as a result of the victory, the east Toronto team now has a 7-2-1 record for 22 points, three points behind league-leading FC Vorkuta, while CSC Mississauga are in eighth position in the table with a 2-7-1 record for 7 points.
There are three remaining matches scheduled in the CSL First Division this weekend:
Saturday, July 27 Esther Shiner Stadium 6.30 pm Kingsman A vs FC Vorkuta
Saturday, July 27 Huron Park 7 pm Real Mississauga SC vs FC Ukraine United
Saturday, Jul 27 RIM Park 7 pm SC Waterloo vs Hamilton City
NEXT WEEK IN THE SECOND DIVISION
Tuesday, July 30 Ontario Soccer 9 pm CSC Mississauga B vs Serbian White Eagles B
Wednesday, Jul 31 Cardinal Newman 9 pm Brantford Galaxy B vs Kingsman B