SC TORONTO RECOVER FROM 2-0 DEFICIT TO WIN 4-2 AT BRAMPTON THURSDAY

SC Toronto came back from a 2-goal deficit to defeat Brampton City Utd 4-2 at Victoria Park in Brampton, the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Thursday night.

 

The league leaders jumped into a 7-point lead as a result of the come-from-behind win, followed in second place by Toronto Croatia which has a game in hand.

 

Brampton striker Richard West put the home team into a commanding position when he struck the opening two goals at seven minutes, then 17 minutes and it was the Brampton forward’s 15^th  and 16^th goals of the season to lead the CSL First Division goalscoring title race.

 

Andrea Lombardo cut the Brampton lead to 2-1 when he scored for the visitors at the 26^th minute mark and SC Toronto defender Jamaal Smith tied the game when he found the net past Brampton goalkeeper Roy Blanche 20 minutes later.

 

Alexandros Halis put the Toronto team into a 3-2 lead with a goal at 56^th minutes, his seventh of the season and midfielder David Guzman beat Blanche to score the fourth goal at 69 minutes, a 4-2 score at the final whistle.

 

Referee David Barrie pulled out his red card three times in the game, sending off Brampton’s David Velastagui at 78 minutes, then Douglas Sereti of SC Toronto immediately afterwards, both for Violent Conduct, and this was followed by the dismissal of SC Toronto’s Casey Dmelo at 87 minutes for Serious Foul Play.

 

Brampton City Utd are still bidding for a playoff spot and are presently in eighth position in the standings with 30 points, with seven games to play.

 

There is a full slate of games in the CSL this weekend:

 

FIRST DIVISION

Fri, Sep 9 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia  vs Montreal Impact Academy

Fri, Sep 9 Cove Road 8:38 PM London City  vs Serbian White Eagles 

Sat, Sep 10 St. Joan of Arc  5:00 PM York Region Shooters vs  Montreal Impact Academy

Sat, Sep 10 Lions Park  6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Capital City FC

Sat, Sep 10 Windsor Stadium  7:00 PM Windsor Stars vsTFC Academy 

Sun, Sep 11 Victoria Park  3:00 PM Brampton City Utd vs London City 

Sun, Sep 11 Club Roma 4:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves vs Capital City FC

Sun, Sep 11 Hershey Centre  7:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs SC Toronto 

Sun, Sep 11 Esther Shiner Stadium 7:00 PM North York Astros  vs Toronto Croatia 

 

SECOND DIVISION

Sat, Sep 10 St. Joan of Arc  11:00 AM North York Astros B vs TFC Academy II

Sat, Sep 10 St. Joan of Arc 1:00 PM Prospect FC vs Brampton City Utd B

Sat, Sep 10 St. Joan of Arc  3:00 PM York Region Shooters B vs Serbian White Eagles B

Sat, Sep 10 St. Joan of Arc  7:00 PM SC Toronto B vs Prospect FC

Sun, Sep 11 Club Roma  1:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs KW United FC 

Sun, Sep 11 Hershey Centre 9:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs Niagara United