There were signs Toronto Croatia are hitting their stride with last Saturday’s 4-2 defeat of Toronto Atomic FC, a win which follows an opening 3-0 victory against York Region Shooters, the current CSL champions, followed by a tie (Burlington 1-1) and a loss (Scarborough SC 2-1).
Tihomir Maletic hit three in the win over Toronto Atomic and Toronto Croatia will now visit Brampton City Utd on Sunday, and are expected to show even more improvement as the team moves closer to the end of the month visit to Europe to defend their Croatian World Club Championship of overseas Croatian clubs. The tournament is being played at Split in Croatia June 27 to July 5.
Brampton went down heavily last weekend, a 5-0 loss to Burlington at Nelson Stadium in Burlington and what is interesting about that game is the way the home side struck all five goals in the first half. While it’s early days to draw any conclusions about that performance, it’s worth noting that Burlington are sitting on top of the standings undefeated and have conceded just three goals in the four games played so far. Burlington visit Niagara United on Saturday.
There will be a rare mid-week game in each division next week. It will be Brantford Galaxy against Niagara United on Wednesday, a First Division evening encounter at Lions Park in Brantford at 9 pm, with the respective reserve teams will playing the opener at 7.
THE WEEKEND GAMES
FIRST DIVISION
Fri June 5 Downsview Park 9 pm Scarborough SC vs Milton SC
Sat June 6 Kalar Sports Park 7 pm Niagara United vs Burlington SC
Sat June 6 Centennial Stadium 8.45 pm Toronto Atomic FC vs Brantford Galaxy
Sun June 7Hellenic Centre 4 pm London City vs SC Waterloo
Sun June 7 Victoria Park 5 pm Brampton City Utd vs Toronto Croatia
Sun June 7 St. Joan of Arc 6.30 pm York Region Shooters vs Serbian White Eagles
SECOND DIVISION
Sat June 6 LCI Soccer Complex 4 pm Toronto Atomic FC B vs Brantford Galaxy B
Sat June 6 KalarSports Park 9 pm Niagara United B vs Burlington SC B
Sun June 7 Victoria Park 3 pm Brampton City Utd B vs Toronto Croatia B
Sun June 7 St. Joan of Arc 8.45 pm York Reg Shooters B vs Serbian White Eagles B
