CSL

RICHARD WEST STRIKES WINNER FOR YORK REGION SHOOTERS

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A winning goal by York Region Shooters striker Richard West gave his team its second win of the new season, a 2-1 result over home side Niagara United at Kalar Park in Niagara Falls, the only game in the CSL First Division Saturday.

It was West’s third goal of the season and came at the 72nd minute with the teams tied 1-1 and the visiting York Region team playing with 10 men following the ejection of  defender Marcello Capazzolo for Violent Conduct.

York Region forward Kadian Lecky opened the scoring at the 19th minute mark when he closed in to beat Niagara goalkeeper Jonathan Bruggeling for a 1-0 score at the break and Preston Corporal leveled the score for the home side when referee Alexis Vaughan ordered a penalty at 56 minutes following a shirt pulling incident.

Corporal drove the ball past York Region Shooters ‘keeper Adrian Ibanez from the penalty spot for a 1-1 tie and West won the game for the visitors 16 minutes later.

Other games in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday:

SECOND DIVISION
Niagara United B 1, York Region Shooters B 0
Toronto Croatia B 3, SC Waterloo B 0
London City B vs Serbian White Eagles B  POSTPONED

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION                                                                 
Sun, Jun 9  Queen’s West Field   1 PM  Kingston FC vs  Windsor Stars
Sun, Jun 9  Esther Shiner Stadium  4:30 PM  Astros Vasas FC vs  Toronto Croatia
Sun, Jun 9  Victoria Park 7 PM     Brampton City Utd vs  Burlington SC
Sun, Jun 9  Warrior Field Waterloo 7 PM  SC Waterloo vs Serbian White Eagles

BEADER’S LATE HEADER SINKS LONDON HOPES FOR FIRST WIN…..Well-played encounter Friday

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<![CDATA[London City were heading for their first win of the new season when with just minutes to the final whistle Serbian White Eagles’ forward Milan Beader took a cross to head past London ‘keeper Vladimir Markotic at 87 minutes for a 2-2 final score, a well-played encounter at the Hellenic Community ground in London and the only game in the Canadian Soccer League Friday.

London midfielder Gent Miftari opened the scoring for the home side at 54 minutes following a scoreless first half and Serbian Eagles tied the score 1-1 nine minutes later when referee David Barrie ordered

KINGSTON FC SIX POINTS CLEAR FOLLOWING FIFTH VICTORY..Late winner for Burlington SC

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Kingston FC jumped into a six-point lead at the top of the First Division standings on winning their third home game of the season by a 5-2 score, while Burlington SC overcame a 2-1 half-time deficit to defeat SC Waterloo 3-2, two games played in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday night. One other game scheduled, Windsor Stars vs St. Catharines Wolves, was called off Saturday morning following overnight rain that rendered the surface at Windsor Stadium unplayable.

Kingston forward Guillaume Surot scored from the penalty spot at the 13th minute mark at the Queen’s West Field following a foul on the home side’s Edgar Soglo and Nathan Klemencic made it 2-0 for Kingston at 31 minutes. It was Klemencic’s third goal of the season.

Niagara United striker Derek Patterson reduced the lead to 2-1 when he found the net past Kingston ‘keeper Jaroslav Tesar at 37 minutes and it was 2-1 at the break.

  Soglo increased the Kingston lead to 3-1 at 55 minutes and midfielder Jason Massie made it 4-1 before  Niagara midfielder Gary Boughton cut the lead to 4-2 with a low strike at the 84th minute mark.

 Surot scored his second of the game and eighth of the season at 90 minutes, a 5-2 score at the final whistle.

SC Waterloo took the lead after just 3 minutes at Nelson Stadium in Burlington, a goal by Adis Hasecic, but  Nicholas Lindsay tied the game 1-1 for Burlington at the 12th minute mark.

Hasecic scored his second at 36 minutes for a 2-1 lead for the visitors at the interval. It was Hasecic’s fifth goal of the season.

Burlington tied the game at 63 minutes when William Tabi found the net from the penalty spot past Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura and Mohmmed Mohmmed struck the winner for Burlington at 83 minutes, a 3-2 final score.

There were two games in the CSL Second Division Saturday:

Niagara United B 2, Kingston FC B 1
London City B 4, Toronto Croatia B 1

WINDSOR vs ST. CATHARINES OFF DUE TO WET CONDITIONS

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Weather has caused the postponement on Saturday morning of one game in the CSL First Division with the cancellation of the Windsor Stars vs St. Catharines Wolves match. This game was due to kickoff at 7 pm Saturday evening.

Fine weather is expected in Kingston where the two games scheduled there include plans to honour the military personnel in attendance on the 150th anniversary of the Princess of Wales Own Regiment. All military personnel will be admitted at half price, while those serving overseas will be admitted free.

Kingston FC  (3-1-0 for 9 points on top of the standings) are hoping to keep their good form going in the First Division game against Niagara United at 5 pm and this will be followed by the Kingston FC B vs Niagara United B Second Division reserves encounter at 7.15 pm.

The full weekend schedule is:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, June 1  Queen’s West Field  5 PM Kingston FC vs Niagara United 
Sat, June 1  Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs  SC Waterloo 

Sat, June 1  Windsor Stadium  7 PM Windsor Stars vs St. Catharines Wolves                           POSTPONED DUE TO GROUND CONDITIONS

Sun, June 2  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs London City 
Sun, June 2  St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Reg Shooters vs Brampton City Utd 
Sun, June 2  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia  vs Serbian White Eagles 

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, June 1  Hellenic Com Centre  5:30 PM London City B vs Toronto Croatia B
Sat, June 1  Queen’s West Field 7:15 PM Kingston FC B vs Niagara United B
Sun, June 2  St. Joan of Arc  4 PM York Reg Shooters vs B Brampton City Utd B
Sun, June 2  Club Roma Park 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Serbian White Eagles B 

TWO GOALS BY ALEX BRALETIC IN BRAMPTON VICTORY SATURDAY

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Two goals by forward Alex Braletic earned Brampton City Utd a 3-1 victory over Niagara United at Kalar Park in Niagara Falls, the only game played in the CSL First Division Saturday.

It was the first victory of the season for the GTA club following a 6-2 loss to Kingston FC in the opener on May 5, while Niagara United are still without a win following early season ties against London City on May 10 and SC Waterloo on May 12.

Niagara midfielder Rudy Pikzinski opened the scoring for the home side at 46 minutes following a scoreless first half.  Pikzinski lifted the ball over the head of Brampton goalkeeper Euloge Awitor Kodzo and Braletic tied the game 1-1 with his first goal at the 62nd minute mark.

Brampton’s Marcos Nunes put the visiting side up 2-1 at the 74th minute when he found the net past Niagara goalkeeper Jonathan Buggeling following a breakaway down the right side and Braletic increased the lead to 3-1 at 91 minutes, the score at the final whistle.

There were three games in the CSL Second Division Saturday:

Niagara United B 2, Brampton City Utd 2
SC Waterloo B 3, St. Catharines Wolves B 2
Toronto Croatia B 2, Kingston FC  B 1

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sun, May 26  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Kingston FC
Sun, May 26  St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Serbian White Eagles 
Sun, May 26  Warrior Field Waterloo 7 PM SC Waterloo  vs Burlington SC
Sun, May 26  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia  vs London City 

SECOND DIVISION
Sun, May 26  St. Joan of Arc  4 PM York Region Shooters B vs Serbian White Eagles B 

ST. CATHARINES WOLVES FULL MARKS FOR SEASON OPENER VICTORY..London City salvage late tie with Shooters

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A goalmouth miscue by York Region Shooters at 93 minutes gave London City a 2-2 tie at the Hellenic Community Centre ground in London and in one other game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night, St. Catharines Roma Wolves handed the home side Serbian White Eagles a 3-1 defeat at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke.

It was a chippy affair in London where three players – two from the visiting Shooters and one from London City were shown the red card by referee Matt McCready for offences which included violent conduct.

Forward Aldin Kukic put London City into the lead at 37 minutes and Nicolas Martinez of York Region Shooters tied the score 1-1 at the 44th minute mark.

Richard West put the visitors in front at 83 minutes when he found the net past London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic and York Region appeared to have the game won when in added time Shooters goalkeeper Adrian Ibanez was involved in a goalmouth collision. The mishap allowed London midfielder Gent Miftari to pick-up the loose ball and find the net from close range for a 2-2 tie.

The ejections, which left York Region Shooters with nine men, were Andre Stewart and Rickey Herron, while Marin Vucemilovic Grgic of London City was also ordered off.

St. Catharines Wolves were full marks for their first victory of the season in the Garden City’s season opener and it was Calvin Rosario of St. Catharines who opened the scoring at 42 minutes when he headed in a free kick. It was 1-0 at the break.

Antonio Stranges made it 2-0 three minutes into the second half following a breakaway and at the 70th minute a Serbian White Eagles home victory became more unlikely when Daniel Chamale was ordered off on receiving a second yellow card.

The visitors went further ahead on a goal by Brett Larocque at 83 minutes and two minutes later Serbian White Eagles were awarded a penalty kick and Kiril Dimitrov scored with his second attempt from the spot for a 3-1 final score in favour of St. Catharines Wolves.

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, May 25  Kalar Sports Park  7 PM Niagara United vs Brampton City Utd 
Sun, May 26  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Kingston FC
Sun, May 26  St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Serbian White Eagles 
Sun, May 26  Warrior Field Waterloo 7 PM SC Waterloo  vs Burlington SC
Sun, May 26  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia  vs London City 

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, May 25  Portuguese/Oriental 11 AM SC Waterloo B vs St. Catharines Wolves B
Sat, May 25  Kalar Sports Park  4 PM Niagara United B vs Brampton City Utd B
Sat, May 25  Hershey Field  5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs Kingston FC B
Sun, May 26  St. Joan of Arc  4 PM York Region Shooters B vs Serbian White Eagles B 

KINGSTON FC DEFEATS BURLINGTON SUNDAY ……Guillaume Surot scores twice in 2-1 victory

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Kingston FC defeated CSL expansion club Burlington SC 2-1 at Queen’s West Field in Kingston, the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Sunday.

There were several close calls in a scoreless first half, particularly by Kingston forward Guillaume Surot including a goal-line clearance with Burlington ‘keeper Vladimir Vujasinovic well beaten. Surot also caught the goalpost with an attempt just before half-time and it remained scoreless at the break.

Surot put the home side into the lead at 52 minutes, scoring from the penalty spot after Edgar Soglo was pulled down in the box. The penalty was placed just inside the right post out of reach of Vujasinovic for Surot’s third goal of the season.

Burlington drew level at 62 minutes, a goal by striker Nicholas Lindsay who closed in from 50 yards to beat Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar with a low drive to the bottom right corner of the net.

Kingston forward Catalin Lichioiu almost put the home side into the lead two minutes later when he caught the crossbar and at 74 minutes Surot struck the winner with Mademba Ba and Soglo involved in the play. It was Surot’s fourth goal of the season.and the game ended 2-1.

Surot, a native of France, was named the WTC Communications man of the match.

There were two games in the CSL Second Division Saturday night, London City B beat Brampton City Utd B 1-0 at the Hellenic Community Centre in London and Niagara United B handed Serbian White Eagles B a 3-0 defeat at Eglinton Flats in Toronto.

SERBIAN EAGLES CONVINCING IN HOME OPENER … A decided edge in 3-0 victory over Astros Vasas Friday

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Serbian White Eagles opened the season with a convincing 3-0 win over Astros Vasas FC at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, the only game in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night.

Serbian Eagles had a slight edge in play in the early going and took the lead after 21 minutes following a good passing play entering the Astros Vasas penalty box following a free kick. Midfielder Kiril Dimitrov moved the ball to Ivan Stankovic who touched it to Djorjije Strunjas to slot the ball just inside the left post. It was 1-0 at the break.

Ten minutes into the second half Astros Vasas had their first real attempt at scoring when Koroly Csak drove the ball from 16 yards just over the top right corner of the net out of reach of Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Stefan Avramovic.

The home side increased their lead at 74 minutes when Stankovic found the top left corner of the net from 15 yards past Astros Vasas goalkeeper Antal-Andras Toth, the goal coming off a right wing cross by Dimitrov.

Serbian White Eagles took a 3-0 lead at the 82nd minute mark on a goal by Dimitrov when he collected a rebound off the crossbar from a shot by Stankovic just inside the box. The score held to the final whistle.

Serbian Eagles’ coach Uros Stamatovic was pleased with his team’s performance for the opening game: “We are developing a number of young players and I’m satisfied with their performance with the win tonight – they did a lot of things right and they know when they play that well they will enjoy the experience,” he said.

Serbian Eagles are looking to improve last season’s sixth place in the 16-team CSL First Division and will be at home on May 24 to St. Catharines Roma Wolves, a 9 pm kickoff at Centennial Stadium.

It was the second defeat for Astros Vasas FC in the new season following a 1-0 loss to York Region Shooters on May 12. “But it will take a few games,” said Laszlo Deak, assistant GM and president of the Toronto Vasas, a branch of the Budapest-based organization, who was instrumental in the merger with North York Astros to form Astros Vasas FC to kickoff the 2013 CSL season.

Astros Vasas FC will play their home opener against Kingston FC at Esther Shiner Stadium on May 26, that’s a 4.30 pm start.

TORONTO CROATIA, YORK REGION SHOOTERS REGISTER OPENING WINS…..SC Waterloo and Niagara United tie 1-1

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CSL champions Toronto Croatia continued their winning way with a narrow 3-2 defeat of Kingston FC, while York Region Shooters also opened their new season account with a 1-0  victory over Astros Vasas FC, and SC Waterloo played to a 1-1 tie with Niagara United, three games in the CSL First Division Sunday night. One other game scheduled, Burlington SC vs. Serbian White Eagles, was postponed due to ground conditions at Nelson Stadium in Burlington.


 


Kingston FC opened the scoring with a goal from Catalin Lichioiu at the 23rd minute mark at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke and Roberto Galle tied the score 1-1 for Toronto Croatia five minutes later.


 


Striker Tihomir Maletic put the home side in the lead at 31 minutes when he intercepted just outside the penalty box to move in and drive a low shot from 18 yards just inside the post and Maletic increased the Croatia lead to 3-1 at 41 minutes, beating Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar from 10 yards. It was 3-1 at the break.


 


Nathan Klemencic struck for the visitors to reduce the Croatia lead to 3-2 at 59 minutes and Kingston’s Jason Massie came close to equalizing when he caught the goalpost with a last minute attempt on goal in added time with Croatia goalkeeper Anton Ilic well beaten. It was 3-2 at the final whistle.


 


It was looking like a scoreless tie at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple until York Region Shooters scored the only goal of the game at 91 minutes by Dino Gardener from a pass by Richard West. Gardiner hit the ball into the roof of the net, beating Astros Vasas goalkeeper Antal-Andras Toth with the hard drive from just outside the box.


 


Following a scoreless first half, midfielder Adis Hasecic  playing on the left wing for SC Waterloo, struck the opening goal from 20 yards, a drive that entered the net off the crossbar to put the home side one-up against Niagara United at Warrior Field in Waterloo.


 


Niagara struck back with a goal at 80 minutes from midfielder Jordi Amores who collected the rebound from a free kick to find the net and tie the game 1-1, a score that held until the final whistle.


 

LONDON CITY, NIAGARA UNITED BATTLE TO SCORELESS TIE

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London City and Niagara United battled to a scoreless tie in wet conditions at the TD Waterhouse Stadium in London, the opening game in the new season for both teams and the only game scheduled in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night.

 

Both teams had opportunities to score, but goalkeepers Vladimir Markotic for the home side and John De Luca for Niagara United were sound through to the final whistle.

 

Midfielder Marin Vucemilovic Grgic, the league’s MVP while playing for Toronto Croatia in 2012, was always a threat for London City, while Derek Paterson was prominent for the visitors.

 

London City are at home to York Region Shooters on May 24, while Niagara United will visit SC Waterloo on Sunday.

 

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend are all First Division games on Sunday:

 

Sunday, May 12  Nelson Stadium  5 pm Burlington SC vs. Serbian White Eagles

Sunday, May 12  St. Joan of Arc    6.30 pm York Region Shooters vs.Astos Vasas FC

Sunday, May 12  Warrior Field     7 pm SC Waterloo vs. Niagara United

Sunday, May 12  Centennial Stadium  8 pm Toronto Croatia vs. Kingston FC

 

 

 

KINGSTON FC DOMINATE BRAMPTON 6-2 IN SEASON OPENER

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Kingston FC bounced back from an early 1-0 deficit, scoring five goals in succession to dominate Brampton City Utd 6-2 in the well-attended season opener at Queen’s West Field in Kingston Sunday afternoon.


 


Brampton’s Marcos Nunes opened the scoring after just three minutes for a 1-0 lead for the visitors, but striker Guillaume Surot equalized for Kingston FC at the 20th minute mark.


 


Midfielder Catalin Lichioiu gave the home side a 2-1 lead at 30 minutes when he drove s low shot that beat Brampton goalkeeper Jason Lopes and Surot struck his second goal, which came from the penalty spot after Lichioiu was brought down in the box at 43 minutes. It was 3-1 for the home side at the break.


 


Tony El-Asmar scored from six yards to increase Kingston’s lead to 4-1 at 73 minutes and midfielder Jason Massi made it 5-1 two minutes later.


 


Brampton reduced the league to 5-2 when Nunes scored his second goal to beat Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar at the 86th minute mark and Nathan Klemencic complete the scoring to make it 6-2 for Kingston, the score at the final whistle.


 


The game opened the season for the Canadian Soccer League following a postponement of the London City vs SC Waterloo game scheduled for Friday night, and in one other game played in the CSL this weekend, it was Kingston FC B 3, Brampton City Utd B 2 in a reserve team encounter played following the First Division opener.


 


“Absolutely magnificent performance from the team, they brought everything we were looking for. Team stuck to the pattern of play we practiced in training,” said Kingston FC head coach Colm Muldoon.


 


“I’m just thrilled with the outcome today, our guys were in great shape and were full value for the 6-2 victory and to win the reserve game as well was extra special,” said Lorne Abugov, chairman of Kingston FC.


 


Kingston FC travel to Centennial Stadium in Toronto’s west-end on Sunday, May 12 for their second game of what is their second season in the CSL, while Brampton City Utd visit Kalar Sports Park in Niagara Falls on Saturday night May 25, for the season home opener for Niagara United.


 


 


 


 

BURLINGTON AN ADDITION WHILE ASTROS STRENGTHEN FOR UPCOMING SEASON IN THE CANADIAN SOCCER LEAGUE

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The City of Burlington, strategically located in the centre of the Golden Horseshoe and a region of Canada that abounds with soccer, can now for the first time add a professional team to its many attractions.


 


 Burlington SC is one of 12 teams in the Canadian Soccer League’s First Division for the 2013 season which gets underway with a game between London City and SC Waterloo at the BMO Field in London on Friday, May 3, the beginning of a six-month long campaign through to the league championship at the end of October.


 


“While we are an expansion team in the CSL and will no doubt find it difficult to achieve too many honours in the first year, we do expect to be competitive right from the kickoff,” said Burlington president Dean Milankovic.  Burlington will play their home games at Nelson Stadium on New Street in Burlington’s south-east district and their home opener is scheduled for Sunday, May 12 against Serbian White Eages.


 


The CSL has a Hungarian touch for the upcoming campaign with the introduction of  the Toronto Vasas organization, which has merged with North York Astros to form Astros Vasas FC. North York Astros has been one of the high profile clubs since entering the league in 1990, but has struggled to be competitive during the past two seasons while focussed on player development.


 


That’s all likely to change with the introduction of  the Toronto branch of Vasas,  an offshoot of one of Hungary’s major sports clubs based in Budapest and which boasts a team that dominated Hungarian football in the 60s. Not surprisingly, the Canadian branch has impressive technical and coaching strength, including Laszlo Kiss, a top coach in Europe and a former Tactical Adviser to the Hungarian National Team..


 


There are signs the new-look former Astros will continue to grow their player development program and be more competitive in the CSL with the addition of the coaching and technical skills that is Toronto Vasas. 


 


“We very much look forward to working with the Astros and to the new season,”


 said Laszlo Deak, president of Toronto Vasas.


 


Toronto Croatia will be defending their CSL championship in the upcoming campaign and again this season the top eight teams will qualify for the quarterfinals, a one-game decider to advance to the semifinals and the championship final.


 


Nine teams will compete in the developmental CSL Second Division, which kicks off this coming Sunday, May 5 on the Queen’s University campus in Kingston when the Kingston FC reserve team hosts Brampton City Utd B team.


 


 The Second Division playoffs will also be played in October, leading to the Second Division title game at the end of the month.


 


Brantford Galaxy, Mississauga Eagles FC, SC Toronto have withdrawn from competition in 2013 in the wake of the earlier CSA de-sanctioning, which has now been re-instated. All three have retained membership in the CSL with the intention of returning in 2014, while TFC Academy and Montreal Impact Academy have not returned to CSL competition – Toronto will play their games at the Ontario senior amateur level, while Montreal Impact Academy have arranged exhibition games in the United States.


 


 


 


 


 

CSA BEGRUDGING IN ITS ACCEPTANCE OF ARBITRATION RULING

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With a surprising – or not so surprising statement from the Canadian Soccer Association, the national governing body has created confusion about the one-year re-instatement of the Canadian Soccer League back to full playing status.


 


It’s to the end of the CSL’s 2013 season, says the CSA, in an announcement


 


The CSA statement came in response to a ruling on April 23 by arbitrator Justice Hugh L. Fraser that the CSA will have to wait until February 13, 2014 – a full 12 months – if they wish to de-sanction the CSL.


 


The CSL season is expected to be concluded by the end of October, but activity continues when teams become involved in exhibition games outside of Canada and other various activities, including indoor soccer during the ensuing fall and winter months.


 


The CSL sought clarification from the arbitrator following the CSA’s announcement of an early de-sanctioning time, and Justice Hugh L. Fraser re-affirmed that February 13, 2014 is the earliest date by which the CSA can de-sanction the CSL. 


 


Media outlets have been unable to gain confirmation that the CSA will abide by the ruling issued by the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC), which is constituted by a federal act and is funded by the federal government and works closely with Sport Canada.


 


But it’s not the first time the CSA has attempted to avoid SDRCC jurisdiction with the CSL appeal.


 


While the CSA By-laws state the SDRCC is the avenue for members who wish to appeal national decisions of the governing body, the CSA took a position that the SDRCC does not have the jurisdiction to arbitrate this dispute and it became necessary for Justice Fraser to over-rule the CSA’s objection, which he did on April 2.


 


The CSL is seeking a further assurance that the CSA will follow the ruling handed down following several weeks of deliberation and a hearing on April 10.

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