CSL

MONTREAL ACADEMY, TORONTO CROATIA IN CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL……SC Toronto Reserves and Brampton City Utd Reserves in Second Division final

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Montreal Impact Academy defeated York Region Shooters 3-1 and Toronto Croatia downed their old rivals Serbian White Eagles 4-0 in the semifinals of the CSL Championship Sunday.

The Montreal Academy side enjoyed their 11th successive victory at the St Jean de Vianney sport centre in Quebec and they will meet the current CSL champions Toronto Croatia following their victory at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke.

Toronto Croatia took a 1-0 lead over Serbian White Eagles when defender Josip Keran found the net at the 19th minute mark and it was 1-0 at the break.

Tihomir Maletic struck twice in the early stages of the second half as the home side began to control the game, the prolific forward beat Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Milos Djurkovic at 51 and 54 minutes for a 3-0 lead.

Toronto Croatia went further ahead at 86 minutes on a goal by midfielder Andelo Srzentic who found the net from a rebound off the post and the 4-0 score held to the final whistle.

The Quebec side took 1-0 lead at the St Jean de Vianney sport centre at the 26th minute mark, a penalty kick called by referee Christopher Grabasse following a heavy challenge in the box and  Wandrille Lefevre drove the ball to right of York Region goalkeeper Emanuelle Ameltonis.

Forward Kadian Lecky tied the game 1-1 for York Region Shooters at the 35th minute mark and it was 1-1 at the interval.

Almost immediately after the re-start, Lefevre moved the ball to Anthony Jackson-Hamel on a breakaway to score the home side’s second goal, a 2-1 lead that held until 94 minutes when Yacine Alt Slimane sealed the victory with a third Montreal goal, it was 3-1 at the final whistle.

The two sides will meet at Centennial Stadium on Saturday, October 27, a 3 pm kickoff and the game will be preceded by the Second Division Championship Final for CSL reserve teams at 12.30 pm.

SC Toronto B and Brampton City Utd B will meet in the Second Division Championship following a 2-0 victory by Brampton over York Region Shooters B at the Avondale ground in Brampton Sunday night.

Following a scoreless first half with Brampton coming close to scoring on several occasions, the home side did take the lead at the 69th minute mark on a goal by forward Michael Tcherenkov who drove the ball into the bottom right corner from the edge of the box.

Midfielder Yusif Walied struck three minutes later to give Brampton a 2-0 lead and the score held to the end of the game to move Brampton to the final.

In the first semifinal played at Downsview Park on Saturday night, Evan Brandon John opened the scoring for SC Toronto, heading home a corner kick out of reach of Mississauga Eagles goalkeeper Mitchell Cavaco, a 1-0 lead at the break.

Mississauga midfielder Laudelino Joe De Sousa then struck twice, at 53 and 58 minutes to put his side 2-1 up and last year’s reserve champions were heading for the Second Division final again this season until Brandon John scored his second goal for the Toronto side, a 2-2 tie at 90 minutes and the score at regulation time.

The teams battled a scoreless15 minutes each way for a 2-2 tie at 120 minutes to take the game into penalty kicks, won 4-3 by SC Toronto reserves.

Weekend summary:

CSL Championship – Semifinals

Montreal Impact Academy 3, York Region Shooters 1
T
oronto Croatia 4, Serbian White Eagles 0

CSL Second Division Championship – Semifinals

Brampton City Utd B 2, York Region Shooters B 0

Played Saturday, October 20: SC Toronto B 2, Mississauga Eagles FC B 2 (after extra time) (SC Toronto won 4-3 on penalty kicks)

Upcoming Games:

CSL Championship – Final

Saturday, Oct 27 Centennial Stadium, Etobicoke 3 pm Montreal Impact Academy vs Toronto Croatia

CSL Second Division Championship – Final

Saturday, Oct. 27 Centennial Stadium, Etobicoke 12.30 pm SC Toronto B vs Brampton City Utd B

 

 

 

MONTREAL IMPACT ACADEMY DEFEAT YORK REGION TO ADVANCE TO CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

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Montreal Impact Academy defeated York Region Shooters by a 3-1 score at the St Jean de Vianney sport centre in Quebec Sunday afternoon to advance to the CSL Championship Final.


 


The Quebec side took the lead at 26 minutes on a penalty kick called by referee Christopher Grabasse following a heavy challenge in the box and Wandrille Lefevre drove the ball to right of York Region goalkeeper Emanuelle Ameltonis.


 


Forward Kadian Lecky tied the game 1-1 for York Region Shooters at the 35th minute mark and it was 1-1 at the interval.


 


Almost immediately after the re-start, Lefevre moved the ball to Anthony Jackson-Hamel on a breakaway to score the home side’s second goal, a 2-1 lead that held until 94 minutes when Yacine Alt Slimane sealed the victory with a third Montreal goal, it was 3-1 at the final whistle.


 


It was Montreal Impact Academy’s 11th victory in succession for a place in the CSL Championship Final and they will meet Toronto Croatia or Serbian White Eagles at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Saturday, October 27.  These two teams play in the other semifinal Sunday night.


 


Remaining games:


 


CSL Championship – Semifinals


Sunday, Oct 21 Centennial Stadium 8 pm Toronto Croatia vs. Serbian White Eagles


 


CSL Second Division Championship – Semifinal


Sunday, Oct 21 Avondale Stadium 6 pm Brampton City Utd B vs. York Region Shooters B


 


CSL Championship – Final


Saturday, Oct 27 Centennial Stadium, Etobicoke 3 pm Montreal Impact Academy  vs Toronto Croatia or Serbian White Eagles


 


CSL Second Division Championship – Final


 Saturday, Oct. 27 Centennial Stadium, Etobicoke 12.30 pm SC Toronto B vs Brampton City Utd B or York Region Shooters B


 

SC TORONTO RESERVES IN SECOND DIVISION FINAL …..defeat Mississauga Eagles in penalty kicks decider

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It took a last minute equalizer at the end of regulation time plus 30 minutes of extra time followed by


 


penalty kicks for SC Toronto B to defeat Mississauga Eagles B in the first semifinal of the


 


CSL Second Division Championship playoffs at Downsview Park in Toronto Saturday night.


 


 


Evan Brandon John opened the scoring for SC Toronto, heading home a corner kick out of reach of Mississauga goalkeeper


 


Mitchell Cavaco for a 1-0 lead at the break.


 


 


Mississauga midfielder Laudelino Joe De Sousa then struck twice, at 53 and 58 minutes to put his side 2-1 up and last year’s


 


reserve champions were heading for the Second Division final again this season until Brandon John scored his second goal


 


for the Toronto side, a 2-2 tie at 90 minutes and the score at regulation time.


 


 


The teams battled a scoreless15 minutes each way for a 2-2 tie at 120 minutes to take the game into penalty kicks, won 4-3


 


by SC Toronto reserves.


 


 


SC Toronto B advances to the Second Division Championship Final to meet the winner of Brampton City Utd or York Region


 


Shooters in the second semifinal Sunday night.


 


 


There has been a change of venue for the First Division semifinal between Montreal Impact Academy and York Region


 


Shooters Sunday afternoon. The game will now be played at the St Jean de Vianney Sport Centre in Montreal following heavy


 


rains that have affected the playing surface at the Claude Robillard Stadium.


 


Remaining games:


 


CSL Championship – Semifinals


 


Sunday, Oct 21 St Jean de Vianney 2 pm Montreal Impact Academy vs. York Region Shooters


 


Sunday, Oct 21 Centennial Stadium 8 pm Toronto Croatia vs. Serbian White Eagles


 


CSL Second Division Championship – Semifinal


 


Sunday, Oct 21 Avondale Stadium 6 pm Brampton City Utd B vs. York Region Shooters B


 


CSL Championship – Final


 


Saturday, Oct 27 Centennial Stadium, Etobicoke 3 pm Montreal Impact Academy or York Region Shooters vs Toronto


 


Croatia or Serbian White Eagles


 


CSL Second Division Championship – Final


 


Saturday, Oct. 27 Centennial Stadium, Etobicoke 12.30 pm SC Toronto B vs Brampton City Utd B or York Region Shooters B


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

CSL PLAYOFFS – Semifinal venues announced

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CSL Championship – Quarterfinals – Results

Serbian White Eagles 1, SC Toronto 0

Montreal Impact Academy 2, TFC Academy 0

York Region Shooters 1, Windsor Stars 0

Toronto Croatia 2, Niagara United 0

CSL Championship – Semifinals

Sunday, Oct 21 Claude Robillard

TORONTO CROATIA, MONTREAL ACADEMY AND YORK REGION SHOOTERS THROUGH….shut-out victories Sunday

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Toronto Croatia, Montreal Impact Academy and York Region Shooters are through to the semifinals following shut-out victories in the CSL Championship playoffs Sunday.

 

Toronto Croatia blanked a gutsy Niagara United 2-0 following a game that could have reversed the score had the first-year Niagara side been a little luckier with  goalscoring opportunities, while the Impact academy team registered their tenth win in succession to defeat TFC Academy 2-0 and York Region Shooters squeaked through with a penalty goal, a 1-0 result over Windsor Stars.

 

Following a scoreless first half and well into the second half during which the visitors had two opportunities to take the lead (Lucas Folino struck the upper goal post and Mohammed Mohammed might easily have scored), Toronto Croatia forward Bozenko Lesina stepped on the Centennial Park surface as a substitute at the 78th minute mark to meet a cross from the right and head into the top right corner for a 1-0 lead.  It was a picture goal, well out of reach of Niagara goalkeeper John De Luca.

 

 Marin Vucemilovic Grgic made it 2-0 for the home side just before the final whistle to move the current CSL champions into the semifinals.

 

Earlier in the day at the Saputo Stadium in Montreal, Mircea Ilcu struck twice to give the Montreal Impact Academy their tenth consecutive win, the first goal coming at 9 minutes, a low shot following a cross from Zakaria Messoudi for a 1-0 score at the interval.

 

Ilcu re-direrected a pass from midfielder Dominique Morin to score from close range in the second half, the ball going past TFC goalkeeper Adam Street at the 63rd minute mark for the home side’s second goal and it was 2-0 at the final whistle.

 

It was close throughout at Windsor Stadium with the teams separated by a penalty marker at 75 minutes when referee Hassane Rafai pointed to the spot following a pushing foul in the box by Windsor defender Michael Chiandussi.

 

Shooters’ midfielder Darryl Gomez found the net, which turned out to be the winner and advance the

 

Shooters’ midfielder Darryl Gomez found the net, which turned out to be the winner, a 1-0 result  to advance the York Region side to the last four.

 

Referee Raffai pulled out the red card to eject substitute Filip Rocca from the bench at 86 minutes.

 

The weekend summary of quarterfinal results from the First Division:

 

CSL Championship – Quarterfinals

Serbian White Eagles 1, SC Toronto 0

Montreal Impact Academy 2, TFC Academy 0

York Region Shooters 1, Windsor Stars 0

Toronto Croatia 2, Niagara United 0

 

Toronto Croatia, Montreal Impact Academy, York Region Shooters and Serbian White Eagles advance to the semifinals, to be played weekend October 19 – 21

 

Montreal Impact Academy vs. York Region Shooters

Toronto Croatia vs. Serbian White Eagles

 

There was one quarterfinal game played Sunday in the Second Division playoffs:

 

CSL Second Division Championship – Quarterfinals

 

SC Toronto B 6, SC Waterloo B 0

 

The weekend summary of quarterfinal results from the CSL Second Division:

 

CSL Second Division Championship – Quarterfinals

Brampton City Utd B 2, Niagara United B 1

York Region Shooters B 2, Windsor Stars B 0

Mississauga Eagles FC B 2, TFC Academy II 0

SC Toronto B 6, SC Waterloo B 0

 

SC Toronto B, Brampton City Utd B, York Region Shooters B, Mississauga Eagles FC B advance to the semifinals to be played weekend October 19 – 21

 

SC Toronto B vs. Mississauga Eagles FC B

Brampton City Utd B vs. York Region Shooters B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES ADVANCE…..eliminate SC Toronto in close encounter

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A goal at 13 minutes of extra time by striker Richard West in the opening quarterfinals game of the playoffs was enough to advance Serbian White Eagles to the semifinals of the CSL Championship in a close encounter with SC Toronto at Lamport Stadium in Toronto’s west-end Saturday night.

HIGH FLYING MONTREAL ACADEMY CLOSE SEASON WITH NINTH STRAIGHT WIN…CSL Playoff schedule announced

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A remarkable nine-game winning streak by Montreal Impact Academy ending with a 4-2 victory Wednesday night  moved the Quebec team into the runner-up position in the CSL First Division and a home game advantage in the CSL Championship playoffs that begin this coming weekend.

 

Montreal defeated TFC Academy 4-2 to close the regular season for the CSL, which now goes into a playoff series with the top eight teams bidding for a place in the CSL Championship Final to be played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Saturday, October 27.

 

Anthony Jackson-Hamel struck early for Montreal, he found the net after just three minutes at Downsview Park in Toronto, but TFC midfielder Joshua Penello tied the game 1-1 nine minutes later.

 

Montreal’s Zacharia Messoudi put the visitors in front 2-1 at 16 minutes and Philippe Lincourt-Joseph made it 3-1 when he beat the Toronto goalkeeper Adam Street at the 36th minute mark.

 

TFC’s Christian Campanella cut the lead to 3-2 with a goal at 43 minutes, the score at the break.

 

Forward Charles Joly scored for Montreal at 68 minutes, a drive from an acute right wing angle that found its way into the net from 20 yards and the game ended with a 4-2 win for Montreal Impact Academy.

 

Montreal’s nine-game winning streak lifted the team to a 14-3-5 WLT record for 47 points, in second place, four points behind the defending CSL champions and this year’s league title winner Toronto Croatia.

 

TFC Academy ended their regular season with a 10-7-5 record for 35 points and 6th in the standings.

 

There was one game in the CSL Second Division Wednesday, Brampton City Utd B defeated Brantford Galaxy B 3-0 to end the regular season for the CSL reserve teams.

 

 The quarterfinal games for both the First Division and Second Division will be played the weekend October 12 to 14 and the winners will advance to the semifinals to be played the weekend October 19 to 21.

 

The CSL Championship Final will be played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Saturday, October 27 at 3 pm and will be preceded by the Second Division Championship at 12.30 pm.

 

All CSL playoff games, if tied at the end of regulation time will play two-fifteen minute periods of extra time. If the match is tied after two fifteen-minute periods of extra time, penalty kicks will be taken in accordance with FIFA rules.

 

The upcoming quarterfinal games in both the First Division and Second Division are:

 

CSL PLAYOFFS – CHAMPIONSHIP – Quarterfinals

 

Sat, Oct 13 Lamport Stadium 7 PM SC Toronto vs Serbian White Eagles

Sun, Oct.14 Saputo Stadium 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs TFC Academy

Sun, Oct 14 Windsor Stadium 4 pm Windsor Stars vs. York Region Shooters

Sun, Oct 14 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Niagara United

 

CSL Second Division Championship – Quarterfinals

 

Sat., Oct 13 Windsor Stadium 4 pm Windsor Stars B vs York Region Shooters B

Sat, Oct 13 Kalar Park 4 pm Niagara United B vs Brampton City Utd B

Sat, Oct 13 Downsview Park 8 PM TFC Academy II vs Mississauga Eagles FC B

Sun, Oct 14 Downsview Park 4 PM SC Toronto B vs SC Waterloo B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONTREAL ACADEMY, MISSISSAUGA EAGLES, SC WATERLOO ALL REGISTER LATE SEASON VICTORIES…..Shooters hold Toronto Croatia to scoreless tie

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With only one position of the top four in the CSL standings decided – that of Toronto Croatia – the schedule for the quarterfinals rests on the outcome of the upcoming midweek clash between the academy teams of TFC and the Impact from Montreal.

 

That conclusion follows Sunday’s results that saw Montreal Impact Academy defeat SC Toronto, 1-0 and York Region Shooters hold Toronto Croatia to a scoreless tie. In the two other games, Mississauga Eagles FC pulled away from Brantford Galaxy 6-3, and SC Waterloo downed St. Catharines Wolves, 4-0.

 

SC Toronto travelled to Mont Royal, Quebec for their final game of the regular season, a clash with Montreal Impact Academy looking for an opportunity to take over second position in the CSL First Division standings.

 

The 1-0 defeat of SC Toronto by the Quebec side puts the Impact academy team in a position of taking the runner-up position if they can defeat TFC Academy on Wednesday, October 10.

 

Kai Morton struck the winner for Montreal Academy at the 30 minute mark in a chippy encounter that saw a player from each side ejected. Dominic Roberts of SC Toronto was the first to be shown a red card at the 70th minute mark and Wandrille Lefevre picked up two cautions to be shown a red five minutes later.

 

Montreal Impact Academy has a 13-3-5 WLT record for 44 points in third position in the standings, two points behind SC Toronto with a completed regular season record of 14-4-4 for 46 points. Both teams begin playoff competition the weekend October 12 – 14.

 

Mississauga Eagles FC outlasted the Galaxy 6-3 in the final game for both sides played at Lions Park in Brantford, with Anthony Smith scoring the opening goal for Mississauga at the 7th minute mark.

 

Nick Charles tied the game 1-1 for Brantford at 17 minutes, he put the ball past the Mississauga goalkeeper Antoine Paul from seven yards off a corner kick, but immediately after the restart Andrew Samuels regained the lead for Mississauga, taking the ball down the right side to score from 20 yards.

 

Simo Vrakela scored from 10 yards to tie the game 2-2 for the Galaxy, the goal coming at 25 minutes, before the visitors scored twice – Anthony Smith, his second at 39 minutes and midfielder Kunle Fayehun to make it 4-2 at the interval.

 

Mississauga’s Andrew Samuels increased the lead to 5-2 soon after the break, followed by a goal from Aleks Zwierzynski who drove the ball just under the crossbar for a 6-2 Mississauga lead,

 

Damion Scott scored from five yards for Brantford Galaxy at the 85th minute mark to complete the scoring, 6-3 in favour of Mississauga Eagles.

 

Mississauga Eagles FC complete their season with a 8-9-5 record for 29 points, while Brantford Galaxy finish with an 8-13-1 record for 25 points.

 

 Drazen Vukovic scored three goals in the 4-0 SC Waterloo victory over St. Catharines Wolves at Worrier Field in the University of Waterloo, to put the striker into the lead position in the CSL goalscoring title race that ends October 10.

 

Croatia-born Vukovic, who previously played for Brantford Galaxy and for several clubs in Europe including HNK Hajduk Split, scored at 9, 72 and 80 minutes for 20 goals in this season’s campaign. Mohammad-Ali Heydarpour struck the other SC Waterloo goal at 59 minutes.

 

SC Waterloo has a 10-11-1 record for 34 points and ninth place in the standings to just miss the playoffs in their inaugural CSL season, while St. Catharines Wolves completed their schedule with a 1-16-5 record for 8 points.

 

 In the late game Sunday night, Toronto Croatia were held to a scoreless tie by York Region Shooters at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, a game that was played largely in the midfield with few opportunities for either side to find the net.

 

Toronto Croatia completed their regular season on top with a 15-1-6 record for 51 points, while York Region Shooters complete the regular season with a 9-2-11 record for 38 points and are presently in fifth position in the standings.

 

There is one game remaining in the CSL First Division – Montreal Impact Academy travel to Downsview Park on Wednesday, October 10, that’s an 8 pm kickoff.

 

The following eight teams have qualified for the First Division playoffs:

 

Toronto Croatia, SC Toronto, Montreal Impact Academy, Windsor Stars, York Region Shooters, TFC Academy, Serbian White Eagles and Niagara United.

 

The following eight reserve teams have qualified for the CSL Second Division playoffs:

 

TFC Academy II, Windsor Stars B, Niagara United B, SC Toronto B, SC Waterloo B, York Region Shooters B, Brampton City Utd B and Mississauga Eagles FC B.

 

The top four teams in the final standings will have the home advantage in the quarterfinal games yet to be announced.

 

 

NIAGARA UNITED CLINCH PLAYOFF BERTH WITH 4-1 VICTORY…Windsor Stars, London City also win

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Niagara United clinched the last playoffs spot with a 4-1 victory over Brampton City Utd, Windsor Stars defeated North York Astros 6-1 to end the season in fourth position in the standings and  London City completed their season with a 4-1 defeat of Kingston FC, three games in the CSL Saturday.


 


Niagara United’s Rudy Pikuzinski opened the scoring at Kalar Park in Niagara Falls, he drove a direct free kick straight into the net at the 14th minute mark and Mohammed Mohammed headed home past Brampton goalkeeper Jason Lopes off a corner kick to make it 2-0 at 34 minutes. It was Mohammed’s 9th goal of the season.


 


Brampton City Utd scored in their own net for an own-goal to increase the Niagara lead to 3-0 at 40 minutes and


Mark Jankovic of Brampton City Utd was shown the red card by referee Manuel Orellano at 41 minutes for Vilolent Conduct. It was 3-0 at half-time.


 


Matthew Cain made it 4-0 for the home side at 80 minutes and at 89 minutes defender Merko Medic struck for Brampton City Utd, a 4-1 score at the final whistle.


 


Niagara United end the regular season with a 10-9-3 record for 33 points, eighth position in the standings for the final playoff berth, and will now meet Toronto Croatia in a quarterfinal game in Toronto during the weekend October 12 – 14.


 


Brampton City Utd completed their season with a 8-10-4 record for 28 points.


 


Wade Allen opened the scoring for Windsor Stars in the game against the Astros at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, he struck at 22 minutes for a 1-0 lead and defender Emilio Giorgi made it 2-0 12 minutes later.


 


North York defender Jongwon Jung was shown the red card by referee Jeff Fennell just before the break, he was ejected for Serious Foul Play. It was 2-0 at the interval.


 


Astros midfielder Wiktor Janik beat Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli for a 2-1 score at 49 minutes, but Stephen Ademolu increased the lead to 3-1 for the border team at 58 minutes, a picture goal from close to 40 yards, he found the net past North York goalkeeper Alberto Rocha.


 


Giorgi scored his second and Windsor’s fourth at 63 minutes, Ademolu scored his second and Windsor’s fifth at 78 minutes and David Kadoic made it 6-1 for the visitors at 83 minutes, his 7th goal of the season. It was 6-1 at the final whistle.


 


Windsor finished the season strongly with an impressive 12-6-4 WLT for 40 points for fourth position in the standings, which means a home draw in the quarterfinals of the upcoming playoffs.


 


North York Astros completed their season with a 2-19-1 record for 7 points.


 


London City’s Boban Stojanovic struck twice in the game with Kingston FC at the CaraCo Home Field at the Invista Centre in Kingston, the former professional at a high level in Europe scored at 23 and 45 minutes, while Nenad Nikolic scored for London at 36 minutes, it was 3-0 at half-time.


 


London City went ahead 4-0 on a goal by Mahir Hadziresic at 62 minutes and Kingston reduced the lead to 4-1 with a goal at 70 minutes by Mademba Ba, his tenth of the season. It was 4-1 at the final whistle.


 


Kingston FC’s Alex Campbell was ejected by referee Decker at the 87th minute mark.


 


London City completed their season with a 7-8-7 record for 28 points, while Kingston FC ended their inaugural campaign in the CSL First Division with a 4-17-1 for 13 points.


 


There was one game in the CSL Second Division Saturday, with Mississauga Eagles FC  B and  Windsor Stars B playing to a 3-3 tie.


 


Remaining games this Thanksgiving Weekend are:


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Sun, Oct 7 Mont Royal 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs SC Toronto


 


Sun, Oct 7 Lions Park 6 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Mississauga Eagles FC


 


Sun, Oct 7 Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs St. Catharines Wolves


 


Sun, Oct 7 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs York Region Shooters


 


 


 

RAJOVIC HAT-TRICK ENDS REGULAR SEASON ON WINNING NOTE FOR SERBIAN EAGLES

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Forward Zoran Rajovic scored three goals to lead Serbian White Eagles in their final regular season game of the season to a 5-2 victory over TFC Academy, the only game in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night.

 

Forward Richard West opened the scoring for Serbian White Eagles at Downsview Park, his left foot drive from 10 yards found the net just to the right of  TFC goalkeeper Alexander Tothemunt. The goal, scored at the 13th minute mark, was West’s 15th of the season.

 

TFC Academy tied the score 1-1 four minutes later, a goal by Nicolas Lindsay who found the net past Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Milos Durkovic

 

The academy side went ahead 2-1 at 26 minutes, a goal by midfielder Adrian Abila, but Serbian Eagles drew level 2-2 with a goal by midfielder Kirie Dimitrov at the 33rd minute mark.

 

Rajovic scored the first of three at 41 minutes for a 3-2 Serbian Eagles lead, struck again at 79 minutes and followed up with a third goal at 89 minutes to complete the hat-trick

 

The hat-trick moved the prolific forward’s tally to 18 goals for the season.

 

Serbian White Eagles completed their regular season of 22 games with the win, ending with a 10-7-5 WLT record for 35 points, to finish 6th or 7th in the standings depending on the outcome of the TFC Academy game of Wednesday, October 10.

 

TFC Academy have a 10-6-5 WLT record for 35 points, with one game remaining in the regular season schedule, a home encounter with Montreal Impact Academy..

 

Seven First Division teams go into this Thanksgiving Weekend with a berth in the playoffs. They are Toronto Croatia, SC Toronto, Montreal Impact Academy, Windsor Stars, York Region Shooters, TFC Academy and Serbian White Eagles. The final playoff spot will go to Niagara United, Brampton City Utd or SC Waterloo, depending on the games being played October 6, 7.

 

There was one game played in the CSL Second Division Thursday:

 

Brampton City Utd  B  4, York Region Shooters  B  0

 

The remaining games this Thanksgiving Weekend are:

 

FIRST DIVISION

 

Sat, Oct 6 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs Windsor Stars

 

Sat, Oct 6 Kalar 7 PM Niagara United vs Brampton City Utd

 

Sat, Oct 6 Invista Centre 7 PM Kingston FC vs London City

 

Sun, Oct 7 Mont Royal 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs SC Toronto

 

Sun, Oct 7 Lions Park 6 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Mississauga Eagles FC

 

Sun, Oct 7 Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs St. Catharines Wolves

 

Sun, Oct 7 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs York Region Shooters

 

 

SECOND DIVISION

 

Sat, Oct 6 Hershey Centre 4 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs Windsor Stars B

 

Sat, Oct 6 Invista Centre 5 PM Kingston FC B vs Brantford Galaxy CANCELLED

 

 

 

 

 

FINAL WEEKEND OF REGULAR SEASON WILL DECIDE LAST PLAYOFF SPOT….Playoffs begin next weekend

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This last slate of weekend games in the CSL regular season (there will be midweek games to complete the schedule), moves the Canadian Soccer League into the playoffs, which leads to the CSL Championship Final and the CSL Second Division title on Saturday, October 27.


 


The quarterfinal games will be played the weekend October 12 to 14 and the semifinals during the weekend October 19 to 21.


 


Seven First Division teams go into this Thanksgiving Weekend with a berth in the playoffs and they are Toronto Croatia, SC Toronto, Montreal Impact Academy, Windsor Stars, York Region Shooters, TFC Academy and Serbian White Eagles. The final playoff spot will go to Niagara United, Brampton City Utd or SC Waterloo, depending on the outcome of this weekend’s games. If teams are tied on points, the following tie-breakers are applied:


 


1. Total wins in regular season games.


2. Head-to-head record based on total points in league games.


3. Goal difference in regular season games.


4. Goals scored in regular season games.


 


The top four teams in the final standings will have the home advantage in the quarterfinals.


 


Eight teams have qualified for the playoffs in the CSL Second Division and they are:


TFC Academy II, Windsor Stars B, Niagara United B, SC Toronto B, SC Waterloo B, York Region Shooters B, Brampton City Utd B and Mississauga Eagles FC B and these teams will follow a similar playoff schedule leading to the final on October 27.


 


The upcoming Thanksgiving Weekend games are:


 


FIRST DIVISION


Fri, Oct 5  Downsview Park 8 PM TFC Academy  vs Serbian White Eagles 


Sat, Oct 6  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs  Windsor Stars


Sat, Oct 6  Kalar 7 PM Niagara United vs Brampton City Utd 


Sat, Oct 6  Invista Centre 7 PM Kingston FC vs London City 


Sun, Oct 7  Mont Royal 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs SC Toronto 


Sun, Oct 7  Lions Park  6 PM Brantford Galaxy vs  Mississauga Eagles FC


Sun, Oct 7  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs St. Catharines Wolves


Sun, Oct 7  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs York Region Shooters 


 


 


SECOND DIVISION


Sat, Oct 6  Hershey Centre 4 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs Windsor Stars B


Sat, Oct 6  Invista Centre 5 PM Kingston FC B vs Brantford Galaxy B – CANCELLED


 


 

TORONTO CROATIA WINS CSL FIRST DIVISION…….2-1 victory clinches title

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Toronto Croatia won the CSL First Division with a 2-1 victory over Windsor Stars, Montreal Impact Academy made a clean sweep of their two weekend games in Toronto with a 1-0 defeat of York Region Shooters, SC Waterloo kept their playoff hopes alive with a 1-0 win over SC Toronto and Kingston FC gained an away win over Brantford Galaxy, four games in the CSL Sunday.


 


Defender Josip Keran opened the scoring for Toronto Croatia at the 11th minute mark at Centennial Stadium, but Windsor forward Michael Lepera tied the game just four minutes later and it was 1-1 at half-time.


 


Marin Vucemilovic Grgic struck the winner for the home side at the 53rd minute mark and the score held to the final whistle. It was Grgic’s 16th goal of the campaign.


 


The victory gave Toronto Croatia a 15-1-5 WLT record for 50 points with one game remaining in the regular season, while Windsor Stars have an 11-6-4 record for 37 points and currently in fourth position in the standings, also one game remaining. Both teams have qualified for the playoffs.


 


Montreal Impact Academy are assured of a top four placing following their 1-0 victory over York Region Shooters at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, just north of Toronto. The top four of eight teams to qualify for the playoffs have home game advantage in the quarterfinal games.


 


Mircea Ilcu scored the winning goal for the Quebec side, he drove the ball into the net to beat Shooters’ goalkeeper Emanuelle Ameltonis at 26 minutes following a breakaway.


 


Fitzroy Christey of York Region Shooters was shown the red card by referee David Bailey for a violent conduct offence at the 78th minute and there was no further scoring, 1-0 for Montreal Impact Academy.


 


Montreal Impact Academy have a 12-3-5 record for 41 points and are in third position in the standings with two games remaining in the regular season, while York Region Shooters have a 9-2-10 record for 37 points, are in fifth position with one game remaining.


Midfielder Drazen Vukovic scored in the 23rd minute to give SC Waterloo their ninth win of the season, a 1-0 defeat of SC Toronto at the St. David ground. It was Vukovic’s 17th goal of the season and the victory kept the home side’s playoff hopes alive with Niagara United and Brampton City Utd to decide the eighth position in the standings and final playoff berth.


The Waterloo Region side now has a 9-11-1 record for 28 points, 10th in the standings, while SC Toronto are at 14-3-4 for 46 points and second in the table.


Kingston FC came from behind for the 3-2 away victory over Brantford Galaxy at Lions Park in Brantford, with defender Dragan Oluic of the Galaxy scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot at 11 minutes following a hand ball infringement called by referee Michael Anthony Izzo.


Kingston’s Mademba Ba tied the game five minutes later, a picture goal from 30 yards that caught the top corner of the net.


Brantford took a 2-1 lead on a goal by Ranko Golijanin at 24 minutes, he headed into the net off a cross by Sasa Jelovac and it was 2-1 at the break.


Mademba Ba struck the equalizer for Kingston FC at 61 minutes, he found the net from 15 yards on a counter attack after taking possession from a Brantford attack down the left wing, and midfielder Vitaliy Siderov also dispossessed the home side to go in alone and beat Galaxy goalkeeper Zoran Tusica at the 75th minute mark, a 3-2 final score.


Kingston FC have a 4-16-1 record for 13 points, while Brantford Galaxy are at 8-12-1 for 25 points, both teams have one game remaining.


The following seven teams have secured a playoff berth, with one team still to be decided: Toronto Croatia, SC Toronto, Montreal Impact Academy, Windsor Stars, York Region Shooters, TFC Academy and Serbian White Eagles. The eighth team will be one of Niagara United, Brampton City Utd and SC Waterloo.


 


The eight teams entering the playoffs will play their quarterfinal games leading to the CSL Championship the weekend October 12 – 14. The Championship Final is set for October 27.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

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