CSL

MOHAMMED HAT-TRICK LEADS NIAGARA TO 3-1 VICTORY

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Niagara United, led by forward Mohammed Mohammed with all three goals, scored a 3-1 victory over St. Catharines Wolves at Club Roma in St. Catharines, the only game in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday night.

 

Mohammed opened the scoring for Niagara United with a drive from just outside the box at the 6th minute mark and Scott McLennan equalized for St. Catharines Wolves at 19 minutes.

 

Mohammed made it 2-1 for Niagara at 33 minutes when he beat St. Catharines goalkeeper Claudio Perri from the penalty spot ordered by referee Richard Oliveira  following a foul by Matt Di Maria on a Niagara forward.  

 

Mohammed completed his hat-trick at 66 minutes after Perri failed to hold a shot and the Niagara forward drove the ball into the net and it was a 3-1 final score.

 

Mohammed Mohammed’s hat-trick comes following his two goals in the 4-0 Niagara United victory over London City on September 8, he now has eight goals on the season.

 

Niagara United improves to a 7-8-3 WLT record for 24 points and are part of a three-way tie for 11th position on the fringes of a playoff berth, while St. Catharines Wolves have a 1-13-5 record for 8 points.

 

 

THE CSL’s POSITION ON PLAYING GAMES THAT CLASH WITH CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAMS

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The CSL cares about the Canadian national team and its progress in the World Cup. The CSL cares about Canada’s women and takes pride in their recent Olympic achievement.


 


The CSL has remained staunchly Canadian, having declined entry requests by teams from New York State and Michigan over the years.


 


The CSL and other leagues in Canada have been embroiled in controversy for many years over the question of avoiding a clash with important games involving the Canadian Men’s World Cup team, the Canadian Women’s team, the Canadian Olympic team and other attractive games such as the FIFA U-20 World Championship games of 2007.


 


 Canadian leagues, including the CSL, appear to take a first position of trying to avoid a clash if an important national team game is scheduled and their first position may favour the cancellation of all games. Then reality takes over.


 


In the CSL, Friday night is the most popular time period for some clubs and there are only so many Fridays to accommodate their home games. Other leagues have similar congested schedule considerations.


 


A number of games in the CSL and other leagues were played on September 7 when Canada defeated Panama in a World Cup qualifier.


 


The CSL considered the impact of playing their three games would be minimal and would not compromise the league’s overall support to Canada’s bid for World Cup qualifying. The three games were scheduled early in 2012,  the CSL accumulated various commitments for these games, including a televised game commitment in Toronto – for tape delay the following Sunday.


 


The CSL league office was not requested by the clubs involved or any member club to postpone a game scheduled for September 7.


 


It’s a discretionary decision balancing many considerations and the CSL will review its position of September 7 and will continue to consider carefully all upcoming important national team games with a view to providing enthusiastic support including the cancellation of games if necessary, as long as there are sufficient benefits to the Canadian national team game in doing so.


 

CROATIA, MONTREAL ACADEMY AND SC WATERLOO WIN SUNDAY….Drazen Vukovic hits hat-trick

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Toronto Croatia extended their lead at the top of the First Division with a 2-0 victory over Brantford Galaxy, Montreal Impact Academy blanked Serbian White Eagles 1-0, league title contenders York Region Shooters and TFC Academy tied 1-1 and later in Sunday evening action in the CSL SC Waterloo romped 6-0 including a Drazen Vukovic hat-trick over North York Astros.

 

Following a scoreless first half during which Toronto Croatia had most of the play against Brantford Galaxy at Lions Park in Brantford, midfielder Boris Tomac came on as a substitute to open the scoring for the visitors at 69 minutes. Toronto Croatia defender Josip Bonacin headed the ball into the net from a corner past Galaxy goalkeeper Zoran Pusica at 91 minutes for a 2-0 score which remained to the final whistle.

 

Toronto Croatia increase their lead at the top of the First Division, they now have a 13-1-5 WLT record for 44 points, seven points clear of second place SC Toronto. Brantford are at 8-9-1 for the season for 25 points in 10th place.

 

Midfielder Wandrille Lefevre scored the only goal from a free kick in the 1-0 victory for Montreal Impact Academy over Serbian White Eagles at the Claude Robillard Sports Complex in Montreal, the prolific Lefevre found the net with a low drive from 20 yards past Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Milos Durkovic, the goal coming at the 55th minute mark.

 

The game was physical and chippy from time to time and Serbian White Eagles midfielder Ramon Bailey was shown the red card at 43 minutes for serious foul play.

 

Montreal are in 6th place in the standings following the win, they have a 8-3-5 record for 29 points, while Serbian White Eagles have a 7-7-4 record for 25 points.

 

TFC Academy went ahead 1-0 at the 83rd minute against York Region Shooters at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, a goal by midfielder Joshua Janniere and just when it appeared the visitors were heading for a narrow victory, York Region`s Andre Rollins headed the ball into the net for a 1-1 tie.

 

York Region Shooters now have a 9-1-9 record for 36 points in third position following the tie, while TFC Academy are in fourth position with a 10-4-4 record for 34 points.

A late second half hat-trick by SC Waterloo attacking midfielder Drazen Vukovic sealed the victory for the home side against North York Astros at the St. David SS ground in Waterloo, he found the net at the 84, 86 and 89 minutes for his 15th of the season.

 

It was Adis Hasecic who opened the scoring for the Waterloo Region side, he found the net a just six minutes into the game for a 1-0 lead at half-time. Mirza Colic increased the lead to 2-0 at 50 minutes and Nemanja Simeunovic made it 3-0 10 minutes later before Vukovic scored his hat-trick.

 

Eric Batchanou of North York Astros was ejected at the 62nd minute.

 

SC Waterloo improve to 7-9-0 for 21 points over the season, while the Astros are at 2-15-1 for 7 points.

 

There were two games in the CSL Second Division Sunday:

 

Brampton City Utd 4, St. Catharines Wolves 2

 

TFC Academy II  3, York Region Shooters B 0

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES, NIAGARA UNITED HAVE EASY WINS SATURDAY……Two hat-tricks at Kingston

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Richard West and Zoran Rajovic each scored three goals in a 7-3 Serbian White Eagles defeat of Kingston FC, while Niagara United defeated London City 4-0 in one other game played in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday night.

 

West struck the opening goal for Serbian White Eagles at the CaraCo Home Field at the Invista Centre when he found the net past Kingston goalkeeper Shane Lopez at the 4th minute mark and the Serbian Eagles forward increased the lead to 2-0 nine minutes later.

 

Rajovic made it 3-0 at 29 minutes, the score at the interval and Kingston reduced the lead to 3-1 at the 60th minute mark on a goal by midfielder Tony Asmar.

 

Rajovic then increased the lead to 4-1 at 62 minutes from a direct free kick that caught the top left corner of the net and three minutes later West completed his hat-trick for a 5-1 lead for the visitors.

 

Kingston defender Ryan McCurdy scored at 69 minutes for a 5-2 Serbian Eagles lead, and Kingston striker Mademba Ba cut the lead to 5-3 at 71 minutes before Rajovic struck his third goal and Serbian Eagles’ sixth for a 6-3 lead at73 minutes.. A Kingston defender scored an own goal at 89 minutes increasing the Serbian White Eagles lead to 7-3, the score at the final whistle.

 

Serbian White Eagles improve to 7-6-4 WLT for 25 points, while Kingston FC are at 2-15-1 for 7 points in the standings.

 

Richard West increased his goalscoring to 10 for the season as a result of the hat-trick, his second hat-trick of the season following three goals scored in a 6-1 victory over Niagara United on August 3, and Rajovic increased his goalscoring tally to 12  during the current campaign.

 

The 10 goals scored in one game during the current season equals that of the Brampton City Utd 8, Brantford Galaxy 2 result at Lions Park on June 10 and the Mississauga Eagles FC 6, Serbian White Eagles 4 game at the Hershey Centre on August 10.

 

Forward Mohammed Mohammed scored twice in Niagara United’s sixth win of the season at the Kalar Sports Centre in Niagara Falls, the Niagara forward opened the scoring at 31 minutes against London City for a 1-0 score at the break.

 

Defender Marco Stencel increased the home side`s lead to 2-0 at 67 minutes, Mohammed scored his second for a 3-0 Niagara lead at 82 minutes before Ben N`Goran completed the scoring, 4-0 at the 88th minute mark which held to the final whistle.

 

London City played with 10 men during the second half following the dismissal by referee Steve Decker of Manu Odurwa for serious foul play.

 

Niagara United are now at 6-8-3 for 21 points, London City are at 6-8-6 for 24 points in the standings.

 

There were three games in the CSL Second Division Saturday:

 

Mississauga Eagles FC B 2, SC Waterloo B 2

SC Toronto B 8, Niagara United B 1

Serbian White Eagles B 3, Kingston FC B 1

 

The remaining weekend games are:

 

FIRST DIVISION

 

Sun, Sep 9 Claude Robillard 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs Serbian White Eagles – New ground location

Sun, Sep 9 Lions Park 6 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Toronto Croatia

Sun, Sep 9 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs TFC Academy

Sun, Sep 9 St. David SS 7 PM SC Waterloo vs North York Astros

 

SECOND DIVISION

 

Sun, Sep 9 Club Roma 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Brampton City Utd B

Sun, Sep 9 St. Joan of Arc 8:30 PM York Region Shooters B vs TFC Academy II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TORONTO CROATIA, SC TORONTO AND YORK REGION REGISTER DECISIVE WINS……Croatia first to clinch playoff berth

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Toronto Croatia, SC Toronto and York Region Shooters, all bidding for the CSL league title, registered decisive wins in the three games played in the Canadian Soccer League  Friday night.

 

SC Toronto roughed up Brantford Galaxy, 6-1 at Lamport Stadium, while Toronto Croatia maintained a four-point lead at the top of the table with a 4-1 victory over TFC Academy at Downsview Park, and York Region Shooters appeared determined to stay in contention with a well earned 4-1 away win over Mississauga Eagles FC at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga.

 

Toronto Croatia went ahead at the 24th minute on a goal by Tihomir Maletic and the prolific striker made it 2-0 at 39 minutes with a drive that struck the crossbar before entering the net. The goals were Maletic’s 12th and 13th of the season.

 

Hayden Fitzwilliams increased the Croatia lead to 3-0 at 51 minutes and at 87 minutes TFC Academy scored from the penalty spot to make it 3-1, a goal by Mario Kovacevic following an untidy challenge inside the box.

 

Marin Vucemilovic Grgic struck for Toronto Croatia two minutes later, also from the penalty spot for a 4-1 final score.

 

The win lifted Toronto Croatia’s record to 12-1-5 WLT for 41 points on the season and the current CSL champions are the first team to qualify for a playoff berth. TFC Academy are at 10-4-3 for 33 points and are in fourth position in the standings.

 

Midfielder Anthony Di Biase opened the scoring for SC Toronto in their game against Brantford Galaxy and Ranko Golijanin equalized for the visitors at the 15th minute mark.

 

Midfielder Dominic Roberts made it 2-1 for SC Toronto at 42 minutes, the score at the break.

 

Jonathan Osorio scored twice for the Toronto side in just three minutes, the first at 62 minutes and his second and SC Toronto’s fourth at 65 minutes for a 4-1 lead, and at 76 minutes Roberts beat Brantford goalkeeper Zoran Pusica for his second goal and a 5-1 SC Toronto lead. Di Biase scored his second and SC Toronto’s sixth for a 6-1 score that held to the final whistle.

 

SC Toronto are in second position in the standings with a 11-2-4 record for 37 points, while Brantford Galaxy continue their slump and now have a 8-8-1 record for 25 points.

 

York Region Shooters were also full marks for their victory over Mississauga Eagles FC and it was defender Fitzroy Christey who opened the scoring for a 1-0 Shooters lead at 3 minutes.

 

Midfielder Matthew O’Connor made it 2-0 at 10 minutes and Chris Thomas increased the lead to 3-0 at 36 minutes.

 

Mississauga Eagles were awarded a penalty following a hand ball at 38 minutes and Jose Melo found the net for a 3-1 score, but Kadian Lecky struck the fourth goal for York Region Shooters four minutes later and the game ended 4-1 in favour of the York Region.

 

The Shooters are 9-1-8 on the season for 35 points and have moved into third position in the standings, while Mississauga Eagles FC are at 7-7-4 for 25 points.

 

The remaining games this weekend are:

 

FIRST DIVISION

 

Sat, Sep 8 Kalar 7 PM Niagara United vs London City

Sat, Sep 8 Invista Centre 7 PM Kingston FC vs Serbian White Eagles

Sun, Sep 9 Claude Robillard 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs Serbian White Eagles – New ground location

Sun, Sep 9 Lions Park 6 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Toronto Croatia

Sun, Sep 9 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs TFC Academy

Sun, Sep 9 St. David SS 7 PM SC Waterloo vs North York Astros

 

SECOND DIVISION

 

Sat, Sep 8 Hershey Centre 4 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs SC Waterloo B

Sat, Sep 8 Kalar 4 PM Niagara United B vs SC Toronto B

Sat, Sep 8 Invista Centre 5 PM Kingston FC B vs Serbian White Eagles B

Sat, Sep 8 Windsor Stadium 5:30 PM Windsor Stars B vs Brantford Galaxy B – GAME CANCELLED

Sun, Sep 9 Club Roma 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Brampton City Utd B

Sun, Sep 9 St. Joan of Arc 8:30 PM York Region Shooters B vs TFC Academy II

 

 

 

 

CSL CAMPAIGN CLOSING IN ON PLAYOFFS……The weekend games

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CSL playoffs will begin in just over a month when the top eight in each of the two divisions will play their one-game quarter-finals, tentatively set for the weekend October 12 to 14, to be followed by the one-game semi-finals the weekend October 19 to 21.


 


The top four teams will have home game advantage in the quarter-finals, with a schedule of games of teams in the following positions drawn together: 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5.


 


The CSL Championship Final will be played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Saturday, October 27 and there will be additional announcements during the week September 10.


 


The top teams are all in action this coming weekend, with league-leading Toronto Croatia, the CSL defending champions playing twice, a visit to Downsview Park to meet TFC Academy on Friday night and another away game, a visit to Lions Park in Brantford on Sunday.


 


Montreal Impact Academy have moved their First Division game with Serbian White Eagles on Sunday from the St Jean de Vianney ground to the Claude-Robillard Sports Complex at 1000 Émile Journault in Montreal and there is an additional game in the Second Division this weekend with Windsor Stars B playing a home game at Windsor Stadium against Brantford Galaxy B on Saturday, a game previously scheduled for August 25 but which was postponed.


 


The weekend games are:


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Fri, Sep 7  Lamport Stadium 8 PM SC Toronto vs Brantford Galaxy 


Fri, Sep 7  Downsview Park 8 PM TFC Academy vs Toronto Croatia 


Fri, Sep 7  Hershey Centre 8 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs York Region Shooters 


Sat, Sep 8  Kalar 7 PM Niagara United vs London City 


Sat, Sep 8  Invista Centre 7 PM Kingston FC vs Serbian White Eagles 


Sun, Sep 9  Claude Robillard  2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs Serbian White Eagles  – New ground location


Sun, Sep 9  Lions Park  6 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Toronto Croatia 


Sun, Sep 9  St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs TFC Academy 


Sun, Sep 9  St. David SS 7 PM SC Waterloo vs North York Astros 


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Sat, Sep 8  Hershey Centre 4 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs SC Waterloo B


Sat, Sep 8  Kalar 4 PM Niagara United B vs SC Toronto B


Sat, Sep 8  Invista Centre 5 PM Kingston FC B vs Serbian White Eagles B


Sat, Sep 8  Windsor Stadium  5:30 PM Windsor Stars B vs Brantford Galaxy B –Re-scheduled from August 25


Sun, Sep 9  Club Roma  6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Brampton City Utd B


Sun, Sep 9  St. Joan of Arc  8:30 PM York Region Shooters B vs TFC Academy II

TORONTO CROATIA, WINDSOR STARS WIN SUNDAY….Croatia’s Vucemilovic Grgic hits hat-trick

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Toronto Croatia went four points into the lead at the top of the First Division with a 3-1 victory over Niagara United, while Windsor Stars continued their good form with a 1-0 defeat of Brampton City Utd, two games in the Canadian Soccer League Sunday.

 

Toronto Croatia’s Marin Vucemilovic Grgic came up with all three goals in the game at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke. He struck at the five-minute mark with a header from five yards, scored again at 24 minutes and the 25 year-old midfielder completed his hat-trick when he beat Niagara goalkeeper John De Luca with a drive from 18 yards at the 79th minute mark, That was his 12th goal of the season.

 

Niagara midfielder Rudy Pikzinski scored his side’s lone goal at the 12 minute mark and the visitors were reduced to 10 men when referee Marie Soleul-Beaudvin showed the red card to Jason Devonish for Serious Foul Play.

 

Toronto Croatia now lead the First Division by four points following the 3-1 win, they have a 11-1-5 WLT record, with SC Toronto in second place. Niagara United have a 5-8-3 record for 18 points.

 

It took just one goal by midfielder Wade Allen at 56 minutes to give Windsor Stars three important points and their sixth straight game without a loss, a 1-0 result at Victoria Park in Brampton.

 

Allen drove the ball from 20 yards to beat Brampton goalkeeper Jason Lopes and while the visitors are enjoying good form, such is not the case with Brampton City Utd which has now gone five games without a win and have slipped to 10th position in the standings. Brampton have a 6-8-4 record for 22 points, while Windsor improve to 9-5-4 for 31 points and are 5th in the First Division table.

 

There was one game in the CSL Second Division Sunday:

 

Windsor Stars B 3, Brampton City Utd B 1

 

Weekend Summary:

 

Friday, August 31

 

FIRST DIVISION

 

London City 3, Brampton City Utd 2

Serbian White Eagles 1, Mississauga Eagles FC 1

 

SECOND DIVISION

 

TFC Academy II 2, York Region Shooters B 0

 

Saturday, September 1

 

SECOND DIVISION

 

Brantford Galaxy B 4, St. Catharines Wolves B 1

Serbian White Eagles B 2, Mississauga Eagles FC B 1

 

Sunday, September 2

 

FIRST DIVISION

 

Windsor Stars 1, Brampton City Utd 0

Toronto Croatia 3, Niagara United 1

 

SECOND DIVISION

 

Windsor Stars B 3, Brampton City Utd B  1

 

 

 

 

LONDON CITY SURVIVE LATE BRAMPTON RALLY TO WIN 3-2, It’s 1-1 Serbian Eagles and Mississauga

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A late second half rally by Brampton City Utd failed to overcome a 3-0 deficit leaving London City with a 3-2 victory, and in one other game in the CSL Friday night, Serbian White Eagles battled to a 1-1 tie with Mississauga Eagles FC.

 

London forward Younan Samra opened the scoring at the 11th minute at Cove Road in London and Nenad Begovic made it 2-0 at 31 minutes with a drive from 16 yards, the score at the break.

 

Forward Dalibor Mitrovic increased the lead to 3-0 for the home side at 56 minutes, but this was followed by a late rally from Brampton which resulted in a  goal  by midfielder David Guzman, he found the net past London City goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic at the 70th minute, Guzman’s 12th goal of the season.

 

Brampton continued to press and David Velastagui scored at 86 minutes, a shot from an acute angle on left wing which found the net behind Markotic, but the visitors failed to find an equalizer and the game ended with a 3-2 London win.

 

London City now have a 6-7-6 WLT record for 24 points to recover from their early season set-backs and are in 9th position in the standings.

 

Brampton are at 6-7-4 for 22 points.

 

It was a close encounter at Centennial Stadium between Serbian White Eagles and nearby Mississauga Eagles FC with the visitors scoring at just three minutes when midfielder Jose Melo found the net from a free kick, it was Melo’s 10th goal of the season.

 

Serbian Eagles’ Zoran Rajovic struck from 14 yards for the equalizer, his 9th of the season, and the close game failed to produce a winning goal and the game ended a 1-1 tie.

 

Serbian White Eagles are now at 6-6-4 for 22 points, while Mississauga Eagles FC improve to 7-6-4 for 25 points.

 

Remaining games this weekend:

 

FIRST DIVISION

 

Sun, Sep 2 Victoria Park 3 PM Brampton City Utd vs Windsor Stars

 

Sun, Sep 2 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Niagara United

 

SECOND DIVISION

 

Sat, Sep 1 Lions Park 4 PM Brantford Galaxy B vs St. Catharines Wolves B

 

Sat, Sep 1 Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Mississauga Eagles FC B

 

Sun, Sep 2 Victoria Park 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs Windsor Stars B

 

 

 

 

TORONTO CROATIA WITH JUST ONE LOSS CONTINUE TO IMPRESS…the weekend games

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Toronto Croatia are unbeaten in their last seven games and have suffered just one loss all season, at SC Waterloo by a 1-0 score on July 8 to keep up the impressive performance of 2011 (18-3-5) when they finished runners-up in the standings (SC Toronto finished on top) and went on to capture the CSL title.


 


The champions are on a similar path with just a little more than a month to go before the regular season wraps up and the CSL moves into the playoffs.


 


Toronto Croatia are at home to Niagara United this Labour Day weekend as the only team of the top four in action, so their league-leading top position is not under threat.


 


Windsor Stars are in fifth position in the standings and will be making a strong bid against Brampton City Utd to make the most of their game at Victoria Park on Sunday, while Mississauga Eagles FC – eighth position in the table – will be hoping for three points from their home clash with close-by Serbian White Eagles.


 


The weekend games:


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Fri, Aug 31  Cove Road 8:30 PM London City  vs Brampton City Utd 


Fri, Aug 31  Centennial Stadium 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs Mississauga Eagles FC


Sun, Sep 02  Victoria Park  3 PM Brampton City Utd  vs Windsor Stars


Sun, Sep 02  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia  vs Niagara United 


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Fri, Aug 31  Downsview Park 8 PM TFC Academy II vs York Region Shooters B


Sat, Sep 01  Lions Park  4 PM Brantford Galaxy B vs St. Catharines Wolves B


Sat, Sep 01  Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Mississauga Eagles FC B


Sun, Sep 02  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs Windsor Stars B


TFC ACADEMY SCORE THREE IN FOUR MINUTES FOR 5-0 VICTORY…Campanella, Camargo each strike two.

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It was a competitive first half at Club Roma in St. Catharines, but that all changed shortly after the break when TFC Academy took over to score three goals in four minutes to defeat St. Catharines Wolves 5-0, the only game in the CSL Wednesday night.


 


TFC’s Christian Campanella opened the scoring following a period when TFC Academy pressed the home defence to score at the 20th minute mark, the midfielder intercepted a pass to beat St. Catharines goalkeeper Claudio Perri with a drive from 28 yards.


 


Midfielder Sergio Camargo increased the lead for the visitors at 43 minutes, his ninth of the season and it was 2-0 at the interval.


 


Nicholas Lindsay made it 3-0 at 51 minutes, a strong drive from just outside the box to find the top left corner.


 


Campanella struck his second goal and the academy side’s fourth two minutes later and Camargo made it 5-0 almost immediately following the re-start for the midfielder’s 10th goal of the current campaign.


 


The win gave TFC Academy an improved 10-3-3 WLT  record for 33 points while St. Catharines Wolves now have a 1-12-5 record for 8 points.


 


 


 

TORONTO CROATIA ON TOP, MONTREAL ACADEMY AND SC WATERLOO ALSO REGISTER WINS SUNDAY

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Toronto Croatia are back on top of the CSL First Division following their 3-0 win over London City, Montreal Impact Academy took charge following the interval to score five second half goals for a 5-0 victory over the Astros and SC Waterloo were full marks for their 2-0 triumph over Brampton, three games in the CSL Sunday.


 


London City suffered a set-back when Zvonko Bakula was shown the red card by referee Arthur Korbiel for violent conduct at 27 minutes and the first half ended without a goal at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke.


 


Midfielder Andelo Srzentic opened the scoring for Toronto Croatia at 58 minutes and Tihomir Maletic scored his 11th goal of the season to make it 2-0 at 73 minutes. Maletic took a cross from Dino Buljan to beat London keeper Vladimir Markotic from 6 yards.


 


Croatia’s Boris Tomac scored at 83 minutes for a 3-0 score that held until the final whistle.


 


Toronto Croatia move to the top of the First Division following the win, they now have a 10-1-5 record for 35 points, one point in front of SC Toronto. London City are at 5-7-6 for 21 points.


 


Following a scoreless first half at the St-Jean-Vianney Sports Complex in Quebec, Montreal Impact Academy defender Karl Ouimette opened the scoring at 47 minutes when North York goalkeeper Antal Toth saved a low free kick from 22 yards only to provide a rebound for Ouemette to tap into the open net.


 


Forward Charles Joly made it 2-0 at 62 minutes and five minutes later midfielder Maxim Tissot’s drive from 16 yards found the net out of Toth’s reach for a 3-0 lead.


 


The home side went further ahead 4-0 when forward Kevin Luarca drove a loose ball partially cleared by the Astros defence into the net at 78 minutes and Mercea Ilcu, returning to the academy side following an early season injury, rounded the scoring at 81 minutes for a 5-0 final score.


 


Montreal Impact Academy improve to 7-3-5 WLT for 23 points and sixth position in the First Division, while North York Astros have a 2-15-1 record for 7 points at the foot of the standings.


 


Following a well-played opening 40 minutes at Worrier Stadium in Waterloo during which SC Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hukara was called upon to make key saves against Brampton City Utd, it was Waterloo that took the lead on a goal by midfielder Drazen Vukovic, his 12th of the season.


 


Adis Hasecic increased the lead to 2-0 early in the second half and the game ended 2-0 in favour of SC Waterloo.


SC Waterloo improve to 7-9-0 for 21 points, while Brampton City Utd are at 6-6-4 for 22 points.


The weekend summary:


 


Friday, August 24


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


London City 2, SC Waterloo 1


 


Mississauga Eagles FC 0, TFC Academy 0


 


York Region Shooters 1, SC Toronto 0


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


TFC Academy II 2, SC Waterloo B 2


 


Saturday, August 25


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Niagara United 1, St. Catharines Wolves 1


 


Windsor Stars 7, Brantford Galaxy 0


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Niagara United B 5, St. Catharines Wolves B 1


 


Mississauga Eagles FC B 0, York Region Shooters B 0


 


SC Toronto B 7, Serbian White Eagles 2


 


 


Sunday, August 26


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Montreal Impact Academy 5, North York Astros 0


 


SC Waterloo 2, Brampton City Utd 0


 


Toronto Croatia 3, London City 0


 


 


 

WINDSOR STARS DOMINATE 7-0, St. Catharines Wolves tie game with last minute strike

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Windsor Stars, led by newcomer Keith Lough with a hat-trick, extended their unbeaten streak to five games with a 7-0 rout of Brantford Galaxy at Windsor Stadium, while St. Catharines Wolves scored with seconds remaining to hold Niagara United to a 1-1 tie, two games in the CSL First Division Saturday.


 


Windsor forward Christian Mayorga opened the scoring for the home side at the 7th minute mark and Lough, a midfielder signed recently from Midland, Michigan, made it 2-0 at 21 minutes to begin a dominance that continued throughout the game.


 


Alexander Rickett increased the lead to 3-0 when he beat Brantford goalkeeper Zoran Pusica at 25 minutes and Lough struck his second goal and Windsor’s fourth for a 4-0 score at the break.


 


The Stars’ David Kadoic found the net for a 5-0 score at 79 minutes, John Swiastyn made it 6-0 at 84 minutes and Lough completed his hat-trick five minutes later for a crushing 7-0 rout at the final whistle.


 


Windsor improve their position with a 8-5-4 WLT record for 28 points and fifth in the standings, just above the Galaxy at 8-7-1 for 25 points in 6th place.


 


It could have gone either way, but was looking like a Niagara United 1-0 victory at 94 minutes until St. Catharines midfielder Calvin Rosario headed in from six yards, the goal coming close to the final whistle for a 1-1 score at Kalar Park.


 


Mohammed Mohammed scored an early opening goal at just three minutes for Niagara United in a well-played encounter that remained in doubt until the final whistle.


 


Niagara United now have a 5-7-3 record for 18 points, while St. Catharines Wolves are at 1-11-5 for 8 points.


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Niagara United B 5, St. Catharines Wolves B 1


Mississauga Eagles FC B 0, York Region Shooters B 0


 


Remaining games this weekend:


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Sun, Aug 26 CS St Jean De Vianney 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs North York Astros


 


Sun, Aug 26 Univ. of Waterloo Worrier Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Brampton City Utd


 


Sun, Aug 26 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs London City


 


 


 


 


 


 

SHOOTERS MAKE HEADWAY WITH 1-0 VICTORY WHILE MISSISSAUGA VS. TFC ACADEMY GO SCORELESS…London’s Dalibor Mitrovic the winner

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York Region Shooters defeated league-leading SC Toronto 1-0, London City came from behind to down SC Waterloo 2-1 and TFC Academy battled to a scoreless tie in their game with Mississauga Eagles, three games in the CSL First Division Friday night.

 

Defender Fitzroy Christey scored a late goal and a big one for York Region Shooters at Lamport Stadium in Toronto’s west-end, it came at the 86th minute when Christey moved upfield to head past SC Toronto goalkeeper Adrian Ivanez  off a corner kick and a deflection before it entered the net.

 

The win moved the Shooters closer to the top, they now have a 8-1-8 WLT record for 32 points and tied for second position with Toronto Croatia, while SC Toronto are still on top with a 10-2-4 record for 34 points.

 

The scoreless tie between Mississauga Eagles FC and TFC Academy at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga improves the Eagles to a 7-6-3 record, good for 24 points and within striking distance of the top in seventh position, while TFC Academy are third in the standings with a 9-3-3 record for 30 points.

 

Forward Dalibor Mitrovic came on as a second half substitute to play a big part in bringing London City from a 1-0 deficit to a 2-1 victory at Cove Road in London. SC Waterloo forward Mohammed Ali Heydarpour opened the scoring for the visitors following a scoreless first half, he found the net at the 60th minute, a 1-0 lead.

 

Seven minutes later Mitrovic crossed the ball for Nenad Nikolic to find the net past Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura to tie the game 1-1 and Mitrovic banged in the winner from just inside the box at the 75th minute mark for a 2-1 lead that held to the final whistle.

 

The win moves London City to 11th position with a 5-6-6 record for 21 points, while SC Waterloo are in 12th position with a 6-9-0 record for 18points.

 

There was one game in the CSL Second Division Friday:

TFC Academy II  2, SC Waterloo B  2

 

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

 

There is a change of venue in the First Division with the move of the SC Waterloo vs. Brampton City Utd game on Sunday. Previously scheduled for the St. David SS ground, the game has been moved to Worrier Field at the University of Waterloo – the 7pm kickoff time is unchanged.

 

One game has been postponed in the Second Division, the Windsor Stars B vs. Brantford Galaxy B game will be re-scheduled for a later date.

 

FIRST DIVISION

 

Sat, Aug 25  Kalar 7 PM Niagara United  vs St. Catharines Wolves

 

Sat, Aug 25  Windsor Stadium  7:15 PM Windsor Stars vs Brantford Galaxy 

 

Sun, Aug 26  CS St Jean De Vianney 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs North York Astros 

 

Sun, Aug 26  Univ. of Waterloo Worrier Field 7 PM SC Waterloo  vs Brampton City Utd  NEW GROUND

 

Sun, Aug 26  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs London City 

 

SECOND DIVISION

 

Sat, Aug 25  Hershey Centre 4 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs York Region Shooters B

 

Sat, Aug 25  Windsor Stadium  4 PM Windsor Stars B vs Brantford Galaxy B POSTPONED – To be re-scheduled

 

Sat, Aug 25  Kalar 4 PM Niagara United B vs St. Catharines Wolves B

 

Sat, Aug 25  Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs SC Toronto B

 

 

 

 

TOP TEAMS IN ACTION THIS WEEKEND…SC Waterloo announce venue change for Sunday’s game

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The top four teams in the CSL First Division all see action this weekend with league-leading SC Toronto at home to fourth place York Region Shooters Friday night, second place Toronto Croatia are at home to London City on Sunday and TFC Academy, third in the standings, visit the Hershey Centre in Mississauga for their game against Mississauga Eagles FC on Friday.


 


There is a change of venue in the First Division with the move of the SC Waterloo vs. Brampton City Utd game on Sunday. Previously scheduled for the St. David SS ground, the game has been moved to Worrier Field at the University of Waterloo – the 7pm kickoff time is unchanged.


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Fri, Aug 24  Hershey Centre 8 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs TFC Academy 


Fri, Aug 24  Lamport Stadium 8 PM SC Toronto vs York Region Shooters 


Fri, Aug 24  Cove Road 8:30 PM London City vs SC Waterloo 


Sat, Aug 25  Kalar 7 PM Niagara United  vs St. Catharines Wolves


Sat, Aug 25  Windsor Stadium  7:15 PM Windsor Stars vs Brantford Galaxy 


Sun, Aug 26  CS St Jean De Vianney 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs North York Astros 


Sun, Aug 26  Univ. of Waterloo Worrier Field 7 PM SC Waterloo  vs Brampton City Utd 


Sun, Aug 26  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs London City 


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Fri, Aug 24  Downsview Park 8 PM TFC Academy II vs SC Waterloo B


Sat, Aug 25  Hershey Centre 4 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs York Region Shooters B


Sat, Aug 25  Windsor Stadium  4 PM Windsor Stars B vs Brantford Galaxy B


Sat, Aug 25  Kalar 4 PM Niagara United B vs St. Catharines Wolves B


Sat, Aug 25  Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs SC Toronto B

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