CSL

TORONTO CROATIA FAVOURED TO HOLD TOP SPOT OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND

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The top of the table standings in the CSL First Division at the end of this coming weekend rests with Toronto Croatia and Brantford Galaxy. Croatia are on top with a narrow one-point margin over second place TFC Academy, while  Brantford Galaxy, moves into the holiday weekend in fifth place.


 


 Only these two teams of the top five will see action – Toronto Croatia visits Kingston FC on Saturday, while the Galaxy have two games, a trip to London with a game against the City at the TD Waterhouse Stadium on Friday night and a visit to Victoria Park for a clash with Brampton City Utd on Sunday afternoon.


 


TFC Academy, SC Toronto and York Region Shooters are off, so there is every good chance the current CSL champions Toronto Croatia will keep the top spot, although the Galaxy have an outside chance if they pick up enough points and Croatia falters.


 


The weekend games


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Fri, Aug 3  TD Waterhouse 8:30 PM London City vs Brantford Galaxy 


Fri, Aug 3  Esther Shiner Stadium 8:30 PM North York Astros vs Mississauga Eagles FC – televised Rogers TV, Toronto, check your local listings.


Fri, Aug 3  Centennial Stadium 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs Niagara United 


Sat, Aug 4  Invista Centre 7 PM Kingston FC vs Toronto Croatia – televised TV Cogeco, Kingston – check your local listings 


Sun, Aug 5  Victoria Park  3 PM Brampton City Utd vs Brantford Galaxy 


 


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Sat, Aug 4  Downsview Park 6 PM SC Toronto B vs Mississauga Eagles FC B


Sat, Aug 4  Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs York Region Shooters B


Sun, Aug 5  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs Brantford Galaxy B


Sun, Aug 5  Club Roma  6 PM St. Catharines Roma Wolves B vs Niagara United B


 

TORONTO CROATIA BACK ON TOP….SHOOTERS, SC WATERLOO ALSO REGISTER WINS SUNDAY

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A first half strike by Tihomir Maletic gave Toronto Croatia a 1-0 victory and top

position in an ever-changing CSL standings, while York Region Shooters cruised to an easy 6-2 win over Kingston FC and SC Waterloo slammed Brantford Galaxy 5-0, three games in the CSL First Division Sunday.

LATE GOAL GIVES MISSISSAUGA VICTORY, LONDON CITY NIPS NIAGARA 1-0 AND A TIE MOVES TFC TO THE TOP

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A late goal gave Mississauga Eagles FC a 2-1 victory over St. Catharines Wolves, London City nipped Niagara United 1-0 and TFC Academy also scored a late goal to salvage a 2-2 tie in their home game against Windsor Stars, three games in the CSL Friday night.

 

Jose Melo scored at the 17th minute mark to put Mississauga Eagles into the lead at Club Roma in St. Catharines, he beat the Wolves goalkeeper Nicholas Palazzi from 12 yards, but the home side drew level at 38 minutes when midfielder William Janetos took a pass from the right wing to score from 12 yards and it was 1-1 at the break.

 

Antoine Paul struck the winner for the visitors at 89 minutes, the Mississauga defender headed home off a free kick out of reach of Palazzi and the 2-1 score held to the final whistle.

 

It was a well-played scoreless first half between London City and Niagara United at the TD Waterhouse ground in London, but the second half turned into a chippy affair in the second half following a goal at 50 minutes by defender Zvonko Bakula who found the net from close in off a corner kick.

 

Following several cautions, referee Rich Oliveira brought out the red card to dismiss Rudy Pikzinski of Niagara United following his second yellow card at 84 minutes and Bakula was shown the red card at 88 minutes following an untidy challenge on an opposing player. The game ended 1-0 in favour of London City.

 

Sergio Camargo opened the scoring for TFC Academy at the 20th minute mark at Downsview Park in Toronto, his first of two goals, but Windsor’s Joel Kabula tied the game 7 minutes later when he found the net from close in.

 

Windsor Stars took the lead at 41 minutes, a goal by forward Michael Eio and it was 2-1 at the interval.

 

TFC pressed for an equalizer in the latter stages of the game and the effort was rewarded with a tying goal from the penalty spot and the second goal for Sergio Camargo. Referee Yusri Rudolf ordered the kick when a TFC forward was brought down in the box and Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli had little chance on the kick.

 

TFC Academy move up to the top position in the CSL First Division standings, they now have a 8-3-2 WLT record for 26 points, while Windsor Stars improve to 6-5-2 for 20 points. 

 

Remaining games this weekend:

 

FIRST DIVISION

Sun, Jul 29 Victoria Park 3 PM Brampton City Utd vs Toronto Croatia

Sun, Jul 29 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Kingston FC

Sun, Jul 29 Lions Park 7 PM Brantford Galaxy vs SC Waterloo

 

SECOND DIVISION

Sat, Jul 28 Portuguese/Oriental 1 PM SC Waterloo B vs SC Toronto B

Sat, Jul 28 Kalar 4 PM Niagara United B vs Windsor Stars B

Sat, Jul 28 Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vsTFC Academy II

Sun, Jul 29 Victoria Park 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs St. Catharines Wolves B

Sun, Jul 29 St. Joan of Arc 8:30 PM York Region Shooters B vs Kingston FC B

 

 

 

TOP POSITION UP FOR GRABS IN FIRST DIVISION….Leader SC Toronto off this weekend

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Leader in the CSL First Division standings SC Toronto are idle this coming weekend, which provides ample opportunity for several teams to move to the top spot, including TFC Academy, Toronto Croatia and Brantford Galaxy, all separated by just one point as the CSL moves into the second half of a closely contested campaign.


 


It will be Sunday evening before the top positions are established in the First Division, with Toronto Croatia visiting Victoria Park to play Brampton and the last top division game of the weekend has Brantford Galaxy at home to SC Waterloo.


 


The weekend games:


 


FIRST DIVISION


 Fri, Jul 27  Club Roma 8 PM St. Catharines Wolves vs Mississauga Eagles FC


Fri, Jul 27  Downsview Park 8 PM TFC Academy vs Windsor Stars


Fri, Jul 27  TD Waterhouse 8:30 PM London City vs Niagara United 


Sun, Jul 29  Victoria Park  3 PM Brampton City Utd vs Toronto Croatia 


Sun, Jul 29  St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters  vs Kingston FC


Sun, Jul 29  Lions Park  7 PM Brantford Galaxy vs SC Waterloo 


 


SECOND DIVISION


Sat, Jul 28  Portuguese/Oriental 1 PM SC Waterloo B vs SC Toronto B


Sat, Jul 28  Kalar 4 PM Niagara United B vs Windsor Stars B


Sat, Jul 28  Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vsTFC Academy II


Sun, Jul 29  Victoria Park 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs St. Catharines Wolves B


Sun, Jul 29  St. Joan of Arc  8:30 PM York Region Shooters B vs Kingston FC B


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

BRANTFORD, KINGSTON, WATERLOO WIN SUNDAY…Toronto Croatia held to 1-1 tie

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TFC Academy and SC Toronto share the top position in the CSL following a 1-1 tie between Toronto Croatia and SC Toronto and in three other games played in the CSL First Division Sunday, SC Waterloo scored an emphatic 4-0 victory over Serbian White Eagles, Kingston FC overcame a 1-0 deficit to defeat North York Astros 2-1 and Brantford Galaxy nipped Windsor Stars, 1-0.


 


The Toronto Croatia 1-1 tie with SC Toronto lived up to its billing in a hard, well-played encounter at Centennial Stadium, a game that was scoreless until Marin Vucemilovic Grgic found the net at 80 minutes. He took a pass from forward Tihomir Maletic while closing in and it turned out to be a tap in for the go-ahead goal.


 


SC Toronto were reduced to 10 men at a crucial time of 87 minutes when Garard Ladiyou was cautioned for a second time to be shown the red card and sent off.


 


Despite the disadvantage, the visitors fought back and were rewarded with a tying goal by forward Alon Badat who scored at 93 minutes after receiving a cross from the left wing.


 


SC Toronto improve to a 7-1-4 WLT record for 25 points and are tied for the top position with TFC Academy in the CSL First Division standings, while Toronto Croatia drop to third position with a 7-1-3 record for 24 points.


 


SC Waterloo had a field day in defeating Serbian White Eagles at the Seagram Stadium in Waterloo and it was Adis Hasecic who opened the scoring for the home side at 19 minutes and that was followed nine minutes later when Drazen Vukovic made it 2-0 and Slavisa Ubiparipovic increased the score to 3-0 at 39 minutes –  the score at the interval.


 


Vukovic added a second goal at 52 minutes for a 4-0 score, which held to the final whistle.


 


Midfielder Carlos Amorim opened the scoring for North York Astros at 37 minutes against Kingston FC at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, the score at half-time.


 


Kingston forward Alex Campbell tied the game 1-1 at 52 minutes and Mademba Ba struck the winner from the penalty spot at 69 minutes following a pushing incident on Kingston’s Edgar Soglo inside the 18 yard line.


 


North York were reduced to 10 men when referee Scott Decker showed the red card to Davier Walcott at 72 minutes for serious foul play and the remainder of the game was scoreless to the final whistle, 2-1 in favour of Kingston FC.


 


A goal at 63 minutes by Brantford Galaxy midfielder Damion Scott was enough to earn his side three points in the game against Windsor Stars at Lions Park. Scott took a pass from Marco Machado to drive the ball from 20 yards into the bottom left corner past Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli.


The goal broke open a game with few chances throughout, with Santilli and Galaxy’s Melford James Jr. both playing a solid game.


 


The win moved Brantford into a tie for third place in the standings, it was the Galaxy’s eighth win and they now have an 8-3-0 record for 24 points.


 


The weekend summary:


 


Sunday’s results:


 


FIRST DIVISION


Brantford Galaxy 1, Windsor Border Stars 0


Kingston FC 2, North York Astros 1


SC Waterloo 4, Serbian White Eagles 0


Toronto Croatia 1, SC Toronto 1


 


SECOND DIVISION


TFC Academy II 3, St. Catharines Wolves B 1


 


Games played Saturday, July 21


 


FIRST DIVISION


Brampton City Utd 2, Montreal Impact Academy 0


Niagara United 0, York Region Shooters 0


Windsor Stars 2, Serbian White Eagles 1


 


SECOND DIVISION


Niagara United B 2, York Region Shooters B 1


Windsor Stars B 5, Serbian White Eagles B 2


SC Toronto B 5, Brampton City Utd B 1


SC Waterloo B 3, Brantford Galaxy B 1


 


Games played Friday, July 20


 


FIRST DIVISION


London City 2, St. Catharines Wolves 0


SC Toronto 5, Mississauga Eagles FC 1


TFC Academy 2, North York Astros 1


 


 

BRAMPTON, WINDSOR SCORE SATURDAY VICTORIES….Niagara United, York Region Shooters play to scoreless tie

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Brampton City Utd handed Montreal Impact Academy just their second defeat of the season and the first at home in CSL action Saturday, while Windsor Stars edged past Serbian White Eagles 2-1 and Niagara United played to a scoreless tie to give York Region Shooters their seventh tie of the season.


 


Following a well-played, almost scoreless first half, forward Alex Braletic put Brampton City Utd in the lead at 45 minutes against Montreal Impact Academy at the St Jean De Vianney ground in Montreal. It was a picture goal, a strong drive from 22 yards to the right of goalkeeper Jason Beaulieu for a 1-0 half-time in favour of the visitors.


 


Midfielder David Guzman increased the lead to 2-0 for Brampton, he struck from 12 yards to find the net and the score held to the final whistle in favour of the Toronto area team.


 


Windsor Stars struck early with a goal by Michael Lepera after just four minutes in the game with Serbian White Eagles at Windsor Stadium and that score held in a close contest until Viktor Anastasov equalized for the Toronto team at 68 minutes.


 


It was nine minutes later that Windsor forward Christian Mayorga collected the ball on the six yard line to find the net past Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Nikola Marojevic and that proved to be the winner with the score 2-1 at the final whistle.


 


Niagara United played most of the second half with 10 men to battle to a scoreless tie with York Region Shooters at Kalar Park after Rudy Pikzinski was shown the red card by referee Pereira for serious foul play ten minutes into the second half.


 


It was a hard played encounter with both goalkeepers John De Luca for the home side and Emanuelle Ameltonis for York Region Shooters playing a big part in a scoreless game.


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Niagara United B 2, York Region Shooters B 1


Windsor Stars B 5, Serbian White Eagles B 2


SC Toronto B 5, Brampton City Utd B 1


 


 Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Sun, Jul 22 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs Kingston FC


 


Sun, Jul 22 Seagram Stadium 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Serbian White Eagles


 


Sun, Jul 22 Lions Park 7 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Windsor Stars


 


Sun, Jul 22 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs SC Toronto


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Sun, Jul 22 Club Roma 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs TFC Academy II


 


 


 


 


 


 

TFC ACADEMY ON TOP FOLLOWING 2-1 VICTORY FRIDAY

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TFC Academy jumped to the top of the First Division following their 2-1 victory over North York Astros, SC Toronto moved into second spot with a 5-1 trouncing of Mississauga Eagles FC and London City registered a 2-0 win over St. Catharines Wolves, three games in the CSL Friday night.

 

It was a close encounter in the early stages of the TFC vs. Astros game at Downsview Park, but Academy midfielder Mario Orestano put the home side one-up at the 27th minute mark.

 

North York equalized at 44 minutes when midfielder Carlos Amorim found the net past TFC goalkeeper Angelo Cavalluzzo for a 1-1 score at the break.

 

Nikola Paunic struck the winner at 59 minutes and while the Academy had a decided edge in the play, the visitors had late opportunities to tie the game which ended 2-1 in favour of  TFC.

 

TFC Academy improve to 8-3-1WLT for 25 points and lead the First Division standings, but that may change when the weekend games are completed Sunday night.

 

SC Toronto were outstanding in the 5-1 victory over Mississauga Eagles FC at Lamport Stadium. It was Brennan McNicoll who opened the scoring for Toronto, he scored at 19 minutes, but Mississauga tied the score on a goal by Bohdan Sulypka  at the 34th minute mark and it was 1-1 at the interval.

 

  Forward Jarek Whiteman then struck twice for the home side, at 51 minutes – on a penalty kick following a tripping incident in the box –  and 59 minutes to increase his tally to 11 for the season.

 

Defender Gerard Ladilou made it 4-1 for SC Toronto at 66 minutes, then Brennan McNicoll scored his second and SC Toronto’s fifth at 77 minutes for a 5-1 score, the result at the final whistle.

 

SC Toronto now have a 7-1-3 record for 24 points and second place in the standings, while Mississauga Eagles FC are at 4-6-2 and 14 points.

 

London City improved their still lowly position in the standings with a 2-0 shutout of even lower St. Catharines Wolves at Cove Road in London. It was midfielder Jasman Halkic who scored the opening goal for London City from a rebound off goalkeeper Claudio Perri of St. Catharines at 30 minutes.

 

The 1-0 lead almost held up until London forward Dalibor Mitrovic, who came on as a substitute midway through the second half,  increased the margin to 2-0 at 92 minutes, the final score.

 

Michael Marcoccia of London City was shown the red card near the end on receiving his second caution in the game.

 

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

 

FIRST DIVISION

 

Sat, Jul 21 St Jean De Vianney 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs Brampton City Utd

 

Sat, Jul 21 Kalar 7 PM Niagara United vs York Region Shooters

 

Sat, Jul 21 Windsor Stadium 7:15 PM Windsor Stars vs Serbian White Eagles

 

Sun, Jul 22 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs Kingston FC

 

Sun, Jul 22 Seagram Stadium 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Serbian White Eagles

 

Sun, Jul 22 Lions Park 7 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Windsor Stars

 

Sun, Jul 22 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs SC Toronto

 

SECOND DIVISION

 

Sat, Jul 21 Lions Park 4 PM Brantford Galaxy B vs SC Waterloo B

 

Sat, Jul 21 Kalar 4 PM Niagara United B vs York Region Shooters B

 

Sat, Jul 21 Windsor Stadium 5 PM Windsor Stars B vs Serbian White Eagles B

 

Sat, Jul 21 Downsview Park 6 PM SC Toronto B vs Brampton City Utd B

 

 

 

FIVE CLUBS BID FOR TOP SPOT IN CSL FIRST DIVISION …separated by just two points

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Toronto Croatia will probably need a win over SC Toronto to hold the top position in the First Division standings following this weekend’s games in the Canadian Soccer League.


 


Only two points separate five teams – Croatia, TFC Academy, SC Toronto, Brantford Galaxy and York Region Shooters – so the current CSL champions are in a precarious position, but can still retain top spot with a victory over the impressive SC Toronto side in what is an important game for both teams at Centennial Stadium Sunday night.


 


York Region Shooters have an impressive 5-game unbeaten streak going back to June 10 and they will be looking to stretch that even more at Kalar Park against Niagara United on Saturday.


 


There are 10 First Division games to be played through Sunday night and five games in the CSL Second Division.


 


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Fri, Jul 20  Lamport Stadium 8 PM SC Toronto vs Mississauga Eagles FC


Fri, Jul 20  Downsview Park 8 PM TFC Academy vs North York Astros 


Fri, Jul 20  Cove Road 8:30 PM London City vs St. Catharines  Wolves


Sat, Jul 21 St Jean De Vianney 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs Brampton City Utd 


Sat, Jul 21  Kalar 7  PM Niagara United vs York Region Shooters 


Sat, Jul 21  Windsor Stadium  7:15 PM Windsor Stars vs Serbian White Eagles 


Sun, Jul 22  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs Kingston FC


Sun, Jul 22  Seagram Stadium 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Serbian White Eagles 


Sun, Jul 22  Lions Park  7 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Windsor Stars


Sun, Jul 22  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs SC Toronto 


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Sat, Jul 21  Lions Park  4 PM Brantford Galaxy B vs SC Waterloo B


Sat, Jul 21  Kalar 4 PM Niagara United B vs York Region Shooters B


Sat, Jul 21  Windsor Stadium  5 PM Windsor Stars B vs Serbian White Eagles B


Sat, Jul 21  Downsview Park 6 PM SC Toronto B vs Brampton City Utd B


Sun, Jul 22  Club Roma  6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs TFC Academy II

MISSISSAUGA, SERBIAN EAGLES, SC TORONTO AND SHOOTERS ALL WIN….four games kickoff busy CSL weekend

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Mississauga Eagles FC, SC Toronto and Serbian White Eagles all recorded home wins, while York Region Shooters scored an away victory, all in the CSL Friday night to kick off a busy weekend schedule.


 


It was a close encounter at the Hershey Centre where Mississauga Eagles FC edged past SC Waterloo midway through the second half to win 3-2 on a tying goal, then a winning goal, by Jose Melo.


 


Drazen Vukovic opened the scoring for SC Waterloo at the 6th minute, Shaun MacDonald tied the game 1-1 one minute later for the home side, but Vukovic came back just two minutes later to beat Mississauga goalkeeper Kofi Oppong for the second time, a 2-1 Waterloo lead after nine minutes. It was 2-1 at half-time.


 


Melo broke the game open with a tying goal firstly at 46 minutes, then at the 55th minute mark he took a pass from MacDonald to beat Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura and win the game 3-2 for Mississauga Eagles.


 


Forward Jarek Whiteman opened the scoring for SC Toronto over Niagara United  at Lamport Stadium, he struck from inside the box to beat Niagara goalkeeper John De Luca at 14 minutes and Alon Badat made it 2-0 at 20 minutes later, the score at the break.


 


Kyle Hall increased the home lead to 3-0 at 85 minutes and at the final whistle it was 3-0 in favour of SC Toronto.


 


It was a close, hard fought first half at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, with Kingston goalkeeper Phill Fernandez making good saves to keep the home side off the scoresheet, but Serbian White Eagles defender Misel Klisara broke through at the 67th minute mark to put the home side into a 1-0 lead.


 


The visitors were playing with 10 men during the second half after losing Olivier Rieutord who was shown the red card by referee Michael Izzo following a second caution at the 45th minute mark.


 


Kingston’s Mademba Ba equalized from the penalty spot at 69 minutes when Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Nikola Marojevic brought down Edgar Soglo of Kingston and referee  Izzo had no hesitation in awarding the penalty for a 1-1 tie.


 


Zoran Rajovic struck the winner at 76 minutes when a took a cross from Andre Orlando to beat Fernandez from close in, a 2-1 Serbian White Eagles lead that held to the final whistle.


 


York Region Shooters forward Jason De Thomasis drove a left foot shot into the net after taking a pass from Des Humphrey to score the all-important lone goal for the 1-0 away victory over TFC Academy. The goal came at 69 minutes of a well-played encounter at Downsview Park and the win lifted the Shooters within two points of the league-leading Toronto Croatia.


 


Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Sat, Jul 14 Windsor Stadium 7:15 PM Windsor Stars vs London City


 


Sun, Jul 15 Victoria Park 3 PM Brampton City Utd vs TFC Academy


 


Sun, Jul 15 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs Serbian White Eagles


 


Sun, Jul 15 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Mississauga Eagles FC


 


Sun, Jul 15 Lions Park 7 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Niagara United


 


Sun, Jul 15 Windsor Stadium 7:15 PM Windsor Stars vs SC Toronto


 


Sun, Jul 15 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs St. Catharines Wolves


 


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Sat, Jul 14 Budd Park 1 PM SC Waterloo B vs Brampton City Utd B – Change of ground to Budd Park, Kitchener


 


Sat, Jul 14 Hershey Centre 4 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs TFC Academy II


 


Sat, Jul 14 Lions Park 4 PM Brantford Galaxy B vs Niagara United B


 


Sun, Jul 15 Windsor Stadium 4 PM Windsor Stars B vs SC Toronto B


 


Sun, Jul 15 St. Joan of Arc 8:30 PM York Region Shooters B vs Serbian White Eagles B – This game is on – omitted


 


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TIGHT RACE AT TOP OF CSL FIRST DIVISION RESUMES THIS BUSY WEEKEND

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With four teams separated by just two points, the tight race to lead the CSL First Division resumes this coming weekend with no less than 11 games scheduled from Friday through Sunday night.


 


The last game of the weekend will see Toronto Croatia attempting to recover from their surprise defeat in the hands of SC Waterloo last weekend, a 1-0 decision that ended the two-month long unbeaten streak of the current CSL champions going back to their opener on May 13.


 


Three of the top four teams will play this weekend (Montreal Impact Academy are idle until their next home encounter on July 21) and while Toronto Croatia and Brantford Galaxy each play once. TFC Academy has the best opportunity to make the top with two games on tap, at home to York Region Shooters on Saturday and a visit to Brampton City Utd on Sunday.


 


There are five games scheduled in the CSL Second Division this weekend, with a switch of venue from the SC Waterloo reserve team home ground in Waterloo to Budd Park in Kitchener for the Waterloo B game with Brampton City Utd  B.


 



 


The complete weekend schedule:


 


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Fri, Jul 13  Lamport Stadium 8 PM SC Toronto vs Niagara United


Fri, Jul 13  Hershey Centre 8 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs SC Waterloo


Fri, Jul 13  Downsview Park 8 PM TFC Academy vs York Region Shooters


Fri, Jul 13  Centennial Stadium 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs Kingston FC


Sat, Jul 14 Windsor Stadium 7:15 PM Windsor Stars vs London City        


Sun, Jul 15 Victoria Park 3 PM Brampton City Utd vs TFC Academy


Sun, Jul 15 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs Serbian White Eagles


Sun, Jul 15 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Mississauga Eagles FC


Sun, Jul 15 Lions Park 7 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Niagara United


Sun, Jul 15 Windsor Stadium 7:15 PM Windsor Stars vs SC Toronto


Sun, Jul 15 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs St. Catharines Wolves


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Sat, Jul 14  Budd Park 1 PM SC Waterloo B vs Brampton City Utd B Change of ground to Budd Park, Kitchener


Sat, Jul 14  Hershey Centre 4 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs TFC Academy II


Sat, Jul 14  Lions Park 4 PM Brantford Galaxy B vs Niagara United B


Sun, Jul 15  Windsor Stadium 4 PM Windsor Stars B vs SC Toronto B


Sun, Jul 15 St. Joan of Arc 8:30 PM York Region Shooters B vs Serbian White Eagles B


 


 


 


 


NEW-LOOK KINGSTON FC UPBEAT WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS…New coach, ownership, corporate support at press conference

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It was there for all to see when Kingston FC players displayed a new-look uniform to reflect a new sponsorship, the introduction of a new head coach, some new players and a shuffle in ownership, all of which provided an upbeat mood to a press conference at the Invista Sports Centre at Kingston Friday.


 


Jimmy Hamrouni has resigned his position as president and coach of the club, “for personal and business reasons” explained chairman of the board Lorne Abugov, in making the announcement.


 


Of high interest was the introduction of the club`s new head coach, Colm Muldoon (pronounced column, like a newspaper column), explained journalist Joseph Scanlon, with Abugov a co-owner of Kingston FC, who emceed the proceedings.


 


Muldoon, a native of the Republic of Ireland with impressive UEFA coaching credentials, has playing and coaching experience in Ireland and the United States.


 


A physical exercise buff, Muldoon believes in a high level of fitness as a pre-requisite to winning games. “Soccer is a beautiful game and it’s a world game. To be good, you have to develop a lot of things – strength, endurance, technical ability, co-ordination and specific skills“, he emphasized. In private life, he has a science degree and is a plastics specialist and no doubt knows how to mould a team.


 


The club introduced a new sponsor in WTC Communications, an independent regional telecommunications company with strong ties to the Kingston community.


 


“WTC is thrilled to help bring professional soccer to the Kingston area”, said the company’s general manager, Steve Lynn, who signed a two-year deal described as a platinum sponsorship.


 


With just two wins at mid-season in its inaugural year in professional soccer, Abugov explained the need to strengthen Kingston FC’s roster. That process has started with the addition of two French-born players, Olivier Rieutord, a forward from Toulouse and Hugo Delmaire, a defender who played for the University of Sherbrooke, Quebec.


 


Other defenders signed are Ryan McCurdy, who played professionally with Linfield FC in Northern Ireland and Guyana national team player Julien Edwards.


 


Midfielder Mintcho Mintchev has also joined the club. Born in Bulgaria, Mintchev developed his skills with Nepean Hotspurs, just west of Kingston.


 


Abugov explained the new ownership is firmly committed to Kingston FC and professional soccer in Kingston. “We are extremely excited about the prospects of our club,” he said


 


But the chairman made it clear the club is seeking equity investment and an alliance with youth soccer in the region, both necessary if Kingston is to develop as a serious member of Canada’s future professional soccer community. “Joe and I are committed to investigate these areas during the next few weeks,” emphasized. Abugov.


 


Kingston FC visit Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke for a game with Serbian White Eagles Friday, while the reserve team is off until a visit to the St. Joan of Arc ground at Maple, just north of Toronto where they meet York Region Shooters B on July 29.


 


 


 

SC WATERLOO ENDS UNBEATEN RUN OF CURRENT CSL CHAMPS TORONTO CROATIA

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A goal at 20 minutes of the first half by expansion club SC Waterloo put to an end the season-long unbeaten run of the current CSL champions Toronto Croatia, while two other games in the CSL Sunday ended in ties, a 4-4 score between York Region Shooters and Brampton City Utd and a 2-2 tie in the game between Montreal Impact Academy and Mississauga Eagles FC.

 

It was a left foot drive by Waterloo midfielder Drazen Vukovic that ended the Toronto Croatia streak at the Seagram Stadium in Waterloo and it ended the record of the last CSL First Division team to hold the distinction of being unbeaten during the current campaign. For the Waterloo Region side, the victory helped to make amends for the 6-1 loss in the hands of Toronto Croatia on May 27.

 

Toronto Croatia still hold to top position in the standings despite Sunday’s defeat, they have a 6-1-2 WLT  record for 20 points, while SC Waterloo improve to a 4-6-0, good for 12 points

 

Forward Alexander King put Montreal Impact Academy in front 1-0 at 39 minutes against Mississauga Eagles at the St Jean De Vianney ground in Montreal after taking a cross from Wandrille Lefevre. The home side went ahead 2-0 when Impact first team defender Calum Mallace playing his first game for the academy side, headed in out of reach of Mississauga goalkeeper Kofi Oppong. It was 2-0 at half-time.

 

A win for the academy team looked secure until Jose Melo headed in for Mississauga Eagles at the 87th minute mark and Thomas McLean scored the equalizer at 91 minutes for the 2-2 final score.

 

It was a ding-dong struggle between York Region Shooters and Brampton City Utd at the Joan of Arc ground in Maple where the visitors gained then lost the lead throughout the game, beginning with a goal at 23 minutes when forward Milos Scepanovic beat York Region goalkeeper Camilo Benzi for a 1-0 score. Alex Braletic made it 2-0 for Brampton at 37 minutes, but the lead was cancelled out by goals from York Region forward Jason De Thomasis at 38 minutes, then Alex Trujillo at 44 minutes for a 2-2 tie before York Region’s Andre Rollins put the home side ahead 3-2 at the break.

 

Scepanovic scored his second goal and Brampton’s third to tie the game 3-3 at 85 minutes, then Brampton edged into the lead 4-3 on a goal by David Velastagui three minutes later.  Andre Manders of York Region levelled the scores 4-4 shortly before the final whistle.

 

York Region Shooters played the last 28 minutes short handed after referee Justin Tasev showed the red card to Andre Stewart for violent conduct.

 

It is York Region Shooters sixth draw in 10 games, they now have a 3-1-6 record for 15 points, while Brampton City Utd have a 4-2-3 record, also 15 points.

 

There was one game in the CSL Second Division Sunday night:

 

St. Catharines Wolves B 1,Brantford Galaxy B 1

 

 

 

 

 

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