CSL

SERBIAN EAGLES DOMINATE QUARTERFINAL WITH 6-0 VICTORY

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Serbian White Eagles coasted to a 6-0 rout of Brampton City Utd in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the CSL playoffs at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, a victory that gave the Toronto-based team a 2-0 games aggregate and a place in the semi-finals of the CSL Championship following their 2-0 defeat of Brampton on October 9.

 

Serbian Eagles pressed the visiting Brampton from the kickoff and the first goal came at the 24th minute mark when forward Salvin Lammie scored his first of two goals by moving round the advancing Brampton goalkeeper Jacob Matthews to find the net from close range.

 

Midfielder Kirie Dimitrov made it 2-0 two minutes later and Lammie struck his second at 39 minutes for a 3-0 Serbian Eagles lead at the break.

 

The home side’s dominance continued into the second half and at 51 minutes Alex Braletic put Serbian Eagles 4-0 ahead and Milos Scepanovic made it 5-0 at the 69th minute mark, scoring into an empty net.

 

Substitute goalkeeper Jodzo Awitor entered the game for Brampton at 69 minutes and at 91 minutes Serbian Eagles completed their scoring with a drive from 15 yards by Sasa Viciknez that caught the top corner.

 

There are two second leg quarterfinals on Sunday, October 16,  the semi-finals will be played the weekend October 21 – 23 and the CSL Championship Final will be played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Saturday, October 29 at 5 pm.

 

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Playoffs

Quarterfinals – second leg

 

Sunday, October 16, Terry Fox Stadium 3 pm Capital City FC vs. Montreal Impact Academy

Sunday, October 16, Centennial Stadium 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs Mississauga Eagles FC

 

In the CSL Second Division Championship there was one game played a Kalar Park at Niagara Falls where Mississauga Eagles FC B defeated Niagara United 4-2 to advance to the Second Division final.

 

It’s  Brampton City Utd B vs. Mississauga Eagles FC B in the CSL Second Division Championship Final

 

– Saturday, October 22, St. Joan of Arc, Maple a  3 pm kickoff.

 

 

 

 

YORK REGION SHOOTERS ELIMINATE SC TORONTO IN CLIFFHANGER

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SC Toronto won the match but York Region Shooters took the spoils following a ding-dong 127 minutes of entertaining  second leg quarterfinal playoff soccer at Lamport Stadium in Toronto’s west-end Friday night.


 


The second of a two-game home and away series to decide the team to advance to the semifinals in pursuit of the CSL Championship – the Shooters won the first clash 1-0 on October 9 – was described by Rogers TV commentator Zamir Karim as “One of the best games in the CSL all season.”


 


The score at the end of 97 minutes of regular time plus added time was 4-3 for SC Toronto, which added up to a 4-4 aggregate over the two games.  30 minutes of extra time were played to decide the winner – which it didn’t, so the 4-4 aggregate went into penalty kicks, won 4-2 by York Region Shooters.


 


There were nine attempts for the 4-2 penalty kick victory by York Region, but the game itself also saw three spot kicks and all found the net.


 


The first produced the opening goal of the game when SC Toronto’s Massimo Mirabelli scored following a tripping incident called by referee Gianni Facchini.  That was followed by a similar infringement by SC Toronto and forward Kadian Lecky scored for the Shooters at 39 minutes, a 1-1 score at half-time.


 


SC Toronto went ahead at 52 minutes, a goal by Alexandros Halis, but the visitors tied the game 2-2 10 minutes later from the third spot kick and like the earlier one, Kadian Lecky made no mistake for his second of the match. Referee Facchini ordered the kick following a pushing incident in the SC Toronto box.


 


Mirabelli struck his second of the game at 73 minutes for a SC Toronto lead, but at 89 minutes Jason De Thomasis scored an untidy goal, but one which tied the game 3-3 for the Shooters and which appeared to be the quarterfinal decider.


 


But SC Toronto came back to score again when Halis headed past York Region goalkeeper Adam Majer and two defenders at the 96th  minute mark, a last minute life-line that led to the 30 minutes of extra time. The goal came after the home side’s John Louis Perruzo was red-carded at 93 minutes and before Lecky was sent off the bench at 97 minutes.


 


SC Toronto lost coach Carmine Isacco when he was ordered out of the game just before half-time for dissent.


 


Playoff summary  to date:


 


CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Playoffs


Quarterfinals – First leg


Toronto Croatia 4, Mississauga Eagles FC 0


Montreal Impact Academy 1, Capital City FC 1


York Region Shooters 1, SC Toronto 0


 Serbian White Eagles 2, Brampton City Utd. 0


 


Quarterfinals – Second leg


SC Toronto 4, York Region Shooters 3


Teams tied 4-4 on aggregate, York Region Shooters advance to semi-finals on penalty kicks 4-2.


 


Upcoming games:


 


Quarterfinals – Second leg


Saturday, October 15, Centennial Stadium, 8 pm Serbian White Eagles vs. Brampton City Utd


Sunday, October 16, Terry Fox Stadium 3 pm Capital City FC vs. Montreal Impact Academy


Sunday, October 16, Centennial Stadium 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs Mississauga Eagles FC


 

SHOOTERS, SERBIAN EAGLES A STEP AHEAD

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York Region Shooters and Serbian White Eagles got the jump on their opposition with narrow victories in the first leg of quarterfinal playoff games Sunday, heading for the CSL Championship at the end of October.

 

The Shooters gained the advantage in the first of a two-game quarterfinals series with a 1-0 victory over CSL First Division winners SC Toronto at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, just north of Toronto, while Serbian White Eagles gained a 2-0 victory over Brampton Lions a few hours later at Victoria Park in Brampton.

 

Dino Gardener was the goalscorer for the home side York Region Shooters, he struck just 4 minutes into the game with a drive from just five yards out and that goal held up throughout an encounter which could have gone either way.

 

The two teams will meet in the second leg on Friday, October 14 at Lamport Stadium, that’s an 8 pm kickoff.

 

An early send-off made things a little easier for Serbian White Eagles in the first leg game against Brampton City Utd at Victoria Park in Brampton when Brampton goalkeeper Roy Blanche was shown the red card at 33 minutes by referee Yusri Rudolf.

 

Referee Rudolf judged that Blanche fouled in preventing ‘an obvious goalscoring opportunity’,  which is an immediate send off and which reduced the home side to 10 men.

 

Serbian White Eagles went ahead at 41 minutes when Brampton substitute goalkeeper Kodzo Awitor’s attempted clearance was picked up by Serbian Eagles’ forward Alex Braletic who scored from 20 yards.

 

Following a 1-0 lead at the interval and a close encounter during the second half, Serbian Eagles’ Milos Scepanovic found the net with a drive from 18 yards at the 89th minute that entered the net to the left of Awitor, a 2-0 lead for the visitors and which was the final score.

 

Serbian White Eagles will host Brampton in the second leg at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Saturday, October 15 at 8 pm.

 

The first leg results and upcoming second leg games are:

 

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Playoffs

Quarterfinal – First leg

 

Toronto Croatia 4, Mississauga Eagles FC 0

Montreal Impact Academy 1, Capital City FC 1

York Region Shooters 1, SC Toronto 0

 Serbian White Eagles 2, Brampton City Utd. 0

 

Second leg games:

 

Friday, October 14, Lamport Stadium 8 pm SC Toronto vs. York Region Shooters

Saturday, October 15, Centannial Stadium, 8 pm Serbian White Eagles vs. Brampton City Utd

Sunday, October 16, Terry Fox Stadium 3 pm Capital City FC vs. Montreal Impact Academy

Sunday, October 16, Centennial Stadium 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs Mississauga Eagles FC

 

In one First Division game played Sunday, London City defeated TFC Academy 2-1 to close their season on a winning note.

 

London City forward Mike Marcoccia gave his side one-up at the Polish Club in London, the goal coming in the first minute of play for a 1-0 home lead at half-time.

 

Midfielder Gent Miftari increased the lead to 2-0 at 80 minutes, he found the net past TFC goalkeeper Quillan Roberts, but the visitors came back to score at 86 minutes when striker Stefan Vukovic’s attempt appeared to be saved by London’keeper Fabian Knezevic, until the ball spun over the line.

 

The goal was number 18 for the season for Vukovic, who has been outstanding with the academy side since his transfer from Serbian White Eagles.

 

The win gives London City 21 points to complete the season, the best performance in five years for a team with a longstanding reputation for giving young players in southwestern Ontario an opportunity to experience first entry professional soccer. London City also fielded a team in the CSL Second Division.

 

TFC Academy has one game remaining in their 2011 campaign, a game with the Astros at Esther Shiner Stadium on October 17.

 

 

MONTREAL ACADEMY AND CAPITAL CITY TIE IN QUARTERFINAL SATURDAY

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Montreal Impact Academy and Capital City FC played to a 1-1 tie in the first leg of a  quarterfinal playoff encounter at the Marie Victorin Stadium in Montreal Saturday afternoon.


 


Forward Will Beauge put the visitors in the lead at 35 minutes for a 1-0 score in favour of Capital City and Wandrille LeFevre beat Capital City goalkeeper Clint Irwin at 61 minutes for a 1-1 score that held to the final whistle.


 


The two teams meet again in the second leg of a home and away two-game series and the game is scheduled for Sunday, October 16 at 3 pm at Terry Fox Stadium in Ottawa.


 


This is the second game of the CSL playoffs, Toronto Croatia defeating Mississauga Eagles FC 4-0 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga Friday night.


 


There was one First Division game played Saturday, with Windsor Stars and TFC Academy settling for a 1-1 tie at Windsor Stadium.


 


Midfielder Sergio Camargo put TFC Academy in the lead late in the first half and Emilio Giorgi tied the game from the penalty spot at 75 minutes for the home side, a 1-1 final.


 


Three players were tossed out of the game by referee Archie Korbeil – red cards were shown to Camargo, defender Tyler Pasher of TFC Academy and Filip Rocca of Windsor Stars.


 


Other games played in the CSL Saturday:


 


SECOND DIVISION – Playoffs


Quarterfinals


 


Brampton City Utd B 3, York Region Shooters  B 2


TFC Academy II  3, SC Toronto  B  1


Niagara United 3, KW United FC 0


 


while remaining games in the CSL this weekend are :


 


CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Playoffs


Quarterfinals – First leg


 


Sunday, October 9, Maple, 4 pm York Region Shooters vs. SC Toronto


Sunday, October 9, Victoria Park 8 pm Brampton City Utd. vs. Serbian White Eagles


 


Regular Season


FIRST DIVISION


Sun, Oct 9 Polish Club London 1 pm London City vs. TFC Academy


 


 


 

TORONTO CROATIA IN STRONG POSITION EARLY..Friday victory in opening game of CSL playoffs

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Two second half goals by prolific striker Tihomir Maletic assured Toronto Croatia of a decisive 4-0 victory over Mississauga Eagles FC in the opening quarterfinals game of  CSL playoffs at The Hershey Centre Friday.

 

It was Croatia midfielder Tonci Pirija who opened the scoring at 20 minutes when he beat Mississauga goalkeeper Melford James Jr and Marin Grgic added a second at 36 minutes for a 2-0 score at halftime.

 

Toronto Croatia pressed again in the second half and Maletic scored his first at 53 minutes and struck his team’s fourth goal at 90 minutes for a 4-0 final. Maletic scored 17 goals for Toronto Croatia in regular season play.

 

Mississauga lost defender Shaun MacDonald when he was shown a red card by referee Justin Tasev at the 85th minute mark for Serious Foul Play. He will miss the second leg quarterfinal.

 

The 4-0 win puts Toronto Croatia in a strong position in the home and away two-leg quarterfinals series which takes into account total points over the two games and if tied on points at the end of 90  minutes of the second game, total goals over the two games will decide.

 

The two teams move to Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Sunday, October 16, a 7 pm kickoff,  for the second leg of the quarterfinals series and the winner will advance to the semifinals, scheduled for the weekend of October 21. The CSL Championship Final will be played the last weekend of October.

 

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

 

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Playoffs

 Quarterfinals – First leg

Saturday, October 8, Marie Victorin 1 pm Montreal Impact Academy vs. Capital City FC

Sunday, October 9, Maple, 4 pm York Region Shooters vs. SC Toronto

Sunday, October 9, Victoria Park 8 pm Brampton City Utd. vs. Serbian White Eagles

 

Regular Season

FIRST DIVISION

Sat, Oct 8 Windsor Stadium 7 pm Windsor Stars vs.TFC Academy

Sun, Oct 9 Polish Club London 1 pm London City vs. TFC Academy

 

 

CSL Second Division Championship – Playoffs

Quarterfinals – One game only – winner advances to the semifinals

(Home teams listed first)

 

Sat, Oct 8 St. Joan of Arc 12:00 PM Brampton City Utd B vs York Region Shooters B

Sat, Oct 8 St. Joan of Arc  3:00 PM SC Toronto B vs TFC Academy II

Sat, Oct 8 Kalar 7:00 PM Niagara United  vs KW United FC

 

 

 

 

CSL PLAYOFFS UNDERWAY THIS WEEKEND – Top eight teams pursue CSL Championship

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The CSL Championship playoffs kickoff this weekend with the first leg of eight First Division teams playing a quarterfinals home and away series on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.


 The second leg will be played October 14, 15 and 16, the semifinals the following week and the CSL Championship Final on Sunday, October 30.



 Games this weekend are:


 


CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Playoffs


Quarterfinals – First leg


(Home teams listed first)


 


Friday, Oct 7, Hershey Centre 8 pm Mississauga Eagles FC vs. Toronto Croatia


Saturday, Oct 8, Marie Victorin 1 pm Montreal Impact Academy vs. Capital City FC


Sunday, Oct 9, Victoria Park 3 pm Brampton City Utd. vs. Serbian White Eagles


Sunday, Oct 9, Maple, 4 pm York Region Shooters vs. SC Toronto


 


The current CSL champions are Brantford Galaxy – they finished ninth in the standings and were eliminated from the upcoming post-season playoffs in September.


 


FOOTNOTE


There are three regular season First Division games still to be played involving teams not in the playoffs. These games are:


 


Sat, Oct 8 Windsor Stadium  7:00 pm Windsor Stars vsTFC Academy 


Sun, Oct 9 Polish Club London 1:00 pm London City vs TFC Academy 


Mon, Oct 17 Esther Shiner Stadium 8:30 pm North York Astros vs TFC Academy

BRAMPTON ON WINNING NOTE JUMP TO FAVOURED FOURTH POSITION IN STANDINGS

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Brampton City Utd ended their regular season on a winning note with a 3-0 victory over York Region Shooters Wednesday night and in doing so moved into the fourth position in the First Division standings for a home advantage if the team advances to the semifinals in the upcoming CSL Championship playoffs.


 


Midfielder Andy Garcia led his team with two goals at Victoria Park in Brampton, the opener at 42 minutes when he drove the ball from outside the box  into the top left corner out of reach of York Region goalkeeper Adam Majer — a 1-0 lead at the interval — and the second at 60 minutes when he picked up from a defensive lapse to score from nine yards.


 


 Kevin Omokhua sealed the win with a goal at 77 minutes, a goalmouth scramble which Shooters failed to clear and the Brampton forward promptly put the ball into the net.


 


The win elevated Brampton with a 15-8-3 record for 48 points and dropped York Region Shooters to eighth position with a 12-8-6 end-of-regular-season record for 42 points.


 


Brampton City Utd move into the first stage of the playoffs with the first-leg of a two- game home and away quarterfinal game against Serbian White Eagles at Centennial Park on Saturday, October 8, while York Region Shooters will be at home in their first leg, taking on SC Toronto, the First Division winners.


 


The matchups for the first leg of the quarterfinals in the upcoming CSL championship playoffs to be played this coming weekend following Wednesday night’s win by Brampton are:


 


 York Region Shooters (8) vs. SC Toronto (1) at Maple, Sunday, October 9 at 4 pm


 


Mississauga Eagles FC (7) vs. Toronto Croatia (2) Venue to be announced


 


Montreal Impact Academy (6) vs. Capital City FC (3) at Montreal, Saturday, October 8, afternoon kickoff to be announced.


 


 Brampton City Utd. (4) vs. Serbian White Eagles (5) at Victoria Park, Sunday, October 9 at 3 pm


 


There are three games remaining in the CSL First Division schedule, all involve teams not in the post-season playoffs. They are:


 


Sat, Oct 8 Windsor Stadium  7:00 PM Windsor Stars vs. TFC Academy 


Sun, Oct 9 Polish Club London 1:00 PM London City  vs. TFC Academy  


Mon, Oct 17 Esther Shiner Stadium 8:30 PM North York Astros  vs. TFC Academy 


 


 


 

FIVE WINS AND A HAT-TRICK MARK BUSY SUNDAY ACTION LEADING TO FINAL WEEK IN CSL REGULAR SEASON

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Brampton, Mississauga, Serbian White Eagles, TFC Academy and Montreal Impact Academy all recorded wins Sunday, with one week remaining in the CSL regular season before the CSL Championship playoffs get underway Thanksgiving Day Weekend.


 


TFC Academy upset SC Toronto 2-1 at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke to complete the regular season for the First Division winners. TFC defender Evan Brandon John opened the scoring at 43 minutes with a long range attempt from just inside the TFC half which bounced over SC Toronto goalkeeper Matthew Silva into the net.


 


It was a 1-0 score at the break and Brennan McNicoll of SC Toronto equalized with a drive from 25 yards that dropped from the crossbar just over the line and the winning goal was scored by TFC’s Jordan Hamilton at 92 minutes, a 2-1 final score.


 


SC Toronto complete the regular season with a 20-3-3WLT record for 63 points, while TFC are at 8-13-2 for 26 points and three games remaining


 


Brampton City Utd were down to 10 men after just 10 minutes in the game with St. Catharines Wolves when referee Beaudoin showed the red card to Kodzo Awitor for ‘Denying an Obvious Goalscoring Opportunity’.


 


The home side took the lead, however, on a goal at 20 minutes by Giovanni Annisi who headed in from a corner kick, a 1-0 score at half-time.


 


St. Catharines tied the game at 61 minutes on a goal by defender Marc Stenel and the winning Brampton goal came five minutes later from a free kick just outside the box by midfielder Andy Garcia.


 


Brampton City Utd improve to a 14-8-3 record for 45 points and in sixth position in the standings with one game remaining in the regular season schedule – that will be played on Wednesday, October 5th against York Region Shooters. St. Catharines have completed their season with a 5-17-4 record for 19 points.


 


Serbian White Eagles striker Milos Scepanovic scored a hat-trick in his side’s 4-2 defeat of Windsor Stars at Windsor Stadium. He opened the scoring at the 4th minute mark , scored at 19 minutes and again at 42 minutes. Kirie Dimitrov also found the net for the visitors, beating Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli at the 11th minute mark for a 4-0 score at half-time.


 


The hat-trick for Scepanovic was his  9th, 10th, and 11th  goals of the season.


 


Windsor forward Gino Berardi scored twice in the second half at 62 and 67 minutes, for a 4-2 final score.


 


Serbian White Eagles complete their regular season with a 13-6-7 record for 46 points, while Windsor Stars have a 3-19-3 record for 12 points and one game remaining against TFC Academy.


 


Mississauga Eagles FC ended their inaugural regular season in the CSL on a winning note, defeating North York Astros 2-1 in a close contest at Esther Shiner Stadium. The match was decided with all goals scored in the last 12 minutes of play.


 


Jose Melo put Mississauga into the lead at 81 minutes when he found the net past Astros’ goalkeeper Enea Perego from seven yards and Shaun MacDonald made it 2-0 four minutes later.


 


Diego Maradona moved in from the right to drive the ball into the top left corner from 20 yards to reduce the lead to 2-1, the score at the final whistle.


 


Mississauga Eagles FC complete their regular season with a 13-10-3 record for 42 points, while North York Astros have 0-19-6 record for 6 points and one game remaining.


 


Montreal Impact Academy and Brantford Galaxy completed their regular season with the Quebec side cruising to a 6-1 win at the Saputo Stadium in Montreal.


 


The Galaxy opened the scoring at the 10th minute on a penalty kick by Dalibor Mitrovic, then Montreal scored six in succession starting with a goal by Kevin Luarca at 31 minutes – it was 1-1 at half-time –  and Luarca scored a second goal four minutes after the interval.


 


Bastien Bourgault made it 3-1 for the home side at 51 minutes, then Alessandro Riggi struck twice, at the 54th minute mark, then again at 73 minutes to make it 5-1.  The goals were Riggi’s 9th and 10th of the season.


 


Greg Turfan completed the rout with a goal for Montreal at the 88th minute mark, a 6-1 final score.


 


Brantford played with 10-men most of the second half after defender Zvonko Bakula was shown the red card by referee


Mathieu Bourdeau at 61 minutes for holding an opponent and denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity. 

 


Montreal Impact Academy complete their regular season with a 13-8-5 record for 44 points, while Brantford have a final 9-14-3 record for 30 points.


 


There was one game in the CSL Second Division Sunday


 


Brampton City Utd B 2, Serbian White Eagles B 1


 


 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

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

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

TWO GOALS BY ALEX BRALETIC IN BRAMPTON VICTORY SATURDAY

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

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

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

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

There were three games in the CSL Second Division Saturday:

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

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

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

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

KINGSTON FC ON TOP WITH 3-1 VICTORY…. Serbian White Eagles, Waterloo and Toronto Croatia also win Sunday

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Sunday, May 26 – Kingston FC extended their lead at the top of the CSL First Division with a 3-1 defeat of Astros Vasas FC at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, and in three other games played in the CSL Sunday night, Toronto Croatia overcame an early 1-0 deficit to beat London City 4-1, Serbian White Eagles nipped York Region Shooters 1-0 and SC Waterloo took control in the second half of their home encounter to down new club Burlington SC, 4-2, four games in the Canadian Soccer League Sunday night.

Following a scoreless, well-played first half, Kingston opened the scoring at 55 minutes with a goal by forward Guilliaume Surot and the French-born striker struck again seven minutes later when he drove the ball from 20 yards past Astros Vasas goalkeeper Erno Bostyan. It was Surot’s 5th and 6th goals of the season.

Kingston FC went further ahead with a goal at 80 minutes by midfielder Kihara Wainganjo and Astros Vasas reduced the lead with a goal by forward Tristan Watson who found the net past Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar at the 91st minute mark, a 3-1 final in favour of the visitors.

It was a tough encounter at the Joan of Arc ground in Maple where the home side went down 1-0 to Serbian White Eagles on a picture goal at 77 minutes by Djorjije Strunjas. Serbian Eagles’ Ramon Bailey moved the ball to Kiril Dimitrov on the left wing and after beating two defenders Dimitrov crossed the ball for Strunjas to head into the net from six yards. It was Strunjas second goal of the season.

It was an even first half contest between the home side SC Waterloo and visiting Burlington SC at Warrior Field with the score tied 1-1 at half-time on goals by forward Mohamed Mohamed of Burlington SC at 26 minutes and Drazen Vukovic of Waterloo at 35 minutes, but three second half goals by SC Waterloo, a second by Vukuvic and two from Adis Hasecic, made the difference. Nicholas Lindsey scored the second goal for the visitors for a final score 4-2 in favour of SC Waterloo.

London City led 1-0 at the break in the game with Toronto Croatia at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, a goal at 43 minutes by midfielder Nenad Begovic, but the home side responded with four second half goals by striker Tihomir Maletic at 64 minutes, Kresimir Prgomet five minutes later, Bujamic Mladen at 75 minutes and Ainsley Deer just before the final whistle for a 4-1 final score.

Both teams ended the game with 10 men following the ejection for violent conduct by referee Ben Jacobs of London City’s Younan Samra and Daniel Niksic of Toronto Croatia.

LONDON CITY, NIAGARA UNITED BATTLE TO SCORELESS TIE

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday, May 12 Nelson Stadium 5 pm Burlington SC vs. Serbian White Eagles
Sunday, May 12 St. Joan of Arc 6.30 pm York Region Shooters vs.Astos Vasas FC
Sunday, May 12 Warrior Field 7 pm SC Waterloo vs. Niagara United
Sunday, May 12 Centennial Stadium 8 pm Toronto Croatia vs. Kingston FC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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