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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CROATIA, CAPITAL CITY FC WRAP-UP REGULAR SEASON WITH VICTORIES

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Toronto Croatia and Capital City completed their regular season schedule with victories on Saturday night when the Ottawa team came from a 2-0 second half deficit to win 3-2 and Toronto Croatia downed Windsor Stars 4-1.

 

Defender Halburto Harris scored the first of two goals to put the Toronto side in the lead at the 43rd minute at Windsor Stadium and Windsor`s Stephen Edemolu tied the game 1-1.

 

Harris scored his second goal to put the visitors ahead 2-1 at 53 minutes, Bozenko Lesina increased the lead to 3-1 at 55 minutes and forward Hugo Hererra made it 4-1 at 59 minutes.

 

There was no further scoring for a 4-1 final and the win gives Toronto Croatia an 18-3-5 record for 59 points in second place in the First Division. Croatia will meet the team to finish seventh in the two- leg quarterfinals of the CSL playoffs scheduled to get underway on October 7.

 

Capital City FC appeared headed for defeat in their final regular season game at the Terry Fox Stadium in Ottawa on two goals by Brantford Galaxy by Nenad Begovic at 45 minutes – he found the net from close in – and Ranko Golijanin at 53 minutes when he drove the ball from 16 yards following a defensive lapse by Capital City. It was the Galaxy forward`s ninth goal of the season.

 

But the home side recovered and midfielder Mahir Hadziresic scored a picture goal when he struck from 35 yards to catch the top right corner of the net for a 2-1 score at 71 minutes.

 

Forward Sullivan Silva, who came on as a substitute at 63 minutes, tied the game 2-2 when he picked up a pass from Hadziresic almost immediately after the resumption of play and Sullivan scored the winner when he again combined with Hadziresic for a 3-2 score in favour of Capital City FC, the goal coming at the 83rd minute mark.

 

The two goals by Silva were his 11th and 12th of the season.

 

Capital City FC complete their inaugural regular season with an impressive 15-4-7 record for 52 points. The Ottawa-based team is unbeaten in their last eight and will enter the CSL playoffs in pursuit of the CSL Championship meeting the sixth place team in the quarterfinals.

 

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend now have a switch in venue with Sunday`s First Division game between Brampton City Utd and St. Catharines Wolves  and the Second Division clash between Brampton City Utd B vs. Serbian White Eagles B – both games will now be played at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga.

 

FIRST DIVISION

Sun, Oct 2 Saputo Stadium 1:00 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs Brantford Galaxy

Sun, Oct 2 Hershey Centre 3:00 PM Brampton City Utd vs St. Catharines Wolves

Sun, Oct 2 Centennial Stadium 4:30 PM TFC Academy vs SC Toronto

Sun, Oct 2 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs Mississauga Eagles FC

Sun, Oct 2 Windsor Stadium 5:00 PM Windsor Stars vs Serbian White Eagles

 

SECOND DIVISION

Sun, Oct 2 Hershey Centre  5.30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs Serbian White Eagles B

 

 

 

MISSISSAUGA EAGLES CLINCH LAST PLAYOFF SPOT TO ELIMINATE CSL CHAMPS BRANTFORD GALAXY

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Mississauga Eagles FC clinched the last playoff berth with a decisive 4-0 victory over North York Astros, while SC Toronto kept up their hot pace with a 2-1 win over York Region Shooters and in one other game in the CSL Friday night, London City surprised Serbian White Eagles with a 2-1 away win.


 


Mississauga defender Shaun MacDonald scored twice in the 4-0 defeat of the Astros at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, but it was Tristan Watson who opened the scoring at 24 minutes when he diverted a cross to score from close in.


 


 MacDonald made it 2-0 at 52 minutes when he struck a volley from 8 yards to catch the corner and eight minutes later Matthew Macri increased the home lead to 3-0.


 


MacDonald scored his second goal and the fourth for Mississauga at 84 minutes for the 4-0 final.


 


Mississauga Eagles FC is one of two teams in their inaugural season in the CSL to secure a 2011 playoff spot (the other is Capital City FC) and the Mississauga entry’s victory puts the current CSL champions Brantford Galaxy out of the post-season competition.


 


SC Toronto gained their 20th regular season victory with the 2-1 defeat of York Region Shooters in an attractve, well-played encounter at Lamport Stadium.


 


Following a scoreless first half in which both teams had opportunities to score, the First Division winners took a 1-0 lead on a goal by forward Alexandros Halis at the 70th minute mark.


 


York Region Shooters drew level at 75 minutes when referee Manuel Orellana ordered a penalty kick for tripping in the box and Kadian Lecky scored off a rebound.  The spot kick was saved by SC Toronto goalkeeper Scott Cliff on the first attempt, but Cliff had little chance to save the second attempt which entered the net It was Lecky’s 15th goal of the season.


 


Halis struck the winner and his second of the game at 79 minutes, a right foot drive from just inside the 18 yard line. With two goals in the game, Halis now has 14 for the season, just three behind the leaders.


 


SC Toronto now has a seven point lead on second place Toronto Croatia.


 


London City played well enough to win 2-1 over Serbian White Eagles at Centennial Stadium despite a lead at 16 minutes by the home side when Milan Rakic opened the scoring. It was 1-0 for Serbian Eagles at the break.


 


Genti Buzali equalized for London with a thunderous drive from 35 yards into the top right corner at 48 minutes, well out of reach of Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Stefan Avramovic. Midfielder Eris Tafaj scored the winner for London City on a free kick that found the net from 17 yards.


 


Serbian White Eagles have secured a playoff berth and are now bidding for a favoured fourth position for the playoffs.


 


Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 


FIRST DIVISION


Sat, Oct 1 Terry Fox Stadium 7:00 PM Capital City FC vs Brantford Galaxy


Sat, Oct 1 Windsor Stadium 7: 00 PM Windsor Stars vs Toronto Croatia


Sun, Oct 2 Saputo Stadium 1:00 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs Brantford Galaxy


Sun, Oct 2 Victoria Park 3:00 PM Brampton City Utd vs St. Catharines Wolves


Sun, Oct 2 Centennial Stadium 4:30 PM TFC Academy vs SC Toronto


Sun, Oct 2 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs Mississauga Eagles FC


Sun, Oct 2 Windsor Stadium 5:00 PM Windsor Stars vs Serbian White Eagles


 


SECOND DIVISION


Sat, Oct 1 Budd Park 11:00 AM KW United FC vs Mississauga Eagles FC B


Sat, Oct 1St.Joan of Arc 12:00 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs SC Toronto B


Sat, Oct 1 Norval Park 2:00 PM Toronto Croatia B vs Niagara United


Sat, Oct 1 St. Joan of Arc 2:00 PM North York Astros B vs London City B


Sun, Oct 2 Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs Serbian White Eagles B


 

TFC ACADEMY ELIMINATED FOLLOWING 2-1 LOSS TO TORONTO CROATIA

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Toronto Croatia defeated TFC Academy 2-1 and in doing so eliminated the Toronto FC senior academy team from the playoffs at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke Thursday night.


 


Defender Josip Keran scored the opening goal for Croatia at 9 minutes of the game with a run down the left wing before driving the ball between the goalkeeper and the near post. It was 1-0 at half-time.


 


Forward Bozenko Lesina made it 2-0 at 61 minutes, he put the ball past TFC goalkeeper Chad Bush from close range after collecting the ball from a corner kick.


 


TFC pressed to get back into the game and they did eventually score with a drive by Mchael Bilak from just outside the 18 yard line for a 2-1 score, the goal coming at 76 minute and an equalizer appeared a possibility in the last 20 minutes, but the final whistle came with the score 2-1 in favour of Toronto Croatia.


 


It was Toronto Croatia’s 17th win of the campaign for a 17-3-5 WLT record and they occupy second position in the standings with one game remaining in the regular season. They travel to Windsor for a game with the Stars on Saturday night.


 


The loss put TFC Academy out of the playoffs with four games remaining, they have a 7-13-2 record for 23 points.


 


The eighth spot still open will be filled by Mississauga Eagles FC or Brantford Galaxy and with a six point edge and superior goals, the Mississauga Eagles are strongly favoured to fill the last position.


 


 

BRAMPTON CITY UTD IN POST SEASON PLAYOFFS

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Brampton City Utd made sure of their playoff position with a 2-0 victory over London City at The Cove in London, the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday night.


 


Brampton opened the scoring on a goal at the 14th minute by Judah Hernandez, he drove the ball from inside the 18 yard line to catch the top corner out of reach of London goalkeeper Fabian Knezevic.


 


London came close to scoring in the first half, but there were no further goals and it was 1-0 at half-time.


 


Brampton scored a second goal at 52 minutes when Marcos Nunes drove the ball between defenders to catch the bottom left corner and London City missed an opportunity to reduce the lead when awarded a penalty at 91 minutes called by referee Manuel Orellana for hand ball in the box.


 


Gentjan Buzali took the spot kick which was saved by Brampton ‘keeper Kodzo Awitor and it was 2-0 at the final whistle.








 

 


Seven teams have now secured a berth in the post season playoffs leading to the CSL Championship to be played at the


 


end of October. They  are: SC Toronto, Toronto Croatia, Capital City FC, York Region Shooters, Serbian White Eagles,


 


Montreal Impact Academy and Brampton City Utd.


 


There is one more spot to be decided and Mississauga Eagles FC, Brantford Galaxy and TFC Academy are in the


 


running.


 


There were two games in the CSL Second Division Wednesday, SC Toronto B defeated North York Astros B 3-1 and


 


Mississauga Eagles FC B scored a 4-1 victory over St. Catharines Wolves B.


 


 



 

 

SIX PLAYOFF SPOTS DECIDED FOLLOWING WEEKEND RESULTS

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First Division winners SC Toronto and York Region Shooters battled to a 2-2 tie, while the game between Capital City FC and Mississauga Eagles ended scoreless.  In three other games in the CSL Sunday, wins came for TFC Academy, a 7-0 rout of St. Catharines Wolves, Brampton City Utd, defeated Windsor Stars 4-1 and Toronto Croatia gained a 6-2 victory over North York Astros.

Six of the eight playoff spots have now been decided.

 

Toronto Croatia secured second position in the league standings as a result of their win over North York Astros at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke and the result was never in doubt following the 2-0 score at half time following an own goal after 3 minutes when Astros` John Jung steared the ball into his own net and a second goal scored by Croatia`s Niko Pisa just before the interval.

 

Hugo Herrera increased the Croatia lead to 3-0 at 47 minutes, Tihomir Maletic made it 4-0 on a breakaway  at 62 minutes, his 17th of the season, Pesa struck his second and Croatia`s fifth for a 5-0 lead at 76 minutes and Bozenko Lesina made it 6-0 at 79 minutes.

 

The Astros scored twice in the closing minutes when Kurt Ramsey scored from the penalty spot after forward Nordo Gooden was fouled in the box, a 6-1 score and defender Steven Craig hit the second for a 6-2 result at the whistle.

 

York Region Shooters took a 1-0 lead on a goal by midfielder Mario Orestano six minutes into the game at the St. Joan of Arc ground at Maple, just north of Toronto and Alexandros Halis tied the score 1-1 for SC Toronto at 26 minutes, his 10th goal of the season.

 

The visitors were down to 10 men at the 28th minute mark when referee David Barrie pulled out a red card for midfielder David Alva and almost on half-time Massimo Mirabelli beat York Region goalkeeper Adam Majer for a 2-1 visitors` lead at the interval.

 

It was an even contest into the second half and the Shooters tied the score 2-2 at 65 minutes when defender Chris Turner found the net past SC Toronto ‘keeper Scott Cliff. The 2-2 score remained to the final whistle.

 

SC Toronto improve to a 19-2-3 WLT record for 60 points, having secured the CSL First Division title last week, while York Region Shooters are at 12-6-6 for 42 points and with two games remaining, their end of the regular season objective is to capture fourth position in the standings.

 

It was a windy Sunday at the Terry Fox Stadium in Canada’s capital and the scoreless tie between Capital City FC and Mississauga Eagles produced few opportunities to score due in part to the sound goalkeeping at both ends, Clint Irwin for the home side and Melford James Jr. for Mississauga.

 

Capital City will finish third in the standings as a result of the tie, while Mississauga Eagles FC now have an 11-10-3 record for 36 points and are still bidding for a playoff berth while 7th in the standings.

 

Brampton forward Jeremy Shepherd opened the scoring at the 24th minutes mark at Victoria Park in Brampton for a 1-0 lead at half-time.

 

Marcos Nunes increased the Brampton lead with a drive that found the corner of the net past Windsor goalkeeper Justin Danelon, 2-0 at 47 minutes, but the visitors bounced back with a goal by Stephen Ademolu at 62 minutes, he headed into the net past Brampton ‘keeper Roy Blanche, a 2-1 score.

 

Nunes scored his second of the game, 3-1 for Brampton at 64 minutes and Judah Hernandez scored at 87 minutes for 4-1 final score.

 

Brampton have an 11-9-3 record for 36 points, with two games remaining in the regular season schedule.

 

Forward Tristan Jackman scored the opening goal for TFC Academy in the 7-0 rout of St. Catharines Wolves in the game played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, for a 1-0 score at half-time and Sergio Camargo made it 2-0 two minutes after the interval.

 

Stefan Vukovic struck his first of two goals to make it 3-0 at 58 minutes, forward Omari Morris made it 4-0 at 60 minutes and Vukovic scored his second 8 minutes later for a 5-0 lead. Vukovic now has 17 goals for the season, tied in the CSL scoring race with Richard West of Brampton City Utd and Tihomir Maletic of Toronto Croatia.

 

Forward Michael Bilak scored the sixth TFC Academy goal for a 6-0 score at 73 minutes. It was the most spectacular goal of the afternoon catching the top right corner from outside the box and well out of reach of  St. Catharines goalkeeper Tony Visca.

 

Camargo scored his second and number 7 for the academy team when he moved through four players to score from close in, a 7-0 final score.

 

TFC Academy are at 7-12-2 for 23 points and have five games remaining.

 

The six teams to clinch a playoff berth are: SC Toronto, Toronto Croatia, Capital City FC, York Region Shooters, Serbian White Eagles and Montreal Impact Academy. Two more are to be decided.

 

 

The weekend’s complete Second Division results:

 

SECOND DIVISION

 

Brampton City Utd B 2, North York Astros B 0

Brantford Galaxy B 3, Toronto Croatia B 0

London City B 2, Toronto Croatia B 1

SC Toronto B 3, York Region Shooters B 1

St. Catharines Wolves B 2, Niagara United 1

TFC Academy II  9, Prospect FC 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONTREAL IMPACT ACADEMY SECURE PLAYOFF SPOT WITH 2-1 VICTORY WHILE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS GALAXY GO DOWN IN WINDSOR

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Current CSL champions Brantford Galaxy received a surprise set-back in their bid for a playoff berth, losing 4-1 in the hands of Windsor Stars at Windsor Stadium Saturday night, while in a game played earlier in the day, Montreal Impact Academy gained an important 2-1 win over Mississauga Eagles FC at the Saputo Stadium in Montreal.


 


Forward Aaron Byrd opened the scoring for Windsor Stars at the 13th minute and increased the lead to 2-0 at the 35th minute mark.


 


Midfielder Nenad Begovic reduced the lead to 2-1 with a goal for the Galaxy at the 54 minutes, but that was short-lived when one minute later at 55 minutes David Kadoic increased the home lead to 3-1, scoring on a breakaway.  Kadoic again beat Brantford goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic at 71 minutes when he found the net with a drive from 20 yards for a 4-1 score which remained to the final whistle.


 


Montreal Impact took the lead on a goal by Kevin Luarca at the 41st minute mark, a 1-0 score in favour of the home side at the interval.


 


Mississauga forward Darragh Roe put the ball past Montreal goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau to equalize at 61 minutes and Chris-Michel Rumuri struck the winner for the Quebec side at the 63rd minute mark and the score remained to the final whistle.


 


The win clinches a playoff berth for Montreal Impact Academy, now involved in a three-way tie for fourth place in the standings. They join SC Toronto, Toronto Croatia, Capital City FC, York Region Shooters and Serbian White Eagles, with two spots still to be decided.


 


 With two games remaining in their regular season schedule (against Montreal Impact Academy and Capital City FC), Saturday’s defeat puts the defending CSL champions Brantford Galaxy in a difficult position to secure one of those two remaining berths. The remaining two positions are being pursued also by Mississauga Eagles FC, Brampton City Utd and TFC Academy.


 


Eight teams will enter into a home and away quarterfinals series, to get underway during October. There will be one game in each of the two semifinals and one game for the CSL Championship Final.


 


 SECOND DIVISION


 Brampton City Utd B 2, North York Astros B 0


LondonCity B 2, Toronto Croatia B 1


SC Toronto B 3, York Region Shooters B 1


TFC Academy II  9, Prospect FC 1


 Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 FIRST DIVISION


Sun, Sep 25 Terry Fox Stadium 1:00 PM Capital City FC vs Mississauga Eagles FC


Sun, Sep 25 Victoria Park 3:00 PM Brampton City Utd vs Windsor Stars


Sun, Sep 25 Centennial Stadium 5:00 PM TFC Academy vs St. Catharines Wolves


Sun, Sep 25 St. Joan of Arc 6:00 PM York Region Shooters vs SC Toronto


Sun, Sep 25 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia vs North York Astros


 SECOND DIVISION


Sat, Sep 24   Kalar  7:00 PM Niagara United vs St. Catharines Wolves                      


Sun, Sep 25 Norval Park  4:00 PM Toronto Croatia B vs Brantford Galaxy B


 


 


 

SC TORONTO CAPTURE FIRST DIVISION TITLE

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SC Toronto captured the CSL First Division title with a 5-2 come-from-behind victory over Brampton City Utd, while Serbian White Eagles and Toronto Croatia played to a 1-1. In one other game scheduled for Friday night, the London City vs. TFC Academy game was called off following heavy rain at Cove Road in London.

 

It was the 19th win of the season for SC Toronto and the win came in spectacular fashion after being down 2-0 to a gritty and determined Brampton squad battling for a playoff spot.

 

Brampton’s Oswald Adu opened the scoring at the 7th minute mark at Lamport Stadium in downtown Toronto and the visitors made it 2-0 from the penalty spot at 20 minutes, the goal scored by forward Kevin Omokhua.

 

SC Toronto’s Jarek Whiteman scored his first of two goals at 33 minutes to reduce the lead to 2-1 and Alexandros Halis scored his first of two goals to tie the game 2-2 at 38 minutes.

 

It was 2-2 at the break, but not before referee Richard Oliveira ordered Toronto head coach Carmine Isacco out of the game for persistent dissent.

 

SC Toronto went ahead 3-2 on the second goal by Halis, his 11th of the season at 48 minutes and Whiteman also scored his second and also his 11th of the season with picture goal  at the 51st minute mark to increase the home lead to 4-2.

 

Whiteman’s goal came off a corner kick and the Toronto forward volleyed from 15 yards for one of the most impressive strikes of the season.

 

 Andy Garcia was shown the red card by referee Oliveira following a second caution to the Brampton midfielder, the ejection coming at the 79th minute mark.

 

Massimo Mirabelli scored SC Toronto’s fifth goal at 83 minutes for a 5-2 final score.

 

The win, coupled with a 1-1 tie for second place Toronto Croatia, gave SC Toronto the first division title with three games remaining for both teams. SC Toronto have a nine-point margin over Croatia, but the 19th win for SC Toronto secured the title – it’s the total wins criterion used as a tie-breaker should the teams finish the season tied on points. Toronto Croatia can tie on points at the conclusion, but they are unable to match the total wins.

 

The Toronto Croatia tie with Serbian White Eagles was the right outcome from a game played with highly attractive soccer with good pace at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke. It was Croatia that took the lead on a goal by Hayden Fitzwilliams at the 38th minute mark. Fitzwilliams showed good footwork to maneuver himself into a position to shoot after picking up the ball headed out from a corner kick. He beat Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Milos Djurkovic with a low shot into the corner of the net.

 

 It was 1-0 at half-time.

 

Serbian White Eagles pressed in a second half that became more physical as the game progressed and the home side broke through at 65 minutes when Nikola Milosevic lifted the ball into the Croatia box, the ball was picked up by midfielder Milan Rakic who was brought down by Croatia goalkeeper Antonio Ilic.

 

Referee Yursi Rudolf pointed to the spot and Milos Scepanovic scored the tying goal, his ninth of the season.

 

Toronto Croatia have a 15-3-5 WLT record for 50 points, while Serbian White Eagles are at 11-5-9 for 42 points and now in fourth position in the standings.

 

 Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

 FIRST DIVISION

 Sat, Sep 24   Saputo Stadium 1:00 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs Mississauga Eagles FC

Sat, Sep 24   Windsor Stadium   7:00 PM Windsor Stars vs  Brantford Galaxy     

Sun, Sep 25 Terry Fox Stadium 1:00 PM Capital City FC vs Mississauga Eagles FC

Sun, Sep 25 Victoria Park 3:00 PM Brampton City Utd vs Windsor Stars

Sun, Sep 25 Centennial Stadium 5:00 PM TFC Academy vs St. Catharines Wolves

Sun, Sep 25 St. Joan of Arc 6:00 PM York Region Shooters vs SC Toronto

Sun, Sep 25 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia vs North York Astros

 SECOND DIVISION

Sat, Sep 24   St. Joan of Arc 2:00 PM North York Astros B vs Brampton City Utd B

Sat, Sep 24   Norval Park  4:00 PM Toronto Croatia B vs London City B

Sat, Sep 24   St. Joan of Arc 4:00 PM York Region Shooters B vs SC Toronto B

Sat, Sep 24   Kalar  7:00 PM Niagara United vs St. Catharines Wolves B

Sat, Sep 24   Tindall Field 7:00 PM Prospect FC vs TFC Academy II                      

Sun, Sep 25 Norval Park  4:00 PM Toronto Croatia B vs Brantford Galaxy B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JIMMY HAMROUNI TAKES ONE MORE STEP INTO CANADIAN PRO SOCCER

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Jimmy Hamrouni believes in laying the groundwork.

 

A former professional and national team player in the North African nation of Tunisia, Hamrouni announced the launch of a professional soccer team for Kingston, Ontario last July and used City Hall of that community to make the announcement.

 

Kingston will play in the CSL’s first division to kickoff  May, 2012.

 

“But, there’s lots to do before kickoff day and we intend to be ready so that this wonderful community will be proud of their soccer team,’’ said Hamrouni while explaining an upcoming CSL second division game between his present team, Prospect FC and TFC Academy II, an academy team from Toronto FC of Major League Soccer.

 

Queen’s University is the venue for this coming Saturday’s clash, the first official game to be played by CSL teams in Kingston, one of Canada’s most picturesque communities.

 

Prospect FC travelled to Maple, just north of Toronto, to play exhibition games against CSL reserve teams almost weekly in 2010 and this year was entered officially into the CSL second division where they have been playing against the second string of some of the toughest in North America.

 

 

“We’ve learned a lot, but it’s all part of the process to take on professional teams next year that have been around for decades,” he said.

 

 Toronto Croatia, formed 1956 and Serbian White Eagles, about the same time, have won the North American championship. London City 1973, St. Catharines Wolves are storied teams in Canada’s only professional soccer league.

 

Hamrouni doesn’t know what to expect from his opposition on Saturday, but he does know that Toronto FC’s academy system at one time recently included 13 players listed by Canada’s U17s and seven actually made it to the U17 World Cup.

 

He knows too, that they are some of Canada’s best young players because six from the academy (Henry, Cordon, Morgan, Stinson, Makubuya and Lindsay) all have graduated to first team pro contracts.

 

Hamrouni knows what soccer academies are all about — he has a presence in several locations in Ontario and Quebec and will soon add a soccer academy for girls. His daughter, Layla, plays for St. Joseph‘s College of Maine.

 

He’s planning to take a team to the Las Vegas Mayor’s Cup in February, an international showcase event with teams from three continents. He’d like fans to come along and plans an attractive package, all inclusive flight, hotel to encourage.

 

It’s all part of laying the groundwork that will lead to next year’s launch, but this weekend it’s Prospect FC at the Tindall Field at Queen’s University in Kingston, a 7 pm kickoff on Saturday, September 24.

 

To contact Prospect FC, soon to be known as Kingston FC, call 613 770-6400 or 613 276-1690

 

 

 

SERBIAN EAGLES CLINCH PLAYOFF SPOT WITH 1-0 VICTORY WEDNESDAY

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Serbian White Eagles clinched a playoff berth with a 1-0 victory at Club Roma in St. Catharines, the only game played in the CSL Wednesday night.

 

It was the last regular season home encounter for St. Catharines and the 1-0 defeat means the Garden City team fail to make the playoffs with two away games remaining in their five-month long campaign.

 

The game was an hour late kicking off due to heavy rains affecting the playing surface and lighting in the region, but referee Mach Maloche got the game underway  at 9 pm and it turned into a well-played, close contest despite the conditions underfoot.

 

The home side had several opportunities to take the lead, particularly by forwards Matthew Contino, the Wolves’ leading scorer and Dana Heimbecker, but the first half ended 0-0.

 

Serbian White Eagles struck the only goal of the match at 68 minutes following a hesitation in the St. Catharines defence that allowed midfielder Kirie Dimitrov an opportunity to step in to put the ball past goalkeeper Tony Visca into net from close range.

 

St. Catharines pressed for an equalizer and came close when Tony Mermigas fired the ball over the bar.

 

 At 76 minutes, the home side were reduced to 10 men when referee Maloche showed the red card to midfielder Rudy Pikuzinski following an untidy challenge that was judged to be Serious Foul Play.

 

 Milos Djurkovic looked solid in the Serbian Eagles goal during late pressure from St. Catharines and the game ended 1-0.

 

Serbian White Eagles move up the table to fifth position with a 11-5-7 WLT record for 40 points and St. Catharines have a 5-15-4 record for 19 points.

SECOND PLACE TORONTO CROATIA LOSE TO MISSISSAUGA EAGLES SUNDAY

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Toronto Croatia dropped an important 2-1 decision to Mississauga Eagles FC and in four other games played in the CSL Sunday, York Region Shooters defeated Brampton City Utd 2-1, Montreal Impact Academy cruised to a 5-1 result over St. Catharines Wolves, TFC Academy edged Brantford Galaxy 3-2 and London City scored a 1-0 victory over Windsor Stars.


 


The loss by Toronto Croatia may be a crucial one while bidding for the First Division title with SC Toronto.


 


It was Mississauga midfielder Jose Melo who opened the scoring and also struck the winner for the home side at the Hershey Centre in Missisauga. He took a pass from Shawn Brown to drive the ball from 18 yards past Croatia goalkeeper Antonio Ilic at the 17th minute mark, but just three minutes later Toronto Croatia equalized on a goal by Bozenko Lesina and it was 1-1 at half-time.


 


The winning goal came when Brown was brought down just inside the 18 yard line and referee Yusri Rudolf pointed to the spot. Melo made no mistake with his shot to lift the score to 2-1 at 77 minutes, a 2-1 result for Mississauga Eagles at the final whistle.


 


It was Mississauga’s 11th win of the season and they are in seventh position in the standings with four games remaining.


 


Toronto Croatia has a 15-3-4 record for 49 points, training SC Toronto by seven points with each team also having four games remaining.


 


York Region Shooters went ahead at the St. Joan of Arc ground on a goal at two minutes by forward Jason Di Thomasis, a low shot from just outside the box which found the centre of the net, it was 1-0 at half-time.


 


Striker Kadian Lecky increased the lead to 2-0 at 73 minutes, his 13th of the season, then Lecky was red-carded by referee Archie Korbiel on receiving a second yellow card at 77 minutes.


 


Brampton midfielder Marcos Nunes reduced the lead to 2-1 at 84 minutes, the final score in favour of York Region Shooters.


 


The Shooters are the fourth team to secure a playoff berth, they now have an improved 12-6-5 record for 41 points and are in fourth position in the standings.


 


Midfielder Wendrille Lefevre scored twice for Montreal Impact Academy in the game against St. Catharines Wolves at the Marie Victorin Stadium in Montreal, he found the net at 44 and 49 minutes.


 


The Quebec side opened the scoring on a goal by Anthony LeGall at the seventh minute mark, Victor  N`Diaye added a second at 31 minutes and Bastien Bourgault struck the third at the 38th minute mark.


 


Matthew Cain scored for St. Catharines Wolves at the 22nd minute mark in a 5-1 result that mathematically eliminated St. Catharines Wolves from the playoffs.


 


Montreal have an improved 11-8-5 record for 38 points and are fifth in the First Division standings.


 


London City and Windsor Stars battled to a scoreless tie to the interval at Cove Road in London and it was just after the break that London`s Gent Miftari scored his side`s winning goal following a play started in the London half by Gentjan Dervishi.  Dervishi moved the ball to Younan Samra, who set up Miftari on the 6 yard line where the midfielder beat Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli.


 


Windsor had an opportunity to tie the score when awarded a penalty at 54 minutes. Forward Gino Berdardi was fouled in the box, but the spot kick, taken by the border team’s David Kadoic, was saved by London ‘keeper Fabian Knezevic. It was 1-0 London at the final whistle.


 


Brantford Galaxy midfielder Nenad Begovic opened the scoring at the 15th minute mark at Lions Park in Brantford, he struck the goal from 35 yards off a corner kick and TFC Academy tied the game at 34 minutes on a goal by Sebastian Arrangio, it was 1-1 at the half.


 


Arrangio scored his second goal to put the visitors ahead 2-1 at 61 minutes and five minutes later Ranko Golijanin equalized 2-2 from a free kick from 20 yards, a low drive that caught the bottom left corner.


 


Striker Stefan Vukovic hit the winner at 89 minutes after receiving a cross from Tristan Jackman. It was a hard drive that gave Galaxy goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic little chance to make a save and it was Vukovic`s 15th goal of the season


 


The weekend’s Second Division results:


 


SUNDAY:


 


Brantford Galaxy B 3, St. Catharines Wolves B 1


 


North York Astros B 2, KW United 1


 


Mississauga Eagles FC  B  2, Toronto Croatia B 1


SATURDAY: 


London City B  3, Prospect FC 1


Niagara United 1, Brampton City Utd B 0


Serbian White Eagles B  9, Prospect FC 2


York Region Shooters B  2, KW United 0


 


 

EASY VICTORIES FOR CAPITAL CITY AND WINDSOR STARS SATURDAY

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Capital City FC won their 14th of the season and five of the last six with a controlling 6-0 defeat of St. Catharines Wolves in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday and in one other game, Windsor Stars also scored a convincing victory, a 5-1 result over North York Astros.


                                        


Midfielder Mahir Hadziresic, who came to the Ottawa team from FK Mlada Boleslav of the Czech Republic, opened the scoring with his first goal in the CSL at 19 minutes and struck again four minutes later to give the home side a 2-0 lead.


 


Hadziresic was also involved when Sullivan Silva scored at 26 minutes, his ninth of the season at the 26th minute mark, a 3-0 score at half-time.


 


Silva scored his second and the Capital City FC fourth goal at 76 minutes when he beat St. Catharines goalkeeper Claudio Perri for a 4-0 lead and it was forward Nate Foster also struck for two goals at 83 minutes, then 91 minutes for a 6-0 final result.


 


With just two games remaining in the regular season, Capital City FC  have a 14-4-6 WLT record for 48 points.


 


St. Catharines Wolves have a 5-13-4 record for 19 points and with just four regular season games remaining the playoff prospects are fading.


 


Windsor Stars took the lead against North York Astros at the 3rd minute mark at Windsor Stadium, a goal by Robert Malasic and Malasic made it 2-0 at the 16th minute mark.


 


Jeff Hodgson made it 3-0 at 24 minutes, a drive from the edge of the box that beat Astros goalkeeper Enea Perego, and Alexander Oran struck for North York Astros at 33 minutes  for a  3-1 score at the interval.


 


Christian Mayorga scored for the home side at 57 minutes, a 4-1 score and midfielder David Kadoic found the net when he drove the ball from just inside the box at 68 minutes to round out the 5-1 Windsor victory.


 


CSL Second Division games Saturday:


 


London City FC 3, Prospect FC 1


Serbian White Eagles B  9, Prospect FC 2


York Region Shooters B 2, Kitchener United FC 0


 


Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 


FIRST DIVISION


 Sun, Sep 18 Marie Victorin  1:00 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs St. Catharines Wolves


Sun, Sep 18 Cove Road 6:00 PM London City vs  Windsor Stars


Sun, Sep 18 St. Joan of Arc  6:00 PM York Region Shooters vs  Brampton City Utd 


Sun, Sep 18 Lions Park  6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs TFC Academy 


Sun, Sep 18 Hershey Centre  7:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs Toronto Croatia 


 


SECOND DIVISION


Sat, Sep 17 Kalar 7:00 PM Niagara United  vs Brampton City Utd B


Sun, Sep 18 St. Joan of Arc  12:00 PM North York Astros B vs KW United FC 


Sun, Sep 18 Club Roma  2:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Brantford Galaxy B


Sun, Sep 18 Hershey Centre 9:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vsToronto Croatia B


 


 


 

SC TORONTO MAINTAIN A HOT PACE WHILE SERBIAN EAGLES ALSO WIN FRIDAY

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SC Toronto kept up a hot pace with their 18th win of the season, a 3-1 defeat of London City in the CSL Friday night and in one other game, Serbian White Eagles improved their chances for a playoff berth with a 2-1 victory over TFC Academy.

 

London City took the lead at Cove Road when forward Sean Alden struck his first goal in the CSL at the 4-minte mark, he found the net from close in past Toronto goalkeeper Scott Cliff.

 

The visitors bounced back just seven minutes later when David Guzman equalized with a free kick from 20 yards, a drive that left London goalkeeper Fabian Knezevic with little chance, the score at 1-1.

 

SC Toronto forward Jarek Whiteman scored his ninth of the season to put his team ahead 2-1 at 29 minutes and it was an own goal that gave the league leaders a 3-1 lead at 70 minutes with the Toronto’s Antonio Zupan involved in the play.

 

SC Toronto stretch their lead at the top of the First Division standings with a 18-2-2 WLT record for 56 points from 22 games played, seven points ahead of second place Toronto Croatia which has one game in hand.

 

It was a close encounter at Lamport Stadium where forward Alex Braletic put Serbian White Eagles in front at the 5th minute mark, a left foot low drive that beat TFC Academy goalkeeper Chad Bush. It was Braletic’s ninth goal of the season and it was 1-0 at the break.

 

TFC Academy were on level terms at the 55th minute mark when Tristan Jackman found the net from the penalty spot after the home side’s Stefan Vukovic was brought down and referee Manuel Orellana had no hesitation in making the call.

 

Midfielder Kirie Dimitrov scored the winning goal for Serbian White Eagles at 71 minutes, a 2-1 result at the final whistle.

 

It was an important win, giving the visitors their 10th victory of the season, a 10-5-7 record for 37 points, good for fifth place in the standings and an improved opportunity to be one of the top eight teams to secure a playoff berth

 

 Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

 FIRST DIVISION

 Sat, Sep 17 Terry Fox Stadium 7:00 PM Capital City FC vs St. Catharines Wolves

Sat, Sep 17 Windsor Stadium  7:00 PM Windsor Stars vs North York Astros 

Sun, Sep 18 Marie Victorin  1:00 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs St. Catharines Wolves

Sun, Sep 18 Cove Road 6:00 PM London City vs  Windsor Stars

Sun, Sep 18 St. Joan of Arc  6:00 PM York Region Shooters vs  Brampton City Utd 

Sun, Sep 18 Lions Park  6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs TFC Academy 

Sun, Sep 18 Hershey Centre  7:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs Toronto Croatia 

 

SECOND DIVISION

 

Sat, Sep 17 Budd Park  11:00 AM KW United FC vs York Region Shooters B

Sat, Sep 17 St.Joan of Ark  2:00 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Prospect FC

Sat, Sep 17 St.Joan of Ark  4:00 PM SC Toronto B vs North York Astros B

Sat, Sep 17 St. Joan of Arc 6:00 PM Prospect FC vs London City B

Sat, Sep 17 Kalar 7:00 PM Niagara United  vs Brampton City Utd B

Sun, Sep 18 St. Joan of Arc  12:00 PM North York Astros B vs KW United FC 

Sun, Sep 18 Club Roma  2:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Brantford Galaxy B

Sun, Sep 18 Hershey Centre 9:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vsToronto Croatia B

 

 

 

 

BRANTFORD GALAXY EDGE CLOSER TO PLAYOFF SPOT WHILE ST. CATHARINES ALSO WIN WEDNESDAY

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Brantford Galaxy nudged closer to a playoff berth with a 3-2 victory over York Region Shooters, while St. Catharines Wolves with just a slim chance to make the top eight, defeated North York Astros 2-1, two games in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday night.


 


The defending CSL champions struck early when forward Ranko Golijanin found the net after just two minutes at Lions Park in Brantford. The former FC Hercules of the Spanish first division striker collected a cross from Dalibor Mitrovic to make it 1-0.


 


Golijanin scored his second to make it 2-0 at 28 minutes, he took a pass from Sasa Vidovic to score from 15 yards. York Region Shooters reduced the lead to 2-1 when Kadian Leckie scored from the penalty spot at the 33rd minute mark, the score at half time.


 


Mitrovic found the net past Shooters’ goalkeeper Camilo Benzi at 53 minutes for a 3-1 Brantford lead and Rick Titus, the York Region defender cut the lead to 3-2 at 88 minutes when he took the ball on the right of goal to beat Brantford ‘keeper Vladimir Markotic and the 3-2 score held to the final whistle.


 


It was an important win for the Galaxy with an improved 9-10-3 WLT record for 30 points. With four games remaining in the regular season, the champions are in ninth position in the First Division standings – the top eight earn a playoff berth.


 


Matthew Contino with two goals sparked St. Catharines Wolves to their home victory over still winless North York Astros at the Club Roma ground in St. Catharines, he found the net at 26 minutes following a defensive slip by the visitors and scored his second at 72 minutes when he closed in to beat Astros goalkeeper Damon Naghavi.


 


The two goals followed an opening goal by North York Astros, an own-goal when St. Catharines defender Geoff Attard put the ball into his own net following a goalmouth scramble from a corner kick.


 


St. Catharines’  Scott MacLennan was shown the red card by referee Steve Senderovich who judged the midfielder committed Violent Conduct in an altercation with Francisco Mendez of the Astros. The ejection occurred at the 82nd minute mark and the game ended 2-1 in favour of the home side.


 


St. Catharines have 19 points from 21 games played with five games remaining.

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