CSL

FULL MARKS FOR SC TORONTO AND TORONTO CROATIA AT THE TOP

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SC Toronto continued its relentless pursuit of the First Division title with a 2-0 victory over Mississauga Eagles FC and Toronto Croatia held its position with a 5-1 defeat of North York Astros. In two other games in the CSL Sunday, Brampton dropped London City 5-2 and it was a scoreless tie in a game cut short between St. Catharines and Capital City FC.

 

Following a scoreless first half at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga during which the home side had a decided advantage in the play, it was visiting SC Toronto that opened the scoring at 58 minutes following a defensive miscue when a pass back involving goalkeeper Melford James Jr. went wrong.

 

The pass was intercepted and this allowed Toronto forward Andrea Lombardo to intercept and he quickly put the ball into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.

 

Toronto SC increased their lead at 82 minutes when Jarek Whiteman struck from just outside the box, a 2-0 lead that held to the final whistle.

 

The league-leading SC Toronto has 53 points from 21 games.

 

Toronto Croatia kept pace at Esther Shiner Stadium with a 5-1 victory over the winless Astros and it was Tihomir Maletic who opened the scoring with a penalty kick goal at 26 minutes and this was followed by a tying goal just two minutes later by North York Astros`defender Diego Benzi.

 

Astros`goalkeeper Enea Perego was shown the red card by referee Richard Oliveira at 35 minutes for foul on a Croatia forward and he was replaced by substitute goalkeeper Damon Naghavi. It was 1-1 at half-time.

 

Croatia went ahead 2-1 on a goal by Milan Grgic who found the net past Naghavi at 54 minutes and Maletic scored a second goal, also on a penalty kick at 77 minutes, for a 3-1 lead. It was Maletic`s sixth goal of the weekend following his four goals on Friday night in a 5-2 defeat of Montreal Impact Academy and his 16th of the season.

 

Toronto Croatia continued to attack the 10-men Astros and went further ahead with a goal at 85 minutes by Hugo Herrera and it was Herrera who completed the scoring in added time for a 5-1 final score.

 

Brampton opened the scoring in the third minute at Victoria Park in Brampton when midfielder Andy Garcia put the ball though to Judah Hernandez to tap in past London goalkeeper Fabian Knezevic.

 

London tied the game 1-1 at 27 minutes when Eris Tafaj struck a drive into the top left corner out of reach on Brampton ‘keeper Roy Blanche game remained tied to the half-time whistle.

 

Hernandez scored his second goal at the 61st minute mark for a 2-1 Brampton lead, but 10 minutes later London’s Omar Brani equalized at 2-2.

 

The home side went ahead 3-2 at 76 minutes on a goal by Jeremy Shepherd, and Richard West increased the lead to 4-2 two minutes later – it was West’s 17th goal of the campaign and he continues to lead the CSL scoring race.

 

Denny Velastagui rounded the scoring for Brampton from the penalty spot after Richard West was brought down by Knezevic in the box, a 5-2 final.

 

The three points gives Brampton City Utd a fighting chance for a playoff spot, they have 33 points from 20 games, while London City will not make the top eight in the CSL First Division this season.

 

While the first half between St. Catharines Wolves and Capital City FC was played in the best of conditions, that all changed quickly as the teams left the field for the dressing rooms at Club Roma in St. Catharines. A sudden, severe thunderstorm accompanied by lightning caused flooding on the playing surface such that referee Jeff Fearnall had little alternative but to suspend the game, which he later abandoned with the score tied 0-0.

 

CSL rules consider a first half completed as a game completed if abandoned, so the score goes into the record books as a scoreless tie.

 

In the CSL Second Division Sunday:

 

St. Catharines Wolves B  2,  KW United FC  2

 

There is one game in the CSL this weekend remaining:

 

Sun, Sep 11 Hershey Centre 9:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs Niagara United 

 

 

 

 

 

CAPITAL CITY FC SECURE PLAYOFF BERTH WHILE YORK REGION SHOOTERS ALSO EARN SATURDAY VICTORY

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Capital City FC and York Region Shooters came through with strong wins in their pursuit of the CSL First Division title Saturday and in one other game scheduled, the Windsor Stars vs. TFC Academy game was postponed due to heavy rains that made the surface unplayable.


 


Capital City took the lead on a goal by forward Sullivan Silva from 15 yards at the 12th minute mark at Lions Park in Brantford, his eighth of the season and Akil Defreitas added two more, at 39 minutes, then again at 71 minutes to increase the lead to 3-0. Defreitas has eight goals so far this season.


 


Forward Junior Ellis made it 4-0 at 80 minutes, the score at the final whistle.


 


Capital City FC became the third team to clinch a playoff berth as a result of the win and are in third position in the standings with 44 points from 22 games played. Brantford Galaxy are in ninth position with 27 points.


 


York Region midfielder Dino Gardener opened the scoring at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple when he put the ball past Montreal goalkeeper Samuel Dufort from six yards.


 


 Des Humphrey increased the lead to 2-0 for the home side seven minutes later and  forward Kadian Leckie made it 3-0 at the 36th minute mark.


 


The score was unchanged at the break and the second half was scoreless for a 3-0 final.


 


York Region Shooters improve to 41 points from 22 games and remain in fourth position in the standings.


 


Second Division results for games played Saturday:


 


Brampton City Utd   B  5, Prospect FC 0


SC Toronto B  7, Prospect FC 0


TFC Academy II  5, North York Astros B  0


York Region Shooters B  2, Serbian White Eagles B  1


 


Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 


FIRST DIVISION


Sun, Sep 11 Victoria Park  3:00 PM Brampton City Utd vs London City 


Sun, Sep 11 Club Roma 4:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves vs Capital City FC


Sun, Sep 11 Hershey Centre  7:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs SC Toronto 


Sun, Sep 11 Esther Shiner Stadium 7:00 PM North York Astros  vs Toronto Croatia 


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Sun, Sep 11 Club Roma  1:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs KW United FC 


Sun, Sep 11 Hershey Centre 9:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs Niagara United 


 


 


 

TIHOMIR MALETIC HITS FOUR

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Toronto Croatia striker Tihomir Maletic stole the show at Centennial Stadium Friday with a four-goal effort in a 5-2 defeat of Montreal Impact Academy, while in one other game in the CSL, Serbian White Eagles gave their playoff hopes a boost with a 3-1 victory over London City.

SC TORONTO RECOVER FROM 2-0 DEFICIT TO WIN 4-2 AT BRAMPTON THURSDAY

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SC Toronto came back from a 2-goal deficit to defeat Brampton City Utd 4-2 at Victoria Park in Brampton, the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Thursday night.

 

The league leaders jumped into a 7-point lead as a result of the come-from-behind win, followed in second place by Toronto Croatia which has a game in hand.

 

Brampton striker Richard West put the home team into a commanding position when he struck the opening two goals at seven minutes, then 17 minutes and it was the Brampton forward’s 15th  and 16th goals of the season to lead the CSL First Division goalscoring title race.

 

Andrea Lombardo cut the Brampton lead to 2-1 when he scored for the visitors at the 26th minute mark and SC Toronto defender Jamaal Smith tied the game when he found the net past Brampton goalkeeper Roy Blanche 20 minutes later.

 

Alexandros Halis put the Toronto team into a 3-2 lead with a goal at 56th minutes, his seventh of the season and midfielder David Guzman beat Blanche to score the fourth goal at 69 minutes, a 4-2 score at the final whistle.

 

Referee David Barrie pulled out his red card three times in the game, sending off Brampton’s David Velastagui at 78 minutes, then Douglas Sereti of SC Toronto immediately afterwards, both for Violent Conduct, and this was followed by the dismissal of SC Toronto’s Casey Dmelo at 87 minutes for Serious Foul Play.

 

Brampton City Utd are still bidding for a playoff spot and are presently in eighth position in the standings with 30 points, with seven games to play.

 

There is a full slate of games in the CSL this weekend:

 

FIRST DIVISION

Fri, Sep 9 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia  vs Montreal Impact Academy

Fri, Sep 9 Cove Road 8:38 PM London City  vs Serbian White Eagles 

Sat, Sep 10 St. Joan of Arc  5:00 PM York Region Shooters vs  Montreal Impact Academy

Sat, Sep 10 Lions Park  6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Capital City FC

Sat, Sep 10 Windsor Stadium  7:00 PM Windsor Stars vsTFC Academy 

Sun, Sep 11 Victoria Park  3:00 PM Brampton City Utd vs London City 

Sun, Sep 11 Club Roma 4:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves vs Capital City FC

Sun, Sep 11 Hershey Centre  7:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs SC Toronto 

Sun, Sep 11 Esther Shiner Stadium 7:00 PM North York Astros  vs Toronto Croatia 

 

SECOND DIVISION

Sat, Sep 10 St. Joan of Arc  11:00 AM North York Astros B vs TFC Academy II

Sat, Sep 10 St. Joan of Arc 1:00 PM Prospect FC vs Brampton City Utd B

Sat, Sep 10 St. Joan of Arc  3:00 PM York Region Shooters B vs Serbian White Eagles B

Sat, Sep 10 St. Joan of Arc  7:00 PM SC Toronto B vs Prospect FC

Sun, Sep 11 Club Roma  1:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs KW United FC 

Sun, Sep 11 Hershey Centre 9:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs Niagara United 

 

SERBIAN EAGLES AND BRANTFORD GALAXY BATTLE TO SCORELESS TIE TUESDAY

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With both teams fighting for a playoff berth – one of the top eight positions in the CSL First Division standings – neither Brantford Galaxy or Serbian White Eagles wanted the scoreless tie played in Brantford Tuesday night. It was the only game played in a rare Tuesday night game in the CSL.

 

The first half at picturesque Lions Park in Brantford was played cautiously by both teams with few opportunities for finding the net, but the second half picked up considerably and the game opened up as the half progressed, perhaps when both teams realized an important three points were there for the taking.

 

Serbian Eagles’ defender Mirko Medic was a tower of the strength during this time and Rade Novkovic was similarly solid on defence for the home side.

 

The best opportunity to score came from Brantford’s former OFK Belgrade forward Nened Begovic, who in added time struck a free kick from 25 yards just wide of the left post with Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Milos Djurkovic beaten.

 

Serbian White Eagles improve to an 8-5-7 WLT record for 31 points and move into seventh in the standings, while the defending CSL champions Galaxy now have a 8-9-3 record for 27 points in ninth position.

 

In the first game between these two teams, Serbian White Eagles took the three points with a 2-1 win on June 3.

 

There is one game in the CSL Thursday when league-leading SC Toronto visit Brampton City Utd at Victoria Park. That’s an 8.30 pm kickoff.

 

 

WILLIAM BEAUGE LEADS CAPITAL CITY WITH TWO GOALS WHILE LONDON AND TFC BATTLE TO 1-1 TIE

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Capital City FC secured second place in the CSL standings following a 2-1 victory over North York Astros at Esther Shiner Stadium Saturday afternoon and in one other game in the CSL,  London City and TFC Academy fought to a 1-1 tie at The Cove in London.


 


Capital City FC’s William Beauge led his team with two first half goals, the first at the 30th minute mark when he headed home a corner kick and the second goal came at 45 minutes when he beat Astros’ goalkeeper Enea Perego from seven yards for a 2-0 lead at the half.


 


The Astros fought back in the second half and were rewarded with a goal at 87 minutes by midfielder Raoof Zamanifar. He drove the ball into the net past Capital City goalkeeper Karl Gouabe for a 2-1 final score.


 


The victory moves Ottawa-based Capital City into the runner-up position, six points below league-leaders SC Toronto and a point up on third place Toronto Croatia.


 


The win completes a weekend double for Capital City following a 1-0 defeat of Serbian White Eagles Friday.


 


Sebastian Arangio took advantage of a defensive lapse after just three minutes to put TFC Academy into the lead against London City, but the home club equalized at 27 minutes when forward Gentian Buzali scored from the penalty spot, the penalty ordered by referee Silviu Petrescu when a London City forward was brought down in the box.


 


TFC pressed early in the second half, but London City had good scoring opportunities late in the game, including a good attempt by Buzali in chipping just wide of the goalpost with TFC ‘keeper Chad Bush beaten. The game ended 1-1.


 


SECOND DIVISION RESULT


 


KW United FC 2, Serbian White Eagles  B  2


 


Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 


FIRST DIVISION                                                                                                         


Sun, Sep 4 Victoria Park  6:00 PM Brampton City Utd  vs Toronto Croatia 


Sun, Sep 4 Lions Park  6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs York Region Shooters 


Sun, Sep 4 Hershey Centre  7:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs St. Catharines Wolves


 


SECOND DIVISION


Sun, Sep 4 Victoria Park  8:00 PM Brampton City Utd B vs North York Astros B


 


 

SC TORONTO ARE FLYING HIGH WITH 8-0 VICTORY WHILE CAPITAL CITY FC WIN A SQUEAKER

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SC Toronto continue to show determination while bidding for First Division title honours with an 8-0 mauling of Windsor Stars at Lamport Stadium Friday night and in one other game in the CSL, Capital City FC kept up their strong performance with a 1-0 victory over Serbian White Eagles.


 


SC Toronto were completely in command to dominate the visiting border team in every department on the field to produce the highest score in the CSL First Division this campaign. The score overshadowed the 7-1 Serbian White Eagles victory on July 15 and a Montreal Impact Academy 7-2 win on July 2.


 


Toronto forward Massimo Mirabelli opened the scoring in the first minute and Andrea Lombardo made it 2-0 at the 21st minute mark.  David Guzman celebrated his first game with the home team by scoring two minutes later, a picture goal from 35 yards and the standout midfielder struck again at 34 minute for a 4-0 score at the break.


 


Defender Douglas Sereti increased the lead to 5-0 at 55 minutes, Dane Roberts scored to make it 6-0 at 66 minutes, David Alva struck at 71 minutes and Gorgo Mika completed the rout at 81 minutes, an 8-0 final.


 


SC Toronto are on top of the First Division with a 15-2-2 WLT record for 47 points, seven in front of second place Toronto Croatia which has one game in hand.


 


Capital City FC won their eleventh game of the season, a 1-0 squeaker at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke and they did so on a goal at 65 minutes by defender Julien Edwards. He picked up a free kick from the left side to beat Milos Djurkovic in the Serbian Eagles goal.


 


It was a close contest throughout and the game could have gone either way. Mirko Medic, a strength in the Serbian White Eagles defence had the best opportunity to equalize near the end of the game, but drove the ball over the crossbar.


 


The Ottawa team has a 11-4-5 record for 38 points, just two behind second place Toronto Croatia, while Serbian White Eagles are in seventh position with an 8-5-6 record for 30 points.


 


Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 


FIRST DIVISION                                                                                                          


Sat, Sep 3 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros  vs Capital City FC                                        


Sat, Sep 3 Cove Road 7:30 PM London City  vs TFC Academy  


Sun, Sep 4 Victoria Park  6:00 PM Brampton City Utd  vs Toronto Croatia 


Sun, Sep 4 Lions Park  6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs York Region Shooters 


Sun, Sep 4 Hershey Centre  7:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs St. Catharines Wolves


 


SECOND DIVISION


Sat, Sep 3 Portugest/Oriental Field 11:00 AM KW United FC  vs Serbian White Eagles B


Sun, Sep 4 Victoria Park  8:00 PM Brampton City Utd B vs North York Astros B


 


 


 


 


 

ST. CATHARINES REBOUND 5-1

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St. Catharines Wolves won their first three games of the season, then went into a serious slump to play 14 games without a victory until Wednesday night when the Garden City team returned to hit a visiting London City side 5-1 at Club Roma in St. Catharines, the only game in the Canadian Soccer League.


 


Calvin Rosario got the home side off to a flying start with a goal in the first minute of play when he collected a rebound off team-mate Matthew Contino to put the ball past London goalkeeper Fabian Knezevic.


 


Contino struck the second goal at the 27 minute mark, scoring off a cross by Marc Stenel to make it 2-0 and forward Dana Heimbecker made it 3-0 for St. Catharines at 39 minutes, the score at half-time.


 


London bounced back with a goal at 65 minutes by Eris Tafaj for a 3-1 score, but Contino found the net again when a scored from the penalty spot at 70 minutes. The penalty was called by referee Geoff Gamble, who judged  London ‘keeper Knezevic brought down the home side’s Scott McLennan inside the box.


 


Knezevic was shown a red card for ‘denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity’, which brought in substitute goalkeeper Scott Chalmers for the remainder of the game.


 


Chalmers was beaten by a strike by midfielder Tony Mermigas at 83 minutes for a 5-1 final score.

CROATIA, SHOOTERS KEEP PACE AT THE TOP WHILE SERBIAN EAGLES AND BRANTFORD GALAXY ALSO WIN SUNDAY

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Toronto Croatia and York Region Shooters kept up the pressure at the top of the First Division table with decisive victories, while Serbian White Eagles and Brantford Galaxy also recorded wins in the CSL Sunday to improve their mid-table positions while bidding for playoff berths.


 


Toronto Croatia dominated the game against Windsor Stars at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, scoring five unanswered goals for the 5-0 win.


 


Hayden Fitzwilliams led the way with a goal at 24 minutes when he broke through with a low shot past Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli from 12 yards and it was 1-0 at half-time.


 


Forward Tihomir Maletic scored right after the break and struck a second at 55 minutes to make it 3-0, his eighth and ninth goals of the season.


 


Midfielder Marin Vucemilovic Grgic increased the score to 4-0 at 62 minutes for the home side and Hugo Herrera scored from 7 yards to wrap up the scoring, a 5-0 result.


 


Toronto Croatia, is in second position in the standings, move within four points of league-leading SC Toronto, both teams having played 18 games.


 


Midfielder Dino Gardener opened the scoring for York Region Shooters against St. Catharines Wolves at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, scoring with a drive from 16 yards at 22 minutes and Jason De Thomasis made it 2-0 at the 40th minute mark, the score at the break.


 


Mario Orestano increased the home lead to 3-0 at 49 minutes and Taylor Lord beat St. Catharines goalkeeper Claudio Perri for a 4-0 score at 80 minutes.


 


Midfielder Tony Mermigas scored in added time for St. Catharines, heading past York Region goalkeeper Camilo Benzi to make it 4-1, the final score.


 


York Region Shooters are involved in a 3-way tie with Capital City FC and Montreal Impact Academy for third position in the First Division standings, all with 35 points as a result of Sunday’s win.


 


Serbian White Eagles visited Esther Shiner Stadium in North York for the game with the Astros and promptly took the lead after 15 minutes when midfielder Milos Scepanovic scored from the penalty spot following a tripping incident called by referee Manuel Orellano. It was 1-0 at the interval.


 


Astros’ forward Nordo Gooden equalized 1-1 at 50 minutes, then Serbian Eagles scored three goals, by defender Ricardo Munguia at 62 minutes, midfielder Kirie Dimitrov at 73 minutes and a second goal by Scepanovic at 81 minutes for a 4-1 final score.


 


Serbian White Eagles are in seventh position with 30 points following the win.


 


A goal at 37 minutes was enough to give Brantford Galaxy a victory and much needed three points in the game against London City at Lions Park in Brantford.


 


The current CSL champions are just off the pace in their attempt to secure one of eight berths for the first round of the playoffs.


 


The goal to give Brantford the 1-0 win was started by Nenad Begovic who intercepted a London City pass in midfield to set-up forward Mark Reilly – he found the net from five yards.


 


The weekend’s complete Second Division results:


 


SECOND DIVISION


Brantford Galaxy B 3 Brampton City Utd B  0


Mississauga Eagles FC B 3, Toronto Croatia B 0


Niagara United 6, North York Astros B  0


Prospect FC 3, KW United FC 0


SC Toronto  B  7, London City  B  0


TFC Academy II  3, St. Catharines Wolves  B  2


York Region Shooters B 5, Prospect FC 1


 


 

MISSISSAUGA EAGLES HELD TO 1-1 TIE AT HOME TO WINDSOR STARS SATURDAY

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Mississauga Eagles FC were held to a 1-1 tie by Windsor Stars at the Hershey Centre Saturday night, a disappointing result for the home side bidding to capture a spot in the Canadian Soccer League playoffs to begin early October.


 


It was the only game in the CSL First Division Saturday and midfielder David Kadoic  opened the scoring for the visitors at the 15 minute mark, he beat Mississauga goalkeeper Melford James Jr from just inside the 6-yard line for the 1-0 lead.


 


It was a hard fought contest through to the end of the first half which ended 1-0 and into the second half when eventually at 78 minutes Mohammed Habibzi struck for Mississauga off a corner kick into the top corner on the short side, beating goalkeeper Anthony Santilli.


 


With the game still in the balance, the Eagles lost midfielder Ivan Juric when he was given a second caution and red card by referee Richard Oliveira at 84 minutes. The game ended 1-1 and Mississauga Eagles improve to a 9-8-2 WLT record for 29 points with an opportunity to secure a playoff berth, while Windsor Stars have an up hill climb to make  the playoffs with just 11 points from 17 games


 


SECOND DIVISION


Mississauga Eagles FC B 3, Toronto Croatia B 0


Niagara United 6, North York Astros B  0


Prospect FC 3, KW United FC 0


York Region Shooters B 5, Prospect FC 1


 


            Remaining games this weekend :


 


FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Aug 28 Lions Park 6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs London City
Sun, Aug 28 St. Joan of Arc 6:00 PM York Region Shooters vs St. Catharines Roma Wolves
Sun, Aug 28 TBA Field Time 8:00 PM North York Astros vs Serbian White Eagles
Sun, Aug 28 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia vs Windsor Stars


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–          SECOND DIVISION


Sat, Aug 27 Lions Park  4:00 PM Brantford Galaxy B vs Brampton City Utd B


Sun, Aug 28 Club Roma  2:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs TFC Academy II


Sun, Aug 28 Cove Road 4:00 PM London City B vs SC Toronto B


 


 

SC TORONTO WIDEN THE MARGIN WHILE SERBIAN EAGLES AND LONDON CITY ALSO WIN FRIDAY

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An emphatic 5-1 victory by SC Toronto over St. Catharines Wolves keeps the Toronto side in a strong position for the First Division title, while Serbian White Eagles defeated TFC Academy 1-0 and in one other game in the CSL Friday, London City picked up their second win of the season, a 2-0 result over North York Astros.


 


Forward Alon Badat put SC Toronto into the lead over St. Catharines Wolves at Lamport Stadium, a goal from close range  past St. Catharines ‘keeper Claudio Perri and five minutes later Carlos Nogueira made it 2-0 for the home side.


 


At 31 minutes forward Massimo Mirabelli increased the lead to 3-0, but this was followed at 43 minutes by a goal from the visitors when Matthew Contino found the net past SC Toronto goalkeeper Scott Cliff and it was 3-1 at half-time.


 


Forward Alexandros Halis struck twice for SC Toronto with goals at 90 minutes and 95 minutes, last goal with a rebound from Perri to push into the net.


 


The win increases SC Toronto’s lead in the First Division to seven points over Toronto Croatia and the league leaders have a game in hand.


 


Serbian White Eagles earned an important three points with their 1-0 victory over TFC Academy to stay on the fringes of a playoff position in eighth place.


 


It was a well-played scoreless first half, then midfielder Darryl Gomez found the net early in the second half to give the home side the win at Centennial Stadium.


 


London City were full marks for their 2-0 defeat of still winless North York Astros in the game at the Cove in London, with Rogers Television reporting 13 scoring opportunities for the City in the first half.


 


Forward Younan Samra hit the post in another attempt for London at 53 minutes, but three minutes later the home side found the net when midfielder Ermal Murataj scored from a goalmouth scramble.


 


Goalkeeper Enea Perego looked sound in the North York goal, but he was beaten a second time when Younan Samra’s persistence paid off with a goal at 63 minutes and the  2-0 score remained until the final whistle.


 


The Astros were playing with10 men for the last 12 minutes following the ejection of  defender Maxim Dorneval who was shown a red card by referee Yusri Rudolf for serious foul play.


 


Remaining games this weekend :


 


FIRST DIVISION


Sat, Aug 27 Hershey Centre 8:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs Windsor Stars
Sun, Aug 28 Lions Park 6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs London City
Sun, Aug 28 St. Joan of Arc 6:00 PM York Region Shooters vs St. Catharines Roma Wolves
Sun, Aug 28 Esther Shiner 8:00 PM North York Astros vs Serbian White Eagles
Sun, Aug 28 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia vs Windsor Stars


–          SECOND DIVISION


Sat, Aug 27 St Joan of Arc 2:00 PM Prospect FC vs KW United FC 


Sat, Aug 27 Norval Park 4:00 PM Toronto Croatia B vs Mississauga Eagles FC B


Sat, Aug 27 St Joan of Arc 4:00 PM North York Astros B vs Niagara United 


Sat, Aug 27 Lions Park  4:00 PM Brantford Galaxy B vs Brampton City Utd B


Sat, Aug 27 St. Joan of Arc 6:00 PM Prospect FC vs York Region Shooters B


Sun, Aug 28 Club Roma  2:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs TFC Academy II


Sun, Aug 28 Cove Road 4:00 PM London City B vs SC Toronto B


 


 


 


 


 

SC TORONTO TUMBLE TO TORONTO CROATIA, CAPITAL CITY IMPRESSIVE 3-0 AND SHOOTERS DEFEATED 2-1 BY TFC

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SC Toronto took a rare tumble with a 4-2 loss to Toronto Croatia in CSL games Sunday, while Capital City FC were impressive in their 3-0 victory over Montreal Impact Academy and in one other game, TFC Academy upset York Region Shooters, 2-1.


 


SC Toronto have been superb in conceding just nine goals in 16 games going into Sunday’s game, but found themselves down 4-0 in the second half against Toronto Croatia at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke.


 


Croatia midfielder Augustin de Medina opened the scoring for the home side at seven minutes from a direct free kick well outside the penalty box and Bozenko Lesina made it 2-0 eight minutes later.


 


Hayden Fitzwilliams increased the lead to 3-0 when he beat SC Toronto goalkeeper Scott Cliff with a low shot into the bottom left corner at 32 minutes and that was the score at half-time.


 


Tihomir Maletic increased the Croatia lead to 4-0 at 53 minutes, his sixth goal of the season,  before the league leaders struck for their first goal at 69 minutes when midfielder Alon Badet found the net past Croatia ‘keeper Antonio Ilic and this was followed by a second goal for the visitors by Alexandros Halis who headed past Ilic at 89 minutes for a 4-2 final score.


 


The win puts Toronto Croatia within four points of leaders SC Toronto, both team have played 17 games.

Following early pressure by the home side, Capital City FC took the lead at the 36th minute mark when a drive by Sullivan Silva was saved by Montreal goalkeeper Domenic Provost, but the rebound was picked up by Collin Harrison to give the Ottawa team a 1-0 lead, the score at half-time.


 


Midfielder Emir Zrnic made it 2-0 at 66 minutes, he picked up a through ball from the right wing by Kenny Caceros to lift the ball over the oncoming Provost into the net.


 


While Montreal fought back to get back into the game, it was Capital City that again found the net on a goal at 82 minutes by forward Akil DeFreitas who took a corner kick from Caceros to score from 15 yards, his sixth of the season to increase the score to 3-0.


 


It was Capital City’s tenth win of the season and a seventh clean sheet for goalkeeper Irwin on a day designated Ottawa Emergency Services Appreciation Day which boosted the crowd for an entertaining, well-played encounter.


 


York Region Shooters suffered a set-back in their home clash with TFC Academy at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple and it started with an opening goal by TFC’s Tristan Jackman at the 9th minute mark.


 


Striker Stefan Vukovic drove a low shot into the net past Shooters’ goalkeeper Camilo Benzi at 24 minutes, his 14 goal of the season for a 2-0 score at the break.


 


York Region fought to get back into contention during the second half, but it was 91 minutes before the home side found the net – it came on a goal by defender Ricky Herron and the final whistle came with the score at 2-1.


 


York Region Shooters won their away game at TFC Academy, a 1-0 result on July 2.


 


There was on game in the CSL Second Division Sunday:


 


Serbian White Eagles  B  3, St. Catharines Wolves  B  0


 


 





 


 

MISSISSAUGA EAGLES VICTORY IMPROVES PLAYOFF CHANCES WHILE GALAXY, ASTROS PLAY TO SCORELESS TIE

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Mississauga Eagles FC improved their chances for a playoff position with an important 2-1 victory over Windsor Stars in the CSL Saturday night and in a second game, Brantford Galaxy were held to a scoreless tie by North York Astros.


 


Midfielder Christian Mayorga opened the scoring for Windsor at the 11th minute mark in the game at Windsor Stadium, finding the net out of the reach of Mississauga goalkeeper James Melford Jr.


 


Tristan Watson tied the score for Mississauga at 24 minutes and forward Jose Melo beat Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli to give the visitors the lead at the 46th minute mark, a 2-1 score that held to the final whistle.


 


Windsor Stars were reduced to 10 men when referee Yusri Rudolf showed a red card to Emillio Georgi following a second caution at 90 minutes.


 


It was Mississauga Eagles’ ninth win of the season which keeps the first year team in 7th position in the standings with 28 points.


 


It was a close encounter throughout at Lions Park in Brantford when North York Astros were the visitors.


 


There were few scoring opportunities, but two Brantford Galaxy players were ejected by referee Richard Oliveira who brought out the red card first of all for Dalibor Mitrovic who was sent off after just 15 minutes for Violent Conduct and at 80 minutes defender Zvonko Bakula was ordered off for Serious Foul Play.


 


Brantford had two good opportunities to score, the first when Ranko Golijanin’s penalty kick was well saved by Astros’ goalkeeper Damon Naghavi at 65 minutes and a well taken free kick by Nenad Begovic struck the post at the 75th minute mark.


 


Scores in the CSL Second Division Saturday were:


 


KW United FC 6, Brantford Galaxy  B  1


SC Toronto  B  5, Mississauga Eagles  B  1


York Region Shooters  B  3, TFC Academy II  2


London City B 2, Brampton City Utd  B 2


 


Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 


FIRST DIVISION     


Sun, Aug 21 Terry Fox Stadium 1:00 PM Capital City FC vs Montreal Impact Academy


Sun, Aug 21 St. Joan of Arc 6:00 PM York Region Shooters vs TFC Academy


Sun, Aug 21 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia vs SC Toronto


 


SECOND DIVISION


Sun, Aug 21 Club Roma 2:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Serbian White Eagles B


 

SC TORONTO HEADING FOR TITLE

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With a six points margin at the top of the standings and five games in hand, it will take a serious end of the season collapse for SC Toronto to not win the First Division title following a 2-0 victory over Serbian White Eagles Friday night. In one other game, Toronto Croatia continued its climb up the standings with a 2-0 defeat of London City.


 


Following an even opening contest, SC Toronto took the lead following a breakaway at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, a goal at the 24th minute mark by midfielder Alon Badat who drove the ball into the top left corner of the net. It was 1-0 at the interval.


 


Both teams missed opportunities to score during a lively second half, which saw three players ejected in the late stages of the game.


 


Serbian White Eagles` forward Salvin Lammie was the first to go after receiving a second caution at the 82nd minute mark and this was followed almost immediately by a red card  to SC Toronto defender Gerard Ladiyou following a heavy challenge.


 


Sasa Vukoje, the Serbian Eagles forward, was then sent off by referee Justin Tasev at 88 minutes and shortly afterwards, SC Toronto forward Alexandros Halis assured the visitors of the victory when he collected the ball at 30 yards, closed in and beat Serbian White Eagles` goalkeeper Milos Djurkovic from 12 yards. The final score was 2-0.


 


SC Toronto lead the First Division table with 41 points from 16 games and the Toronto team is now six points in front of second place Montreal Impact Academy. SC Toronto has five games in hand.


 


It was a well-attended, entertaining encounter at Cove Road where London City continue to draw strong local support despite being all but eliminated from the playoffs.


 


Following a scoreless first half that went back and forth for both teams, Toronto Croatia took the lead at 58 minutes when forward Bozenko Lesina took a rebound off the cross bar to put the ball into the net past goalkeeper Fabian Knezevic for a 1-0 lead, and 10 minutes later Tihomir Maletic made it 2-0 for the visiting team, scoring his sixth of the season following a two-way passing play with Hayden Fitzwilliams.


 


The entertainment was stepped up when a streaker invaded the playing surface at 88 minutes, but was quickly subdued for the game to end, a final 2-0 score. Asked about the incident, London City GM Ryan Gauss admitted almost everything has happened in the 38 years the team has been playing, but it`s the first streaker.


 


“Despite our lowly position, we`ll continue to play attractive soccer and we appreciate the loyalty of our fans,“ said Gauss.


 


Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 


FIRST DIVISION     


Sat, Aug 20 Lions Park 7:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs North York Astros


Sat, Aug 20 Windsor Stadium 7:00 PM Windsor Stars vs Mississauga Eagles FC


Sun, Aug 21 Terry Fox Stadium 1:00 PM Capital City FC vs Montreal Impact Academy


Sun, Aug 21 St. Joan of Arc 6:00 PM York Region Shooters vs TFC Academy


Sun, Aug 21 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia vs SC Toronto


 


 


SECOND DIVISION


Sat, Aug 20   Budd Park 11:00 AM KW United FC vs Brantford Galaxy B


Sat, Aug 20   St. Joan of Arc 2:00 PM SC Toronto B  vs Mississauga Eagles FC B


Sat, Aug 20   St. Joan of Arc 4:00 PM TFC Academy II vs York Region Shooters B


Sat, Aug 20   Cove Road 4:00 PM London City B vs Brampton City Utd B 


Sun, Aug 21 Club Roma 2:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Serbian White Eagles B


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

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