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TORONTO CROATIA ADVANCE TO SEMIS……Whiteman strikes two in game marred by extra time ejections

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Toronto-CroatiaTwo goals in extra time by Jarek Whiteman gave Toronto Croatia a 2-0 victory over Windsor Stars in the quarterfinals of the CSL Championship series, the only First Division playoff game played Saturday.

The two teams fought through a scoreless 90 minutes at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, then 10 minutes of extra time before Whiteman beat Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli with a drive from 22 yards. Whiteman then followed up with a goal six minutes later at 106 minutes after taking a pass from forward Tihomir Maletic he moved the ball to the right side of Santilli into the net.

Immediately following the 2-0 lead, Windsor’s Michael Chiandussi was given a second caution then shown a red card by referee Michael Anthoy Izzo and this was followed by four additional players being ejected, two from the visitors and two from Toronto Croatia, all following some rough play and an altercation involving several players.

Red cards were shown to Stephen Ademolu for Serious Foul Play and Erik Cirovski for Violent Conduct both of Windsor Stars and this was followed by red cards shown to Whiteman and Maletic of Toronto Croatia – both for Violent Conduct. The game ended 2-0 in favour of Toronto Croatia and the current CSL champions now advance to the semifinals set for the weekend October 18 – 20.

There were two Second Division quarterfinals played Saturday:

Quarterfinals – Second Division
Toronto Croatia B 2, Kingston FC B 1

York Region Shooters B 2, Niagara United B 2 (Extra time)
York Region Shooters B wins on penalty kicks

Remaining quarterfinal games this weekend:

Quarterfinals – First Division
Sun, Oct 13 Queen’s West Field 1 pm Kingston FC vs Serbian White Eagles
Mon, Oct 14 Terry Fox Stadium 7 pm Brampton City Utd vs. SC Waterloo

Quarterfinals – Second Division
Sun Oct 13 Hellenic Centre 5 pm London City B vs SC Waterloo B
Sun Oct 13 Club Roma 6 pm St. Catharines Wolves B vs Brampton City Utd B

LONDON CITY ELIMINATE YORK REGION IN PLAYOFF OPENER….penalty kicks victory

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October 12/2013

London City scored an upset victory to eliminate York Region Shooters from the CSL Championship playoffs, the first post-season game and the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday.

It was a cliff hanger at the St. Joan of Arc ground at Maple, just north of Toronto, a scoreless tie through to the end of 90 minutes to put the game into 30 minutes of overtime. The best chance to win the game during regulation time came at 63 minutes when York Region were awarded a penalty kick by referee Manuel Orellana, but the spot kick by forward Richard West was saved by London ‘keeper Vladimir Markotic.

The first goal came after 110 minutes of play when London City forward Aldin Kukic beat York Region goalkeeper Emanuelle Ameltonis from eight yards to slot the ball to the right and into the net.

York Region Shooters drew level at 119 minutes when midfielder Mario Orestano took a pass from West to drive the ball past Markotic, a 1-1 tie which took the game to the end of overtime and into penalty kicks.

London scored four while York Region Shooters found the net just twice for a 4-2 London City victory on penalty kicks. The southwestern Ontario side advances to the semifinals to be played during the weekend October 18 to 20. The CSL Championship Final is set for Kalar Park, Niagara Falls on Sunday, November 3.

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS
First Division – Quarterfinals
York Region Shooters 1, London City 1 (Extra time)
London City wins 4-2 on penalty kicks

Remaining games this weekend:
First Division – Quarterfinals
Sat, Oct 12 Centennial Stadium, 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs Windsor Stars
Sun, Oct 13 Queen’s West Field 1 pm Kingston FC vs Serbian White Eagles
Mon, Oct 14 Terry Fox Stadium 7 pm Brampton City Utd vs. SC Waterloo
Second Division – Quarterfinals
Sat, Oct.12 Kalar Park 1 pm Niagara United B vs York Region Shooters B
Sat, Oct 12 Hershey Field 7 pm Toronto Croatia B vs Kingston FC B
Sun Oct 13 Hellenic Centre 5 pm London City B vs SC Waterloo B
Sun Oct 13 Club Roma 6 pm St. Catharines Wolves B vs Brampton City Utd B

A FULL SLATE OF PLAYOFF GAMES THIS THANKSGIVING DAY WEEKEND……the weekend games

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A full slate of CSL Championship playoff games are scheduled Friday, October 11 to Thanksgiving Day Monday when the quarterfinals are played in each of the two divisions that form the Canadian Soccer League.

The winners will advance to the semifinals set for the weekend October 18 – 20 and the Championship Finals will take place at Kalar Park at Niagara Falls on Sunday, November 3.

Toronto Croatia are the defending CSL champions and have won the title three times in the past six years. They are at home to Windsor Stars at Centennial Stadium on Saturday, while Kingston FC are attracting a lot of attention also following their remarkable First Division success in the regular season just ended. They are at home on Sunday to Serbian White Eagles, the CSL champions in 2008.

York Region Shooters, the CSL champions in 2006 under the banner of Italia Shooters, have been consistently prominent in CSL playoffs, while Brampton City Utd’s strong mid-season performance paid off with a fourth place finish in the standings to qualify for a playoff berth and home game advantage against the very promising SC Waterloo.

Recent Canadian Soccer League champions
2006: Italia Shooters
2007: Toronto Croatia
2008: Serbian White Eagles
2009: Trois-Rivieres Attak
2010: Brantford Galaxy
2011: Toronto Croatia
2012: Toronto Croatia

The weekend games:
CSL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS
First Division – Quarterfinals
Fri, Oct 11 St. Joan of Arc 8 pm York Region Shooters vs London City
Sat, Oct 12 Centennial Stadium, 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs Windsor Stars
Sun, Oct 13 Queen’s West Field 1 pm Kingston FC vs Serbian White Eagles
Mon, Oct 14 Terry Fox Stadium 7 pm Brampton City Utd vs. SC Waterloo

Second Division – Quarterfinals
Sat, Oct.12 Kalar Park 1 pm Niagara United B vs York Region Shooters B
Sat, Oct 12 Hershey Field 7 pm Toronto Croatia B vs Kingston FC B
Sun Oct 13 Hellenic Centre 5 pm London City B vs SC Waterloo B
Sun Oct 13 Club Roma 6 pm St. Catharines Wolves B vs Brampton City Utd B

THE QUARTERFINALS – championship series for both divisions starts October 11

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Astros Vasas FC ends its season Sunday with a 7-11-4 WLT record for 25 points, good for ninth place in the First Division standings, while Windsor Stars take part in the CSL Championship playoffs which get underway with the quarterfinals on October 11.
York Region Shooters ended the regular season with a 15-5-2 for 47 points to take the runner-up position in the First Division and move to the playoff series with a quarterfinal game against London City on October 11.
Kingston completed its regular season with an impressive 16-4-2 record for 50 points to win the CSL First Division and of the 69 goals scored in the 22 league games, French-born Guillaume Surot was the league’s top goalscorer with 28 goals.
The playoffs get underway on October 11 with the quarter finals, followed by the semifinals the weekend October 18 and the CSL Championship Final at Niagara Falls November 3.
There were two games in the Second Division Sunday:
York Region Shooters B 2, Kingston FC B 2
Serbian White Eagles B 1, Brampton City Utd B 3
CSL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS
First Division – Quarterfinals
Fri, Oct 11 St. Joan of Arc 8 pm York Region Shooters vs London City
Sat, Oct 12 Centennial Stadium, 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs Windsor Stars
Sun, Oct 13 Queen’s West Field 1 pm Kingston FC vs Serbian White Eagles
Mon, Oct 14 Terry Fox Stadium 7 pm Brampton City Utd vs. SC Waterloo
Second Division – Quarterfinals
Sat, Oct.12 Kalar Park 1 pm Niagara United B vs York Region Shooters B
Sat, Oct 12 Hershey Field 7 pm Toronto Croatia B vs Kingston FC B
Sun Oct 13 Club Roma 6 pm St. Catharines Wolves B vs Brampton City Utd B
Mon Oct 14 Hellenic Centre 5 pm London City B vs SC Waterloo B

YORK REGION HAS RUNNER-UP SPOT…..Extraordinary Astros Vasas game well worth the price of admission

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York-RegionsThere were two First Division games to end the CSL regular season Sunday, with York Region Shooters gaining the runner-up position with a 1-0 victory over Kingston FC and Astros Vasas ended on a winning note with a 4-1 win over Windsor Stars.

The Astros Vasas 4-1 defeat of Windsor Stars at Esther Shiner Stadium Sunday afternoon is a once in a while story that befits the last day of the regular season, a game in which a goalkeeper scored a goal and a player who scored two goals also received two yellow cards, but only after he scored one of his goals directly from the centre spot to resume the game following half-time.

Matthew George, the goalkeeper for Astros Vasas opened the scoring for the home side from the penalty spot, a penalty ordered by referee Justin Tasev at the 40th minute mark, but midfielder Adam Philip of Windsor Stars tied the game 1-1 four minutes later, the score at the break.

Astros’ forward Jose Melo gained most of the attention in a game of unusual circumstances, however, when he resumed play for the second half at the centre circle by driving the ball straight at the opposing side’s goal – and scored. Windsor goalkeeper Josh Rogers was unable to stop the shot and it entered the net to give Astros Vasas a 2-1 lead.

Enio Perruzza, the game announcer, recalled after the final whistle that the last time he’s aware of a goal being scored from the centre circle when a game is being re-started, was in 1988. “It was Hector Marinaro who did it, he was playing for the Toronto Blizzard and he noticed the opposing goalkeeper wasn’t paying attention – one kick and it sailed into the net,” he said. Argentine-born Marinaro was one of the great imports of Canadian soccer with a professional background in Europe, South and Central America.

Astros Vasas increased their lead to 3-1 with a goal from forward Evan James at 53 minutes and Melo scored his second and Astros’ fourth at 83 minutes before receiving a second caution – a second yellow card – then shown the red card by referee Tasev.

Astros’ fans who enjoyed the unusual event were heard to ask the date of the next game with the Astros. Next spring, they were told on leaving the ground.

Francisco Javier Perez scored the only goal for York Region Shooters in their 1-0 victory over Kingston FC at Maple, just north of Toronto, the last game of the regular season. The goal came at the 8th minute mark when Perez took a pass from Richard West to drive the ball into the net from 10 yards to the left of Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar.

Stan Adamson
Director of CSL Media

TORONTO CROATIA ENDS SEASON WITH UNCERTAINTY……but Toronto Croatia reserves capture Second Division title

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Toronto Croatia completed its regular season with a 2-0 victory over Brampton City Utd at Centennial Stadium Saturday, but will have to wait until the following day to know the team’s final position in the First Division standings.

Last season’s CSL champions will end up in second or third position, depending on the outcome of the York Region Shooters vs Kingston FC encounter Sunday afternoon. York Region will need a win to finish in the runner-up position, anything less will assure Toronto Croatia of second spot.

Jarek Whiteman scored both goals for the home side, opening the scoring after 15 minutes when he beat Brampton goalkeeper Euloge Awitor Kodzo with a solo effort after collecting the ball from outside the box and moving in to score. It was 1-0 at the break.

Whitman’s second goal came from a left foot drive from 15 yards into the top left corner and the game ended 2-0. The two goals were Whiteman’s 4th and 5th of the season
Toronto Croatia end the regular season with a 14-3-5 WLT record for 47 points, while Brampton City Utd completes its regular season with a 13-8-1 record for 40 points, ending in fourth position.

Toronto Croatia B, the reserve team, also won its final game, a resounding 5-1 defeat of Serbian White Eagles B to jump over Niagara United B and London City B in the standings.

Toronto Croatia reserve squad ended its campaign with a 9-4-3 record for 30 points, Niagara United B ended with 29 points and London City B has 28.

Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Oct 6 Esther Shiner Stadium 3:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Windsor Stars
(Ref: Justin Tasev, Assist: David Di Pasquale, Sharon Welsby, 4th Ramee Arbaji)
Sun, Oct 6 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Kingston FC
(Ref: David Barrie, Assist: Ljubisa Vrljes, Michael Izzo, 4th Manuel Orellana)
END OF FIRST DIVISION REGULAR SEASON

SECOND DIVISION
Sun, Oct 6 St. Joan of Arc 4 PM York Region Shooters B vs Kingston FC B
Sun Oct 6 Hershey Field 6 pm Serbian White Eagles B vs Brampton City Utd B
END OF SECOND DIVISION REGULAR SEASON

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES CLINCH LAST PLAYOFF BERTH……..3-1 victory over Windsor Stars Friday

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Serbian White Eagles probably won their most important game of the season at Esther Shiner Stadium Friday, a 3-1 victory over Windsor Stars to clinch the last playoff berth of eight teams to move forward into the quarterfinals of the CSL Championship.

Serbian Eagles needed the outright win to be sure of a playoff spot, anything less would have provided Astros Vasas a last minute opportunity to take the coveted last playoff slot with their final game of the season – also against Windsor Stars – on Sunday.

Serbian Eagles’ forward Sahjah Reid put his team on the road to victory with two first half goals to give the Toronto team a decided edge with a 2-0 lead at the break. Reid struck his first at the 11th minute mark and found the net again past Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli at 21 minutes.

Windsor lost forward Gino Berardi after being shown the red card by referee Michael Bradley for dissent at 37 minutes, but the visitors bounced back with a goal by Stephen Ademolu who found the net from the penalty spot at 46 minutes. Ademolu was fouled in the box by Serbian defender Mohammed Habibzi and referee Bradley ordered the kick.

Midfielder Milos Rudan scored the third goal for Serbian Eagles, a drive from 16 yards over the head of goalkeeper Santilli at 73 minutes for the 3-1 final score.

Serbian White Eagles complete their 22-game regular season with a 8-12-2 record for 26 points in eighth position in the First Division standings and will travel to Kingston for the quarterfinal game on October 13.

Windsor Stars have already secured a playoff berth and have a 8-10-3 record for 27 points with the one game remaining, against Astros Vasas FC on Sunday.

The remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Oct 5 Centennial Stadium 7 PM Toronto Croatia vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref: Justin Tasev, Assist: Scott Milliquet, Alex Themistocleous 4th Blake Williams)
Sun, Oct 6 Esther Shiner Stadium 3:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Windsor Stars
(Ref: Justin Tasev, Assist: David Di Pasquale, Sharon Welsby, 4th Ramee Arbaji)
Sun, Oct 6 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Kingston FC
(Ref: David Barrie, Assist: Ljubisa Vrljes, Michael Izzo, 4th Manuel Orellana)
END OF REGULAR SEASON

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Oct 5 Hershey Field 4 pm Serbian White Eagles B vs Toronto Croatia B
Sun, Oct 6 St. Joan of Arc 4 PM York Region Shooters B vs Kingston FC B
Sun Oct 6 Hershey Field 6 pm Serbian White Eagles B vs Brampton City Utd B
END OF REGULAR SEASON

PLENTY TO PLAY FOR IN REGULAR SEASON FINALE…… season ends in First Division

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Six teams will play their last game of the regular season this coming weekend – five will play a single game, while Windsor Stars will take a weekend swing into Toronto for a game against Serbian White Eagles Friday night and their regular season finale against Astros Vasas FC on Sunday.

This weekend closes the First Division season in time for the beginning of the CSL Championship Playoffs during Thanksgiving Weekend, October 11 – 14.

Oddly, the two games played by Windsor are against the two candidates bidding for the last playoff berth of eight. Serbian White Eagles have a point edge over Astros Vasas, so an outright win by Serbian Eagles on Friday puts them in the playoffs. Astros Vasas must win to have any chance at all and even that would depend on the outcome of the Serbian Eagles game.

Games played by York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia will decide which is second and which is third in the standings.

And while all of this is going on, Kingston FC will visit Maple, just north of Toronto Sunday evening for a clash with York Regions Shooters, but in the knowledge that whatever the outcome, the First Division title is theirs.

Upcoming games:

FIRST DIVISION
Fri, Oct 4 Esther Shiner Stadium 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs Windsor Stars
(Ref: Michael Bradley, Assist: Hassane Rifai,Ljubisa Vrljes, 4th Manuel Orellana)
Sat, Oct 5 Centennial Stadium 7 PM Toronto Croatia vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref: Justin Tasev, Assist: Scott Milliquet, Alex Themistocleous 4th Blake Williams)
Sun, Oct 6 Esther Shiner Stadium 3:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Windsor Stars
(Ref: Justin Tasev, Assist: David Di Pasquale, Sharon Welsby, 4th Ramee Arbaji)
Sun, Oct 6 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Kingston FC
(Ref: David Barrie, Assist: Ljubisa Vrljes, Michael Izzo, 4th Manuel Orellana)

SECOND DIVISION
Sun, Oct 6 St. Joan of Arc 4 PM York Region Shooters B vs Kingston FC B

KINGSTON FC WINS CSL FIRST DIVISION…..York Region, Toronto Croatia go down to defeat Wednesday

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The two teams battling for the top positions in the CSL First Division went down to defeat in the only two games played in the CSL Wednesday. A resounding 5-0 victory by SC Waterloo over second place York Region Shooters and a 1-0 triumph for Serbian White Eagles over third place defending CSL champions Toronto Croatia, confirmed Kingston FC as winners of the First Division title

Kingston wins the CSL First Division with one game remaining in the regular season. The new-look eastern Ontario side has captured the CSL’s top division in just its second year following a 14th position of 16 teams in the league standings in its inaugural 2012 year. But under new management and a new head coach the club has been relentless in its pursuit of honours from kickoff in May throughout the 2013 campaign.

A goal at the 18th minute mark by Sahjah Reid of Serbian White Eagles was enough to secure the three points against Toronto Croatia at Esther Shiner Stadium when he took a pass outside the box to move in and beat Toronto Croatia goalkeeper Antonio Ilic with a low drive inside the left post.

It was 1-0 at half-time and at the final whistle for Serbian White Eagles with Toronto Croatia ending the game with 10 men after Ilic was shown the red card for serious play at 76 minutes.

Serbian White Eagles now have an improved 7-12-2 for 23 points in eighth position in the standings and with one game remaining are in a position with Astros Vasas FC to keep up a bid for the eighth and final playoff spot.

Toronto Croatia are in third position with a 13-3-5 record for 44 points, with one game remaining, tied on points with York Region Shooters following their defeat at Waterloo.

SC Waterloo were impressive with their 5-0 victory at Warrior Field, which follows a 9-0 defeat of St. Catharines Wolves Sunday. Defender Dado Hadrovic opened the scoring at 35 minutes and David Muir made it 2-0 three minutes later, the score at half-time.

Vladimir Zelenbaba increased the Waterloo lead to 3-0 at 47 minutes, Harris Fazlagic made it 4-0 at 65 minutes and Adis Hasecic rounded the scoring at 5-0 at the 82nd minute mark.

Waterloo complete their regular season with a strong showing 11-7-4 record for 37 points to secure fifth position in the standings, while York Region Shooters are at 14-5-2 for 44 points with one game remaining.

KEY GAMES SCHEDULED WEDNESDAY

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Two key regular season games with implications for the CSL First Division title and the one outstanding berth in the playoffs for the CSL Championship are scheduled in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday night.

The Serbian White Eagles vs Toronto Croatia game postponed on July 12 will now be played Wednesday, October 2 at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York with a 9 pm kickoff, is important for both teams, but for different reasons.

Toronto Croatia continues to bid for second place in the CSL First Division, while Serbian White Eagles hope to win enough points from their two remaining regular season games to clinch the last of the eight playoff positions.

But Astros Vasas FC are also in the hunt for the last playoff spot. The North York-based club has one game remaining and that’s against Windsor Stars on October 6 – two days after Serbian White Eagles are scheduled to play their last regular season game, also against Windsor, on October 4.

While a win would help Serbian White Eagles Wednesday, the last playoff berth will not be decided until October 4 – or even October 6, depending upon the outcome of Wednesday’s clash.

York Region Shooters, which continues a battle for first or second position in the First Division, are at Waterloo Wednesday with just a slim chance for the title top spot now occupied by Kingston FC. Failing that, the fight is on with Toronto Croatia for the runner-up second slot.

Game time at Warrior Field is also 9pm.

KINGSTON ON EDGE OF FIRST DIVISION TITLE WITH SUNDAY VICTORY………York Region tie with Toronto Croatia and Waterloo blitz St. Catharines 9-0

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Kingston FC defeated Burlington SC 5-3, Toronto Croatia and York Region Shooters played to a 2-2 tie, while SC Waterloo had a field day with a 9-0 blitz of St. Catharines Wolves, three games in the CSL Sunday.

Guillaume Surot opened the scoring for Kingston FC at 35 minutes at the Nelson Stadium in Burlington, Abdullah Abdullah equalized 1-1 for Burlington SC at 37 minutes, then Surot scored again at 42 minutes for a 2-1 lead for the visitors at half-time. The goals were numbers 27 and 28 of the season for Surot.

Midfielder Jason Massie increased the Kingston lead to 3-1 at 46 minutes, Edgar Soglo made it 4-1 at 48 minutes and Kenny Caceros scored Kingston’s fifth goal at 51 minutes.

Burlington then scored twice, Predrag Papaz at 53 minutes, then Milos Vucinic at 74 minutes for a 5-3 Kingston lead, the score at the final whistle.

With one game remaining in the regular season, Kingston now has a 16-3-2 record for 50 points and six points clear of York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia, both of which have two games to play. Only a major change in the goal differential can prevent Kingston from winning the First Division title.

Burlington SC ended the season with a 7-15-0 record for 21 points and are eliminated from the playoffs as a result of the defeat.

Midfielder Gerard Ladiyou opened the scoring for York Region Shooters at the 6th minute mark at the Hershey Field in Mississauga, but Kresimir Prgomet tied the score 1-1 for Toronto Croatia at 17 minutes.

Tihomir Maletic scored on a breakaway solo effort to put Toronto Croatia 2-1 up and at 87 minutes Richard West tied the score 2-2 for York Region, the score at the final whistle.

York Region Shooters’ players Kadian Lecky and Nicolas Martinez were ejected from the bench – Lecky at 40 minutes and Martinez at 71 minutes for dissent, while Francisco Javier Juarez was also shown the red card at 83 minutes following two cautions. York Region Shooters remain in second place in the standings with a 14-4-2 record for 44 points and Toronto Croatia are in third place with 13-2-5 for 44 points.

Forward Adis Hasecic scored the first of the nine goals for SC Waterloo against St. Catharines Wolves at Warrior Field in Waterloo, the goal coming at just 2 minutes of play and this was followed by two goals from Harris Fazlagic at 12 and 17 minutes and a goal by Drazen Vukovic at 28 minutes for a 4-0 at the interval.

Vukovic struck again at 50 minutes, Hasecic at 55 minutes (16 goals for the season) and Vukovic (15 for the season) completed his hat-trick at 56 minutes. Defender Vladimir Zelenbaba completed the scoring with two goals at 64 minutes and 70 minutes and it was 9-0 at the final whistle. The 9-0 result is the highest score in the current CSL season.SC Waterloo now has a 10-7-4 record for 34 points and will end their regular season against York Region Shooters on October 2.

St. Catharines Wolves complete their season with a 7-15-0 record for 21 points.

BRAMPTON RETURNS TO WINNING FORM WITH 2-1 VICTORY….Astros Vasas held to 3-3 tie by Niagara United

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Astros Vasas FC is still in the hunt for a playoff spot following a 3-3 tie against Niagara United, while Brampton City Utd returned to winning form with a last minute 2-1 victory at Windsor Stars, two games in the CSL First Division Saturday.

Forward Derek Paterson opened the scoring for Niagara United at Esther Shiner Stadium when he found the net past Astros Vasas goalkeeper Matthew George at the 5th minute mark, but Astros’ forward Eric Luptak tied the score 1-1 with a goal just three minutes later.

Niagara took the lead at 38 minutes on a goal by Andy Tiedt and it was 2-1 at the interval.

Midfielder Jose Melo struck for Astros Vasas at 68 minutes, his sixth goal of the season for a 2-2 tie and Evan James put the home side up 3-2 at 80 minutes when he headed in a free kick. It was James’ fourth goal of the campaign.

Niagara equalized at the 88th minute mark on a goal by Goran Roksandia, a 3-3 tie at the final whistle.

Astros Vasas now has a 6-11-4 WLT record for 22 points in eighth position in the standings and continue to be one of four teams bidding for the last playoff berth. Niagara United have a 3-15-4 record for 13 points.

Following a scoreless first half, forward Peter Niles put Brampton City Utd ahead at the 54th minute mark at Windsor Stadium, but Gino Berardi equalized for Windsor Stars when he found the net past Brampton goalkeeper Camilo Benzi four minutes later.

Striker Milos Scepanovic scored the winning goal from the penalty spot following a foul in the box, he drove the ball past Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli at the 90th minute mark, 2-1 in favour of Brampton. It was the Brampton forward’s 16th goal of the season.

The win was Brampton City Utd’s first win in six games since August 30 and the Toronto area team has a 13-7-1 record for 40 points for 4th place in the standings,  Windsor Stars have a 8-9-3 record for 27 points.

There was one game in the CSL Second Division Saturday, with Kingston FC B defeating Serbian White Eagles B 3-2.

Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Sep 29  Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs Kingston FC
Sun, Sep 29  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs  St. Catharines Wolves
Sun, Sep 29  Hershey Field  9 PM Toronto Croatia vs York Region Shooters

SECOND DIVISION
Sun, Sep 29  Hershey Field  5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs SC Waterloo B

BURLINGTON DROPS SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES 2-1…result advances Windsor Stars, London City to playoffs.

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Burlington SC kept their playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 victory over Serbian White Eagles in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night, and the result is also important to Windsor Stars and London City as the two southwestern Ontario teams clinch a berth in the playoffs while on the sidelines.

All three goals were scored in the first half in an entertaining encounter at Nelson Stadium, with the first goal scored by Burlington’s  Milos Vucinic who found the at the 13th minute off a corner kick.

Midfielder Kiril Dimitrov equalized for Serbian White Eagles when he found the net past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic at 26 minutes and at the 45th minute mark, Vucinic struck again what turned out to be the winner.  The Burlington defender drove the ball past Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Scott Cliff after intercepting a pass in the penalty box for a 2-1 score at half-time and at the final whistle.

Three players were shown the red card by referee Arthur Korbiel. They are James Stamopoulos of Burlington SC and Nikola Negojevic of Serbian White Eagles following an altercation at 83 minutes, and defender Mario Gavran of Burlington after receiving a second caution just before the final whistle.

The Burlington win prevents Serbian White Eagles from picking up enough points to overhaul Windsor Stars and London City – these two teams have 27 points in the table, Serbian Eagles have two games remaining in the regular season and can only finish with a maximum 26 points if both games are won.

Seven teams now occupy playoff berths. They are Kingston FC, York Region Shooters, Toronto Croatia, Brampton City Utd, SC Waterloo, Windsor Stars and London City. Any one of four teams – St. Catharines Wolves, Astros Vasas FC, Burlington SC and Serbian White Eagles, can win the last playoff spot available.

The eight teams will play quarterfinal games Thanksgiving weekend, October 11 – 14, the semifinals will be played the following weekend with the CSL Championship Final on Sunday, November 3 at Niagara Falls. The CSL Championship will be preceded that day with the Second Division Championship.

Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Sep 28  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs  Niagara United 
Sat, Sep 28  Windsor Stadium  7 PM Windsor Stars vs Brampton City Utd 
Sun, Sep 29  Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs Kingston FC
Sun, Sep 29  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs  St. Catharines Wolves
Sun, Sep 29  Hershey Field  9 PM Toronto Croatia vs York Region Shooters

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Sep 28  Eglinton Flats 3 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Kingston FC B
Sun, Sep 29  Hershey Field  5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs SC Waterloo B

SUSPENSE ABOUNDS IN CSL’s TOP DIVISION……..weekend games should bring clarity

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Games being played in the CSL First Division this weekend should bring clarity to what is otherwise a big question mark on which team will win the league title and which teams will occupy the remaining three berths in the playoffs leading to the CSL Championship Final at Niagara Falls on November 3.
Suspense abounds at the top of the standings with Kingston FC, York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia the three remaining candidates for the First Division title and this means a lot of interest in the Toronto Croatia vs. York Region Shooters clash set for 9 pm at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga on Sunday. Kingston are expecting to come away from Nelson Stadium and Burlington SC with three points in their game also on Sunday, an earlier 5 pm start.
There’s no lack of anticipation either in the upcoming post-season championship games with five teams having qualified for the First Division playoffs. Kingston FC, York Region Shooters, Toronto Croatia, Brampton City Utd and SC Waterloo are in, while of the remaining teams, London City will almost certainly be added as the weekend games unfold. But Windsor Stars, Astros Vasas FC and Serbian White Eagles have not yet been eliminated.
In the CSL Second Division, the following six reserve teams have qualified for the playoffs, with two teams still to be added: Niagara United B, London City B, Toronto Croatia B, St. Catharines Wolves B, Brampton City Utd B and SC Waterloo B.
The weekend games:
FIRST DIVISIONFri, Sep 27 Nelson Stadium 8 PM Burlington SC vs Serbian White Eagles Sat, Sep 28 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Niagara United Sat, Sep 28 Windsor Stadium 7 PM Windsor Stars vs Brampton City Utd Sun, Sep 29 Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs Kingston FC Sun, Sep 29 Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs St. Catharines Wolves Sun, Sep 29 Hershey Field 9 PM Toronto Croatia vs York Region Shooters
SECOND DIVISIONSat, Sep 28 Eglinton Flats 3 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Kingston FC B Sun, Sep 29 Hershey Field 5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs SC Waterloo B

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