CSL

LONDON CITY, WATERLOO SCORE MIDWEEK VICTORIES….another hat-trick for Vucemilovic-Grgic

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London City improved its chances of a playoff berth with a deserved 4-2 defeat of Brampton City, while SC Waterloo, which has already secured a playoff spot, eased past Serbian White Eagles 2-1, two games in the CSL Wednesday night.
A highlight of the London victory at the Hellenic Centre in London was three goals by striker Marin Vucemilovic-Grgic, his second hat-trick in less than a month, having scored all three in a 3-2 victory over SC Waterloo on September 6.
Vucemilovic-Grgic opened the scoring for London with his first goal at nine minutes and Zvonko Bakula found the net past Brampton goalkeeper Camilo Benzi to make it 2-0 at the 18th minute mark.  Brampton reduced the lead with a goal from the penalty spot at 24 minutes when referee Arthur Kobiel ordered the kick following a foul in the box. Milos Scepanovic scored, his 15th of the season and it was 2-1 at the interval.
Vucemilovic Grgic struck his second at 48 minutes and his third to complete the hat-trick for a 4-1 London lead at 55minutes. The three goals gives Vucemilovic-Grgic 19 for the season.
Stephen Hall scored a late goal at 90 minutes for the visitors and it was 4-2 at the final whistle.
The game completes London’s regular season with an 8-11-3 WLT record for 27 points, but the southwestern Ontario club must wait the outcome of other games to find out if it has secured a playoff berth. 
Brampton have a 12-7-1 record for 37 points and will end the regular season in the top four.
Dado Hadrovic had SC Waterloo on the road to a win at Esther Shiner Stadium with a goal at the 25th minute mark and Serbian White Eagles suffered a second set-back when forward Sahjah Reid was shown the red card by referee Michael Anthony Izzo at 26 minutes. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Forward Ramon Bailey scored with a low drive from 30 yards to tie the game for Serbian Eagles at 54 minutes, but Ranko Golijanin struck the winner for Waterloo  when he found the net from 12 yards past Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Scott Cliff at the 70th  minute mark, a 2-1 final score in favour of the visitors.
Waterloo has played 20 games and is finishing its regular season strongly with a 9-7-4 record for 31 points and presently in fifth position in the standings, while Serbian White Eagles have a 6-11-2 record for 20 points in 10th position.

TWO GAMES SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY

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There will be two First Division games Wednesday, September 25 with the London City vs Brampton City Utd encounter postponed last Friday due to severe thunderstorms and lightning now re-scheduled for the Hellenic Centre in London, a 9 pm kickoff, and the Serbian White Eagles vs SC Waterloo clash has been relocated from Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke to Esther Shiner in North York with the same 9 pm kickoff time.
Wed, Sep 25 Hellenic Centre 9 PM London City vs Brampton City Utd 
Wed, Sep 25 Esther Shiner Stadium 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs  SC Waterloo 
There was one game in the CSL Second Division Monday night, Brampton City Utd and SC Waterloo playing to a 1-1 tie at the Terry Fox Stadium at Chinguacousy Park in Brampton.

KINGSTON WIN 15TH GAME TO GO FOUR POINTS CLEAR……Toronto Croatia win, Astros Vasas hold Brampton to 2-2 tie

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Kingston FC squeaked past York Region Shooters 2-1 but went four points clear at the top of the First Division, Toronto Croatia defeated Burlington 4-1, while Brampton City Utd were held to a 2-2 tie by Astros Vasas FC, three games in the CSL Sunday.

At the Invista Centre at Kingston, Catalin Lichioiu struck the opening goal for Kingston, heading in off a cross from Edgar Soglo and York Region’s Richard West tied the game 1-1 at 44 minutes.

CSL leading goalscorer Guillaume Surot scored the winner from the penalty spot at 86 minutes – his 26th of the campaign – called when Kingston captain Austin White was brought down in the penalty box from a corner kick and the game ended 2-1 in favour of Kingston.

Kingston now have a 15-3-2 WLT record for 47 points, four points clear of York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia. The eastern Ontario club has two games remaining in the regular season, York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia each have 3 games remaining.

Burlington SC led Toronto Croatia 1-0 in the first half on a goal by Nenad Nikolic who scored at 26 minutes, until Toronto Croatia defender Sven Arapovic equalized at 45 minutes in the game at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga.

Josip Keran put the Toronto team 2-1 up at 47 minutes for a Toronto Croatia lead at the break and Arapovic made it 3-1 at the 56th minute mark.

Roberto Gallo increased the Toronto Croatia lead to 4-1 at 69 minutes, the score at the final whistle.

Toronto Croatia have a 13-2-4 record for 43 points, while Burlington are at 6-14-0 for 18 points.

Brampton City Utd took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Mirko Medic who headed into the net for a 1-0 lead over Astros Vasas after just one minute at Esther Shiner Stadium, but Austin Paul equalized for the home side six minutes later and the 1-1 score held to the interval.

David Guzman put Brampton into a 2-1 lead at 75 minutes, a screaming free kick from 35 yards, but Astros Vasas responded again when Evan James headed in a cross from Jose Melo to beat Brampton goalkeeper Camilo Benzi at the 87th minute mark, a 2-2 final score.

Brampton are in fourth place in the standings with a 12-6-1 record for 37 points, while Astros Vasas are at 6-11-3 for 21 points in ninth position.

There was one game played in the CSL Second Division, York Region Shooters B crushing  Kingston FC B 6-1. Brampton City B has clinched a playoff spot in the Second Division.

WATERLOO IN THE PLAYOFFS……defeat Niagara United while Windsor Stars triumph over St. Catharines

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SC Waterloo clinched a playoff berth with a 2-0 away victory over Niagara United, while Windsor Stars defeated St. Catharines Wolves also by a 2-0 score, two games in the CSL First Division Saturday night.

Forward Ranko Golijanin opened the scoring for Waterloo at the Kalar Sports Park in Niagara Falls, he connected with a cross from the right wing to beat Niagara goalkeeper Brad Gemmell from close range for a 1-0 lead at the 14th minute mark.

Drazen Vukovic made it 2-0 at 24 minutes, his 12th goal of the season, it was 2-0 at the interval and the final whistle.

SC Waterloo improve to an 8-7-4 WLT record for 28 points to be the fifth team to secure a spot in the playoffs, alongside Kingston FC, York Region Shooters, Toronto Croatia – the defending CSL champions – and Brampton City United.

Stephen Ademolu opened the scoring at 30 minutes for Windsor Stars, a low shot to find the net past St. Catharines goalkeeper Matthew Greco and it was 1-0 at half-time.

Wade Allen made it 2-0 for Windsor at 62 minutes from a free kick just outside the box – his 4th goal of the season – and the score held to the final whistle.

Windsor Stars have an 8-8-3 record for 27 points and 6th in the standings, while St. Catharines Wolves are at 7-14-0 for 21 points in eighth position.

SECOND DIVISION
Niagara United B 3, SC Waterloo B 1
Toronto Croatia B 2, London City B 1
Serbian White Eagles B vs Brampton City Utd B – POSTPONED DUE TO WET GROUND

Remaining games this weekend:

Sun, Sep 22 CaraCo Homes Field, Invista Centre 1 PM Kingston FC vs York Region Shooters
(Ref: Francis Latulippe Assist: Marie-Josee Charbonneau, Jean-Francois Marchand 4th Erick Laliberte)
Sun, Sep 22 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref: Yusri Rudolf, Assist:Jessica Patton, John Vlahos, 4th:Hassane Riffai)
Sun, Sep 22 Hershey Centre 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Burlington SC
(Ref: Justin Tasev, Assist: Sahab Jamshidi, Blake Williams; 4th David Di Pasquale)

SECOND DIVISION
Sun, Sep 22 CaraCo Homes Field, Invista Centre 3:15 PM Kingston FC B vs York Region Shooters B
Mon, Sep 23 Terry Fox (Ching Park) 8 PM Brampton City Utd B vs SC Waterloo B

KINGSTON HELD TO 1-1 TIE BY SERBIAN EAGLES…..weather takes out London City vs Brampton

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Kingston FC were held to a 1-1 tie by Serbian White Eagles in a well-played game in doubt until the final whistle at Esther Shiner Stadium, North York, the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night. Another game scheduled, London City vs Brampton City Utd., was called off at the Hellenic Centre, London, due to thunderstorms and lightning.

Kingston were heavily favoured to land an additional three points in their bid for the CSL First Division title, but it was Serbian Eagles to strike first with a goal at 28 minutes by midfielder Djorjije Strunjas. He drove the ball low from inside the penalty box to catch the left side of the net out of reach of Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar.

It was 1-0 at half-time.

Just three minutes into the second half striker Guillaume Surot equalized with a low shot from 25 yards to beat Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Scott Cliff. It was Surot’s 25th goal of the season and improved his already good chances of winning the First Division goalscoring title in the regular season which is due to end early October.

There were few opportunities for either side to catch a winner, although at 85 minutes Ramon Bailey came close in an attempt that was saved by Taser.

The game ended 1-1, giving Kingston a 14-3-2 WLT record for 44 points which is one-up over York Region Shooters at 83 points. Serbian White Eagles have a 7-10-1 record for 22 points in eighth place.

Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Sep 21 Windsor Stadium 7 PM Windsor Stars vs Catharines Wolves
(Ref: Michael Stenbring, Assist: Joe Barile, Gabriel Burlacu 4th Joey Filipic
Sat, Sep 21 Kalar Sports Park 7 PM Niagara United vs SC Waterloo
(Ref: Ramee Arbaji, Assist: Matthew Mendonca, Blake Williams, 4th Armando Pereira)
Sun, Sep 22 CaraCo Homes Field, Invista Centre 1 PM Kingston FC vs York Region Shooters
Ref: Francis Latulippe Assist: Marie-Josee Charbonneau, Jean-Francois Marchand 4th Erick Laliberte
Sun, Sep 22 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref: Yusri Rudolf, Assist:Jessica Patton, John Vlahos, 4th:Hassane Riffai)
Sun, Sep 22 Hershey Centre 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Burlington SC
(Ref: Justin Tasev, Assist: Sahab Jamshidi, Blake Williams; 4th David Di Pasquale)

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Sep 21 Kalar Sports Park 4 PM Niagara United B vs SC Waterloo B
Sat, Sep 21 Hershey Field 5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs London City B
Sat, Sep 21 Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Brampton City Utd B POSTPONED – Ground conditions
Sun, Sep 22 CaraCo Homes Field, Invista Centre  3:15 PM Kingston FC B vs York Region Shooters B
Mon, Sep 23 Terry Fox (Ching Park) 8 PM Brampton City Utd B vs SC Waterloo B

HIGH INTEREST IN ALL GAMES THIS WEEKEND AND BEYOND….the weekend games

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There are two competitions going on in the CSL First Division while the top four teams are secure in the knowledge they have a place in the playoffs. All four are now embroiled in a fight for the top position, while the remaining teams battle to clinch the four vacant playoff spots and a place in the quarterfinals leading to the CSL Championship Final on November 3.

The interest in the games remaining to the end of the regular season is sky high, therefore, with high hopes and expectations the order of the day at every game being played this coming weekend.

There is greater focus on the Kingston FC game with visiting York Region Shooters at the CaraCo Homes Field at the Invista Centre in Kingston on Sunday, with these two teams occupying the top positions in the table, but there is also much at stake with most games in the weekend schedule through to the late Sunday Toronto Croatia vs Burlington SC clash. This game has been moved from Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke to the Hershey Centre in Mississauga – the kickoff time remains the same.

The weekend games:

FIRST DIVISION
Fri, Sep 20  Hellenic Centre 8:30 PM London City vs Brampton City Utd 
(Ref: Scott Decker, Assist: Scott Milliquet, Matt McCready, 4th Carmen Curie
Fri, Sep 20  Esther Shiner Stadium 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs Kingston FC
(Ref: Armando Pereira, Assist: David Di Pasquale, Miryam Jabali, 4th Jeff Fearnall)
Sat, Sep 21  Windsor Stadium  7 PM Windsor Stars vs Catharines Wolves
(Ref: Michael Stenbring, Assist: Joe Barile, Gabriel Burlacu 4th Joey Filipic
 Sat, Sep 21  Kalar Sports Park  7 PM Niagara United vs SC Waterloo
(Ref: Ramee Arbaji, Assist: Matthew Mendonca, Blake Williams, 4th Armando Pereira) 
Sun, Sep 22 CaraCo Homes Field, Invista Centre  1 PM Kingston FC vs York Region Shooters
Sun, Sep 22  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Brampton City Utd 
(Ref: Yusri Rudolf, Assist:Jessica Patton, John Vlahos, 4th:Hassane Riffai)
Sun, Sep 22  Hershey Centre 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Burlington SC
(Ref: Justin Tasev, Assist: Sahab Jamshidi, Blake Williams; 4th David Di Pasquale)

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Sep 21  Kalar Sports Park  4 PM Niagara United B vs SC Waterloo B
Sat, Sep 21  Hershey Field  5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs London City B
Sat, Sep 21  Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Brampton City Utd B 
Sun, Sep 22  Queen’s West Field 3:15 PM Kingston FC B vs York Region Shooters B
Mon, Sep 23  Terry Fox (Ching Park) 8 PM Brampton City Utd B vs SC Waterloo B

MIODRAG HAT-TRICK IN SERBIAN EAGLES VICTORY WEDNESDAY……..Shooters on top

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Serbian White Eagles struck often with a 6-2 victory over Burlington SC, while York Region Shooters scored late to defeat St. Catharines Wolves by a single goal, two games in the CSL Wednesday night.

St. Catharines Wolves looked strong in the first half of their final home game of the regular season at Club Roma in St. Catharines – they have two away games still to play – but things took a turn for the worse when goalscorer Mohammed Mohammed was shown the red card by referee David Di Pasquale after receiving two yellow cards in quick succession for dissent and tripping at the 40th minute mark.

Playing a man short, the home side continued to play with at least a tie in mind, but at 83 minutes St. Catharines failed to clear a shot saved by goalkeeper Matthew Greco and Richard West struck for the visitors from close range for a 1-0 lead that held until the final whistle. It was West’s 18th of the season.

The win gave York Region Shooters an improved 14-3-1 record for 43 points for a tie on top of the First Division standings with Kingston FC, while St. Catharines Wolves are at 7-13-0 for 21 points.

Midfielder Nikola Miodrag scored a first half hat-trick to lead Serbian White Eagles to a 6-2  defeat of Burlington SC at Esther Shiner Stadium, he opened the scoring quickly with a goal at three minutes, then two more at 30 and 31 minutes. Forward Sahjah Reid struck the fourth goal for Serbian Eagles, finding the net past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic at 38 minutes.

Burlington’s goals were scored by midfielder Nicholas Lindsay  at 19 minutes and James Stamopoulos at the 41st minute mark and it was 4-2 at the interval.

Serbian Eagles continued to press in the second half and Kiril Dimitrov found the net to make it 5-2 at 70 minutes and Vitomar Jelic rounded the scoring at 6-2 at the 86 minute mark.

Serbian White Eagles move up to 10th position in the standings with a 6-10-1 WLT record for 19 points, while Burlington are one below with a 6-13-0 record for 18 points.

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL AT NIAGARA FALLS……..with Annual Awards Night

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The Canadian Soccer League Championship Final is scheduled to be played at the Kalar Sports Park in Niagara Falls on Sunday, November 3, with a kickoff 2.30 pm and will be preceded at 12 noon by the Second Division Championship for reserve teams of clubs in the CSL.

This Championship Day will follow the CSL Annual Awards night, also at Niagara Falls the day before, on Saturday, November 2 for a CSL Championship Weekend co-hosted by Niagara United FC and the Canadian Soccer League.

Eight teams will qualify for the CSL Championship Playoffs and eight teams will qualify for the Second Division Championship Playoffs.

The following teams have already clinched a playoff berth:

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP (First Division)
Brampton City Utd, Kingston FC, Toronto Croatia, York Region Shooters

RESERVE DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP (Second Division)
London City B, Niagara United B, St. Catharines Wolves B, Toronto Croatia B

The final standings at the end of the regular season are determined by total points, followed if necessary by the following tie-breakers:

1.    Total wins in regular season games.
2.    Head-to-head record based on total points in league games.
3.    Goal difference in regular season games.
4.    Goals scored in regular season games.

The top four teams in each division will have home advantage in the quarterfinals and semifinals.

The CSL playoffs in both divisions will get underway with the quarterfinals the weekend October 11 – 13, and the semifinals the weekend of October 18 – 20.

Updates and advisories, including hotel details, will be released from time to time.

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES MOVED TO ESTHER SHINER…..relocated from Centennial Stadium

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Two games scheduled for Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke where work continues to repair damage to the playing surface, have been relocated to Esther Shiner Stadium in North York.

The Serbian White Eagles vs Burlington SC scheduled for Wednesday, September 18 will be played the same night and the Serbian White Eagles vs Kingston FC scheduled for Friday, September 20, will also be played the same night and the 9 pm kickoff time is retained in both cases.

The complete CSL schedule for this week.is:

FIRST DIVISION
Wed, Sep 18  Club Roma  8 PM St. Catharines Wolves vs York Region Shooters 
Wed, Sep 18  Esther Shiner Stad. 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs Burlington SC
Fri, Sep 20  Hellenic Centre 8:30 PM London City  Brampton vs City Utd 
Fri, Sep 20  Esther Shiner Stad. 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs  Kingston FC

KINGSTON THREE POINTS CLEAR AT THE TOP…York Region, Astros Vasas, St. Catharines also win Sunday

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Kingston defeated Waterloo 2-0 and York Region downed Niagara 5-1 to keep up strong bids for the CSL First Division title, while Astros Vasas gained a 2-1 away win over Burlington and St. Catharines Wolves nipped Windsor Stars 1-0, four games in the CSL Sunday.

Kingston FC opened the scoring at Warrior Field in Waterloo with a goal by striker Guillaume Surot who scored from the penalty spot at the 40th minute mark following a foul in the penalty box and the ejection by referee Marie-Soleil Beaudoin of Waterloo defender Jake Inglis. It was Surot’s 24th goal of the season and it was 1-0 at the break.

Forward Mademba Ba made it 2-0 for the visitors at 84 minutes, the score at the final whistle and a victory that lifted Kingston three points clear at the top of the First Division standings.

The home side had an edge in the first half at Nelson Stadium, but Burlington failed to take the lead when Nikola Stanojevic missed a penalty. The spot-kick was called by referee Benjamin Jacobs at 25 minutes when Astros Vasas goalkeeper Matthew George brought down Burlington’s Darko Thomas in the box. It was scoreless at the break.

Astros’ forward Evan James opened the scoring when he found the net past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic at the 48th minute mark, but Burlington tied the score 1-1 at 75 minutes on a goal by Storm Wishart.

James struck the winner for the visitors at 88 minutes, a 2-1 victory at the final whistle for the North York side, a win that improved their record to 7-11-2 for 23 points, while Burlington are at 6-13-0 for 18 points.

Richard West struck two first half goals for York Region Shooters against Niagara United at the St. Joan of Arc ground, he found the net past Niagara goalkeeper Brad Gemmell at 16 and 44 minutes, his 16th and 17th goals of the season to move into second position in the scoring title race. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Mario Orestano made it 3-0 at 57 minutes, taking a pass from Kadian Lecky, and at 82 minutes Niagara’s Anthony Mermigas found the net past York Region goalkeeper Emanuelle Ameltonis, a goal that cut the lead to 3-1.

Lecky scored twice in 60 seconds of added time, his 4th and 5th of the season for a 5-1 final score.

At Club Roma in St. Catharines the home side won their seventh game of the season in rain-swept conditions with an early second half goal by Mohammed Mohammed, his seventh goal of the season. Mohammed beat Windsor goalkeeper Dejo Olagbegi from close range off a cross from the right wing.

The win means the Garden City side still has an opportunity to clinch a playoff spot with its 21 points and three games remaining.

In the CSL Second Division, it was St. Catharines Wolves B 2, SC Waterloo B 1, while York Region Shooters B and Niagara United B played to a 1-1 tie. London City B, Niagara United B, Toronto Croatia B and St. Catharines Wolves B have all clinched playoff berths – there are four spots remaining.

TORONTO CROATIA TIED FOR TOP SPOT….. 4-0 victory at Brampton Saturday

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Toronto Croatia moved into a tie for top position in the CSL standings with an emphatic 4-0 away victory over Brampton City Utd at Victoria Park in Brampton, the only game played in the CSL First Division Saturday.

Forward Kresimir Prgomet opened the scoring for the current CSL champions with a goal at 22 minutes and defender Ainsley Deer made it 2-0 six minutes later.

Jarek Whiteman struck the third goal, finding the net past Brampton goalkeeper Camelo Benzi at the 42nd minute mark, a 3-0 score at the break.

Toronto Croatia continued to have the majority of the possession and Josip Keran increased the lead to 4-0 when he found the net in the second half off a corner kick taken by Augustin De Medina – the a 4-0 score at the final whistle.

Toronto Croatia share top position with Kingston FC as a result of the 4-0 victory, the Toronto side has a 12-2-4 WLT record for 40 points with four games remaining in the regular season schedule, while Brampton has a 12-6-0 record having suffered its third loss in succession following a highly successful mid-season campaign that put the team from north-west of Toronto in contention for the CSL First Division title.

Remaining games this weekend:

Sun, Sep 15  Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs Astros Vasas FC
(Ref: Benjamin Jacobs, Assist: Michael Stenbring, David Di Pasquale 4th AN Other
Sun, Sep 15  St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs  Niagara United 
(Ref: Hassane Rifai, Assist: Sharon Welsby, Niquita Amerkhanian: 4th Manuel Orellana)
Sun, Sep 15  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Kingston FC
(Ref: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin, Assist: Scott Decker, Scott Milliquet 4th Michael Bradley)
Sun, Sep 15  Club Roma 7 PM St.Catharines Wolves vs Windsor Stars
(Ref: David Barrie, Assist: Ramee Arbaji, Allison Enright 4th Brian Butler)

SECOND DIVISION
Sun, Sep 15  St. Joan of Arc  4 PM York Region Shooters B vs Niagara United B
Sun, Sep 15  Club Roma Park 5 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs SC Waterloo B

BURLINGTON SQUEAK THROUGH 4-3 FRIDAY

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With its last game of the regular season coming up on September 20, London City will have to wait for the outcome of other late season games to determine if the side from southwestern Ontario has a berth in the championship playoffs following a 4-3 home defeat in the hands of Burlington SC Friday.
It was a ding-dong struggle at the Hellenic Centre in London with the outcome in doubt until the final whistle and the defeat left the home side needing more points than is available in their regular season finale to be sure of a playoff spot.
The prolific Marin Vucemilovic Grgic had London off to a flying start with two goals, the first at 16 minutes and another seven minutes later for a 2-0 lead, but that was cut to 2-1 when Burlington defender Nikola Stanojevic scored from the penalty spot at 45 minutes, the penalty awarded by referee Justin Tasev following a foul in the box. It was 2-1 at half-time.
The goals by Vucemilovic-Grgic were his 15th and 16th of the season and he leaps into second position in the goalscoring chart.
Stanojevic scored a second goal from the spot, awarded for a hand ball infringement for a 2-2 tie at 71 minutes.
Burlington went ahead 3-2 at the 73rd minute mark, a goal by Nenad Nikolic who found the net past London goalkeeper Corey Laureano, but it took less than two minutes for London to tie the score 3-3 when forward Robert Mutambala put the ball past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic.
Midfielder Nicholas Lindsay struck the winner for Burlington at 75 minutes, his 9th of the season.
The win gives Burlington SC an improved 6-11-0 WLT for 18 points and now tied for 8th position in the table, while London City have a 7-11-3 for 24 points in seventh position.

KINGSTON RETURNS FOR PUSH TO FIRST DIVISION TITLE…..playoff details released

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High flying Kingston FC will be looking to maintain their three-point margin at the top of the CSL First Division when they meet SC Waterloo this coming Sunday following a successful excursion last Sunday to the University of Ottawa for a friendly encounter with the Montreal Impact Academy. The CSL league leaders came away with a 1-0 victory in that game and now return to the business of the First Division title with five games remaining in their regular season schedule prior to the CSL Championship playoffs in October.
The Brampton City Utd vs. Toronto Croatia match at Victoria Park in Brampton this Saturday gives the home side an opportunity to make amends for two home defeats in a week. The loss to York Region Shooters last Sunday was a particularly hard blow to Brampton’s bid for the top spot following a strong period during which the team from northwest of Toronto played some strong, attractive soccer.
The CSL playoffs in both divisions will get underway with the quarterfinals the weekend October 11 – 13, with the top eight teams qualifying for the post-regular season competition. The top four teams will have home advantage and will retain home advantage for the semifinals the weekend of October 18 – 20. The CSL Championship Final and Second Division championship date and venue will be announced on Monday.
The upcoming weekend games:
FIRST DIVISION
Fri, Sep 13  Hellenic Centre 8:30 PM London City vs Burlington SC 
(Ref: Justin Tasev, Assist: Gianni Facchini, Peter Pendli 4th Yusri Rudolf)
Sat, Sep 14  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs Toronto Croatia 
(Ref: Yusri Rudolf, Assist: Pierre Acouri, Vladimir Makarov, 4th Sean Hornsby)
Sun, Sep 15  Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs Astros Vasas FC 
(Ref: Benjamin Jacobs, Assist: Michael Stenbring, David Di Pasquale 4th AN Other
Sun, Sep 15  St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs  Niagara United  
(Ref: Hassane Rifai, Assist: Sharon Welsby, Niquita Amerkhanian: 4th Manuel Orellana)
Sun, Sep 15  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Kingston FC
(Ref: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin, Assist: Scott Decker, Scott Milliquet 4th Michael Bradley)
Sun, Sep 15  Club Roma 7 PM St.Catharines Wolves vs Windsor Stars 
(Ref: David Barrie, Assist: Ramee Arbaji, Allison Enright 4th Brian Butler)
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Sep 14  Victoria Park  3 PM Brampton City Utd B vs Toronto Croatia B 
Sat, Sep 14  Portuguese/Oriental 3:30 PM SC Waterloo B vs Kingston FC B 
Sat, Sep 14  Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs  London City B 
Sun, Sep 15  St. Joan of Arc  4 PM York Region Shooters B vs Niagara United B 
Sun, Sep 15  Club Roma Park 5 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs SC Waterloo B 

EARLY GOALS WIN REGION CLASH FOR NIAGARA UNITED

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Niagara-UnitedNiagara United defeated its regional rival St. Catharines Wolves 3-2 in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday.
Niagara’s goals all came in the first half with Rudy Pikzinski scoring the opening goal after eight minutes in an entertaining encounter at Club Roma, St. Catharines. Pikzinski caught the top left corner of the net with a drive from 12 yards to put the visitors one-up.
Defender Matt Waddington made it 2-0 at the 15th minute mark and Gary Boughton struck the third goal for Niagara United when he found the middle of the net out of reach of St. Catharines goalkeeper Matthew Greco for a 3-0 score at 32 minutes.
St. Catharines attempted to get back into the game with some success, starting with a goal by midfielder Lucas Folino who headed in a right wing cross to make it 3-1 at the 34th minute and Folino scored a second goal when he beat Niagara goalkeeper Brad Gemmell 10 minutes later for a 3-2 score at the 44th minute mark and at the final whistle.
Niagara United improve to a 3-13-3 WLT record for 12 points, but remain at the bottom of the standings, while St. Catharines are now at 6-12-0 for 18 points in eighth position.
One other game scheduled for Wednesday, the Serbian White Eagles vs. Toronto Croatia clash due to be played at Centennial Stadium in Toronto was postponed due to earlier damage to the playing surface, which is now under repair.

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