Two goals by forward Bojan Stepanovic assured Burlington SC of a 3-2 victory over Milton SC, the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Thursday night.
It was the visiting Milton that took the lead at the Norton North ground in Burlington with a goal by midfielder Adrian Smajic who found the net after 7 minutes past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic.
Erwin Uzunovic tied the game 1-1 for Burlington at 16 minutes and Stepanovic struck his first goal six minutes later when he beat Milton goalkeeper Zoran Pusica, giving the home side a 2-1 lead. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Stepanovic increased the lead to 3-1 for Burlington at 58 minutes and Smajic scored his second goal for Milton at 77 minutes to reduce the lead to 3-2.
The victory improved Burlington to a 4-5-3 record for 15 points and tied for seventh position in the standings, while Milton are at 5-5-1 for 16 points in sixth spot.
Zdenko Jurcevic led Galaxy with both goals and leads the CSL scoring race with 13.
Brantford Galaxy jumped into third position in the CSL First Division standings with a 2-0 victory over Toronto Atomic, while York Region Shooters continued their recovery with a 2-1 win over Brampton City Utd. A third game scheduled in the CSL on Sunday, London City vs Toronto Croatia, was postponed in London due to a waterlogged pitch following a heavy thunderstorm.
York Region Shooters took an early lead against Brampton City Utd at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple after 7 minutes of play on a goal by defender Nicola Di Sanza.
Brampton tied the score 1-1 with a goal by Krzysztof Tierzchala at the 29 minute mark and it was 1-1 at half-time.
York Region Shooters’ defender Mehdi Baratimahyar was ejected on receiving a second yellow at 83 minutes and five minutes later York Region’s Shezan Singh scored the winner for the 2-1 final score.
York Region Shooters, the current CSL champions recover from an early season let-down to now improve to a 4-5-0 record for 12 points, while Brampton City Utd are at 3-5-2 for 11 points.
Zdenko Jurcevic scored twice for Brantford Galaxy in the 2-0 victory over Toronto Atomic to continue a scoring pace that keeps the 29 year old prolific striker on top of the CSL goalscoring with 13 goals so far in the 2015 campaign.
It was a well-played scoreless first half at Lions Park in Brantford, following which Jurcevic struck at 65 minutes, then again at 83 minutes with a header from a corner kick past Toronto Atomic goalkeeper Ihor Vitiv.
The win moved Brantford Galaxy into third position in the standings with a 6-5-0 WLT record for 18 points, while Toronto Atomic are at 5-5-2 in fourth position with 17 points.
There was one other game scheduled for Sunday’s First Division, the London City vs Toronto Croatia match set for London was postponed due to waterlogged pitch.
In the CSL Second Division, Brantford Galaxy B defeated Toronto Atomic B, 3-2.
SC Waterloo kept pace near the top of the CSL First Division with a 2-1 defeat of Niagara United at the Kalar Sports Park, Niagara Falls, the only First Division game in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday night.
Niagara were off on the right foot early, a goal almost directly from the kickoff when Jordi Amores found the net in the first minute past Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura.
Waterloo midfielder Adis Hasecic tied the game 1-1 at 29 minutes, driving the ball past Niagara goalkeeper Matthew Greco from the penalty spot and it was 1-1 at the break.
It was an own goal that gave the visitors a 2-1 victory at 75 minutes, the ball entering the Niagara net following an attempted clearance from a Waterloo corner kick.
SC Waterloo improve to a 7-2-1 WLT record for 22 points so far this season and are in second position in the standings, within two points of top club Serbian White Eagles.
Niagara United are at 1-8-2 for 5 points.
There was one game played in the CSL Second Division Saturday when SC Waterloo B beat Niagara United B, 4-1.
Sahjah Reid hits winner to lift Serbian White Eagles five points clear
Toronto Atomic FC took the lead against Serbian White Eagles at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke when at 22 minutes forward Mykola Voytsekhovskyy took a cross from Olekandr Tomakh to head inside the right post out of reach of the Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Goran Skaric and it was 1-0 at half-time.
Serbian White Eagles tied the game 1-1 at 62 minutes when defender Vitomar Jelic headed into the net from 4 yards past Atomic goalkeeper Vasyl Shpuk.
It was a tough physical encounter as the game progressed and at 65 minutes the home side took a 2-1 lead following a free kick from 25 yards which ended up with Sahjah Reid scoring the winner. It was the 7th goal of the campaign for the Serbian White Eagles’ forward and an important one which moved the Toronto area team to a 7-1-3 WLT record for 24 points, five points in front of SC Waterloo in second spot and seven points ahead of tonight’s opposition, Toronto Atomic.
Toronto Atomic FC were reduced to 10 men late in the game when forward Ihor Mihalevskeyy was shown the red card following a second caution.
Striker Jose Goncalves De Sousa continues to find the net for Scarborough SC, scoring the opening goal at 27 minutes at Downsview Park in North York for his 11 of the season, and it was 1-0 at the break.
Nenad Simic equalized for Burlington SC at 87 minutes when he found the net past Scarborough goalkeeper Mladen Kukrika, a 1-1 draw at the final whistle. It was Simic’s 4 goal of the season.
The draw improved Scarborough to a 3-2-6 record for 15 points, tied in 6 position in the standings, while Burlington are at 3-5-3 for 12 points.
SHOOTERS, SCARBOROUGH, MILTON, LONDON CITY ALL WIN IN BUSY SUNDAY IN THE CSL
York Region Shooters squeezed past Toronto Atomic 3-2, Scarborough SC defeated Brantford Galaxy 4-2, SC Waterloo beat Milton SC 2-0 and London City surprised Burlington SC 2-0, four First Division games in the CSL Sunday night.
Richard West opened the scoring for York Region Shooters in the game at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, he found the net at 24 minutes, and Aleksander Stojanovski made it 2-0 for the home side at the 33 minute mark.
Michael Tischer struck for Toronto Atomic at 45 minutes for a 2-1 score at the break.
Five minutes into the second half Ihor Melnyk beat York Region goalkeeper Adrian Ibanez to tie the game 2-2 and this was followed at 75 minutes by a second goal from Richard West, his 5 goal of the season and the winning goal in a 3-2 result in favour of York Region Shooters.
Striker Jose Melo scored from the penalty spot following a hand ball to put Scarborough into the lead at the 10 minute mark against Brantford Galaxy at Lions Park, and Melo scored again at 32 minutes, his fifth of the season to increase the lead to 2-0.
Jose Goncalves De Sousa put Scarborough into a 3-0 lead at 38 minutes with his 10 goal of the campaign and it was 3-0 at the break.
Dobrin Orlovski increased the Scarborough lead to 4-0 at 65 minutes, and this was followed by two goals from the Galaxy when Zdenko Jurcevic struck at 80 minutes and Armin Mahovic two minutes later for a 4-2 final score. Jurcevic leads the First Division scoring with 12 goals.
Brantford Galaxy played the most of the second half with 10 men when defender Nemanja Sudar was ejected after being shown a second yellow card at 57 minutes.
Followong a scoreless first half, Slobodan Milanovic found the net past Milton goalkeeper Zoran Pusica to open the scoring for SC Waterloo at Warrior Field in Waterloo, he scored at 67 minutes and Adis Hasecic made it 2-0 ten minutes later, the score at the final whistle.
Alvin Kukic put London City in front at 60 minutes against Burlington SC following a scoreless first half and Edin Kozica made it 2-0 at the 77 minute mark, a 2-0 final score.
There was one game played in the CSL Second Division, Toronto Croatia B defeating Brantford Galaxy B, 4-1 and the York Region Shooters B vs Toronto Atomic B game was postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.
Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Goran Skaric outstanding in 1-0 victory
Serbian White Eagles increased their lead at the top of the CSL First Division with a 1-0 victory over Toronto Croatia, while Niagara United and Brampton City Utd fought to a scoreless draw, two games in the CSL First Division Saturday.
It was a well-played encounter between Toronto Croatia, back from its third-place finish in the Croatian World Club Championship at Zagreb last week, and top-of-the table Serbian White Eagles, the game played at the Loyola HS Stadium.
It was an own goal that decided the outcome when, at the 65 minute Milos Scepanovic crossed the ball from the left for Serbian White Eagles, but Toronto Croatia defender Halburto Harris put the ball past goalkeeper during a misunderstanding close to the home side’s goal.
There were few opportunities for an equalizer in the game and when Toronto Croatia came close to finding the net, Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Goran Skaric was outstanding for the visitors.
Both sides lost a player at when referee Samuel Jaramillo showed the red card to Milan Kusic of Serbian White Eagles and Tihomir Maletic of Toronto Croatia following some rough play at 78 minutes and with the sides down to 10 men the game ended 1-0.
Serbian White Eagles remain on top of the standings with a 6-1-3WLT record for 21 points, while Toronto Croatia are now at 5-3-1 for 16 points.
Brampton goalkeeper Cristian Benecio Montero Valez was alert to make good saves for Brampton City United in the scoreless tie with Niagara United and Matthew Greco was also solid in the Niagara goal at the Kalar Sports Park in Niagara Falls.
Both clubs are in a position of needing points to be sure of a playoff spot, with Brampton now at 3-4-2 for 11 points and Niagara United at 1-8-2 for 5 points.
In the CSL Second Division, Niagara United B and Brampton City Utd B played to a 2-2 tie, Toronto Atomic FC B ran over Serbian White Eagles B, 5-0, and SC Waterloo B crushed Milton SC B 7-0.
There is a change in the kickoff time for Sunday’s Second Division clash between York Region Shooters B and Toronto Atomic FC B at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, which now has a 4 pm start, brought forward from the original 8.45 pm kickoff.
Milton SC were lifted into a tie for third position in the standings with a 4-2 victory over Burlington SC in the only game played in the CSL First Division Friday night. Milton went ahead at the 39 minute with a goal by Arnes Besic who appeared to beat the Burlington offside trap to find the net from close range and it was 1-0 for the home side at the break. Midfielder Radovan Ivkovic struck his fifth goal of the season, a drive into the bottom corner of the net past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic to increase the Milton lead to 2-0 at the 46th minute mark. Burlington reduced the lead to 2-1 at 46 minutes when Vladimir Vujovic found the net past Milton goalkeeper Zoran Pusica. It was Vujovic’s 8 goal of the campaign. Milton went ahead 3-1 at 77 minutes, a goal by Dusan Popovic and Zoran Zec made it 4-1 for the home side two minutes later. Burlington scored at 88 minutes, a goal by midfielder Erwin Uzunovic, his third of the season for a 4-2 final score. Milton improve to 5-3-1 WLT for 16 points for a tie for third place with Toronto Croatia and SC Waterloo in the First Division standings.
London City won their first game of the season, a 2-1 defeat of Niagara United, while Milton SC and Scarborough SC fought to a 1-1 draw, two First Division games in the CSL Sunday.
London City opened the scoring at the Hellenic Centre in London with a goal from the penalty spot, the penalty called by referee Gus Espinal following a hand ball by a Niagara United defender inside the box. Forward Aldin Kukic scored from the spot at the 9 minute mark and it was 1-0 at the break.
Edin Kozica increased the lead to 2-0 for London City at the 73 minute and the home side continued on top until Omar Hamadi struck for Niagara United at 81 minutes, beating London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic. The game ended 2-1 for London’s first victory in the 2015 campaign.
Scarborough scored first in the game with Milton SC at the Jean Vanier Field in Milton when Jose Goncalves De Sousa beat Milton goalkeeper Zoran Pusica from 15 yards at the 40 minute mark and it was 1-0 at the break.
Rusmir Dizdarevic equalized for the home side at 83 minutes, taking a cross from Zoran Belosevic on the left wing to find the net past Scarborough goalkeeper Mladen Kukrika. It was 1-1 at the final whistle.
There was one game in the CSL Second Division Sunday when Toronto Croatia B defeated Milton SC B 2-1.
Toronto Atomic FC moved into second place in the standings with a 2-0 victory over Burlington SC, the only game in the CSL First Division Saturday night, while earlier in the day Toronto Croatia completed its games on a winning note at the Croatian World Club Championship by defeating Canberra Croatia of Australia 3-0. The win gave Toronto third position in the eight-team tournament.
Midfielder Stas Honcharuk opened the scoring for Toronto Atomic at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, he found the net at 11 minutes for a 1-0 lead at half-time, and this was followed by a goal by Oleksandr Semeniuk who put the home side ahead 2-0 at the 75th minute mark. It was 2-0 final score and Semeniuk’s 7th goal of the season.
Roberto Galle, Marin Vučemilović-Grgic and Tihomir Maletic were the goalscorers for Toronto Croatia in the 3-0 defeat of the Australian side Canberra Croatia at Zagreb Saturday afternoon, to wrap-up the championship games for the Toronto side. The win gives Toronto Croatia third place in the tournament, which has an upcoming final between Vojvodanski Hrvati of Serbia and Pajde Mohlin of Switzerland to be played.
There were three games in the CSL Second Division Saturday:
Serbian White Eagles jumped to the top of the CSL First Division with a 2-0 victory over Brantford Galaxy and Scarborough SC came back from a 1-0 half-time deficit to win their second game of the season, a 2-1 home defeat of SC Waterloo, two games in the CSL Friday.
Following a hard-fought scoreless first half, midfielder Milos Ljubenovic opened the scoring for Serbian White Eagles at the 68 minute mark at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke and Marko Krasic made it 2-0 at 81 minutes, the score at the final whistle. It was Ljubenovic’s third goal of the season.
The win improved the Serbian Eagles’ record to 5-1-3 WLT for 18 points and top position in the standings, followed by Toronto Croatia in second spot.
Drazen Vukovic scored his 4 goal of the season to put the visiting SC Waterloo one-up at the 13 minute mark at Downsview Park in north Toronto and it was 1-0 at the break.
Forward Jose Melo equalized for Scarborough, he took a cross from Dimitar Kostourkov to find the net at 60 minutes and midfielder Jose De Sousa struck the winner – his 8 goal of the season – collecting a pass from Dobrin Orlovski at the 80 minute to give the home side a 2-1 victory.
Scarborough improve to a 2-2-4 record for 10 points in the standings.
Toronto Croatia were eliminated from the Croatian World Club Championship, the world tournament of Croatian clubs, following a 2-2 draw with Vojvodanski Hrvati of Serbia Thursday.
Vojvođanski Hrvati of Serbia and Pajde Möhlin of Switzerland will meet in the final after winning their respective groups. Toronto Croatia will now play for the third position in a consolation match with Canberra Croatia of Australia on Saturday, July 4, a 4 pm ET kickoff.
Josip Keran and Jure Glavnia were the goalscorers for Toronto Croatia in the 2-2 tie.
Pajde Möhlin won Group B with a 4-1 victory over Canberra (Australia) and in other results Thursday, Croatia Villefranche beat Sydney United 58 FC (Australia) 6-0 and Croatia Malmö (Sweden) and Croatia Stuttgart (Germany) tied 1-1.
Group A final standings: 1. Vojvođanski Hrvati (Serbia) 7 pts. 2. Croatia Toronto (Canada) 5 pts. 3. Croatia Villefranche (France) 4 pts. 4. Sydney United 58 FC 0 pts.
Group B final standings: 1. Pajde Möhlin (Switzerland) 9 pts. 2. Canberra Croatia (Australia) 4 pts. 3. Croatia Malmö (Sweden) 2 pts. 4. Croatia Stuttgart (Germany) 1 pt.
Toronto Croatia were crowned champions in 2007 and 2011 and were bidding for a third successive title in these games, which are being played at Zagreb.
The Toronto side tied 1-1 with Villefranche of France on Wednesday after an opening 5-2 victory against Sydney United 58 FC.
Defender Josip Keran struck the all-important goal in Zagreb
Toronto Croatia were held to a 1-1 draw by the French side Villefranche Croatia on Wednesday, but went on to win the game on penalty kicks which gives the Toronto team an extra point if needed to advance from the group stage of the Croatian World Club Championship being played at Zagreb, Croatia.
It was a tough encounter in which defender Josip Keran scored to give Toronto Croatia the tie.
Toronto Croatia will now meet Volvodanskih Hrvati, the Croatian side from Serbia on Thursday, July 2 at 4.30 pm Zagreb time, which is 10.30 am ET, the time in Toronto.
Toronto Croatia are in group A with Villefranche Croatia (France), Reprezentacija Vojvođanskih Hrvata (Serbia), Sydney United 58 FC (Australia). Group B consists of Canberra FC (Australia), Croatia Stuttgart (Germany), Nk Pajde Mohlin (Switzerland) and Croatia Malmo(Sweden).
Toronto defeated Sydney United 58 FC 5-2 in the opener on Sunday.
Toronto Croatia defeated Sydney United 58 FC 5-2 in the opener at Zagreb.
Toronto Croatia, fresh of its 5-2 victory over Sydney United on Sunday, will now meet Villefranche Croatia of France in the next round of the Croatian World Club Championship.
The Toronto Croatia vs Villefranche Croatia game will be played on Wednesday, July 1, a 1.30 pm kickoff EST.
The championship takes place every four years and is held this year in the capital city of Zagreb. Teams taking part are: Group A: Toronto Croatia (Canada), Villefranche Croatia (France), Reprezentacija Vojvođanskih Hrvata (Serbia), Sydney United 58 FC (Australia) and Group B: Canberra FC (Australia), Croatia Stuttgart (Germany), Nk Pajde Mohlin (Switzerland), Croatia Malmo(Sweden).
Toronto Croatia won the inaugural Croatian World Club Championship in 2007 and were triumphant again in 2011 to now bid for a third title win.
Toronto Croatia midfielder Amir Hosic scored a hat-trick in the opening 5-2 victory over Sidney United 58 FC on Sunday, while Tihomir Maletic struck two.
SC Waterloo jumped to a tie for first place in the standings with a 2-1 victory over Brampton City Utd, while Brantford Galaxy were also moved near the top with a 2-0 defeat of London City, two games in the Canadian Soccer League First Division Sunday.
There was also an important win for Toronto Croatia Sunday when the league leader defeated Sydney United 58 FC 5-2 in the first round of the Croatian World Club Championship being played at Zagreb, Croatia June 28 – July 5.
Forward Harris Redzepi opened the scoring for the Galaxy at Lions Park in Brantford, he beat London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic at 72 minutes and forward Zdenko Jurcevic increased the lead to 2-0 at 81 minutes for the home side, a left foot drive from 15 yards that left Markotic little chance for a save. It was 2-0 at the final whistle.
It was goal number 11 for Jurcevic to lead the CSL First Division goalscorers, and the win moved the Galaxy into a tie for second place with Serbian White Eagles in the standings, Brantford now has a 5-3-0 WLT record for 15 points.
Midfielder Brandon Simon gave Brampton City Utd a 1-0 lead at the 30 minute mark in the game with SC Waterloo at Warrior Field.
Drazen Vukovic missed an opportunity to tie the game for Waterloo from the penalty spot early in the second half, but the forward set-up the play for Adis Hasecic to find the net for a 1-1 score at the 60 minute mark and Vukovic struck the winner at 67 minutes, taking a pass from Ramon Bailey to put the ball past Brampton goalkeeper Cristian Montero Valez.
Waterloo held the 2-1 lead until the final whistle and the victory lifted the Southwestern Ontario side to a tie for top spot with Toronto Croatia in the CSL First Division standings. Waterloo has a 5-1-1 record for 16 points.
Toronto Croatia were taking part in the Croatian World Club Championship at Zagreb and in the opening game the CSL side defeated Sydney United 58 FC by a 5-2 score with midfielder Amir Hosic scoring a hat-trick and striker Tihomir Maletic found the net twice.
A third CSL First Division match between Burlington SC and Milton SC scheduled for Sunday at Nelson Stadium in Burlington was postponed due to wet ground conditions, and the Second Division clash between Toronto Croatia B and Serbian White Eagles B was also called off due to soggy conditions at Karlovac Park.
