2018

Toronto Croatia crushed Niagara United 6-0.

While North York Astros extended their unbeaten run to eight games with a 1-1 tie, two games in the CSL First Division Saturday night.

Pero Menalo opened the scoring at 21 minutes for Toronto Croatia at Kalar Sports Park in Niagara Falls, Ivan Cutura made it 2-0 at 24 minutes and defender Ainsley Deer increased the lead to 3-0 at the 33rd minute mark.

Menalo scored his second goal to increase the lead to 4-0 at 39 minutes, the score at half-time.

Defender Halburto Harris scored for the visitors just after the interval at 47 minutes and Ante Zivkovic found the net past Niagara goalkeeper Matthew Greco to round the scoring to 6-0 at 80 minutes, the score at the final whistle.

Toronto Croatia improve to 7-3-2WLT for 23 points, now six points behind league-leading York Region Shooters to be second in the standings, while Niagara United are at 2-8-2 for eight points at the foot of the table.

Following a hard-played scoreless first half at Lamport Stadium in Toronto, North York Astros went ahead 1-0 at 70 minutes when Jose Melo struck from the penalty spot at the 70th minute mark, the score at the break. It was the midfielder’s ninth goal of the season.

Serbian White Eagles equalized at 90 minutes, a well-taken header by defender Braca Vukomanovic from a corner kick taken by forward Milos Scepanovic and it was 1-1 at the final whistle.

Serbian White Eagles ended the game with nine men following the ejection of forward Luka Maric at 76 minutes and defender Mirko Medic was shown the red card in added time.

The tie kept the Astros’ unbeaten streak intact and now extended to eight games with a 5-3-4 record for 19 points in third position in the standings, while Serbian Eagles are at 4-4-3 for 15 points in seventh position in the standings.

There was one game in the CSL Second Division Saturday when Niagara United B defeated Toronto Croatia B, 7-2.

Remainder of games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sun August 24, Victoria Park 5.30 pm Brampton City Utd vs London City
Sun August 24, St. Joan of Arc 6.30 pm York Region Shooters vs SC Waterloo
Sun August 24, Nelson Stadium 8 pm Burlington SC vs Kingston FC
SECOND DIVISION
Sun August 24, Bishop Reding 12 pm Milton FC vs Brampton City Utd B
Sun August 24, Nelson Stadium 5.30 pm Burlington SC B vs Kingston FC B
Sun August 24, St. Joan of Arc 9 pm York Region Shooters B vs SC Waterloo B

York Region Shooters will be aiming to remain undefeated in their home encounter with SC Waterloo, but with the visiting team is still playing catch up while looking for a much better standing than the present eighth in the First Division, which suggests the Shooters may be in for a tough time. It should be a game worth seeing at Maple on Sunday night.

York Region are nine points clear of their nearest rivals, so if Toronto Croatia and the in-form Astros have ambitions for the top spot they will need to move now to narrow the wide gap, and that assumes the league leaders  falter during the last few games.

Toronto Croatia travel to take on a struggling Niagara United Saturday evening at 7, while the Astros take on a hot and cold Serbian White Eagles at the same time at Lamport Stadium in Toronto.

The next two positions in the standings are held by Burlington and Kingston – separated by just one point –  and these two teams come together at Nelson Stadium in Burlington on Sunday night.

Both teams have slipped recently, but Kingston aim to bounce back with three new signings from the  Cape Coral Hurricanes of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) in the United States .

The new arrivals are Federico Arenas from Columbia and two Americans – Jordan Collins, a centre midfielder from Iowa and Corey Faughnan a striker from North Carolina.

The weekend games:

FIRST DIVISION

Sat August 23, Lamport Stadium 7 pm Serbian White Eagles vs North York Astros

Sat August 23, Kalar Sports Park 7 pm Niagara United vs Toronto Croatia

Sun August 24, Victoria Park 5.30 pm Brampton City Utd vs London City

Sun August 24, St. Joan of Arc 6.30 pm York Region Shooters vs SC Waterloo

Sun August 24, Nelson Stadium 8 pm Burlington SC vs Kingston FC

SECOND DIVISION

Sat August 23, Kalar Sports Park 4 pm Niagara United B vs Toronto Croatia B

Sun August 24, Bishop Reding 12 pm Milton FC vs Brampton City Utd B

Sun August 24, Nelson Stadium 5.30 pm Burlington SC B vs Kingston FC B

Sun August 24, St. Joan of Arc 9 pm York Region Shooters B vs SC Waterloo B

THE CSL THIS WEEK  

   Where to see the CSL weekly show   –  all times are Eastern                        

Friday, August 22

Ten Cricket: 11:35 – 12.05 (11.35am to 12.05 pm)

Channel 671 on Rogers

Channel 847 on BellFibe

EXPANDED COVERAGE 3.30 am

ABU DHABI –873 on   Rogers – 846 on Bell Fibe – 2051 Telus

AMEDIA    –   876 Bell Fibe

BBC ARABIC -881 on   Rogers – 769 on Bell Fibe

CTC – 647 Bell Fibe   – 1047 Cogeco

DETSKIY  -877   on Bell Fibe

DREAM 1-876 on   Rogers – 761 on Bell Fibe

DREAM 2- 880 on   Roger -762 on Bell Fibe

HRT – 693 on Bell   Fibe

ITN – 754 on Bell   Fibe – 535 Telus Optik

MAD – 653 Bell Fibe

MBC Masr – 788 on   Rogers – 752 on Bell Fibe

Melody AFLAM 878 on   Rogers – 764 on Bell Fibe

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Saturday August 23

 TVI: 1:30-2:00 (1.30 am to 2 am) Channel 668 on Rogers

Channel 887 on BellFibe

RBTI: 23:00-23:30 (11 pm to 11.30 pm)

Channel 669 on Rogers

Channel 885 on Bell

Pro7: 19:30-20:00 (7.30 pm to 8 pm)

Channel 895 on Rogers

Channel 710 on Bell

Channel 852 on BellFibe

FTV: 18:00-18:30 (6 pm to 6.30 pm)

Channel 869 on Rogers

Channel 725 Bell

Channel 860 BellFibe

Ten Cricket: 11:30 (11.30 am to 12 pm)

Channel 671 on Rogers

Channel 847 on BellFibe

EXPANDED COVERAGE 3.30 am

ABU DHABI –873 on   Rogers – 846 on Bell Fibe – 2051 Telus

AMEDIA    –   876 Bell Fibe

BBC ARABIC -881 on   Rogers – 769 on Bell Fibe

CTC – 647 Bell Fibe   – 1047 Cogeco

DETSKIY  -877   on Bell Fibe

DREAM 1-876 on   Rogers – 761 on Bell Fibe

DREAM 2- 880 on   Roger -762 on Bell Fibe

HRT – 693 on Bell   Fibe

ITN – 754 on Bell   Fibe – 535 Telus Optik

MAD – 653 Bell Fibe

MBC Masr – 788 on   Rogers – 752 on Bell Fibe

Melody AFLAM 878 on   Rogers – 764 on Bell Fibe

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Sunday, August 24

TVI: 1:30-2:00 (1.30 am to 2 am)

Channel 668 on Rogers

Channel 887 on BellFibe

RBTI: 23:00-23:30 (11 pm to 11.30 pm)

Channel 669 on Rogers

Channel 885 on Bell

Pro7: 23:15-23:45 (11.15 pm to 11.45 pm)

Channel 895 on Rogers

Channel 710 on Bell

Channel 852 on BellFibe

FTV: 18:00-18:30 (6 pm to 6.30 pm)

Channel 869 on Rogers

Channel 725 Bell

Channel 860 BellFibe

Ten Cricket: 4:30  – 5:00 (4.30 am to 5 am) 20.40 – 21.10 (8.40 pm – 9.10 pm)

Channel 671 on Rogers

Channel 847 on BellFibe

EXPANDED COVERAGE 3.30 am

ABU DHABI –873 on   Rogers – 846 on Bell Fibe – 2051 Telus

AMEDIA    –   876 Bell Fibe

BBC ARABIC -881 on   Rogers – 769 on Bell Fibe

CTC – 647 Bell Fibe   – 1047 Cogeco

DETSKIY  -877   on Bell Fibe

DREAM 1-876 on   Rogers – 761 on Bell Fibe

DREAM 2- 880 on   Roger -762 on Bell Fibe

HRT – 693 on Bell   Fibe

ITN – 754 on Bell   Fibe – 535 Telus Optik

MAD – 653 Bell Fibe

MBC Masr – 788 on   Rogers – 752 on Bell Fibe

Melody AFLAM 878 on   Rogers – 764 on Bell Fibe

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York Region Shooters continued their winning way unabated with a 4-0 away victory over the current CSL champions, SC Waterloo, to extend their undefeated run to all 11 regular season league matches and it was the only game in the CSL First Division Sunday.

It was a hard-fought encounter at Warrior Field in Waterloo, where the home side were determined to continue a recovery following a weak start to the season, while the Shooters are playing like they intend  to win the First Division title before the season ends.

York Region’s Babjide Fatoba opened the scoring, beating Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura from close in at 23 minutes for a 1-0 score at the interval.

Midfielder Richard Edwards increased the lead to 2-0 at the 61^st minute mark, heading into the net from a cross and while Waterloo attacked to get back on even terms they were left open to counter attacks which allowed the visitors to score two more.

Edwards struck the third goal at 73 minutes, his sixth of the season, and forward Adrian Pena made it 4-0 11 minutes later.

York Region now have now won nine and tied two games in their bid for the First Division title for 29 points on top of the table, and the Shooters have conceded an impressive just eight goals in their 11 games so far.

Waterloo now have a 3-6-4WLT record for 13 points and eighth position in the standings.

There were two games in the CSL Second Division Sunday with Brampton City Utd B defeating Serbian White Eagles B 2-1 and Burlington SC vs Milton FC ended in a 1-1 tie.

 

 

North York Astros extended their unbeaten streak to seven games with a resounding 4-0 victory over Burlington SC, Toronto Croatia defeated Niagara United 3-1 and Serbian White Eagles came from a 1-0 deficit to score an equalizer in the second half for a 1-1 tie with Brampton City Utd, three games in the CSL Saturday night.

The in-form Astros continued to impress with two quick goals shortly following kickoff at Downsview Park in North York, a relocation from their home ground Esther Shiner which is under repair following recent water damage to the playing surface.

Midfielder Jose Melo struck at the 8 minute mark, heading in from a right wing cross and this was followed by a second goal for the home side just two minutes later, scored by Igor Pisanjuk. It was 2-0 at half time.

North York defender Antoine Paul increased the lead to 3-0 at 49 minutes, taking the ball up the left side to beat Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic and Melo scored a second goal at 79 minutes for a 4-0 score at the final whistle.

The goals were Melo’s 7^th and 8^th of the season and the Astros’ win completed a double for the Toronto team following a 3-0 victory over Burlington at Nelson Stadium on Tuesday.

The Astros take over third place in the First Division standings with a 5-3-3WLT record for 18 points behind York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia,  while Burlington slip to fourth with a 5-6-1 record for 16 points.

Toronto Croatia are also gaining strength following their shaky start to the season and it was Pero Menalo who opened the scoring against Niagara United at the 8 minute in the game played at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. This was followed by a goal from defender Josip Keran who scored from the penalty spot at 23 minutes, 2-0 at the break.

Menalo scored a second goal, beating Niagara goalkeeper Matthew Greco at 57 minutes for a 3-0 lead in favour of the home side, but Niagara struck back with a goal by Sandro Rajkovic for a 3-1 final score.

Toronto Croatia improve to 6-3-2 for 20 points, six points behind the league leaders York Region Shooters.

Midfielder Jhon Fatoki put Brampton City Utd into the lead with an opening goal at 36 minutes against Serbian White Eagles at Lamport Stadium in Toronto’s west-end for a 1-0 score at half-time.

It was a close encounter into the second half, but Serbian Eagles tied the game five minutes after the interval on a goal by midfielder Timotej Zakrajsek who collected a cross from the left to drive the ball into the net from 16 yards for a 1-1 tie. There was no further scoring to the final whistle.

Brampton played the last 25 minutes short handed after midfielder Francisco Javier Juarez was ejected after receiving a second yellow card.

Brampton City Utd  have a 4-5-3 record for 15 points in sixth position in the standings, while Serbian White Eagles have a 4-4-2 record for 14 points in seventh position.

There were two games in the CSL Second Division Saturday, SC Waterloo B and York Region Shooters B played to a 1-1 draw, while Toronto Croatia B defeated Niagara United B, 4-3.

Remaining games this weekend:

 FIRST DIVISION

Sun August 17 Warrior Field 7 pm SC Waterloo vs York Region Shooters

SECOND DIVISION

Sun August 17 Eglinton Flats 4 pm Serbian White Eagles B vs Brampton City Utd B

Sun August 17 Nelson Stadium 1:30pm Burlington SC B vs Milton SC

 

Kingston FC scored late to salvage a 2-2 tie with London City in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night.

Kingston striker Guillaume Surot opened the scoring with a goal at 32 minutes, finding the net past London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic,.

London tied the game just six minutes later when Marin Vucemilovic Grgic struck at the 39 minute mark and Grgic scored a second from the penalty spot following a foul in the box against London midfielder Nenad Begovic. It was 2-1 at half-time.

The goals were the 13 and 14 goal of the season for Grgic who leads the First division scoring.

It was a fought hard second half and several attempts to come back on even terms eventually paid off for the visitors when Surot scored his second of the game for Kingston at the 85 minute mark.

The 2-2 tie held to the final whistle and the goals were numbers 10 and 11 for Surot who is currently second in the goal scoring table behind Grgic.

The tie improves Kingston to a 4-4-3WLT record for 15 points, tied for fourth position with North York Astros, while London City are at 3-7-2 for 11 points in ninth position in the standings.

The remaining weekend games:

                                     FIRST DIVISION

Sat August 16 Hershey Centre 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs Niagara United

Sat August 16 Lamport Stadium 7 pm Serbian White Eagles vs Brampton City Utd

Sat August 16 Downsview Park 7 pm North York Astros vs Burlington SC

Sun August 17 Warrior Field 7 pm SC Waterloo vs York Region Shooters

                                              SECOND DIVISION

Sat August 16 Warrior Field 11 am SC Waterloo B vs York Region Shooters B

Sat Aug 16 Hershey Centre 4 pm Toronto Croatia B vs Niagara United B

Sun August 17 Eglinton Flats 4 pm Serbian white Eagles B vs Brampton City Utd B

Sun August 17 Nelson Stadium 1:30pm Burlington SC B vs Milton SC

 

 

 

 

York Region Shooters return to First Division action with a game at Warrior Field in Waterloo where the Southwestern Ontario side are struggling to hit the kind of good form shown in the second half of the 2013 season when they went on to become CSL champions. It’s not an easy game for the Shooters and is a game where the outcome is hard to predict. Kickoff is 7 pm.

North York Astros are attracting a lot of attention while on a six-game undefeated streak since the loss to York Region Shooters on June 15. The Astros have shot up the table and a victory over Burlington SC Saturday would lift the Toronto team even higher than the present fourth position, to at least a third place in the standings.

The Astros have been dislocated from their Esther Shiner Stadium home ground due to recent flooding which has damaged the surface and the game with Burlington, previously scheduled for Sunday, will now be played at Downsview Park Saturday.

The weekend games:

                                FIRST DIVISION

Fri August 15 Hellenic Centre 8.30 pm London City vs Kingston FC

Sat August 16 Hershey Centre 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs Niagara United

Sat August 16 Lamport Stadium 7 pm Serbian White Eagles vs Brampton City Utd

Sat August 16 Downsview Park 7 pm North York Astros vs Burlington SC

Sun August 17 Warrior Field 7 pm SC Waterloo vs York Region Shooters

                            SECOND DIVISION

Sat August 16 Warrior Field 11 am SC Waterloo B vs York Region Shooters B

Sat Aug 16 Hershey Centre 4 pm Toronto Croatia B vs Niagara United B

Sun August 17 Eglinton Flats 4 pm Serbian white Eagles B vs Brampton City Utd B

Sun August 17 Nelson Stadium 1:30pm Burlington SC B vs Milton SC

                                           THE CSL THIS WEEK  

   Where to see the CSL weekly show   –  all times are Eastern                        

Friday, August 15

Ten Cricket: 11:35 – 12.05 (11.35am to 12.05 pm)

Channel 671 on Rogers

Channel 847 on BellFibe

Saturday August 16

 TVI: 1:30-2:00 (1.30 am to 2 am) Channel 668 on Rogers

Channel 887 on BellFibe

RBTI: 23:00-23:30 (11 pm to 11.30 pm)

Channel 669 on Rogers

Channel 885 on Bell

Pro7: 19:30-20:00 (7.30 pm to 8 pm)

Channel 895 on Rogers

Channel 710 on Bell

Channel 852 on BellFibe

FTV: 18:00-18:30 (6 pm to 6.30 pm)

Channel 869 on Rogers

Channel 725 Bell

Channel 860 BellFibe

Ten Cricket: 11:30 (11.30 am to 12 pm)

Channel 671 on Rogers

Channel 847 on BellFibe

                                                            Sunday, August 17

TVI: 1:30-2:00 (1.30 am to 2 am)

Channel 668 on Rogers

Channel 887 on BellFibe

RBTI: 23:00-23:30 (11 pm to 11.30 pm)

Channel 669 on Rogers

Channel 885 on Bell

Pro7: 23:15-23:45 (11.15 pm to 11.45 pm)

Channel 895 on Rogers

Channel 710 on Bell

Channel 852 on BellFibe

FTV: 18:00-18:30 (6 pm to 6.30 pm)

Channel 869 on Rogers

Channel 725 Bell

Channel 860 BellFibe

Ten Cricket: 4:30  – 5:00 (4.30 am to 5 am) 20.40 – 21.10 (8.40 pm – 9.10 pm)

Channel 671 on Rogers

Channel 847 on BellFibe

 

Brampton City Utd picked up their fourth victory of the season,  a 2-0 away win over Niagara United to jump into fifth position in the standings, the only First Division game played in the CSL Saturday night.

Jean Tshimpaka opened the scoring for the visitors at the 36 minute mark following a breakaway which ended with the Brampton forward finding the net past Niagara goalkeeper Matthew Greco, and it was 1-0 at the break.

Brampton increased the lead to 2-0 at 80 minutes when Leaford Allen scored his seventh of the season, heading into the net a cross from the left wing.

The win improved Brampton’s record to 4-5-2 WLT for 14 points and an improved position from seventh in the standings  to fourth. Niagara now has a 2-6-2 record for eight points in ninth position.

In the CSL Second Division, , SC Waterloo B defeated Toronto Croatia B, 6-2 and Brampton City Utd B won their reserve game 3-1 over Niagara United B.

Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION

Sun Aug 10 Warrior Field 7 pm SC Waterloo vs Toronto Croatia

Sun Aug 10 Nelson Stadium 8 pm Burlington SC vs London City

SECOND DIVISION

Sun Aug 10 Bishop Reding HS 12 pm Milton SC vs Serbian White Eagles B

Sun Aug 10 St. Joan of Arc 4 pm Winstars Shooters vs Burlington SC B CANCELLED

 

 

With York Region Shooters idle this weekend, there is an opportunity for Burlington and Toronto Croatia to cut the 10-point margin held by the league-leaders at the top of the First Division. The second and third teams are playing the one game in hand, both having played nine games, one game less than 10 completed by York Region.

The Shooters have an impressive defensive record, having conceded just eight goals in the 10 played, matched only by Serbian White Eagles, they have conceded eight goals from nine games played.

One game in the Second Division, Winstars Shooters vs Burlington SC B scheduled for Sunday, has been cancelled.

The following games are scheduled for the weekend, together with the current TV listing for the  popular show, The CSL This Week.

FIRST DIVISION

Sat Aug 9 Kalar Sports Park 7 pm Niagara United vs Brampton City Utd

Sun Aug 10 Warrior Field 7 pm SC Waterloo vs Toronto Croatia

Sun Aug 10 Nelson Stadium 8 pm Burlington SC vs London City

SECOND DIVISION

Sat Aug 9 Warrior Field 11 am SC Waterloo B vs Toronto Croatia B

Sat Aug 9 Kalar Sports Park 9 pm Niagara United B vs Brampton City Utd B

Sun Aug 10 Bishop Reding HS 12 pm Milton SC vs Serbian White Eagles B

Sun Aug 10 St. Joan of Arc 4 pm Winstars Shooters vs Burlington SC B CANCELLED

                                          THE CSL THIS WEEK  

       Where to see the CSL weekly show   –  all times are Eastern                        

Saturday August 9

 TVI: 1:30-2:00 (1.30 am to 2 am) Channel 668 on Rogers

Channel 887 on BellFibe

RBTI: 23:00-23:30 (11 pm to 11.30 pm)

Channel 669 on Rogers

Channel 885 on Bell

Pro7: 19:30-20:00 (7.30 pm to 8 pm)

Channel 895 on Rogers

Channel 710 on Bell

Channel 852 on BellFibe

FTV: 18:00-18:30 (6 pm to 6.30 pm)

Channel 869 on Rogers

Channel 725 Bell

Channel 860 BellFibe

Ten Cricket: 11:30 (11.30 am to 12 pm)

Channel 671 on Rogers

Channel 847 on BellFibe

                                                            Sunday, August 10

TVI: 1:30-2:00 (1.30 am to 2 am)

Channel 668 on Rogers

Channel 887 on BellFibe

RBTI: 23:00-23:30 (11 pm to 11.30 pm)

Channel 669 on Rogers

Channel 885 on Bell

Pro7: 23:15-23:45 (11.15 pm to 11.45 pm)

Channel 895 on Rogers

Channel 710 on Bell

Channel 852 on BellFibe

FTV: 18:00-18:30 (6 pm to 6.30 pm)

Channel 869 on Rogers

Channel 725 Bell

Channel 860 BellFibe

Ten Cricket: 4:30  – 5:00 (4.30 am to 5 am) 20.40 – 21.10 (8.40 pm – 9.10 pm)

Channel 671 on Rogers

Channel 847 on BellFibe

North York Astros gained a 2-1 away win at Kingston, SC Waterloo defeated Niagara United 2-0 and Brampton City Utd upset Burlington  SC 3-1, three games in the CSL Sunday.

The Astros were off to a quick start at the Queen’s West Field at Kingston, scoring almost immediately following the kickoff  when midfielder Jose Goncalves De Sousa intercepted a pass by Kingston defender Ryan McCurdy to drive the ball into the net past Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslev Tesar. The score is recorded as one minute and it was 1-0 at the break.

Kingston tied the game 1-1 at 69 minutes when striker Guillaume Surot beat North York goalkeeper Kevin Lumbsden Pinto for his tenth goal  of the season, but the winner came from the visitors at 82 minutes, a picture goal from Goncalves De Sousa who struck a cross from the left wing into the far side of the net and the goal held up for a 2-1 final score in favour of the Astros.  It was the midfielder’s sixth goal of the season.

The victory marked the first game on the bench since 2011 for Astros’ head coach Jorge Collazo, a position held in the interim by player-coach Igor Pisajunk, and the away win lifted the Toronto area team (3-3-3WLT- 12 points) into a tie with SC Waterloo for sixth position in the standings, while Kingston FC now have a 4-5-2 record for 14 points in fourth position.

Waterloo’s Drazen Vukovic opened the scoring at the third minute mark at the Warrior Field in Waterloo against the visiting Niagara United, taking a cross from Kiril Dimitrov on the chest to volley into the bottom right corner of the net.

It was 1-0 at half-time and scoreless into the second half until the 90 minute when Aleksander Stojiljkovic and Adis Haecic combined to set-up Ramon Bailey who made it 2-0 for the home side, the final score.

Waterloo have moved up quickly to now have a 3-5-3WLT record for a tie for sixth place.

Midfielder Adrian Tismenar scored at the 42 minute for Brampton City Utd at the Nelson Stadium in Burlington for a 1-0 score at the break and Francisco Javier Juarez made it 2-0 for the visitors at 51 minutes.

Juber Quinteros increased the the lead to 3-0 for Brampton at 65 minutes, and Burlington reduced the lead to 3-1 with a goal by Elvis Mesic at 78 minutes, it was 3-1 at the final whistle.

Burlington SC remain in second position in the standings with a 5-3-1 record for 16 points, while Brampton City Utd now have a 3-5-2 record for 11 points in eight position.

There were three games in the CSL Second Division  Sunday:

SECOND DIVISION

Kingston FC B 3, Milton FC 0

Brampton City Utd B 2, Burlington SC B 1

SC Waterloo B 3, Niagara United B 1

 

 

Toronto Croatia gained an important victory with a 2-1 defeat of Serbian White Eagles in the only game played in the CSL First Division Saturday night.

With both teams bidding for higher position near the top of the standings, Serbian White  Eagles took the lead at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga on a goal by Timotej Zakrajsek at the 10 minute mark.

Toronto Croatia’s Sean Brown tied the game 1-1, beating Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Stefan Avramovic at 26 minutes, and Ivan Cutura scored the winner at 43 minutes for a 2-1 lead by the home side at half-time and the score at the final whistle. It was Cutura’s fifth goal of the season.

Serbian White Eagles were reduced to 10 men at 76 minutes when midfielder Thomas McLean was ejected.

Toronto Croatia now have a 5-3-1 WLT record for 16 points and tied with Burlington for second position in the standings, while Serbian White Eagles are at 4-4-1 for 13 points in fifth place.

There was one game in the CSL Second Division Saturday when Toronto Croatia B defeated Serbian White Eagles B, 5-0.

Remaining games this holiday weekend: 

                                                 FIRST DIVISION

Sun Aug 3 Queen’s West Field 1 pm Kingston FC vs North York Astros

Sun Aug 3 Warrior Field 7 pm SC Waterloo vs Niagara United

Sun Aug 3 Nelson Stadium 8 pm Burlington SC vs Brampton City Utd

                                              SECOND DIVISION

Sun Aug 3 Queen’s West Field 3.15 pm Kingston FC B vs Milton SC

Sun Aug 3 Warrior Field 4 pm SC Waterloo B vs Niagara United B

Sun Aug 3 Hayden Field 5 pm Burlington SC B vs Brampton City Utd B

 

 

York Region Shooters continued their march to the First Division title with a 4-1 defeat of London City to stretch an unbeaten streak to 10 games. It was the only game played in the CSL Friday night.

All goals came in the second half after London City held the visitors to a scoreless first half in an entertaining encounter at the Hellenic Centre in London.

York Region Shooters opened the scoring at 54 minutes, a goal by forward Ryan Dummett who brought the ball from the right wing to drive into the net from 10 yards.

Baba Fatoba increased the lead to 2-0 two minutes later and at 59 minutes Oswald Adu added a third.

London striker Marin Vucemilovic Grgic scored from the penalty spot following a foul in the box to reduce the Shooters’ lead to 3-1, the goal coming at the 74^th minute mark and it was Vucemilovic Grgic’s 10^th goal of the season to lead the CSL First Division scoring.

Adu beat London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic at 82 minutes to make it 4-1 and the score held until the final whistle.

The Shooters now have a 8-0-2 WLT record for 26 points, eight ahead of second place Burlington, while London City are at  2-7-1 for tenth in the standings.

There was one game in the CSL Second Division Thursday night when York Region Shooters B defeated Winstars Shooters 4-0.

Remaining games this weekend are:

FIRST DIVISION

Sat Aug 2 Hershey Centre 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs Serbian White Eagles

Sun Aug 3 Queen’s West Field 1 pm Kingston FC vs North York Astros

Sun Aug 3 Warrior Field 7 pm SC Waterloo vs Niagara United

Sun Aug 3 Nelson Stadium 8 pm Burlington SC vs Brampton City Utd

SECOND DIVISION

Sat Aug 2 Hershey Centre 4 pm Toronto Croatia B vs Serbian White Eagles B

Sun Aug 3 Queen’s West Field 3.15 pm Kingston FC B vs Milton SC

Sun Aug 3 Warrior Field 4 pm SC Waterloo B vs Niagara United B

Sun Aug 3 Hayden Field 5 pm Burlington SC B vs Brampton City Utd B

 

York Region Shooters will travel to London Friday night in an effort to keep the unbeaten streak intact, but they will be without striker Richard West who is expected to be out of the line-up for some weeks after suffering a fractured collarbone. The Shooters begin the second half of the season seven points ahead of their nearest rivals Burlington and nine and 10 points respectively ahead of Kingston and Toronto Croatia.

SC Waterloo gained a long overdue second win of the season last Sunday, a 1-0 defeat at Brampton City Utd  to lift the current CSL champions three places up the standings into seventh position, but still well short of being a contender for the First Division title. Waterloo are at home to Niagara United this weekend.

Kingston FC are over most of their early season rash of injuries and their home game against North York Astros on Sunday will see the continuation of a stronger, more determined bid for First Division honours. Toronto Croatia have also hit their stride following a slow early season start.

The weekend games:

                                                 FIRST DIVISION

Fri Aug 1 Hellenic Centre 8.30 pm London City vs York Region Shooters

Sat Aug 2 Hershey Centre 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs Serbian White Eagles

Sun Aug 3 Queen’s West Field 1 pm Kingston FC vs North York Astros

Sun Aug 3 Warrior Field 7 pm SC Waterloo vs Niagara United

Sun Aug 3 Nelson Stadium 8 pm Burlington SC vs Brampton City Utd

                                              SECOND DIVISION

Thurs Jul 31 St. Joan of Arc 9 pm York Region Shooters vs Winstars Shooters

Sat Aug 2 Hershey Centre 4 pm Toronto Croatia B vs Serbian White Eagles B

Sun Aug 3 Queen’s West Field 3.15 pm Kingston FC B vs Milton SC

Sun Aug 3 Warrior Field 4 pm SC Waterloo B vs Niagara United B

Sun Aug 3 Hayden Field 5 pm Burlington SC B vs Brampton City Utd B

                                           THE CSL THIS WEEK  

       Where to see the CSL weekly show   –  all times are Eastern                        

Friday, August 1

Ten Cricket: 11:35 – 12.05 (11.35am to 12.05 pm)

Channel 671 on Rogers

Channel 847 on BellFibe

Saturday August 2

 TVI: 1:30-2:00 (1.30 am to 2 am) Channel 668 on Rogers

Channel 887 on BellFibe

RBTI: 23:00-23:30 (11 pm to 11.30 pm)

Channel 669 on Rogers

Channel 885 on Bell

Pro7: 19:30-20:00 (7.30 pm to 8 pm)

Channel 895 on Rogers

Channel 710 on Bell

Channel 852 on BellFibe

FTV: 18:00-18:30 (6 pm to 6.30 pm)

Channel 869 on Rogers

Channel 725 Bell

Channel 860 BellFibe

Ten Cricket: 11:30 (11.30 am to 12 pm)

Channel 671 on Rogers

Channel 847 on BellFibe

                                                            Sunday, August 3

TVI: 1:30-2:00 (1.30 am to 2 am)

Channel 668 on Rogers

Channel 887 on BellFibe

RBTI: 23:00-23:30 (11 pm to 11.30 pm)

Channel 669 on Rogers

Channel 885 on Bell

Pro7: 23:15-23:45 (11.15 pm to 11.45 pm)

Channel 895 on Rogers

Channel 710 on Bell

Channel 852 on BellFibe

FTV: 18:00-18:30 (6 pm to 6.30 pm)

Channel 869 on Rogers

Channel 725 Bell

Channel 860 BellFibe

Ten Cricket: 4:30  – 5:00 (4.30 am to 5 am) 20.40 – 21.10 (8.40 pm – 9.10 pm)

Channel 671 on Rogers

Channel 847 on BellFibe