Brampton City United FC

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

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.

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

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

RICHARD WEST HAT-TRICK GIVES YORK REGION IMPORTANT VICTORY…..Toronto Croatia wins, Brampton slips

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Striker Richard West struck a game-winning hat-trick for York Region Shooters in their 3-2 victory over Brampton City Utd, while Toronto Croatia scored an important 2-1 win over Windsor Stars, all when Kingston FC are idle but still on top of the CSL First Division Sunday. In two other games, SC Waterloo defeated Astros Vasas FC 4-1 and St. Catharines were full marks for a 2-1 away win over Burlington SC.
West opened the scoring for York Region Shooters at 19 minutes in the game at Victoria Park, driving the ball into the bottom right corner past Brampton goalkeeper Eugenio Garro.  Brampton tied the game 1-1 at 44 minutes, a goal by Stephen Mark Hall and the score held to the break.
West struck his second goal at 53 minutes for a 2-1 lead by the Shooters, but Brampton forward Milos Scepanovic made it 2-2 at 75 minutes – his 14th goal of the season.
West completed his hat-trick at 81 minutes, finding the net from 10 yards for the winning goal and an important three points for the visitors in their quest for the First Division title. The three goals lifts Richard West to 15 for the season and second in the goalscoring title race.
Jarek Whiteman opened the scoring for Toronto Croatia with a goal at Centennial Stadium at the 23rd minute mark for a 1-0 lead at half-time.
Windsor tied the score 1-1  at 55 minutes on a penalty kick taken by David Kadoic after referee Steve Depiero pointed to the spot following a hand ball infringement by Toronto Croatia’s Tihomir Maletic.
Maletic made amends with a picture winning goal at 58 minutes, a drive that caught the top of the net for a 2-1 Toronto Croatia victory.
Waterloo took a 1-0 lead against Astros Vasas at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York when referee Yusri Rudolf ordered a penalty kick for a foul in the box at 16 minutes and forward Drazen Vukovic scored from the spot, his 11th goal of the season.
Adis Hasecic made it 2-0 just on half-time and at 62 minutes Jose De Sousa of Astros Vasas cut the lead to 2-1 when he found the net past Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura.
Ranko Golijanin made it 3-1 for Waterloo at 85 minutes and Hasecic beat Astros goalkeeper Matthew George to score his second goal at 86 minutes, his 14 goal of the season, for a 4-1 final score.
Antonio Stranges opened the scoring for St. Catharines Wolves at 33 minutes when he found the net past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic at Nelson Stadium in Burlington and Stranges scored again at 43 minutes for a 2-0 lead at half time.
Burlington pressed to get back on terms in the second half and Predrag Papaz, signed recently from SC Waterloo, headed into the net at 50 minutes from a cross by defender Nikola Stanojevic. There were close calls late in the game, which ended 2-1 in favour of St. Catharines Wolves.
Kingston FC are still top of the CSL First Division with 40 points, York Regions Shooters and Toronto Croatia are tied with 37 points, Brampton fourth with 36 points.

ASTROS VASAS UPSETS BRAMPTON 2-1 SUNDAY ….lightning forces cancellation Waterloo vs York Region

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Astros Vasas FC upset Brampton City Utd with a well-deserved 2-1 away victory, while a second game scheduled in the CSL First Division Sunday, SC Waterloo vs York Region Shooters, was called off shortly before kickoff time due to lightning.

 Brampton City Utd pressed early to keep up their strong bid for the CSL First Division title, but it was Astros Vasas that struck first with a goal by recently acquired midfielder Erik Luptak at 37 minutes when he picked up the ball outside the 6-yard line to drive into the net to the right of Brampton goalkeeper Camilo Benzi. The goal held up for a 1-0 score at the interval.

Brampton midfielder Thomas McLean equalized at the 64th minute mark with a drive from just outside of the penalty box that left Astros Vasas goalkeeper Matt George with little chance when it hit the top right corner of the net.

Brampton lost defender Mirko Medic at 83 minutes, he was sent off  after receiving a second caution from referee Steve Depiero and two minutes later Jose Melo struck the winner for visitors when he beat Benzi from five yards for a 2-1 Astros Vasas victory.

Brampton’s Thomas McLean was also shown the red card just before the final whistle.

It was the fifth victory for Astros Vasas and the win improved their chance of a playoff spot as they moved into eighth  position in the standings with a 5-10-2 WLT for 17 points, while the defeat was a set-back for Brampton despite their impressive 12-4-0 record in second place in the standings, and the defeat is the first since July 28.

One other First Division game scheduled for Sunday, the SC Waterloo vs York Region Shooters clash, was called off by referee Scott Decker due to persistent lightning in the area – the game will be rescheduled – and there was one Second Division match Sunday when St. Catharines Wolves B defeated Toronto Croatia B by a score of 4-1.

KINGSTON, BRAMPTON RELENTLESS WITH VICTORIES FRIDAY NIGHT…….Surot running away with scoring title

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Kingston FC and Brampton City Utd both continued their relentless pursuit of the CSL First Division title with away victories Friday night – Kingston defeated London City 3-1, while Brampton gained a 2-0 win over Serbian White Eagles.

Kingston’s prolific striker, French-born Guillaume Surot attracted attention yet again with two goals to keep up his runaway scoring which now totals 23 for the season so far, that’s a 10-goal margin over second place in the race for the First Division scoring title.

Surot struck at 6 minutes and 70 minutes at the Hellenic Stadium in London, and the two-goal Kingston lead was increased to 3-0 when midfielder Jason Massie found the net past London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic at the 73rd minute mark.

Marin Vucemilovic Grgic then scored for London City, he took a free kick from Nenad Begovic to find the net past Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar at 83 minutes for a 3-1 Kingston lead which held until the final whistle. The goal was number 11 this season for Vucemilovic Grgic.

Kingston improved to a 13-3-1 WLT record for 40 points, four points ahead of Brampton City Utd now in second place and followed by York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia each with 34.

London have a 6-10-3 record for 21 points and are tied for seventh place in the standings.

Midfielder David Velastagui opened the scoring for Brampton City Utd over Serbian White Eagles at Centennial Stadium, he collected a cross from Stephen Hall for a 1-0 lead at 20 minutes and Adrian Tismenar made it 2-0 from a well-placed free kick outside the penalty box 17 minutes later.

It was 2-0 at half-time and at the final whistle.

The win gave Brampton a playoff berth and with 12 wins from 15 games moved the Toronto area team into second position in the standings with a 12-3-0 record for 36 points with games in hand over their close rivals at the top.

Serbian White Eagles now have a 4-9-1 record for 13 points.

Remaining games this weekend:

Sat, Aug 31  Harrow Soccer Complex 6 PM Windsor Stars vs Niagara United
(Ref: Lucian Burlacu, Assist: John Dutot, Mike Busuttil, 4th Joe Barile)
Sun, Sep 1  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs  Astros Vasas FC
(Ref: Steve Depiero, Assist: Fabrizio Stasolla, Michael Bradley, 4th Michael Stenbring) 
Sun, Sep 1  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs  York Region Shooters
(Ref:  Scott Decker, Assist: Peter Pendli, Jessica Patton, 4th Manuel Orellana)

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Aug 31  Portuguese/Oriental 11 AM SC Waterloo B vs Niagara United B
Sat, Aug 31  Hellenic Centre  5:30 PM London City B vs  Kingston FC B
Sat, Aug 31  Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs York Region Shooters B
Sun, Sep 1  Club Roma  6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Toronto Croatia B

SUROT SCORES FOUR IN KINGSTON’S 6-0 ROUT….top teams Shooters, Brampton also win

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<![CDATA[Kingston FC striker Guillaume Surot led his team with four goals to a 6-0 rout of Astros Vasas FC and sole possession of first place in the CSL First Division, while in two other games played Sunday, the top teams continued to keep pace – a York Region Shooters 3-0 victory over London City and a Brampton City Utd 3-1 win over Burlington SC.

BRAMPTON, SHOOTERS KEEP PACE WITH SUNDAY VICTORIES…. Toronto Croatia held

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Milos Scepanovic hat-trick helped Brampton City Utd defeat Windsor Stars 3-1, while York Region Shooters downed Burlington SC 4-1 to keep pace with Kingston FC at the top of the CSL standings, and in the late game Sunday night Toronto Croatia failed to find the net in a scoreless tie with SC Waterloo.
David Kadoic opened the scoring for Windsor Stars at Victoria Park in Brampton at 11 minutes when he drove the ball from 10 yards to the right of Brampton goalkeeper Eugenio Garro.
Milos Scepanovic struck his first goal at 36 minutes to tie the score 1-1, making no mistake with a penalty awarded by referee Manuel Orellana for hand ball. It was 1-1 at the break.
Scepanovic was fouled in the box at 75 minutes and took another penalty to score his second goal for a 2-1 Brampton lead and 12 minutes later, Brampton were down to 10 men when forward Marcos Nunes was shown the red card by referee Orellana for violent conduct.
Scepanovic completed his hat-trick at 92 minutes when he took a pass following a breakaway to drive the ball past Garro, a 3-1 final score.
It was goal number 11 this season for Milos Scepanovic and the win gives Brampton a 10-3-0 WLT record for 30 points and fourth in the standings, while Windsor Stars have a 6-6-3 record for 21 points.
Forward Ryan Dummett – usually a solid defender but playing up front – had York Region Shooters off to a good start at the St. Joan of Arc ground with a goal at the 15th minute mark. Dummett took  a pass from Mario Orestano he drove the ball past Burlington ‘keeper Vladimir Vujasinovic for a 1-0 lead.
Nicholas Lindsay tied the score for Burlington at 34 minutes, heading in a pass from Jamal Allison and the 1-1 score held to the half-time whistle.
Substitutions for the second half for the home side brought results with a goal at 72  minutes by midfielder Francisco Javier Perez who headed in from a cross by Dummett and Javier Perez scored a second and York Region’s third 10 minutes later when he found the net from a rebound to make it 3-1.
Shooters forward Kadian Lecky completed the scoring two minutes later, he found the lower right corner of the net after taking a pass from Orestano and the game ended 4-1 in favour of York Region Shooters who now have a 10-3-1 record for 31 points and tied for second position in the standings, while Burlington SC are at 4-9-0 for 12 points.
Toronto Croatia were held to a scoreless tie by SC Waterloo  at Centennial Stadium, a game with lots of midfield play but few scoring opportunities.
Ranko Golijanin was the main threat for SC Waterloo but strikes were off the mark and forward Tihomir Maletic drove an opportunity over the bar early in the second half.
Toronto Croatia have a 9-2-4 record for 31 points, tied for second in the standings with York Region Shooters, while SC Waterloo have a 5-5-4 record for 19 points and a mid-table 7th position in the standings. 

TORONTO CROATIA PRECARIOUSLY ON TOP….Brampton nip Serbian Eagles 1-0

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Toronto Croatia won their second game of the weekend and ninth of the season to assume the top position in the CSL First Division following a 4-0 victory over SC Waterloo Sunday night.

But it’s a precarious lead as just three points separate the top four clubs and these clubs appear to be setting the remaining eight teams adrift to settle the four spots left for playoff positions – the top eight teams qualify for the post-regular season competition leading to the CSL Championship.

Midfielder Jarek Whiteman opened the scoring for Toronto Croatia at 41 minutes at Warrior Field in Waterloo, he drove the ball into the net from 25 yards following a save by Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura. It was 1-0 at the break.

Defender Josip Keran made it 2-0 at 53 minutes for the visitors, his fifth goal of the season and Hayden Fitzwilliams increased the lead to 3-0 when he found the net at 80 minutes. Tihomir Maletic scored the final goal to make it 4-0 at 87 minutes – he scored following a rebound off the goalpost. It was Maletic’s seventh of the season.

Toronto Croatia move up with a 9-2-3 WLT record for 30 points, while SC Waterloo are at 5-4-3 for 18 points.

It was a well-played and hard-fought encounter at Victoria Park in Brampton where the home side secured an important three points with a 1-0 narrow victory over Serbian White Eagles.

Defender Danny Velastegui scored on the half-hour mark for Brampton, he drove the ball past Serbian White Eagles goalkeeper Scott Cliff following a scramble in the box and the goal held up until the final whistle.

Brampton improve to 9-3-0 in fourth position in the standings, while Serbian White Eagles are at 3-8-1 for 10 points.

There were two games in the CSL Second Division Sunday:

SECOND DIVISION
Brampton City Utd B 4, Serbian White Eagles B 0
Niagara United B 4, St. Catharines Wolves B 1

YORK REGION SHOOTERS MAKE IT EIGHT IN A ROW…Toronto Croatia rebounds while Brampton falls to London City

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York Region
Shooters extended their winning streak to eight games, Toronto Croatia bounced
back with a victory over Burlington SC and Brampton City Utd fell to London
City, three games in the CSL Sunday.

 

It was
scoreless for most of the hard-fought contest at Victoria Park in Brampton with
the first goal coming at 78 minutes when London City midfielder Harris Faziagic
opened the scoring for the visitors, a well-taken goal while cutting in from
the right wing to drive the ball in off the post away from a beaten Camilo
Benzi in the Brampton goal.

 

Just six
minutes later, Benzi was shown the red card by referee David Di Pasquale who
ejected the Brampton goalkeeper for Violent Conduct.

 

Brampton
pressed to get on even terms in the latter stages, but London increased their
lead when Jefferson Omide Agaiha scored into an empty net at 99 minutes while
substitute Brampton goalkeeper Euloge Kodzo Awitor was caught out of position.

 

The defeat
is a set-back for the home side while bidding for the First Division title. The
GTA side are third in the standings with an 8-3-0 for 24 points, while London
City improve with a 5-5-3 record for 18 points.

 

It was a
chippy encounter at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple where the home side
York Region Shooters eked out a 1-0 victory over SC Waterloo to extend their
winning streak to eight games, but it was all in doubt until the final whistle.

 

The first
half was scoreless but not without incident with referee Ramee Arbaji extended
to keep the game under control.  York Region
Shooters opened the scoring at 65 minutes, a goal by midfielder Ali Hamam, his
sixth of the season. Hamam drove the ball from 12 yards on to a Waterloo
defender and the ball deflected to enter the net to the right of goalkeeper
Imad Hakura.

 

It was a close
contest through the second half  and
Waterloo had an opportunity to tie the game from the penalty spot when referee
Arbaji called a foul inside the box at the 94th minute mark, but
Drazen Vukovic hit the post with the Shooters goalkeeper Adrian Ibanez well
beaten.

 

The eight
game winning streak gives York Region a 9-2-1 record for 28 points, tied with
Kingston FC for the top position. SC Waterloo has a 5-3-3 record for 18 points
and still very much in contention.

 

It was a
ding-dong affair at Nelson Stadium in Burlington where the lead changed hands
starting with Burlington scoring a go-ahead goal against Toronto Croatia at the
sixth minute mark, a goal by midfielder Nicholas Lindsay.

 

 Tihomir Maletic tied the game 1-1 for Toronto
Croatia at the 18th minute mark, the score at half-time,  and the prolific striker again beat Burlington
goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic  at 55
minutes for a 2-1 Croatia lead. The goals were Maletic’s 5th and 6th
of the season.

 

Lindsay
struck again just three minutes later for the home side to level the score 2-2,  his 7th goal of the campaign, but
Toronto Croatia forward Kresimir  Prgomet
scored the winning goal at the 71st minute mark – a 3-2 lead that
held up to the final whistle.

 

Prgomet’s winning
goal was his 7th of the season and the victory lifted Toronto
Croatia to a 7-2-3 record for 24 points, tied for third place in the standings.
Burlington FC have a 4-7-0 record for 12 points.

 

There were
two games in the CSL Second Division Sunday, York Region Shooters B defeated SC
Waterloo B 3-1 and Brampton City Utd B downed London City B, 3-0.

SHOOTERS, BRAMPTON, WATERLOO SCORE SUNDAY VICTORIES…Toronto Croatia falters

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York Region Shooters handed Toronto Croatia their second loss in less than a week with a 2-0 defeat at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple and the three points earned put Shooters in a position tied for top spot as the CSL campaign enters the second half of the season.
Midfielder Ali Hamam scored the opening goal at 18 minutes, heading in past Toronto Croatia goalkeeper Antonio Ilic off a corner kick and in a game in which the current CSL champions had enough chances to draw level, Shooters’ goalkeeper Adrian Ibanez kept the visitors off the scoresheet and it was 1-0 at the break.
Richard West increased the Shooters’ lead to 2-0 when he took a pass from Kadian Lecky to place the ball into the net to the left of Ilic. It was 2-0 for York Region at the end.
York Region Shooters are back tied for the top position with Kingston FC  in the standings with an improved 8-2-1 WLT record for 25 points, while Toronto Croatia slip to fourth place with a 6-2-3 record for 21 points.
Forward Marcos Nunes opened the scoring for Brampton City Utd against St. Catharines Wolves at Victoria Park in Brampton, finding the net from close in past the St. Catharines’ goalkeeper Matthew Greco at the 19th minute mark and it was 1-0 at the interval. It was Nunes’ 12th goal of the season.
Milos Scepanovic struck twice for the home side in the second half, his first came at 77 minutes for a 2-0 Brampton lead and the former European standout scored again at 87 minutes for a 3-0 score at the final whistle. The goals were numbers 5 and 6 of the season for Scepanovic.
Brampton City Utd keep pace with a very good eight wins in their 8-2-0 record for 24 points trailing the top two by just a single point.
Forward Nicholas Lindsay struck the opening goal for Burlington at 31 minutes following a miscue in the Astros Vasas FC defence in the game at Downsview Park. A pass back to Astros’ goalkeeper Laszlo Barna was intercepted by Lindsay who promptly drove the ball into the back of the net and it was 1-0 for the visitors at half-time.
Burlington were awarded a penalty kick which resulted in a goal at the 71st minute when Astros Vasas defender Kurt Ramsey fouled in the box for referee Lyes Arfa to point to the spot.  Burlington player-coach William Etchu Tabi scored for a 2-0 lead, the game result.
Waterloo SC are edging closer to the top and Sunday’s victory at Warrior Field in Waterloo puts the southwestern Ontario side in a position to make a bid for the top spot during the second half of the season. Windsor Stars played with 10-men for a part of the game after Chris Suta was shown the red card by referee Ljubisa Vrljes.
Midfielder Shawn Brown opened the scoring for Waterloo at 59 minutes following a closely contested scoreless first half.
Forward Drazen Vukovic  made it 2-0 for Waterloo at 85 minutes and the home side defended the lead to the final whistle.
Waterloo have an improving 5-2-3 record for 18 points and closing in on the top group.

BRAMPTON vs NIAGARA SURROUNDED BY WEEKEND MULTICULTURAL FESTIVITIES…….Closing of Centennial Stadium disrupts two games

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There will be no games at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke this coming weekend following damage to the field surface caused by flooding during the storm of last Monday. This means a postponement of the Serbian White Eagles vs Toronto Croatia clash set for Friday night and will now be re-scheduled for a later date.

The Toronto Croatia vs. Astros Vasas FC game due to be played at Centennial Stadium on Sunday, has been rescheduled and will now be played at Lamport Stadium on Saturday.

Not far from Centennial Stadium there are festivities in Brampton this weekend where Carabram is all the rage. It’s Brampton’s Multicultural Festival and Brampton City Utd are part of the celebrations with their home game against Niagara United at the Terry Fox Stadium in Chinguacousy Park on Sunday.

Brampton has announced free admission as part of the festivities while they bid to still be a serious contender for the CSL First Division title. Sunday’s game will kickoff at 5.30 pm and will be preceded by a CSL Second
Division encounter between the reserve teams of these two clubs at 3pm.

It’s the half-way point of the 2013 season and Kingston FC have demonstrated they are a serious contender for top honours this year. The eastern Ontario side
goes into this weekend with seven wins from their 10 games played and head coach Colm Muldoon vows to keep the momentum going. Speaking of Windsor Stars, Sunday’s opposition, Muldoon referred to Kingston’s  2-1 victory over the border side on June 9, saying in a club press release this week:
“They gave us a tight game, ended up 2-1 but we came through with our fitness and drive – should’ve scored more goals,” he said. “But they fought hard, and rumour has it they’ve improved since.”

There is one televised game this weekend with the showing on tape of the Serbian White Eagles vs Astros Vasas FC game of July 7. The game will be aired on Rogers TV on Sunday, July 14 at 8 pm. Check local schedule for time in your area.

The weekend games:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Jul 13  Windsor Stadium  7 PM Windsor Stars vs Kingston FC
(Ref. Allison Enright, Assist. Brian Butler, Sharon Welsby, 4th Alexis Vaughan)
Sat, Jul 13  Lamport Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Astros Vasas FC
(Ref.  Armando Pereira, Assist Gianni Fanchinni, Jessica Patton)
Sun, Jul 14  Terry Fox (Ching Park) 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd  vs Niagara United
(Ref. David Barrie, Assist. Miryam Jabali, Scott Decker, 4th Michael Bradley)
Sun, Jul 14  Windsor Stadium  7 PM Windsor Stars vs SC Waterloo
(Ref. Arthur Korbiel , Assist. Matt McCready, John Dutot, 4th Lucian Burlacu)
Sun, Jul 14  Nelson Stadium 8 PM Burlington SC vs York Region Shooters
(Ref. Justin Tasev, Assist. Benjamin Jacobs, Zac Taylor, 4th Manuel Orellana)

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Jul 13  Hershey Field  5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs Serbian White Eagles B 
Sat, Jul 13  Hellenic Com Centre  5:30 PM London City B vs SC Waterloo B
Sun, Jul 14  Te

BRAMPTON CITY UTD VICTORY ENDS KINGSTON UNBEATEN RUN….Teams level at the top of First Division

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Brampton City Utd scored an important victory against Kingston FC, Toronto Croatia kept pace near the top by defeating St. Catharines Wolves, York Region Shooters won handily over Astros Vasas FC, Windsor scored an emphatic victory over Burlington and SC Waterloo downed London City, five games in the CSL Sunday.
Brampton City Utd were off to a quick start with two goals in the opening 5 minutes of play at Victoria Park in Brampton, the first coming from midfielder Thomas McLean at the 2nd minute mark and Milos Scepanovic made it 2-0 at 5 minutes.
Kingston pressed to get back into the game during the first half and succeeded with a goal at 29 minutes by Jason Massi for a 2-1 score at the interval, and following a well-played scoreless second half the game ended 2-1 in favour of the home side. The win  moved Brampton into a tie for top spot in the First Division. 
The win increases Brampton’s winning streak to six games going back to May 25. The Toronto area team were defeated 6-2 by Kingston on the league’s opening day May 5 and have won all six games since.
York Region Shooters were full marks for their victory over Astros Vasas FC at Esther Shiner Stadium, taking control in the first half when striker Richard West beat Astros Vasas goalkeeper Laszlo Barna with a low shot at the 35th minute mark, a 1-0 score at the break.
West made it 2-0 at 48 minutes and Ali Hamam increased the lead to 3-0 for the visitors at the 78th minute mark. It was Richard West’s 7th and 8th goals of the season and the second for Ali Hamam.
Midfielder Matthew Rios scored the fourth goal at 87 minutes, driving the ball into the net from a rebound off the crossbar, a 4-0 result for York Region Shooters.
Burlington SC looked strong in the first half to lead 1-0 at 43 minutes against Windsor Stars at Nelson Stadium in Burlington, a goal by Mohammed Mohammed off a rebound from Windsor goalkeeper Dejo Olagbegi, but the visitors took over to score four unanswered goals in their 4-1 win.
The first Windsor goal was scored by midfielder Adam Philp off a corner kick just before the interval, for a 1-1 score at the break, forward Michael Pio put the visitors ahead 2-1 at 55 minutes and Pio scored again at 70 minutes for a 3-1 lead. Midfielder Erik Cirovski rounded the scoring at 4-1 with a goal at the 84th minute and the score held to the final whistle.
Waterloo SC scored a come-from-behind victory after being down 2-0 in the first half against London City at Warrior Field in Waterloo. The visiting London side struck at 30 minutes, a goal by forward Aldin Kukic and this was followed by a goal from midfielder Harris Fazlagic.
Waterloo responded with a goal by Adis Hadesic at 36 minutes and a tying goal from Ranko Golijanin at 54 minutes. Hadesic then scored again at 74 minutes to put Waterloo in front, 3-2, and Predrag Papaz found the net for Waterloo’s 4th goal, a 4-2 final score.

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