Brampton City United FC

SCEPANOVIC HAT-TRICK PROPELS BRAMPTON….home victories for Brantford, St. Catharines while Shooters and SC Toronto play to a 1-1 tie

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Three goals by forward Milos Scepanovic propelled Brampton City Utd. to a 6-0 victory over the hapless North York Astros, Brantford Galaxy defeated London City 4-0, St. Catharines Wolves won for the first time this season and York Region Shooters battled to a 1-1 tie with SC Toronto, four games in the Canadian Soccer League Sunday.


 


 


Brampton City Utd took control early in the game with North York Astros at Victoria Park in Brampton and it was forward Alex Braletic who opened the scoring at 28 minutes and this was followed by a first of three goals by Milos Scepanovic 10 minutes later, a 2-0 Brampton lead at the interval.


 


Scepanovic found the net for the second time at 63 minutes for a 3-0 Brampton lead and forward Jean Tshimpaka made it 4-0 three minutes later.


 


 Scepanovic completed the hat-trick at 85 minutes and three minutes later David Velastegui made it 6-0 for the home side, the score at the final whistle.


 


Brantford Galaxy and London City played to a scoreless tie at the interval at Lions Park in Brantford, but the home side took charge in the second half and opened the scoring at 67 minutes when Jeremy Shepherd fed a pass to Dave Simpson to fine the net from 12 yards.


 


Midfielder Adam Leggett made it 2-0 just two minutes later with a hard drive from 25 yards that caught the top right corner, and nine minutes later Leggett scored a second goal with an individual effort up the right wing before hitting the top of the net for a 3-0 Galaxy lead.


 


Brantford midfielder Marco Machado took a pass from Dave Simpson to score the fourth goal for the home side at 83 minutes, a 4-0 result at the final whistle.


 


A goal at 21 minutes of the first half gave St. Catharines Wolves their first victory of the season, the goal coming from a free kick which midfielder Scott MacLennan collected to find the net and give the home side the lead.


 


There were few opportunities to score following the 1-0 lead at half time into the second half for a 1-0 final, a result which lifted the Garden City side off the bottom position in the standings.


 


Forward Jason De Thomasis opened the scoring at 37 minutes for York Region Shooters against SC Toronto in the game at Maple, just north of Toronto, he moved in to collect a rebound from Toronto goalkeeper Scott Cliff for a 1-0 home lead at half-time.


 


Kyle Hall struck the equalizer at 82 minutes for the visitors, he found the net past York Region goalkeeper Emanuelle Ameltonis for a 1-1 score which held to the final whistle.


 


Second Division games Sunday:


 


St. Catharines Wolves B 4, Kingston FC B 1


 


 York Region Shooters B  2, SC Toronto B  1


 


 


 


 


 

SC WATERLOO COLLAPSE UNDER A 7-1 ROUT BY BRANTFORD GALAXY SUNDAY….. Shooters defeat Windsor Stars, TFC blank Astros, while Toronto Croatia with Serbian Eagles and Brampton vs. London both end in ties

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SC Waterloo managed to pull back a 2-0 first half deficit to trail 2-1 late in the first half, then collapsed under a five goal scoring spree by Brantford Galaxy to go down 7-1 at their home ground Seagram Stadium in Waterloo.


 


Galaxy forward Jeremy Shepherd opened the scoring at 23 minutes, Christopher Leko made in 2-0 at 34 minutes, Waterloo midfielder Harris Fazlagic cut the lead to 2-1 at 35 minutes and Leko made it 3-1 for Brantford at 39 minutes, the score at half-time.


 


Dave Simpson scored twice for the visitors in the second half, at 59 and 62 minutes for a 5-1 lead, Shepherd added his second goal and Galaxy’s sixth at 69 minutes and Braeden Krampert hit the seventh for a 7-1 final score.


 


 


Ryan James opened the scoring for TFC Academy at the 15th minute mark at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, he drove a low shot from 15 yards to beat North York Astros goalkeeper Enea Perego.  Sergo Camargo then made it 2-0 at 36 minutes.


 


TFC were reduced to 10 men when at 75 minutes referee Hassan Rifai showed the red card to Christopher Mennella for ‘serious foul play’ following a dangerous tackle.


 


The Astros pressed during the second half, but were unable to find the net and it was 2-0 when time ran out with the North York side still winless following their sixth game of the campaign.


 


York Region Shooters were full value for their 2-1 away victory at Windsor Stadium, they took a 2-0 lead at half-time on goals by Chris Thomas at the half-hour mark and Matthew O’Connor seven minutes later.


 


Referee Arthur Kobiel dismissed O’Connor and Stephen Ademolu of Windsor Stars at 45 minutes, both players shown the red card following an altercation.


 


Windsor reduced the lead at the 70th minute mark on a goal by Joel Kabula, but the home side failed to find the net in the late stages and the game ended 2-1 in favour of York Region.


 


Forward Dalibor Mitrovic opened the scoring for London City  at the 10th minute mark at Victoria Park in Brampton and Milos Scepanovic tied it up at the 25th minute for Brampton City Utd,  a 1-1 tie at the interval.


 


Jasmin Yas Halkic struck for the visitors at 56 minutes, but Brampton’s David Velastagui tied the score 2-2 at 68 minutes.


 


Mitrovic scored his second goal to give London City a 3-2 lead at 76 minutes, a goal that looked like the winner until Brampton midfielder David Guzman scored off a free kick just before the final whistle to tie the game, 2-2. Guzman drive was low from inside the box to beat London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic.


 


The Toronto Croatia vs. Serbian White Eagles clash at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke failed to produce any goals, leaving both teams still undefeated.


 


There was good midfield play throughout and Antonio Ilic in goal for the current CSL champions and Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Milos Dirkovic both looked sound to preserve a scoreless tie.


 


Toronto Croatia remain on top of the First Division standings with a 5-0-2 WLT record for 17 points, while Serbian White Eagles move up to second position with a 4-0-2 record for 14 points.


 


There was one game in the CSL Second Division Sunday:


 


Windsor Stars B 6, York Region Shooters B 1


 


 

BRAMPTON, KINGSTON, MONTREAL ACADEMY AND LONDON SECURE SUNDAY VICTORIES

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Brampton City Utd,  Montreal Impact Academy, Kingston FC and London City all registered wins in busy Canadian Soccer League action Sunday.


 


Montreal Impact striker Stefan Vukovic, scored for the third game in succession to give his side a 1-0 victory over TFC Academy at the St Jean de Vianney ground in Montreal. The goal was scored against his old club when at 48 minutes he found the net past TFC Academy goalkeeper Angelo Cavalluzzo.


 


Montreal midfielder Zakaria Messoudi crossed the ball to Vukovic from the right wing and the prolific striker scored from 18 yards.


 


TFC fought back following the goal, but in the second half the Quebec side had a noticeable edge through to the final whistle.


 


Defender Zvonko Bakula put London City one-up at 32 minutes in the game against North York Astros at Esther Shiner Stadium,  a 1-0 lead at half-time and Kunle Fayehun tied the score 1-1 for the Astros two minutes into the second half.


 


London went ahead at 55 minutes on a goal by midfielder Nenad Begovic and Ranko Golijanin increased the lead for the visitors to 3-1 at 73 minutes, a strong drive from 20 yards into the roof of the net out of reach of North York goalkeeper  


Antal Toth.


 


Forward David Nagy reduced the lead for the Astros at 89 minutes, a 3-2 final score in favour of London City.


 


At Victoria Park, Brampton City Utd took control of their game with a goal at the 5th minute by David Velastagui. He collected a back header from Mark Jankovic to drive the ball into the top corner of the net well out of the reach of St. Catharines goalkeeper Claudio Perri.


 


The home side made it 2-0 at 41 minutes when Milos Scepanovic directed a pass from forward Judah Hernandez into the corner of the net – it was Scepanovic’s first goal in a Brampton uniform.


 


Brampton midfielder Andy Garcia increased the lead to 3-0 from a free kick at 51 minutes and at the 63rd minute Scepanovic scored his second and Brampton’s fourth with a curling shot into the top corner, a 4-0 final score.


 


Kingston FC nipped SC Waterloo 1-0 at the Seagram Stadium in Waterloo for their second win in a week following the 3-2 defeat of Brampton City Utd on May 27. Kingston defender Ryan McCurdy beat Waterloo goalkeeper Ryan Paumier for the goal at the 51st minute mark. He found the net after collecting a long clearance and the goal held up until the final whistle.


 


There was one game in the CSL Second Division:


 


SC Waterloo B 2, St. Catharines Wolves B 1


 


Brampton City Utd B vs York Region Shooters B POSTPONED

VUKOVIC GOAL GIVES MONTREAL ACADEMY VICTORY…..Brampton City Utd home game delayed, one game off.

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A number of late changes to the CSL schedule have been announced by the league office noon Sunday and in the first game played, Montreal Impact Academy forward Stefan Vukovic struck the only goal at 48 minutes to give the Quebec side a 1-0 victory over TFC Academy. 


 


There is a delay in the kickoff time of the Brampton City Utd vs. St. Catharines Wolves First Division match scheduled for Victoria Park in Brampton Sunday. The original 3 pm kickoff time has now been moved to 6 pm.


 


Additionally, the Brampton City Utd. B vs. York Region Shooters B Second Division match scheduled for Victoria Park, a 5.30 pm kickoff Sunday, has been postponed


 


 There was a switch of venue in Montreal for the clash between the two CSL academy teams. The Montreal


 


Impact Academy vs. TFC Academy game was moved to the St Jean de Vianney ground from the Claude Robillard Stadium


 


where the surface was affected by heavy rain. The home side won, 1-0.


 


The revised Sunday schedule:


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


 Montreal Impact Academy 1, TFC Academy 0


 


Sun Jun 3 Victoria Park 6 PM Brampton City Utd vs St. Catharines Wolves


 


Sun Jun 3 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs London City


 


Sun, Jun 3 Seagram Stadium 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Kingston FC


 


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Sun Jun 3 Victoria Park 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs York Region Shooters B POSTPONED


 


Sun Jun 3 Club Roma 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs SC Waterloo B


 


 


 


 


 

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.

MARCOS NUNES HAT-TRICK GIVES BRAMPTON VICTORY….Visitors overcome first half deficit

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A second half hat-trick by Brampton City Utd striker Marcos Nunes lifted his side to a 3-1 away victory over St. Catharines Wolves at Club Roma in St. Catharines Wednesday night.

It was a second half blitz by the visitors to overcome a first half 1-0 deficit after Calvin Rosario of St. Catharines drove the ball into the net to the left of Brampton goalkeeper Camilo Benzi at the 26th minute mark, a score that held to the interval.

Brampton pressed for an equalizer early in the second half and at 52 minutes Nunes struck his first when he found the net from close range.

Nunes, 20, who plays also for Humber College and is considered one of the most promising young prospects in the region, beat St. Catharines ‘keeper Chris Kurdzeil at 84 minutes to put Brampton ahead 2-1 and he scored again five minutes later to complete the hat-trick. It was 3-1 at the final whistle in favour of the Toronto area team.

It was goals 7, 8 and 9 in the current campaign for Marcos Nunes to lift the Brampton native to second place in the CSL goalscoring race.

The win improves Brampton to a 5-1-0 WLT record for second place in the First Division standings, three points behind league leaders Kingston FC. It was the home opener for the Garden City team which now has a 1-2-0 record for three points and it was the first mid-week encounter in the 2013 season CSL schedule.

The upcoming weekend games:

FIRST DIVISION
Fri, Jun 21 Hellenic Com Centre 8:30 PM London City vs Windsor Stars
Sat, Jun 22 Kalar Sports Park 7 PM Niagara United vs Burlington SC
Sun, Jun 23 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs York Region Shooters
Sun, Jun 23 Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs Windsor Stars
Sun, Jun 23 Victoria Park 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs Kingston FC
Sun, Jun 23 Warrior Field Waterloo 7 PM SC Waterloo vs London City
Sun, Jun 23 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs St. Catharines Wolves

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Jun 22 Portuguese/Oriental 11 AM SC Waterloo B vs York Region Shooters B
Sun, Jun 23 Victoria Park 3 PM Brampton City Utd B vs Kingston FC B
Sun, Jun 23 Club Roma Park 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs London City B

MISSISSAUGA EAGLES RESERVES OUTLAST BRAMPTON FOR SECOND DIVISION TITLE

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It was Second Division soccer – but a first class effort.


 


Two CSL reserve teams, Brampton City Utd B and Mississauga Eagles FC  B, put on a fast-paced, exciting CSL Second Division Championship match that seemed to say let’s go for it, there’s no tomorrow – this is it.


 


In the end, after 90 minutes plus 30 minutes of extra time and penalty kicks, Mississauga hoisted the trophy following the 1-1 tie and a 5-3 count on penalties.


 


Brampton ended their regular season in second place in the east and Mississauga ended second in the west. Both have similar views on what reserve team soccer in a professional league is all about. They both create an environment within their clubs that while winning is an important ingredient, it’s developing the players that really counts.


 


Mike DiMatteo, Brampton’s reserve team manager and one of the principal owners of the club, says his club signs players to the reserve team that show promise – they have that bit extra. “But we then move them up to the first team as quickly as possible. In fact, we have probably played more second team players in our First Division side this season than any other club in the CSL,” he said.


 


Erin Mills Soccer Club, with its 5,000 young players, 1,000 volunteers and 7,000 voting members has been the pride of Mississauga for some years and president Susan Rossiter believes many of her young players can be developed into very good players by following a path that takes players from the youth level to the reserve team on to the club’s professional side in the CSL First Division and in some cases, beyond.


 


“It’s a step by step, cradle to grave routine that creates a environment for promising players to move up within the club and our reserve team is an important level at which they can play before moving on to the First Division,” she explained.


 


The game, played at the St. Joan of Arc ground at Maple, just north of Toronto,  was mostly end-to-end soccer, playing the long ball and that brought numerous opportunities to score.


 


 A combined effort at 33 minutes by Mississauga midfielders Jose Melo and Darragh Roe, with forward Omar Nakeeb, almost produced the desired result, but an unkind bounce went just wide at 33 minutes.


 


Brampton midfielder Jonathan Singh was one of several players to hit the woodwork, while Devon Boyer, Yousif Walied and Avian Singh all came close to scoring.


 


Both goalkeepers, Luca Leone for Brampton and Christopher Prouting for Mississauga played a big part in regular time arriving with the game scoreless and the extra 15 minutes each way brought even more of a game worth watching.


 


At 14 minutes of extra time, referee Benjamin Jacobs pointed to the penalty spot for a hand ball in the box by Brampton Utd and it was Mississauga’s Jose Mello who stepped up to score.


 


Brampton suffered another setback when David Ferreira was shown a second yellow card for dissent just before the penalty kick was taken and he was ordered off.


 


At 3 minutes of the second overtime period, Mississauga were judged also to have handled the ball inside the 18 yard line and Ardit Xhameni struck for Brampton to tie the score 1-1.


 


The 1-1 tie held until the end of extra time and a 5-3 score on penalty kicks gave Mississauga the victory and a championship trophy in its inaugural season in professional soccer.


 


 

BRAMPTON ON WINNING NOTE JUMP TO FAVOURED FOURTH POSITION IN STANDINGS

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Brampton City Utd ended their regular season on a winning note with a 3-0 victory over York Region Shooters Wednesday night and in doing so moved into the fourth position in the First Division standings for a home advantage if the team advances to the semifinals in the upcoming CSL Championship playoffs.


 


Midfielder Andy Garcia led his team with two goals at Victoria Park in Brampton, the opener at 42 minutes when he drove the ball from outside the box  into the top left corner out of reach of York Region goalkeeper Adam Majer — a 1-0 lead at the interval — and the second at 60 minutes when he picked up from a defensive lapse to score from nine yards.


 


 Kevin Omokhua sealed the win with a goal at 77 minutes, a goalmouth scramble which Shooters failed to clear and the Brampton forward promptly put the ball into the net.


 


The win elevated Brampton with a 15-8-3 record for 48 points and dropped York Region Shooters to eighth position with a 12-8-6 end-of-regular-season record for 42 points.


 


Brampton City Utd move into the first stage of the playoffs with the first-leg of a two- game home and away quarterfinal game against Serbian White Eagles at Centennial Park on Saturday, October 8, while York Region Shooters will be at home in their first leg, taking on SC Toronto, the First Division winners.


 


The matchups for the first leg of the quarterfinals in the upcoming CSL championship playoffs to be played this coming weekend following Wednesday night’s win by Brampton are:


 


 York Region Shooters (8) vs. SC Toronto (1) at Maple, Sunday, October 9 at 4 pm


 


Mississauga Eagles FC (7) vs. Toronto Croatia (2) Venue to be announced


 


Montreal Impact Academy (6) vs. Capital City FC (3) at Montreal, Saturday, October 8, afternoon kickoff to be announced.


 


 Brampton City Utd. (4) vs. Serbian White Eagles (5) at Victoria Park, Sunday, October 9 at 3 pm


 


There are three games remaining in the CSL First Division schedule, all involve teams not in the post-season playoffs. They are:


 


Sat, Oct 8 Windsor Stadium  7:00 PM Windsor Stars vs. TFC Academy 


Sun, Oct 9 Polish Club London 1:00 PM London City  vs. TFC Academy  


Mon, Oct 17 Esther Shiner Stadium 8:30 PM North York Astros  vs. TFC Academy 


 


 


 

TWO GOALS BY ALEX BRALETIC IN BRAMPTON VICTORY SATURDAY

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Two goals by forward Alex Braletic earned Brampton City Utd a 3-1 victory over Niagara United at Kalar Park in Niagara Falls, the only game played in the CSL First Division Saturday.

It was the first victory of the season for the GTA club following a 6-2 loss to Kingston FC in the opener on May 5, while Niagara United are still without a win following early season ties against London City on May 10 and SC Waterloo on May 12.

Niagara midfielder Rudy Pikzinski opened the scoring for the home side at 46 minutes following a scoreless first half. Pikzinski lifted the ball over the head of Brampton goalkeeper Euloge Awitor Kodzo and Braletic tied the game 1-1 with his first goal at the 62nd minute mark.

Brampton’s Marcos Nunes put the visiting side up 2-1 at the 74th minute when he found the net past Niagara goalkeeper Jonathan Buggeling following a breakaway down the right side and Braletic increased the lead to 3-1 at 91 minutes, the score at the final whistle.

There were three games in the CSL Second Division Saturday:

Niagara United B 2, Brampton City Utd 2
SC Waterloo B 3, St. Catharines Wolves B 2
Toronto Croatia B 2, Kingston FC B 1

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sun, May 26 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Kingston FC
Sun, May 26 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Serbian White Eagles
Sun, May 26 Warrior Field Waterloo 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Burlington SC
Sun, May 26 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs London City

SECOND DIVISION
Sun, May 26 St. Joan of Arc 4 PM York Region Shooters B vs Serbian White Eagles B

BRAMPTON CITY UTD IN POST SEASON PLAYOFFS

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Brampton City Utd made sure of their playoff position with a 2-0 victory over London City at The Cove in London, the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday night.


 


Brampton opened the scoring on a goal at the 14th minute by Judah Hernandez, he drove the ball from inside the 18 yard line to catch the top corner out of reach of London goalkeeper Fabian Knezevic.


 


London came close to scoring in the first half, but there were no further goals and it was 1-0 at half-time.


 


Brampton scored a second goal at 52 minutes when Marcos Nunes drove the ball between defenders to catch the bottom left corner and London City missed an opportunity to reduce the lead when awarded a penalty at 91 minutes called by referee Manuel Orellana for hand ball in the box.


 


Gentjan Buzali took the spot kick which was saved by Brampton ‘keeper Kodzo Awitor and it was 2-0 at the final whistle.








 

 


Seven teams have now secured a berth in the post season playoffs leading to the CSL Championship to be played at the


 


end of October. They  are: SC Toronto, Toronto Croatia, Capital City FC, York Region Shooters, Serbian White Eagles,


 


Montreal Impact Academy and Brampton City Utd.


 


There is one more spot to be decided and Mississauga Eagles FC, Brantford Galaxy and TFC Academy are in the


 


running.


 


There were two games in the CSL Second Division Wednesday, SC Toronto B defeated North York Astros B 3-1 and


 


Mississauga Eagles FC B scored a 4-1 victory over St. Catharines Wolves B.


 


 



 

 

SC TORONTO RECOVER FROM 2-0 DEFICIT TO WIN 4-2 AT BRAMPTON THURSDAY

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SC Toronto came back from a 2-goal deficit to defeat Brampton City Utd 4-2 at Victoria Park in Brampton, the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Thursday night.

 

The league leaders jumped into a 7-point lead as a result of the come-from-behind win, followed in second place by Toronto Croatia which has a game in hand.

 

Brampton striker Richard West put the home team into a commanding position when he struck the opening two goals at seven minutes, then 17 minutes and it was the Brampton forward’s 15th  and 16th goals of the season to lead the CSL First Division goalscoring title race.

 

Andrea Lombardo cut the Brampton lead to 2-1 when he scored for the visitors at the 26th minute mark and SC Toronto defender Jamaal Smith tied the game when he found the net past Brampton goalkeeper Roy Blanche 20 minutes later.

 

Alexandros Halis put the Toronto team into a 3-2 lead with a goal at 56th minutes, his seventh of the season and midfielder David Guzman beat Blanche to score the fourth goal at 69 minutes, a 4-2 score at the final whistle.

 

Referee David Barrie pulled out his red card three times in the game, sending off Brampton’s David Velastagui at 78 minutes, then Douglas Sereti of SC Toronto immediately afterwards, both for Violent Conduct, and this was followed by the dismissal of SC Toronto’s Casey Dmelo at 87 minutes for Serious Foul Play.

 

Brampton City Utd are still bidding for a playoff spot and are presently in eighth position in the standings with 30 points, with seven games to play.

 

There is a full slate of games in the CSL this weekend:

 

FIRST DIVISION

Fri, Sep 9 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia  vs Montreal Impact Academy

Fri, Sep 9 Cove Road 8:38 PM London City  vs Serbian White Eagles 

Sat, Sep 10 St. Joan of Arc  5:00 PM York Region Shooters vs  Montreal Impact Academy

Sat, Sep 10 Lions Park  6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Capital City FC

Sat, Sep 10 Windsor Stadium  7:00 PM Windsor Stars vsTFC Academy 

Sun, Sep 11 Victoria Park  3:00 PM Brampton City Utd vs London City 

Sun, Sep 11 Club Roma 4:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves vs Capital City FC

Sun, Sep 11 Hershey Centre  7:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs SC Toronto 

Sun, Sep 11 Esther Shiner Stadium 7:00 PM North York Astros  vs Toronto Croatia 

 

SECOND DIVISION

Sat, Sep 10 St. Joan of Arc  11:00 AM North York Astros B vs TFC Academy II

Sat, Sep 10 St. Joan of Arc 1:00 PM Prospect FC vs Brampton City Utd B

Sat, Sep 10 St. Joan of Arc  3:00 PM York Region Shooters B vs Serbian White Eagles B

Sat, Sep 10 St. Joan of Arc  7:00 PM SC Toronto B vs Prospect FC

Sun, Sep 11 Club Roma  1:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs KW United FC 

Sun, Sep 11 Hershey Centre 9:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs Niagara United 

 

SUNDAY WINS FOR BRAMPTON, CROATIA AND MISSISSAUGA EAGLES TIGHTEN RACE AT THE TOP

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Brampton City Utd, Toronto Croatia and Mississauga Eagles FC all scored victories while Capital City FC and York Region Shooters suffered defeats Sunday, to tighten the race at the top of the CSL First Division.

 

Toronto Croatia continued their impressive form to be now undefeated in five games, four of which were wins, to blank London City 2-0 at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke Sunday. Brampton City Utd scored a 4-3 victory over Capital City FC at Victoria Park and Mississauga Eagles FC downed York Region Shooters, 2-0, at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga.

 

Toronto Croatia forward Bozenko Lesina scored both goals for his side in the 2-0 shutout of London City, the goals coming at the 36th and 49th minutes and both scored in similar fashion with shots from outside the box.

 

Toronto Croatia are now in fifth position in the standings as a result of the win.

 

Brampton City Utd led 4-1 at one stage in the game against Capital City FC before the game ended 4-3.

 

Brampton took the lead after 4 minutes on a goal by Kevin Omokhua who collected a free kick from outside the box to drive the ball past Capital City ‘keeper Clint Irwin.

 

The home side’s Andrew Da Silva made it 2-0 at 19 minutes, heading in from a corner kick, and forward Richard West made it 3-0 for Brampton at the 24th minute mark. It was West’s 13th goal of the season.

 

Capital City forward William Beauge cut the lead to 3-1 with a goal at 33 minutes when he collected a pass to survive a call for offside and beat Brampton goalkeeper Kodzo Awitor from 12 yards. It was 3-1 at the break.

 

 West struck his second goal at 54 minutes to increase Brampton’s lead to 4-1 and that was his fourth of the weekend after scoring twice in a 4-1 Brampton win over TFC Academy on Friday night. West now has 14 goals for the season.

 

Forward Sullivan Silva scored Capital City’s second goal at 61 minutes – his seventh of the season and Junior Ellis scored for the visitors at 85 minutes for a 4-3 score which held to the final whistle.

 

Midfielder James Langlois opened the scoring at the 21st minute mark for Mississauga Eagles FC in their win over York Region Shooters and the game could have gone either way until Jose Melo struck at 87 minutes to assure the Erin Mills-based team the 2-0 victory.

 

The Mississauga Eagles’ forward took a pass from Shawn Brown before driving into the York Region net from 25 yards.

 

CSL First Division games resume on Wednesday when St. Catharines Wolves host Brantford Galaxy, an 8 pm kickoff at Club Roma.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRIDAY VICTORIES FOR BRAMPTON, CROATIA AND SHOOTERS WHILE ST.CATHARINES TIE 1-1 WITH MONTREAL

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York Region Shooters defeated London City 3-1, Toronto Croatia blanked Mississauga Eagles FC 3-0, Brampton City Utd also won decisively, a 4-1 victory over TFC Academy and in a fourth game in the CSL Friday night, Montreal Impact Academy were held to a 1-1 tie by St. Catharines Wolves.

 

Forward Kadian Lecky was a big reason for York Region Shooters win over London City at Cove Road in London, he struck twice — 10th and 11th of the season – starting with the opening goal at eight minutes and a second at the 28 minute mark.

 

The 1-0 opening score by Lecky was following by a tying goal for London City from Elvir Gigolaj at 15 minutes. It was 2-1 at half-time.

 

Carlo Rivas made it 3-1 at the 47th minute mark and both sides had chances to add to the score during the second half — including a disallowed goal by London’s Thomas Beattie which was called back by the linesman – but the 3-1 score in favour of York Region held until the final whistle.

 

 Hayden Fitzwilliams led Toronto Croatia to their eighth win of the season with two goals at Centennial Stadium, he opened the scoring at the 34th minute after collecting a pass from the right wing to poke the ball just inside the post from close range and Fitzwilliams made it 2-0  with a left foot drive to beat Mississauga goalkeeper Melford James Jr at 87 minutes.

 

 Toronto Croatia midfielder Alex Arbelo made it 3-0 for the home side at 93 minutes, a well-placed free kick from just outside the 18 yard line, the ball going in off the post.

 

Brampton City Utd won their eighth game of the season following a scoreless first half at Lamport Stadium in Toronto and it was the Academy team that went ahead on a penalty kick by striker Stefan Vukovic at 49 minutes, a penalty called by referee Gianni Facchini from a tripping incident just inside the box. It was Vukovic’s 13th goal of the season.

 

Brampton scored four goals in succession and it all started when defender Nathan Kelsey of TFC Academy was shown the red card at 75 minutes by referee Facchini for denying an opponent an obvious goalscoring opportunity. Brampton forward Richard West scored from the spot to tie the score 1-1 and it was West’s 11th goal of the season.

 

Forward Jeremy Shepherd put Brampton in front 2-1 at 87 minutes, two minutes later West scored his second goal and his 12th of the season to make it 3-1 and David Velastegui made it 4-1 for Brampton at 93 minutes, a 4-1 final score.

 

Montreal Impact Academy midfielder Kevin Luarca-Echeverria scored the opening goal for a 1-0 lead over St. Catharines Wolves at Club Roma in St. Catharines, he drove it past St. Catharines ‘keeper Claudio Perri at the 14th minute mark.

 

Matthew Contino tied the score 1-1 from the penalty spot just three minutes later for St. Catharines, a penalty called by referee Richard Oliveira when defender Matthew Waddington was brought down inside the box.

 

Montreal are tied with York Region Shooters for second spot in the standings as a result of the tie. Both have 32 points.

 

 

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

 

 

FIRST DIVISION

Sat, Aug 13 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros  vs Montreal Impact Academy

Sat, Aug 13 Lamport Stadium 6:00 PM SC Toronto vs Capital City FC

Sat, Aug 13 Windsor Stadium  7:00 PM Windsor Stars vs Serbian White Eagles 

Sun, Aug 14 Victoria Park  4:00 PM Brampton City Utd vs Capital City FC

Sun, Aug 14 Hershey Centre  7:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs York Region Shooters 

Sun, Aug 14 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia vs London City 

 

SECOND DIVISION

Sat, Aug 13 St. Joan of Arc 11:00 AM North York Astros B vs Brantford Galaxy B

Sat, Aug 13 St. Joan of Arc  1:00 PM Prospect FC vs Brampton City Utd B

Sat, Aug 13 St. Joan of Arc 3:00 PM SC Toronto B vs TFC Academy II

Sat, Aug 13 St. Joan of Arc  5:00 PM Prospect FC vs St. Catharines Roma Wolves B

Sat, Aug 13 Kalar 7:00 PM Niagara United  vs Toronto Croatia B

Sun, Aug 14 Cove Road 4:00 PM London City B vs TFC Academy II

Sun, Aug 14 Hershey Centre 9:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs York Region Shooters B

 

 

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