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Toronto Croatia midfielder Ante  Zivkovic scored a hat-trick to lead his team to a 3-1 victory over North York Astros, York Region Shooters won their twelfth of the season, a 4-1 win over Burlington SC to extend the unbeaten streak to 15 games, and Brampton City Utd improved their playoff chances with a 3-0 victory over Niagara United, three games in the SCL First Division Sunday.

Zivkovic struck his first goal after just three minutes into the game at Esther Shiner Stadium, heading home a free kick taken by Halburto Harris at the three minute mark,  and the midfielder made it 2-0 at 35 minutes for a Toronto Croatia lead at the interval.

North York struck back immediately following the break when Jose De Sousa beat Toronto Croatia goalkeeper Antonio Ilic at 46 minutes, reducing the lead to 2-1 for Toronto Croatia.

Toronto Croatia was reduced to 10 men at 68 minutes when defender Ainsley Deer was shown the red card by referee Marco Jaramillo after issuing the player a second caution.

Zivkovic completed his hat-trick at 84 minutes, finding the net past Astros’ goalkeeper Jason Lopes for a 3-1 lead, the score at the final whistle.

It was Toronto Croatia’s tenth win of the season for a 10-3-2 WLT record for 32 points to take the 2012 CSL champions within seven points of league-leading York Region Shooters with three games remaining in the regular season.

North York Astros now have a 6-5-4 record for 22 points and still in third position with three games remaining, also.

Midfielder Mario Orestano opened the scoring just three minutes into the game for York Region Shooters at Nelson Stadium in Burlington and Ryan Dummett made it 2-0 five minutes later.

Richard Edwards increased the lead to 3-0 at 43 minutes for the visitors, the score at half-time and it was Edwards’ fifth of the season.

Richard West struck his sixth goal of the season when he put the ball past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic at 52 minutes for a 4-0 Shooters lead

Marco Machado found the net past York Region goalkeeper Camilo Benzi at 72 minutes for the lone Burlington goal and it was 4-1 at the final whistle.

York Region Shooters now have a 12-0-3 record for 39 points with three games remaining, while Burlington SC has a 6-8-2 record for 20 points and two games remaining.

 

Brampton City Utd led 2-0 at half-time against visiting Niagara United at the Terry Fox Stadium  in Chingacousy Park, Brampton, on goals by forward Peter Niles at 21 minutes and Juber Quinteros two minutes later.

Niles drove the ball past Niagara goalkeeper Matthew Greco after taking a cross from the right wing, and Quinteros found the net from close in.

Jean Tshimpaka completed the scoring for the home side at 68 minutes for a 3-0 score at the final whistle.

Brampton improve to a 5-8-3 record for 18 points for seventh position in the standings, while Niagara United are at 2-11-2 for eight points at the foot of the table.

There were two games in the CSL Second division with Niagara United B defeating Brampton city Utd B, 4-0, and Burlington SC B tied 3-3 with visiting York Region Shooters B.

 

 

 

If York Region Shooters can remain unbeaten in their remaining four games it will be a remarkable achievement to complete an entire regular season without a loss. But as the club from north of Toronto will tell you, there are no easy games in the CSL First Division and anything can happen. That certainly is true of the Shooters visit to Nelson Stadium this weekend’s Sunday evening, a clash with Burlington SC, a team pre-occupied with gaining one of the first four spots in the standings to secure home advantage in the upcoming playoffs.

North York Astros and Toronto Croatia are also close to the top and bidding for one of the favoured positions and this sets up an interesting contest when the teams come together at Esther Shiner Stadium earlier in the day. The Astros will be out to make amends for the August 30 1-0 loss to Toronto Croatia, a defeat that snapped a promising unbeaten streak that vaulted the Astros up the standings.

Kingston FC and Serbian White Eagles are both aiming to improve their mid-table standings when the side from eastern Ontario travels to Lamport Stadium for the game with Serbian Eagles Saturday.

One game in the CSL Second Division, the Serbian White Eagles B vs Kingston FC B scheduled for Sunday afternoon, has been cancelled.

Kingston are in the news following some impressive announcements at a news conference September 11 to launch a strong player development program in conjunction with the local Kingston Soccer Academy, giving young people in the region an opportunity to take advantage of coaching and skills training at the higher level associated with Kingston FC.

The club’s coaching and player personnel are international with overseas experience that won the CSL First Division title and a place in the championship final in 2013.

The club has formed the Kingston FC Pro Soccer Academy, a division of the soccer club, to work closely with the local academy group.

“This, at last, is what we at Kingston FC have been seeking, a tried and true method of developing our own pro soccer players from Kingston and the region, beginning at a young age”, said Kingston FC Club President Joe Scanlon.  “We have worked hard to develop our own Kingston FC style of professional soccer, and now we are ready to begin developing young players in the Kingston FC model, exactly the same way that top European clubs like Barcelona, Everton and Benfica do.”

The weekend games:

FIRST DIVISION

Sat Sept 13, Lamport Stadium 7 pm Serbian White Eagles vs Kingston FC

Sun Sept 14 Terry Fox Stadium 2.30 pm Brampton City Utd vs Niagara United

Sun Sept 14 Esther Shiner Stadium 3.30 pm North York Astros vs Toronto Croatia

Sun Sept 14 Nelson Stadium 8 pm Burlington SC vs York Region Shooters

SECOND DIVISION

Sun Sept 14 Terry Fox Stadium 12 pm Brampton City Utd B vs Niagara United B

Sun Sept 14 Eglinton Flats 4 pm Serbian White Eagles B vs Kingston FC B CANCELLED

Sun Sept 14 Nelson Stadium 5.30 pm Burlington SC B vs York Region Shooters B

North York Astros returned to their winning way with a

1-0 victory over Brampton City Utd, SC Waterloo defeated Kingston FC 4-2, and Burlington SC played to a scoreless tie with Serbian White Eagles, three games in the CSL First Division Sunday.

Following a well-played scoreless first half at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, the Astros took a 1-0 lead from the penalty spot at 66 minutes. Referee Marco Jaramillo ordered the kick following a tripping incident by Brampton defender Reisandri Fernandez-Cervantes on Bruno Azevedo Lima of North York.

Midfielder Igor Pisanjuk found the net past Brampton goalkeeper Cristian Montero Velez for the only goal of the game.

Brampton lost three players during added time when referee Jaramillo showed the red card to Francisco Javier Juarez (Violent Conduct) at 92 minutes, Fernandez-Cervantes (second yellow) two minutes later, and goalkeeper Montero Velez (handling the ball outside the box) at 99 minutes just before the final whistle.

The Astros move into third position in the standings with a 6-4-4 WLT record for 22 points, while Brampton are in ninth position with a 4-8-3 record for 15 points.

SC Waterloo dominated the visiting Kingston FC for most of the first half at Warrior Field in Waterloo, scoring four unanswered goals in the first 40 minutes, the first three at 8, 15 and 25 minutes from the high flying Drazen Vukovic, lifting his total to 13 for the season. Vukovic’s hat-trick was followed by a goal at 37 minutes from midfielder Adis Hasecic, his fourth of the season and it was 4-0 at the interval.

Kingston fought back in the second half and found the net twice in the later stages with goals from Akil DeFreitas (number 5 this season) at 74 minutes and midfielder Catalin Lichioiu (number 6 this season) at the 86 minute mark, a 4-2 final score.

Waterloo now have a 5-7-4 record for 19 points, moving up to fifth in the standings, but with just two games remaining in the regular schedule, having played more games than their nine First Division rivals. Kingston move down to sixth position with their 5-8-3 record and 18 points.

Burlington were held to a scoreless tie by Serbian White Eagles at Nelson Stadium in Burlington, with the best chances to score coming late in the game from substitutes forward Darren Chambers and Erwin Uzanovic of Burlington.

Serbian White Eagles were reduced to 10 men in the first half when Vitomar Jelic was ejected at 34 minutes after being shown a second yellow card and the second yellow was also the reason for Thomas Patrick McLean, also of Serbian White Eagles, for his send-off at 77 minutes.

Burlington are in fourth place with a 6-7-2 record for 20 points, while Serbian White Eagles have a 4-4-5 record for 17 points in seventh position.

There were three games in the CSL Second Division Sunday with Kingston FC B still holding first place with a 3-2 defeat of SC Waterloo B, Milton FC  beat Toronto Croatia B, 3-0, and Burlington SC B scored a 2-1 victory over Serbian White Eagles B.

 

York Region Shooters kept up their torrid pace with a 4-0 defeat of Niagara United, while Toronto Croatia stayed in touch with the league leaders with a late 2-1 victory over London City, two games in the CSL First Division Saturday night.

Midfielder Mario Orestano opened the scoring at 24 minutes for York Region at the Kalar Sports Park in Niagara Falls. He found the net past Niagara goalkeeper Matthew Greco and it was 1-0 at the interval.

Des Humphrey increased the lead to 2-0 for the visitors at 52 minutes, Ryan Dummett made it 3-0 at 82 minutes and striker Richard West scored the fourth goal at 84 minutes, a 4-0 score at the final whistle.

It was York Region’s 11th victory of the season and the 14th unbeaten game since the season opener against Kingston FC on May 25. The league leaders have a superb 11-0-3 WLT record for 36 points, which includes a remarkable just nine goals conceded in the 14 games played.

Niagara United are at the foot of the table with a 2-10-2 record for eight points.

The Shooters are seven points in front of Toronto Croatia which scored a last minute victory over London City. It was a hard fought encounter which saw Pero Menalo open the scoring for the Toronto side at the Hershey Centre.    The goal –  the sixth of the season for Menalo  came at the 27th minute mark and it was 1-0 at half-time.

Marin Vucemilovic Grgic tied the game for London City, beating the outstanding Toronto Croatia goalkeeper Antonio Ilic at the 50 minute mark. The 1-1 tie held up until added time when Ante Zivkovic struck the winner for Toronto Croatia, a 2-1 final score. The goal by Vucemilovic Grgic was number 18 of the season.

Toronto Croatia have an improved 9-3-2 record for 29 points, while London City are at 5-8-2 for 17 points and sixth position in the standings.

There was one game in the CSL Second Division Saturday when York Region Shooters B defeated Niagara United B, 3-0.

Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION

Sun Sept 7 Esther Shiner Stadium 3.30 pm North York Astros vs Brampton City Utd

Sun Sept 7 Warrior Field SC 7 pm Waterloo vs Kingston FC

Sun Sept 7 Nelson Stadium 8 pm Burlington SC vs Serbian White Eagles

SECOND DIVISION

Sun Sept 7 Bishop Reding 12 pm Milton FC vs Toronto Croatia B

Sun Sept 7 Warrior Field 4 pm SC Waterloo B vs Kingston FC B

Sun Sept 7 Nelson Stadium 5.30 pm Burlington SC B vs Serbian White Eagles B

 

 

With just five games remaining in their regular season schedule, unbeaten York  Region Shooters will be attempting to maintain their 7-point margin with a win at the Kalar Sports Park against Niagara United Saturday night, a game that sees the top place Shooters visiting a struggling Niagara team at the foot of the table.

It may be more difficult for Toronto Croatia when they meet an improving London City determined to be one of the first eight in the standings to enter the championship playoffs. The City were impressive in their 5-3 victory at Kingston last weekend, a win that leaped the Southwestern Ontario team into sixth place to leave an impression London may be hitting top form at the right time and capable of much more than the bottom-of the table position occupied earlier in the season.

Kingston’s late season target is to occupy one of the top four positions at the end of the regular season to earn home advantage in the playoffs, but the eastern Ontario side has demonstrated an erratic contrast from their solid form and consistency which rewarded the team with the First Division title in 2013.

There were noticeable changes in the line-up with last weekend’s 5-3 loss. “We felt we had to make some changes before the playoffs,” said president Joe Scanlon during the week. Kingston visit Waterloo Sunday, while the Astros, still attracting attention despite the narrow loss to Toronto Croatia last weekend are at home to Brampton City Utd, and Burlington are at home to Serbian White Eagles Sunday.

FIRST DIVISION

Sat Sept 6 Kalar Sports Park, 7 pm Niagara United vs York Region Shooters

Sat Sept 6 Hershey Centre, 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs London City

Sun Sept 7 Esther Shiner Stadium 3.30 pm North York Astros vs Brampton City Utd

Sun Sept 7 Warrior Field SC 7 pm Waterloo vs Kingston FC

Sun Sept 7 Nelson Stadium 8 pm Burlington SC vs Serbian White Eagles

SECOND DIVISION

Sat Sept 6 Kalar Sports Park 4 pm Niagara United B vs York Region Shooters B

Sun Sept 7 Bishop Reding 12 pm Milton FC vs Toronto Croatia B

Sun Sept 7 Warrior Field 4 pm SC Waterloo B vs Kingston FC B

Sun Sept 7 Nelson Stadium 5.30 pm Burlington SC B vs Serbian White Eagles B

 

 

London City were full marks for their 5-3 away victory at Kingston FC, while Burlington SC defeated Brampton City Utd 2-0, two games in the CSL Sunday.

It was an end-to-end affair at the Queen’s West Field in Kingston where striker Marin Vucemilovic Grgic opened the scoring for London City at the 5 minute mark.

Defender Josef  Zupo tied the score 1-1 for Kingston at 18 minutes and Grgic responded with his second goal and  17 of the season just one minute later, beating Kingston goalkeeper Erwann Ofouya to put the visitors ahead 2-1.

Midfielder Akil DeFreitas scored his 5th  goal of the season to tie the game 2-2 for Kingston, finding the net past London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic at 30 minutes – it was 2-2 at the interval.

Harris Fazlagic put London ahead 3-2 at 62 minutes and forward Aldin Kukic increased the lead to 4-2 at 71 minutes.

London defender Justin Marques made it 5-2 at  the 80 minute mark and Kingston reduced the lead to 5-3 with a goal at 87 minutes by midfielder Catalin Lichioiu, his sixth of the season.

London City have an improved 5-7-2 WLT record for 17 points as a result of the victory and move into sixth position in the standings, while Kingston are at 5-5-3 with 18 points in fifth position.

Forward Marijan Vuka opened the scoring for Burlington at Victoria Park in Brampton, the goal coming at the 24 minute for a 1-0 lead at half-time.

Erwin Uzunovic made it 2-0 for the visitors at 73 minutes, heading in past Brampton goalkeeper Cristian Montero Velez and the 2-0 score held to the final whistle.

Burlington now have a 6-7-1 record for 19 points to be fourth in the league table, while Brampton are at 4-7-3 for 15 points and are in ninth position.

There were two Second Division games Sunday when Burlington SC B nipped Brampton City Utd B 1-0 and York Region Shooters had a field day against Serbian White Eagles B, winning 8-1.

>York Region Shooters tied Serbian White Eagles 1-1 to extend their unbeaten streak to 13 games, Toronto Croatia defeated North York Astros 1-0 to snap an eight-game unbeaten run, and SC Waterloo dominated Niagara United 6-2, three games in the CSL First Division Saturday.

Forward Sahjah Reid opened the scoring for Serbian White Eagles at Lamport Stadium in Toronto, finding the net past York Region goalkeeper Adrian Ibanez at the 60 minute mark and the Shooters’ unbeaten run was very much on the line until Adrian Pena beat Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Stefan Avramovic at 86 minutes to tie the game, and the 1-1 score held until the final whistle.

York Region Shooters are moving close to being declared the First Division winner with a 10-0-3 WLT record for 33 points, while Serbian White Eagles are at 4-4-4 for 16 points.

Toronto Croatia’s  Pero Menalo drove the ball from 20 yards past Astros’ goalkeeper Jason Lopes to find the net for the 1-0 victory over North York Astros, the goal coming at 84 minutes following a hard fought scoreless contest at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga.

The visiting Astros lost midfielder Jose Goncalves De Sousa near the end of the game when he was shown the red card at the 90^th minute mark.

Toronto Croatia improve to a 8-3-2 record for 26 points and are second in the table, seven points behind York Region Shooters, each have played 13 games with five games remaining.

The Astros lose their first game in nine matches and have a 5-4-4 record for 19 points in third position in the standings.

Current CSL champions SC Waterloo gained much needed points with the win over Niagara United at Kalar Sports Park in Niagara Falls and it was midfielder Kiril Dimitrov who opened the scoring for Waterloo at just two minutes into the game. Drazen Vukovic made it 2-0 at 26 minutes, his 10 goal of the season, midfielder Adis Hasecic increased the lead to 3-0 at 34 minutes and scored a second goal 12 minutes later for a 4-0 Waterloo lead.

Defender Matt Waddington scored from the penalty spot for Niagara at 48 minutes to reduce the lead to 4-1, Aleksander Stojilikovic made it 5-1 for the visitors, Mohammed Mohammed scored for Niagara at 83 minutes, his 6 goal of the season for a 5-2 score, and midfielder Nikola Miokovic struck for Waterloo to increase the lead to 6-2, the score at the final whistle.

Waterloo improve to 4-7-4 for 16 points, while Niagara United are at 2-9-2 for eight points.

Niagara United were reduced to nine men in the second half when red cards were shown to midfielder Keith Makubuya and forward Andy Tiedt.

There were two games in the CSL Second Division Saturday, Niagara United B defeated SC Waterloo B 3-0 and it was Milton FC B 2, Toronto Croatia B 1.

 

 

Unbeaten York Region Shooters aim to be declared the First Division winner well before the regular season ends early October and unless there is an unforeseen total collapse, the title win is looking like a foregone conclusion.

The Shooters, with 12 regular season games without a loss, have already captured a first playoff berth for the CSL Championship, the first team to do so in a competition involving the top eight teams in the First Division. The top four earn home advantage in the first round quarterfinals and the semifinals.

The team from just north of Toronto will travel into the city this holiday weekend, a game at Lamport Stadium against sixth place Serbian White Eagles and while the Shooters will be all out to keep the streak going, the home side is equally determined to pick up points to be sure of a playoff spot as one of the top eight.

The Astros, also on an unbeaten streak, face a challenge against Toronto Croatia, a team in full stride at the Hershey Centre Saturday evening.

The weekend games:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat Aug 30 Kalar Sports Park 7 pm Niagara United vs SC Waterloo
Sat Aug 30 Hershey Centre 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs North York Astros
Sat Aug 30 Lamport Stadium 7 pm Serbian White Eagles vs York Region Shooters
Sun Aug 31 Queen’s West Field 1 pm Kingston FC vs London City
Sun Aug 31 Victoria Park 5.30 pm Brampton City Utd vs Burlington SC

SECOND DIVISION
Sat Aug 30 Kalar Sports Park 4 pm Niagara United B vs SC Waterloo B
Sat Aug 30 Hershey Centre 4 pm Toronto Croatia B vs Milton SC
Sun Aug 31 Victoria Park 3 pm Brampton City Utd B vs Burlington SC B
Sun Aug 31 Eglinton Flats 4 pm Serbian White Eagles B vs York Region Shooters B

The following channels show This Week in the CSL – check your local listings for times:

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York Region Shooters defeated SC Waterloo to extend their undefeated streak to 12 games, London won at Brampton and Kingston took an away victory at Burlington, three games in the CSL First Division Sunday.

Richard Edwards scored twice for runaway York Region Shooters in the game at the St. Joan of Arc ground at Maple, just north of Toronto, the first goal coming at 57 minutes when the midfielder took a pass from Mario Orestano to find the net past Waterloo ‘keeper Imad Hakura. It was 1-0 at the interval.

Edwards scored his second at 85 minutes when he volleyed a cross from the left wing to make it 2-0, the score at the final whistle. The goals were number 3 and 4 on the season for Edwards.

It’s now 12 games undefeated for the York Region side which is the first team to secure a playoff spot leading to the 2014 CSL Championship Finals. The Shooters’ record stands at 10-0-2WLT for 32 points, nine points in front of second place Toronto Croatia.

Marin Vucemilovic Grgic struck the only goal for London City at Victoria Park in Brampton, a well-taken effort when the league’s leading striker took a pass outside of the box to move inside the 18 yard line with a left foot drive into the corner of the net and out of reach of Brampton goalkeeper Cristian Montero Velez.

It was number 15 so far this season for Vucemilovic Grgic. The goal was scored at 65 minutes following a close contest in a game with few scoring opportunities.

London improve to 4-7-2 for 14 points and eighth in the standings while Brampton remain in seventh position with a 4-6-3 record for 15 points.

Kingston FC gradually took control of their game at Nelson Stadium in Burlington where former Rookie of the Year midfielder Akil DeFreitas opened the scoring at 25minutes for a 1-0 score at half-time, and DeFreitas made it 2-0 when he beat Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic following the re-start, the goal coming at the 48 minute mark.

Midfielder Nathan Klemencic increased the lead to 3-0 at 53 minutes, taking a return pass from Michael Smith to find the net, and Guillaume Surot completed the scoring with his eleventh goal of the season to make the score 4-0. The prolific forward took a pass from Catalin Lichioiu to beat Vujasinovic from 15 yards at the 80 minute mark.

Kingston move up to fourth place in the standings with a 5-4-3 record for 18 points following their victory, while Burlington are just behind in fifth spot with a 5-7-1 for 16 points.

In the CSL Second Division Brampton City Utd B defeated Milton FC 3-1, Kingston FC B beat Burlington SC B, 5-0 and York Region Shooters B scored a 4-1 victory over SC Waterloo B.

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

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DETSKIY  -877   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

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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

Melody ARABIA 879 on   Rogers – 765 on Bell Fibe

Melody DRAMA 877 on   Rogers -766 on Bell Fibe Momo Kids –     731 Bell Fibe MRT 1-743     Bell Fibe MRT 2 -744     Bell Fibe NOVA WORLD     -692 Bell Fibe ORBIT Al     Yawm – 786 Rogers – 767 Bell Fibe ORBIT     Series -875 Roger – 753 Bell Fibe RTL PLUS     694 on Bell Fibe RTS SAT 688     Bell Fibe SBTN – 818     on Rogers -750 on Bell Fibe SHLAGER     TV-2 -850 Bell Fibe SKAI TV-652     Bell Fibe SPORT TV     844 on Rogers TVCI – 648     on Rogers TVP Info –     740 Bell Fibe

 

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

Melody ARABIA 879 on   Rogers – 765 on Bell Fibe

Melody DRAMA 877 on   Rogers -766 on Bell Fibe Momo Kids –     731 Bell Fibe MRT 1-743     Bell Fibe MRT 2 -744     Bell Fibe NOVA WORLD     -692 Bell Fibe ORBIT Al     Yawm – 786 Rogers – 767 Bell Fibe ORBIT     Series -875 Roger – 753 Bell Fibe RTL PLUS     694 on Bell Fibe RTS SAT 688     Bell Fibe SBTN – 818     on Rogers -750 on Bell Fibe SHLAGER     TV-2 -850 Bell Fibe SKAI TV-652     Bell Fibe SPORT TV     844 on Rogers TVCI – 648     on Rogers TVP Info –     740 Bell Fibe

 

 

 

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.