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KINGSTON FC WINS CSL FIRST DIVISION…..York Region, Toronto Croatia go down to defeat Wednesday

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The two teams battling for the top positions in the CSL First Division went down to defeat in the only two games played in the CSL Wednesday. A resounding 5-0 victory by SC Waterloo over second place York Region Shooters and a 1-0 triumph for Serbian White Eagles over third place defending CSL champions Toronto Croatia, confirmed Kingston FC as winners of the First Division title

Kingston wins the CSL First Division with one game remaining in the regular season. The new-look eastern Ontario side has captured the CSL’s top division in just its second year following a 14th position of 16 teams in the league standings in its inaugural 2012 year. But under new management and a new head coach the club has been relentless in its pursuit of honours from kickoff in May throughout the 2013 campaign.

A goal at the 18th minute mark by Sahjah Reid of Serbian White Eagles was enough to secure the three points against Toronto Croatia at Esther Shiner Stadium when he took a pass outside the box to move in and beat Toronto Croatia goalkeeper Antonio Ilic with a low drive inside the left post.

It was 1-0 at half-time and at the final whistle for Serbian White Eagles with Toronto Croatia ending the game with 10 men after Ilic was shown the red card for serious play at 76 minutes.

Serbian White Eagles now have an improved 7-12-2 for 23 points in eighth position in the standings and with one game remaining are in a position with Astros Vasas FC to keep up a bid for the eighth and final playoff spot.

Toronto Croatia are in third position with a 13-3-5 record for 44 points, with one game remaining, tied on points with York Region Shooters following their defeat at Waterloo.

SC Waterloo were impressive with their 5-0 victory at Warrior Field, which follows a 9-0 defeat of St. Catharines Wolves Sunday. Defender Dado Hadrovic opened the scoring at 35 minutes and David Muir made it 2-0 three minutes later, the score at half-time.

Vladimir Zelenbaba increased the Waterloo lead to 3-0 at 47 minutes, Harris Fazlagic made it 4-0 at 65 minutes and Adis Hasecic rounded the scoring at 5-0 at the 82nd minute mark.

Waterloo complete their regular season with a strong showing 11-7-4 record for 37 points to secure fifth position in the standings, while York Region Shooters are at 14-5-2 for 44 points with one game remaining.

KEY GAMES SCHEDULED WEDNESDAY

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Two key regular season games with implications for the CSL First Division title and the one outstanding berth in the playoffs for the CSL Championship are scheduled in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday night.

The Serbian White Eagles vs Toronto Croatia game postponed on July 12 will now be played Wednesday, October 2 at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York with a 9 pm kickoff, is important for both teams, but for different reasons.

Toronto Croatia continues to bid for second place in the CSL First Division, while Serbian White Eagles hope to win enough points from their two remaining regular season games to clinch the last of the eight playoff positions.

But Astros Vasas FC are also in the hunt for the last playoff spot. The North York-based club has one game remaining and that’s against Windsor Stars on October 6 – two days after Serbian White Eagles are scheduled to play their last regular season game, also against Windsor, on October 4.

While a win would help Serbian White Eagles Wednesday, the last playoff berth will not be decided until October 4 – or even October 6, depending upon the outcome of Wednesday’s clash.

York Region Shooters, which continues a battle for first or second position in the First Division, are at Waterloo Wednesday with just a slim chance for the title top spot now occupied by Kingston FC. Failing that, the fight is on with Toronto Croatia for the runner-up second slot.

Game time at Warrior Field is also 9pm.

KINGSTON ON EDGE OF FIRST DIVISION TITLE WITH SUNDAY VICTORY………York Region tie with Toronto Croatia and Waterloo blitz St. Catharines 9-0

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Kingston FC defeated Burlington SC 5-3, Toronto Croatia and York Region Shooters played to a 2-2 tie, while SC Waterloo had a field day with a 9-0 blitz of St. Catharines Wolves, three games in the CSL Sunday.

Guillaume Surot opened the scoring for Kingston FC at 35 minutes at the Nelson Stadium in Burlington, Abdullah Abdullah equalized 1-1 for Burlington SC at 37 minutes, then Surot scored again at 42 minutes for a 2-1 lead for the visitors at half-time. The goals were numbers 27 and 28 of the season for Surot.

Midfielder Jason Massie increased the Kingston lead to 3-1 at 46 minutes, Edgar Soglo made it 4-1 at 48 minutes and Kenny Caceros scored Kingston’s fifth goal at 51 minutes.

Burlington then scored twice, Predrag Papaz at 53 minutes, then Milos Vucinic at 74 minutes for a 5-3 Kingston lead, the score at the final whistle.

With one game remaining in the regular season, Kingston now has a 16-3-2 record for 50 points and six points clear of York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia, both of which have two games to play. Only a major change in the goal differential can prevent Kingston from winning the First Division title.

Burlington SC ended the season with a 7-15-0 record for 21 points and are eliminated from the playoffs as a result of the defeat.

Midfielder Gerard Ladiyou opened the scoring for York Region Shooters at the 6th minute mark at the Hershey Field in Mississauga, but Kresimir Prgomet tied the score 1-1 for Toronto Croatia at 17 minutes.

Tihomir Maletic scored on a breakaway solo effort to put Toronto Croatia 2-1 up and at 87 minutes Richard West tied the score 2-2 for York Region, the score at the final whistle.

York Region Shooters’ players Kadian Lecky and Nicolas Martinez were ejected from the bench – Lecky at 40 minutes and Martinez at 71 minutes for dissent, while Francisco Javier Juarez was also shown the red card at 83 minutes following two cautions. York Region Shooters remain in second place in the standings with a 14-4-2 record for 44 points and Toronto Croatia are in third place with 13-2-5 for 44 points.

Forward Adis Hasecic scored the first of the nine goals for SC Waterloo against St. Catharines Wolves at Warrior Field in Waterloo, the goal coming at just 2 minutes of play and this was followed by two goals from Harris Fazlagic at 12 and 17 minutes and a goal by Drazen Vukovic at 28 minutes for a 4-0 at the interval.

Vukovic struck again at 50 minutes, Hasecic at 55 minutes (16 goals for the season) and Vukovic (15 for the season) completed his hat-trick at 56 minutes. Defender Vladimir Zelenbaba completed the scoring with two goals at 64 minutes and 70 minutes and it was 9-0 at the final whistle. The 9-0 result is the highest score in the current CSL season.SC Waterloo now has a 10-7-4 record for 34 points and will end their regular season against York Region Shooters on October 2.

St. Catharines Wolves complete their season with a 7-15-0 record for 21 points.

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

BURLINGTON DROPS SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES 2-1…result advances Windsor Stars, London City to playoffs.

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Burlington SC kept their playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 victory over Serbian White Eagles in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night, and the result is also important to Windsor Stars and London City as the two southwestern Ontario teams clinch a berth in the playoffs while on the sidelines.

All three goals were scored in the first half in an entertaining encounter at Nelson Stadium, with the first goal scored by Burlington’s  Milos Vucinic who found the at the 13th minute off a corner kick.

Midfielder Kiril Dimitrov equalized for Serbian White Eagles when he found the net past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic at 26 minutes and at the 45th minute mark, Vucinic struck again what turned out to be the winner.  The Burlington defender drove the ball past Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Scott Cliff after intercepting a pass in the penalty box for a 2-1 score at half-time and at the final whistle.

Three players were shown the red card by referee Arthur Korbiel. They are James Stamopoulos of Burlington SC and Nikola Negojevic of Serbian White Eagles following an altercation at 83 minutes, and defender Mario Gavran of Burlington after receiving a second caution just before the final whistle.

The Burlington win prevents Serbian White Eagles from picking up enough points to overhaul Windsor Stars and London City – these two teams have 27 points in the table, Serbian Eagles have two games remaining in the regular season and can only finish with a maximum 26 points if both games are won.

Seven teams now occupy playoff berths. They are Kingston FC, York Region Shooters, Toronto Croatia, Brampton City Utd, SC Waterloo, Windsor Stars and London City. Any one of four teams – St. Catharines Wolves, Astros Vasas FC, Burlington SC and Serbian White Eagles, can win the last playoff spot available.

The eight teams will play quarterfinal games Thanksgiving weekend, October 11 – 14, the semifinals will be played the following weekend with the CSL Championship Final on Sunday, November 3 at Niagara Falls. The CSL Championship will be preceded that day with the Second Division Championship.

Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Sep 28  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs  Niagara United 
Sat, Sep 28  Windsor Stadium  7 PM Windsor Stars vs Brampton City Utd 
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
Sat, Sep 28  Eglinton Flats 3 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Kingston FC B
Sun, Sep 29  Hershey Field  5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs SC Waterloo B

SUSPENSE ABOUNDS IN CSL’s TOP DIVISION……..weekend games should bring clarity

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Games being played in the CSL First Division this weekend should bring clarity to what is otherwise a big question mark on which team will win the league title and which teams will occupy the remaining three berths in the playoffs leading to the CSL Championship Final at Niagara Falls on November 3.
Suspense abounds at the top of the standings with Kingston FC, York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia the three remaining candidates for the First Division title and this means a lot of interest in the Toronto Croatia vs. York Region Shooters clash set for 9 pm at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga on Sunday. Kingston are expecting to come away from Nelson Stadium and Burlington SC with three points in their game also on Sunday, an earlier 5 pm start.
There’s no lack of anticipation either in the upcoming post-season championship games with five teams having qualified for the First Division playoffs. Kingston FC, York Region Shooters, Toronto Croatia, Brampton City Utd and SC Waterloo are in, while of the remaining teams, London City will almost certainly be added as the weekend games unfold. But Windsor Stars, Astros Vasas FC and Serbian White Eagles have not yet been eliminated.
In the CSL Second Division, the following six reserve teams have qualified for the playoffs, with two teams still to be added: Niagara United B, London City B, Toronto Croatia B, St. Catharines Wolves B, Brampton City Utd B and SC Waterloo B.
The weekend games:
FIRST DIVISIONFri, Sep 27 Nelson Stadium 8 PM Burlington SC vs Serbian White Eagles Sat, Sep 28 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Niagara United Sat, Sep 28 Windsor Stadium 7 PM Windsor Stars vs Brampton City Utd 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 DIVISIONSat, Sep 28 Eglinton Flats 3 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Kingston FC B Sun, Sep 29 Hershey Field 5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs SC Waterloo B

LONDON CITY, WATERLOO SCORE MIDWEEK VICTORIES….another hat-trick for Vucemilovic-Grgic

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London City improved its chances of a playoff berth with a deserved 4-2 defeat of Brampton City, while SC Waterloo, which has already secured a playoff spot, eased past Serbian White Eagles 2-1, two games in the CSL Wednesday night.
A highlight of the London victory at the Hellenic Centre in London was three goals by striker Marin Vucemilovic-Grgic, his second hat-trick in less than a month, having scored all three in a 3-2 victory over SC Waterloo on September 6.
Vucemilovic-Grgic opened the scoring for London with his first goal at nine minutes and Zvonko Bakula found the net past Brampton goalkeeper Camilo Benzi to make it 2-0 at the 18th minute mark.  Brampton reduced the lead with a goal from the penalty spot at 24 minutes when referee Arthur Kobiel ordered the kick following a foul in the box. Milos Scepanovic scored, his 15th of the season and it was 2-1 at the interval.
Vucemilovic Grgic struck his second at 48 minutes and his third to complete the hat-trick for a 4-1 London lead at 55minutes. The three goals gives Vucemilovic-Grgic 19 for the season.
Stephen Hall scored a late goal at 90 minutes for the visitors and it was 4-2 at the final whistle.
The game completes London’s regular season with an 8-11-3 WLT record for 27 points, but the southwestern Ontario club must wait the outcome of other games to find out if it has secured a playoff berth. 
Brampton have a 12-7-1 record for 37 points and will end the regular season in the top four.
Dado Hadrovic had SC Waterloo on the road to a win at Esther Shiner Stadium with a goal at the 25th minute mark and Serbian White Eagles suffered a second set-back when forward Sahjah Reid was shown the red card by referee Michael Anthony Izzo at 26 minutes. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Forward Ramon Bailey scored with a low drive from 30 yards to tie the game for Serbian Eagles at 54 minutes, but Ranko Golijanin struck the winner for Waterloo  when he found the net from 12 yards past Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Scott Cliff at the 70th  minute mark, a 2-1 final score in favour of the visitors.
Waterloo has played 20 games and is finishing its regular season strongly with a 9-7-4 record for 31 points and presently in fifth position in the standings, while Serbian White Eagles have a 6-11-2 record for 20 points in 10th position.

TWO GAMES SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY

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There will be two First Division games Wednesday, September 25 with the London City vs Brampton City Utd encounter postponed last Friday due to severe thunderstorms and lightning now re-scheduled for the Hellenic Centre in London, a 9 pm kickoff, and the Serbian White Eagles vs SC Waterloo clash has been relocated from Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke to Esther Shiner in North York with the same 9 pm kickoff time.
Wed, Sep 25 Hellenic Centre 9 PM London City vs Brampton City Utd 
Wed, Sep 25 Esther Shiner Stadium 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs  SC Waterloo 
There was one game in the CSL Second Division Monday night, Brampton City Utd and SC Waterloo playing to a 1-1 tie at the Terry Fox Stadium at Chinguacousy Park in Brampton.

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.

WATERLOO IN THE PLAYOFFS……defeat Niagara United while Windsor Stars triumph over St. Catharines

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SC Waterloo clinched a playoff berth with a 2-0 away victory over Niagara United, while Windsor Stars defeated St. Catharines Wolves also by a 2-0 score, two games in the CSL First Division Saturday night.

Forward Ranko Golijanin opened the scoring for Waterloo at the Kalar Sports Park in Niagara Falls, he connected with a cross from the right wing to beat Niagara goalkeeper Brad Gemmell from close range for a 1-0 lead at the 14th minute mark.

Drazen Vukovic made it 2-0 at 24 minutes, his 12th goal of the season, it was 2-0 at the interval and the final whistle.

SC Waterloo improve to an 8-7-4 WLT record for 28 points to be the fifth team to secure a spot in the playoffs, alongside Kingston FC, York Region Shooters, Toronto Croatia – the defending CSL champions – and Brampton City United.

Stephen Ademolu opened the scoring at 30 minutes for Windsor Stars, a low shot to find the net past St. Catharines goalkeeper Matthew Greco and it was 1-0 at half-time.

Wade Allen made it 2-0 for Windsor at 62 minutes from a free kick just outside the box – his 4th goal of the season – and the score held to the final whistle.

Windsor Stars have an 8-8-3 record for 27 points and 6th in the standings, while St. Catharines Wolves are at 7-14-0 for 21 points in eighth position.

SECOND DIVISION
Niagara United B 3, SC Waterloo B 1
Toronto Croatia B 2, London City B 1
Serbian White Eagles B vs Brampton City Utd B – POSTPONED DUE TO WET GROUND

Remaining games this weekend:

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
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

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

HIGH INTEREST IN ALL GAMES THIS WEEKEND AND BEYOND….the weekend games

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There are two competitions going on in the CSL First Division while the top four teams are secure in the knowledge they have a place in the playoffs. All four are now embroiled in a fight for the top position, while the remaining teams battle to clinch the four vacant playoff spots and a place in the quarterfinals leading to the CSL Championship Final on November 3.

The interest in the games remaining to the end of the regular season is sky high, therefore, with high hopes and expectations the order of the day at every game being played this coming weekend.

There is greater focus on the Kingston FC game with visiting York Region Shooters at the CaraCo Homes Field at the Invista Centre in Kingston on Sunday, with these two teams occupying the top positions in the table, but there is also much at stake with most games in the weekend schedule through to the late Sunday Toronto Croatia vs Burlington SC clash. This game has been moved from Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke to the Hershey Centre in Mississauga – the kickoff time remains the same.

The weekend games:

FIRST DIVISION
Fri, Sep 20  Hellenic Centre 8:30 PM London City vs Brampton City Utd 
(Ref: Scott Decker, Assist: Scott Milliquet, Matt McCready, 4th Carmen Curie
Fri, Sep 20  Esther Shiner Stadium 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs Kingston FC
(Ref: Armando Pereira, Assist: David Di Pasquale, Miryam Jabali, 4th Jeff Fearnall)
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
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 
Sun, Sep 22  Queen’s West Field 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

MIODRAG HAT-TRICK IN SERBIAN EAGLES VICTORY WEDNESDAY……..Shooters on top

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Serbian White Eagles struck often with a 6-2 victory over Burlington SC, while York Region Shooters scored late to defeat St. Catharines Wolves by a single goal, two games in the CSL Wednesday night.

St. Catharines Wolves looked strong in the first half of their final home game of the regular season at Club Roma in St. Catharines – they have two away games still to play – but things took a turn for the worse when goalscorer Mohammed Mohammed was shown the red card by referee David Di Pasquale after receiving two yellow cards in quick succession for dissent and tripping at the 40th minute mark.

Playing a man short, the home side continued to play with at least a tie in mind, but at 83 minutes St. Catharines failed to clear a shot saved by goalkeeper Matthew Greco and Richard West struck for the visitors from close range for a 1-0 lead that held until the final whistle. It was West’s 18th of the season.

The win gave York Region Shooters an improved 14-3-1 record for 43 points for a tie on top of the First Division standings with Kingston FC, while St. Catharines Wolves are at 7-13-0 for 21 points.

Midfielder Nikola Miodrag scored a first half hat-trick to lead Serbian White Eagles to a 6-2  defeat of Burlington SC at Esther Shiner Stadium, he opened the scoring quickly with a goal at three minutes, then two more at 30 and 31 minutes. Forward Sahjah Reid struck the fourth goal for Serbian Eagles, finding the net past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic at 38 minutes.

Burlington’s goals were scored by midfielder Nicholas Lindsay  at 19 minutes and James Stamopoulos at the 41st minute mark and it was 4-2 at the interval.

Serbian Eagles continued to press in the second half and Kiril Dimitrov found the net to make it 5-2 at 70 minutes and Vitomar Jelic rounded the scoring at 6-2 at the 86 minute mark.

Serbian White Eagles move up to 10th position in the standings with a 6-10-1 WLT record for 19 points, while Burlington are one below with a 6-13-0 record for 18 points.

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL AT NIAGARA FALLS……..with Annual Awards Night

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The Canadian Soccer League Championship Final is scheduled to be played at the Kalar Sports Park in Niagara Falls on Sunday, November 3, with a kickoff 2.30 pm and will be preceded at 12 noon by the Second Division Championship for reserve teams of clubs in the CSL.

This Championship Day will follow the CSL Annual Awards night, also at Niagara Falls the day before, on Saturday, November 2 for a CSL Championship Weekend co-hosted by Niagara United FC and the Canadian Soccer League.

Eight teams will qualify for the CSL Championship Playoffs and eight teams will qualify for the Second Division Championship Playoffs.

The following teams have already clinched a playoff berth:

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP (First Division)
Brampton City Utd, Kingston FC, Toronto Croatia, York Region Shooters

RESERVE DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP (Second Division)
London City B, Niagara United B, St. Catharines Wolves B, Toronto Croatia B

The final standings at the end of the regular season are determined by total points, followed if necessary by the following tie-breakers:

1.    Total wins in regular season games.
2.    Head-to-head record based on total points in league games.
3.    Goal difference in regular season games.
4.    Goals scored in regular season games.

The top four teams in each division will have home advantage in the quarterfinals and semifinals.

The CSL playoffs in both divisions will get underway with the quarterfinals the weekend October 11 – 13, and the semifinals the weekend of October 18 – 20.

Updates and advisories, including hotel details, will be released from time to time.

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