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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Remaining games this weekend:

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

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

UPCOMING PLAYOFFS, LEAGUE TITLE GETTING ATTENTION……Windsor Stars, Niagara, take pro soccer to Harrow

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Three teams – Kingston FC, York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia – have clinched playoff berths and Brampton City Utd will almost certainly be number four this coming holiday weekend or shortly afterwards, leaving four spots to be filled by the eight remaining clubs.

But the race for the First Division title involving these four clubs will take longer to decide, particularly  because in the last week of the regular season Toronto Croatia has games against the York Region Shooters and Brampton City Utd and Kingston FC will travel to Maple for a last gasp clash with the Shooters.

The playoffs, for the CSL Championship, will be 1 vs 8 from the final league standings, 2 v 7, 3 v 6 and 4 v 5 with the top four clubs having home advantage.

Windsor Stars have taken their home game with Niagara United on Saturday to Harrow, a community in Essex County which credits Hiram Walker and the Canadian Club whisky for putting the community on the map. Hiram Walker built the railway leading to Harrow 100 years ago and the distillery operated until 2009.

The Windsor Stars vs Niagara United CSL league game introduces pro soccer to the community for the first time.  The game will be played in a recently built soccer complex and is the headline feature in the Harrow International Soccer Tournament and Harrow Fair. About 2,000 fans are expected to be in attendance.

The weekend games:

FIRST DIVISION
Fri, Aug 30  Hellenic Centre 8:30 PM London City vs Kingston FC
(Ref: Arthur Korbiel, Assist: Scott Decker, Alex Themistocleous, 4th Jozsef Jr Horvath)
Fri, Aug 30  Centennial Stadium 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref: Manuel Orellana, Assist:  Michael Bradley, Armando Pereira, 4th Benjamin Jacobs)
Sat, Aug 31  Harrow Soccer Complex 6 PM Windsor Stars vs Niagara United
(Ref: Lucian Burlacu, Assist: John Dutot, Mike Busuttil, 4th Joe Barile)
Sun, Sep 1  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs  Astros Vasas FC
(Ref: Steve Depiero, Assist: Fabrizio Stasolla, Michael Bradley, 4th Michael Stenbring) 
Sun, Sep 1  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs  York Region Shooters
(Ref:  Scott Decker, Assist: Peter Pendli, Jessica Patton, 4th Manuel Orellana)

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

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

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

TORONTO CROATIA VICTORY …..Keran scores late winner

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<![CDATA[It was almost the last kick of the match when Toronto Croatia defender Josip Keran took a free kick against Niagara United from 25 yards, the Niagara United wall did its job, but the rebound came back to Keran who then drove the ball into the net for the winning goal, a 2-1 victory in the only game played in the CSL Saturday night.

Toronto Croatia opened the scoring in the close contest at the Kalar Sports Park in Niagara Falls when Sven Arapovic headed in a corner kick at the 31st minute mark for a 1-0 lead at the break.

Arapovic, a defender, was on the receiving end of a red card from referee Jeff Fearnall at 55 minutes when he prevented a goalscoring opportunity by bringing down Niagara’s Andy Tiedt in the box. Tiedt took the penalty and found the net past Toronto Croatia goalkeeper Sergio Moralo for a 1-1 score.

Niagara was also reduced to 10 men when John Grabowski received a second caution at 66 minutes and the game went to 93 minutes and almost a tie until Keran found the net with just seconds remaining, a 2-1 score in favour of the visitors. It was Keran’s sixth goal of the season.

Toronto Croatia now have a 10-2-4 WLT record for 34 points, which is tied with Kingston FC for top position in the standings, and Niagara United are at 2-11-3 for nine points.

In one Second Division match played Saturday, Toronto Croatia B defeated Niagara United B 5-2, and there was one postponement when the Serbian White Eagles vs Kingston FC was rescheduled to be played September 28.

Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Aug 25

JELIC’S LATE WINNER GIVES SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES VICTORY

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<![CDATA[A goal by Serbian White Eagles defender Vitomar Jelic at 92 minutes broke the 1-1 tie to give his team the three points against London City at Centennial Stadium Friday night, to lift the Toronto-based team into 10th position in the standings with an opportunity to bid for a playoff spot. It was the only game in the CSL Friday.

Jelic was just five yards from London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic when he collected a pass from midfielder Daniel Chamele to tap the ball into the net following some good play by Kiril Dimitrov.

It was Dimitrov who opened the scoring in a game played mostly in the midfield during the first half and became end to end following the break. The midfielder struck at 38 minutes after taking a low cross from Nikola Miodrag to place the ball in the middle of the net. It was 1-0 at the interval.

London City forward Aldin Kukic tied the game 1-1 at 50 minutes, he collected cross from Nened Bergovic to chip the ball from the edge of the box just under the bar out of reach of Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Scott Cliff.

The game was heading into a 1-1 draw before Jelic scored the winner in added time for a 2-1 final score.
Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Aug 24

TOP FOUR STEP UP THE ACTION……the weekend games

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<![CDATA[The four leading teams now favoured to win the CSL First Division, Kingston FC, York Region Shooters, Toronto Croatia and Brampton City Utd, all see action this coming weekend to continue a struggle for a title bid that has been a highlight of the season throughout.

Kingston FC have held the top spot most of the time and any change in that order as generally been a temporary one. The team from eastern Ontario is going into the weekend on top again, and with a substantial three-point lead.

While Brampton trail their three rivals, they also have games in hand over all three, an advantage that will come in handy as the regular season moves closer to the end and intensifies.

Kingston FC are inviting coaches from all sports to attend their home game on Sunday and they will be admitted free of charge. Anyone accompanying a coach will receive entry to the interesting clash with Astros Vasas FC, at half-price.

One Second Division game – Serbian White Eagles B vs. Kingston FC B, scheduled for this coming Saturday at Eglinton Flats in Toronto, has been postponed until September 28.

Rogers TV have listed the tape-delayed Toronto Croatia vs SC Waterloo First Division game played on August 18 to be shown this coming Sunday, August 25 at 6 pm. Please check listings in your area of Ontario.

The weekend games:

FIRST DIVISION
Fri, Aug 23

FIRST HALF GOALS GIVE BURLINGTON MIDWEEK VICTORY

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Burlington SC won their fifth game of the season with a 2-0 away victory over St. Catharines Wolves at Club Roma, St. Catharines, the only game played in the CSL Wednesday night.

Burlington were aggressive early and found the net after just five minutes when forward Darko Thomas scored from 10 yards for a 1-0 lead.

Nicholas Lindsay increased the lead to 2-0 just 11 minutes later, collecting the ball well inside the penalty box to drive the ball just inside the left post past St. Catharines goalkeeper Matthew Greco. It was 2-0 at the break and it was the ninth goal of the season for Nicholas.

The second half was a more even contest with Antonio Stranges prominent for the Garden City side and coming close to scoring, but any chance of a serious recovery were lost at 86 minutes when the home side were reduced to 10 men.

Referee Allison Enright showed the red card to Angelo Beatrice of St. Catharines following a second caution. The game ended, 2-0.

Burlington improved their chances of a playoff spot with a win that produced a 5-9-0 record for 15 points and eighth position in the table, while St. Catharines are at 4-10-0 following the loss.

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

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

WAIGANJO HAT-TRICK LEADS KINGSTON…….London City blank St. Catharines 2-0

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Midfielder Paul Kihara Waiganjo led Kingston FC with a hat-trick  to a 4-2 away victory over Niagara United, while London City continued to climb the CSL First Division with a 2-0 home win against St. Catharines Wolves, two games in the CSL Saturday.
Waiganjo opened the scoring for Kingston at the 22nd minute mark at Kalar Park in Niagara Falls, he found the net off a rebound following a save by Niagara goalkeeper Brad Gemmell and the Kenya-born Waiganjo struck again just six minutes later to give the visitors a 2-0 lead, the score at half-time.
Striker Guillaume Surot increased the lead to 3-0 for Kingston at 56 minutes, again after Gemmell made saves from two attempts on the home goal – it was Surot’s 17th goal of the season.
Niagara’s Andy Tiedt reduced the lead to 3-1 with a goal at the 58th minute mark and following good attacking play at both ends, Waiganjo completed his hat-trick at 73 minutes for a 4-1 Kingston lead following a breakaway by the visiting team.
Tiedt scored his second goal just before the final whistle for a 4-2 victory, the 11th of the season for a league-leading Kingston with 34 points. 
Marin Vucemilovic Grgic found the net past St. Catharines goalkeeper Matthew Greco at 66 minutes to open the scoring for London City at the Hellenic Centre in London, a 1-0 lead over St. Catharines Wolves following a well-played, scoreless first half.
 Forward Younan Samra made it 2-0 at 77 minutes, a score that held to the final whistle.
   
It was the sixth win for the southwestern Ontario side, now tied for fifth place in the First Division standings.
There were three games played in the CSL Second Division Saturday night:
SC Waterloo B 1, Brampton City Utd B 0
Niagara United B 2, Kingston FC B 1
St. Catharines Wolves B 1, London City B 0
Serbian White Eagles B vs Toronto Croatia B POSTPONED – GROUND CONDITIONS
REMAINING GAMES THIS WEEKEND:
FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Aug 18  Victoria Park  3 PM Brampton City Utd  vs Windsor Stars 
(Ref: Manuel Orellana, Assist: Scott Milliquet, Alex Themistocleous 4th: Zac Taylor)
Sun, Aug 18  St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Burlington SC 
(Ref: A.N. Other, Assist: Jessica Patton, Fabrizio Stasolla 4th. Michael Izzo)
Sun, Aug 18  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs SC Waterloo
(Ref: Armando Pereira, Assist: Ramee Arbaji, Brian Butler 4th Scott Decker) 

CSL TEAMS BID FOR PLAYOFF SPOT….Schedule changes announced for upcoming weekend

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Ten of the 12 First Division teams will see action this coming weekend, a time when most are well into the second half of their 22-game regular league schedule and bidding for one of the eight playoff berths leading to the CSL Championship.
The upper group are occupied with a late season drive to the First Division title and the top four teams of Kingston FC, Toronto Croatia (last season’s First Division title winner), York Region Shooters and Brampton City Utd are considered to be the most serious contenders. 
One game scheduled for Friday night –  Serbian White Eagles vs Windsor Stars – is yet another casualty of the flood damage to the surface at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke and has been called off. One other game scheduled for Centennial Stadium this weekend – Toronto Croatia vs Waterloo SC on Sunday night – is expected to be played as work continues to complete the repairs before Sunday.
There is one change in the Second Division schedule with a switch of venue for the Serbian White Eagles B vs Toronto Croatia B game, previously to be played at Eglinton Flats on Saturday at 7 pm, has been moved to Soccer City, Etobicoke the same day with an earlier 5 pm kickoff.
The weekend games : 
FIRST DIVISION
Fri, Aug 16  Centennial Stadium 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs  Windsor Stars – POSTPONED DUE TO FIELD CONDITIONS AT CENTENNIAL STADIUM
Sat, Aug 17  Kalar Sports Park  7 PM Niagara United vs  Kingston FC 
(Ref: Ljubisa Vrljes, Assist: Braeden Krampert, Zac Taylor, 4th Joseph D’Onofrio)
Sat, Aug 17  Hellenic Centre  7:30 PM London City vs St. Catharines Wolves 
(Ref: Hassane Rifai, Assist: Saman Sahraeinejad, Scott Milliquet, 4th Scott Bowman)
Sun, Aug 18  Victoria Park  3 PM Brampton City Utd  vs Windsor Stars 
(Ref: Manuel Orellana, Assist: Scott Milliquet, Alex Themistocleous 4th: Zac Taylor)
Sun, Aug 18  St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Burlington SC 
(Ref: A.N. Other, Assist: Jessica Patton, Fabrizio Stasolla 4th. Michael Izzo)
Sun, Aug 18  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs SC Waterloo
(Ref: Armando Pereira, Assist: Ramee Arbaji, Brian Butler 4th Scott Decker) 
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Aug 17  Portuguese/Oriental 11 AM SC Waterloo B vs Brampton City Utd B 
Sat, Aug 17  Kalar Sports Park  4 PM Niagara United B vs Kingston FC B 
Sat, Aug 17  Portuguese Club 4:30 PM London City B vs St. Catharines Wolves B 
Sat, Aug 17  Soccer City 5 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Toronto Croatia B 

KINGSTON BACK ON TOP…..Windsor, Niagara, St. Catharines also win

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Kingston FC are back on top of the CSL standings following a 4-2 victory over SC Waterloo, Windsor gained their second win of the weekend with a 1-0 defeat of York Region Shooters, St. Catharines picked up an away win at Astros Vasas by the same score and Niagara United  won 2-0  over Burlington SC in a game cut short by a power failure, four games in the CSL Sunday.
It was scoreless at the Queen’s West Field in Kingston until added time of the first half when Kingston midfielder Catalin Lichioiu took a pass from Kihara Waiganjo to drive the ball into the top corner from 30 yards.
Waterloo’s Drazen Vukovic equalized four minutes into the second half and Kingston took a 2-1 lead on a goal by Guillaume Surot who chipped the ball over Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura at the 68th minute mark. It was Surot’s 16th goal of the season.
Adis Hasecic equalized for Waterloo at the 77th minute mark – goal number 11 for the season – and Lichioiu struck his second of the game at 84 minutes for a 3-2 Kingston lead and this was followed almost immediately with a tap in by Kingston’s Edgar Soglo for  a 4-2 Kingston victory.
Kingston take over top position in the standings with 10-3-1 WLT record for 31 points, one point ahead of Toronto Croatia, while SC Waterloo have a 5-5-3 record for 18 points and are in sixth position.
Windsor Stars gained their second win in three days with a 1-0 defeat of York Region Shooters at Windsor Stadium Sunday, to follow the 3-1 victory over London City on Friday.
Returning Wade Allen struck the winner for Windsor at the 9th minute to follow the two goals scored on Friday. The striker re-signed for the Stars last week following a period of time playing in the U.S.  Allen scored three goals in seven games for Windsor in 2012.
York Region Shooters (9-3-1 for 28 points) are in third place in the standings following the loss, while Windsor Stars improve to 6-5-3 for 21 points and 5th in the table.
St. Catharines Wolves scored just on half-time to defeat Astros Vasas FC 1-0 at Esther Shiner Stadium, a goal by Mohammed Mohammed who beat Astros’ goalkeeper Antal-Andras Toth with a drive from 10 yards into the bottom right corner. Mohammed was playing his first game after being transferred from Burlington earlier in the week.
Astros Vasas has several near misses in their attempt to change the outcome of the game, but at 71 minutes were down to 10 men when defender Vincenzo Sasso was shown the red card by referee Ramee Arbaji for violent conduct.
Goals by Tyler Hibbs at 32 minutes and Derek Paterson four minutes later came at the right time for Niagara United in their game with Burlington SC at Nelson Stadium in Burlington, a game abandoned at 62 minutes following a power failure in the stadium.
The visitors will gain the 2-0 victory by a league rule that allows a score to stand if a game is abandoned following completion of the first half and the team leading is not responsible for the abandonment.

WADE ALLEN RETURNS WITH TWO GOALS IN 3-1 WINDSOR VICTORY

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Forward Wade Allen returned to the Windsor Stars line-up as a new signing earlier this week to find the net twice in a 3-1 victory over London City, the only game played in the CSL Friday.
Allen, who was a member of the border team in 2012, opened the scoring at 35 minutes when he collected a pass from Stephen Ademolu to catch the right side of London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic who had little chance to make a save. It was 1-0 at the break.
London City equalized with a picture goal at 49 minutes from a free kick outside of the box, a well placed drive into the top corner by Marin Vucemilovic Grgic, his ninth of the season.
 Allen struck his second at the 71st minute mark for a 2-1Windsor lead and with the home side forcing the play during which Ademolu and midfielder Alexander Rickett were prominent, Michael Pio found the net at 75 minutes for a 3-1 lead, and the score held up to the final whistle.
One other game scheduled for Friday night, Serbian White Eagles vs. Burlington SC, was postponed due to the playing surface at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke being under repair following damage caused by the flooding of the ground on July 8.
Remaining games in the CSL this weekend are:
FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Aug 11  Queen’s West Field  1 PM Kingston FC vs SC Waterloo  
Sun, Aug 11  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs  St. Catharines Wolves 
Sun, Aug 11  Nelson Stadium 7 PM Burlington vs SC Niagara United  
Sun, Aug 11  Windsor Stadium  7 PM Windsor Stars vs York Region Shooters  
Sun. Aug 11  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Brampton City Utd – POSTPONED DUE TO FIELD CONDITIONS
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Aug 10  Hershey Field  5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs York Region Shooters B 
Sat, Aug 10  Hellenic Centre  5:30 PM London City B vs Niagara United B 
Sat, Aug 10  Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs St. Catharines Wolves B 
Sun, Aug 11  Queen’s West Field 3:15 PM Kingston FC B vs SC Waterloo B 

SHOOTERS, KINGSTON AIM FOR THE TOP……Two more postponments at Centennial Stadium

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With two of the top four teams seeing action this weekend, Kingston FC (at home to SC Waterloo) and York Region Shooters (visiting Windsor Stars), both have an opportunity if they achieve a victory on Sunday to move ahead of Toronto Croatia in the CSL First Division standings to continue a week by week ever changing race for the league title.
Toronto Croatia are without a game due to their home ground of Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke still under repair following the severe flooding of July 8 and the home  game against Brampton City Utd scheduled for Sunday, has been postponed.
The ground closure has also affected the Serbian White Eagles vs Burlington SC encounter previously set for Friday night, this game has also been called off and is to be played late in the season.
For the eight teams underneath the runaway top four it may develop into a fight for one of the four remaining playoff berths from a total of eight if the present trend continues, and while some clubs are faltering at this stage of the season, Astros Vasas FC is a club on the improve.  They will have an opportunity to be seen this weekend by the visiting Hungarian Secretary of State for Sport in that eastern European country, Lajos Kü , who will be present at Sunday’s game for a ceremonial kickoff.
Lajos Kü  played for Videoton, Ferencvárosi TC, Club Brugge K.V. and SC Eisenstadt. He played for Brugge KV against Liverpool in the European Cup Final of 1978, but is well-known also for gaining a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics and being  a midfielder for Hungary in UEFA Euro 1972.
Game time Sunday’s Astros Vasas FC vs St. Catharines Wolves clash at Esther Shiner is 4.30 pm.
The weekend games:
FIRST DIVISION
Fri, Aug 9  Windsor Stadium  8 PM Windsor Stars vs London City 
Fri. Aug 9  Centennial Stadium  9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs Burlington SC – POSTPONED DUE TO FIELD CONDITIONS
Sun, Aug 11  Queen’s West Field  1 PM Kingston FC vs SC Waterloo  
Sun, Aug 11  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs  St. Catharines Wolves 
Sun, Aug 11  Nelson Stadium 7 PM Burlington vs SC Niagara United  
Sun, Aug 11  Windsor Stadium  7 PM Windsor Stars vs York Region Shooters  
Sun. Aug 11  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Brampton City Utd – POSTPONED DUE TO FIELD CONDITIONS
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Aug 10  Hershey Field  5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs York Region Shooters B 
Sat, Aug 10  Hellenic Centre  5:30 PM London City B vs Niagara United B 
Sat, Aug 10  Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs St. Catharines Wolves B 
Sun, Aug 11  Queen’s West Field 3:15 PM Kingston FC B vs SC Waterloo B 

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