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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The weekend games:

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

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Jul 13  Hershey Field  5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs Serbian White Eagles B 
Sat, Jul 13  Hellenic Com Centre  5:30 PM London City B vs SC Waterloo B
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LONDON CITY DEFEAT ST. CATHARINES WEDNESDAY….Centennial Stadium closed causing changes to weekend schedule

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A victory by London City over St. Catharines Wolves at Club Roma in St. Catharines, the only game in the CSL Wednesday, was enough to move the southwestern Ontario team into the upper half of the CSL First Division.

London midfielder Gent Miftari opened the scoring for the visitors at the 14th minute with a drive from the right of the Catharines goal inside the left post for a 1-0 lead at the interval.

The prolific Marin Vucemilovic Grgic scored a second goal for London City at 64 minutes, his sixth of the season, a strike from the left of the goal inside the box, entering  the right corner of the net.

St. Catharines scored at 84 minutes with a goal by forward Christian Carvajal who collected a pass from Brett Larocque to reduce the lead, but while both sides had scoring opportunities the game ended 2-1 in favour of London City.

London improved to a 3-5-3 WLT record for 12 points and elevated to 6th in the standings, while St. Catharines have a 2-5-0 for 6 points record, currently 11th in the table.

CENTENNIAL STADIUM COSED

Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke has been closed for a period of time up to four weeks following serious flooding of the playing surface on Monday.

The Serbian White Eagles vs Toronto Croatia game scheduled for this coming Friday, July 12 at Centennial Stadium has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.
 
The Toronto Croatia vs Astros Vasas FC game to be played this coming  Sunday July 14 at Centennial Stadium has been rescheduled to be played at Lamport Stadium, Toronto on Saturday, July 13 at 8 pm.
 

TORONTO CROATIA WINS A SQUEAKER AT KINGSTON SATURDAY….St. Catharines defeat Niagara United

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Toronto Croatia gained an important 1-0 victory over league-leading Kingston FC to remain unbeaten and nudge closer to the top of the CSL First Division, while St. Catharines Wolves picked up their second win of the season, a 2-0 defeat of Niagara United, two games in the CSL First Division Saturday.

Following a scoreless first half at the Queen’s West Field in Kingston, Toronto Croatia striker Tihomir Maletic struck the only goal at the 60th minute mark, a low drive past Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar. The goal came following a close-call by Maletic four minutes earlier that was saved by Tesar who pushed the ball on to the crossbar for the save.

Kingston forward Guillaume Surot came close to equalizing late in the second half, but the 1-0 score held to the final whistle.

Two goals by St. Catharines Wolves forward Brett Laroque gave his side their first win since May 24 in the game with Niagara United at Kalar Park in Niagara Falls, the first goal coming at 42 minutes when Laroque beat Niagara goalkeeper John De Luca following a breakaway and it was 1-0 at the interval.

Laroque struck his second goal at 71 minutes for a 2-0 St. Catharines lead, the score at the final whistle.

Games in the CSL Second Division played Saturday:

Niagara United B 5, St. Catharines Wolves B 5
SC Waterloo B 1, Serbian White Eagles B 0
Toronto Croatia B 3, Kingston FC B 0

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sun. Jul 7  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Serbian White Eagles
(Ref. Justin Tasev, Assist. Niquita Amirkhanian, Alex Hearn, Jeff Fearnall) 
Sun. Jul 7  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref. Alexis Vaughan, Assist. David Di Pasquale, Scott Milliquet, 4th. Zac Taylor)
Sun. Jul 7  Nelson Stadium 7 PM Burlington SC vs London City 
(Ref. Yusri Rudolf, Assist.Gianni Facchini, Matthew Mendonca, 4th. Colman O’Meara)
Sun. Jul 7  St. Joan of Arc  7:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Windsor Stars
(Ref. Manuel Orellana, Assist. Peter Pendli, Manny Alex Orellana, 4th Ramee Arbaji)

YORK REGION MAKE IT FOUR STRAIGHT TO DEFEAT SERBIAN EAGLES….Windsor, London also score victories Friday

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York Region Shooters gained their fourth successive victory with a 2-1 defeat of Serbian White Eagles, Windsor Stars defeated Burlington SC 3-0 and London City scored their second win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Astros Vasas FC, three games in the CSL Friday night.

Striker Richard West opened the scoring at 22 minutes for York Region Shooters at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, he collected a through ball inside the box on a breakaway to drive the ball past Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Stephan Avramovic. It was West’s 8th goal of the season.

Ramon Bailey tied the game for the home side from the penalty spot at 40 minutes following a foul inside the box against Serbian Eagles midfielder Daniel Chamale, called by referee Jeff Fearnall. It was 1-1 at the interval.

Matthew Rios struck the winner for York Region at 47 minutes, a volley that beat Avramovic from the edge of the box, and the score was 2-1 at the final whistle.

Forward Stephen Ademolu, opened the scoring with pace for Windsor Stars in the game against Burlington SC at Windsor Stadium, the goal coming at 20 minutes from a breakaway. After showing his good speed Ademolu drove the ball into the net from the edge of the box and the 1-0 score held up until half-time.

Michael Pio made it 2-0, he took a cross from the left wing to beat Burlington goalkeeper  Vladimir Vujasinovic, and midfielder Ciprian Codea struck the third goal for the home side in added time to give Windsor Stars a 3-0 decisive victory.

A goal in each half was enough for London City to defeat Astros Vasas FC  at the Hellenic Community ground in London, with the first goal scored by forward Branislav Vukomanovic at the 30 minute mark and it was 2-0 at 80 minutes when Aldin Kukic found the net past Astros Vasas goalkeeper Laszlo Barna

London midfielder Marin Vucemilovic Grgic was prominent throughout, while Joey Melo played a strong game in defeat for the visitors.

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat. Jul 6  Queen’s West Field  5 PM Kingston FC vs Toronto Croatia
(Ref. Pierre Acouri, Assist. Dan Popescu, Vlaimir Makarov, 4th. Michael Stenbring) 
Sat. Jul 6  Kalar Sports Park  7 PM Niagara United vs St. Catharines Wolves
(Ref. Hassane Rifai, Assist. Matthew Mendonca, Joseph D’Onofrio, 4th Sahab Jamshidi)
Sun. Jul 7  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Serbian White Eagles
(Ref. Justin Tasev, Assist. Niquita Amirkhanian, Alex Hearn, Jeff Fearnall) 
Sun. Jul 7  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref. Alexis Vaughan, Assist. David Di Pasquale, Scott Milliquet, 4th. Zac Taylor)
Sun. Jul 7  Nelson Stadium 7 PM Burlington SC vs London City 
(Ref. Yusri Rudolf, Assist.Gianni Facchini, Matthew Mendonca, 4th. Colman O’Meara)
Sun. Jul 7  St. Joan of Arc  7:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Windsor Stars
(Ref. Manuel Orellana, Assist. Peter Pendli, Manny Alex Orellana, 4th Ramee Arbaji)

SECOND DIVISION
Sat. Jul 6  Kalar Sports Park 

UNBEATEN TORONTO CROATIA SEEKS COVETED TOP SPOT…….all the weekend games

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Toronto Croatia are anxious to move into a more familiar top spot in the CSL First Division and Saturday’s clash with Kingston FC will provide the opportunity  to be closer to that coveted position the current champions have been waiting for.

The key, it would appear, will rest on the extent to which the Toronto side can hold the prolific Kingston high scoring sharpshooters responsible for leading the league in goals so far this season. The most outstanding player to find the net more than anyone else in the league is French-born Guillaume Surot with 14 to his credit and proving to be a handful for an opposing defence throughout the 90 minutes. But he’s not alone, with midfielders Jason Massie and Catalin Lichioiu accounting for 10 goals between them – always at the ready to find the net if not setting up the ever-dangerous Surot.

While Toronto Croatia is the only unbeaten team in the CSL First Division, Kingston has an impressive 6-0-0 record at home, which makes Saturday’s match even more intriguing.

Brampton City Utd  should not be overlooked and a sharing of the points by Kingston and Toronto Croatia on Saturday would be just fine for the GTA team which visits an improving SC Waterloo for an interesting contest on Sunday.

The weekend games with match officials:

FIRST DIVISION
Fri. Jul 5  Windsor Stadium  8 PM Windsor Stars vs Burlington SC
(Ref: Armado Pereira, Assist. Lucian Burlacu,Gabriel Burlacu, 4th Matt McCready)
 Fri. Jul 5  Hellenic Com Field 8:30 PM London City  vs Astros Vasas FC
(Ref David Barrie, Assist. Scott Milliquet, Michel Bradley, 4th Scott Decker)
Fri. Jul 5  Centennial Stadium 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs York Region Shooters
(Ref. Jeff Fearnall, Assist. Peter Pendli, Alex Hearn, 4th Alexis Vaughan )
Sat. Jul 6  Queen’s West Field  5 PM Kingston FC vsToronto Croatia
(Ref. Pierre Acouri, Assist. Dan Popescu, Vlaimir Makarov, 4th. Michael Stenbring) 
Sat. Jul 6  Kalar Sports Park  7 PM Niagara United vs St. Catharines Wolves
(Ref. Hassane Rifai, Assist. Matthew Mendonca, Joseph D’Onofrio, 4th Sahab Jamshidi)
Sun. Jul 7  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Serbian White Eagles
(Ref. Justin Tasev, Assist. Niquita Amirkhanian, Alex Hearn, Jeff Fearnall) 
Sun. Jul 7  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref. Alexis Vaughan, Assist. David Di Pasquale, Scott Milliquet, 4th. Zac Taylor)
Sun. Jul 7  Nelson Stadium 7 PM Burlington SC vs London City 
(Ref. Yusri Rudolf, Assist.Gianni Facchini, Matthew Mendonca, 4th. Colman O’Meara)
Sun. Jul 7  St. Joan of Arc  7:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Windsor Stars
(Ref. Manuel Orellana, Assist. Peter Pendli, Manny Alex Orellana, 4th Ramee Arbaji)

SECOND DIVISION
Sat. Jul 6  Kalar Sports Park  4 PM Niagara United B vs St. Catharines Wolves B
Sat. Jul 6  Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs  SC Waterloo B
Sat. Jul 6  Queen’s West Field  7:15 PM Kingston FC B vs Toronto Croatia B

SC WATERLOO HELD TO A SCORELESS TIE BY IMPROVING ASTROS VASAS FC

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Astros Vasas FC showed signs of turning their season around by holding SC Waterloo to a scoreless tie in the only game played in the CSL Friday night.
It was a well-played encounter at the Warrior Field in Waterloo with the home side on the fringes of the upper positions in the standings and Astros Vasas FS at the foot of the table with just one win in seven games played in the season so far.
Waterloo have a 3-2-2 WLT record for 11 points as a result of the tie, while Astros Vasas FC are now 1-6-1 for four points in the standings
There is one postponement in the Second Division this weekend – the SC Waterloo B vs Serbian White Eagles B game set for Saturday, has been called off due to wet ground conditions.
 
Astros Vasa FC can be seen on Rogers TV on Saturday, a tape delay of the Astros Vasas FC vs. York Region Shooters game played last Sunday, June 23. The tape delay can be seen on Saturday, June 29 at 8pm in Toronto – check your local listings in other regions of Ontario.
Remaining games scheduled this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sun. Jun 30 Queen’s West Field 1 PM Kingston FC vs St. Catharines Wolves
(Ref.Alexis Vaughan, Assist. Peter Pendli, Matthew Mendonca, 4th. Fabrizio Stasolla)
Sun. Jun 30 Windsor Stadium 5 PM Windsor Stars vs Toronto Croatia  
(Ref.Arthur Korbiel, Assist. Mike Busuttil, Joe Barile, 4th Angelo Gertsakis)
SECOND DIVISION
Sat. Jun 29 Portuguese/Oriental 11 AM SC Waterloo B vs Serbian White Eagles B  POSTPONED DUE TO WET GROUND CONDITIONS
Sat. Jun 29 Hershey Field 5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs Brampton City Utd B 
Sun. Jun 30 Queen’s West Field 3:15 PM Kingston FC B vs St. Catharines Wolves B 
Sun. Jun 30 Hellenic Com Centre 5:30 PM London City B vs York Region Shooters B

HOLIDAY WEEKEND GAMES IN THE CSL….Tape delay of Astros Vasas FC vs York Region Shooters game shown Saturday

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Rogers TV are showing a tape delay of the Astros Vasas FC vs. York Region Shooters game played last Sunday, June 23 this holiday weekend. The tape delay can be seen on Saturday, June 29 at 8pm in Toronto – check your local listings in other regions of Ontario.
The weekend games:
FIRST DIVISION
Fri. Jun 28  Warrior Field 8:15 PM SC Waterloo  vs  Astros Vasas FC  
(Ref.Scott Decker, Assist. David Di Pasquale, Armando Pereira, 4th David Barrie)
Sun. Jun 30 Queen’s West Field 1 PM Kingston FC vs St. Catharines Wolves
(Ref.Alexis Vaughan, Assist. Peter Pendli, Matthew Mendonca, 4th. Fabrizio Stasolla)
Sun. Jun 30 Windsor Stadium 5 PM Windsor Stars vs Toronto Croatia  
(Ref.Arthur Korbiel, Assist. Mike Busuttil, Joe Barile, 4th Angelo Gertsakis)
SECOND DIVISION
Sat. Jun 29 Portuguese/Oriental 11 AM SC Waterloo B vs Serbian White Eagles B  
Sat. Jun 29 Hershey Field 5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs Brampton City Utd B 
Sun. Jun 30 Queen’s West Field 3:15 PM Kingston FC B vs St. Catharines Wolves B 
Sun. Jun 30 Hellenic Com Centre 5:30 PM London City B vs York Region Shooters B

KINGSTON FC BIDDING TO STAY ON TOP

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Only Kingston FC saw it coming.
 The team that lost 17 of 22 games in their inaugural 2012 season in professional soccer were expected once again to struggle in 2013 to make an impression in the tough Canadian Soccer League. 
 The early signs last season were not good. Welcome to the CSL and professional soccer said Windsor Stars in one early season visit to the Invista Centre ground in Kingston. The visitors then promptly thumped Kingston FC 5-0.
 We’ll see, said co-owners Lorne Abugov, the club’s chairman, and Joe Scanlon, its president, as they embarked upon a quiet but determined campaign during the winter months to put Kingston on the map for reasons other than being one of the more attractive tourist destinations in Canada.
 
Abugov, a lawyer and Scanlon, a journalist, both with a penchant for communications, decided if they were going to be involved in professional soccer it was important to raise the profile of their club, both in and around Kingston, and throughout the CSL.
 They were go-getters –  Abugov, a top legal expert in communications, founder  of Canada’s Telecommunications Hall of Fame and former senior legal counsel for the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), and Scanlon, a seasoned journalist and Professor Emeritus at Carleton University in Ottawa who boasts a chronology of impressive lifetime of work in journalism that has brought him a host of awards.
 We’ll get it right, promised Abugov to his club and the community looking to have a team in pro sports. We’re going to do it right, he repeated and today, a year later, with Kingston FC perched in a first place tie with Brampton City Utd, the bottle is starting to look more than half full. 
 “We are not out of the woods yet here in Kingston,” Abugov said recently, “but we have turned the corner this season, and we are making a lot of friends in this community and around the league.  Joe and I are pretty proud of what we are building in this city, both on and off the field, and Kingston is showing itself to be a great soccer market full of very knowledgeable soccer folks.
 “We’ve worked hard this season to assemble the best soccer team Kingston has ever seen, and our fan base are really getting behind the squad and enjoying an exciting brand of wide-open attack-oriented soccer. We’ll be bidding this weekend to stay on top”
 Kingston FC, tied for the top spot in the league table, are at home to a struggling St.Catharines Wolves, tied for a spot at the other end of the league table, but the game at the Queen’s University West Field may still be a test for the home side as St. Catharines show signs of hitting better form.
 There are two other First Division games over the weekend, with Astros Vasas FC visiting Waterloo on Friday, while Windsor Stars are at home to the current CSL champions, Toronto Croatia, on Sunday.

TORONTO CROATIA KEEP PACE WITH SUNDAY VICTORY……..Weekend summary

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Toronto Croatia kept pace with Kingston FC and Brampton City Utd at the top of the CSL First Division by defeating St. Catharines Roma Wolves 3-0 at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke Sunday.
Following a scoreless first half during which both sides missed scoring opportunities, forward Kresimir Prgomet struck at 53 minutes for Toronto Croatia and this was followed by a goal at 69 minutes by Daniel Niksic to make it 2-0 for the home side.
Prgomet scored a second goal at 85 minutes for a 3-0 final score which gave Toronto Croatia a 5-0-1 unbeaten record for 16 points. St. Catharines Wolves have a 1-3-0 record for 3 points.
The Weekend Summary
Friday, June 21
FIRST DIVISION
London City 3, Windsor Stars 1
Saturday. June 22
FIRST DIVISION
Burlington SC 2, Niagara United 0
SECOND DIVISION
Waterloo SC B 3,  York Region Shooters B 1
Sunday, June 23
FIRST DIVISION
York Region Shooters 4, Astros Vasas FC 0
Brampton City Utd 2, Kingston FC 1
Windsor Stars 4, Burlington SC 1
Waterloo SC 4, London City 2
Toronto Croatia 3, St. Catharines Wolves 0
SECOND DIVISION
Brampton City Utd B 4, Kingston FC B 2
London City B 3  St. Catharines Wolves B 0
Remaining Sunday games report ……………..

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

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

BURLINGTON DEFEAT NIAGARA UNITED SATURDAY…. Full slate of five games in the CSL First Division Sunday.

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Burlington SC scored their second win of the season with a 2-0 away victory over Niagara United at Kalar Park in Niagara Falls, the only game in the Canadian Soccer League First Division Saturday night.
It was a scoreless first half with few opportunities to find the net for either team, and it was midfielder Nicholas Lindsay who opened the scoring for Burlington at the 57th minute, his fourth of the season. Mohammed Mohammed increased the lead to 2-0 when he headed into the net nine minutes later, his third strike of the current campaign.
Burlington SC improve to a 2-3-0 WLT record following Saturday’s win and the team is at home to Windsor Stars in back-to-back games on Sunday, a 5 pm start at Nelson Park in Burlington, while Niagara United return to Kalar Park at home to St. Catharines Wolves on July 6. Niagara has a 1-4-3 record for six points following Saturday’s game.
There was one game in the CSL Second Division Saturday when Waterloo SC B defeated York Region Shooters B 3-1.
Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Jun 23  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC  vs York Region Shooters  
Sun, Jun 23  Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs Windsor Stars 
Sun, Jun 23  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd  vs Kingston FC 
Sun, Jun 23  Warrior Field Waterloo 7 PM SC Waterloo vs London City  
Sun, Jun 23  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs St. Catharines Wolves 
SECOND DIVISION
Sun, Jun 23  Victoria Park  3 PM Brampton City Utd B vs Kingston FC B 
*Sun, Jun 23  Club Roma Park 3 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs London City B 
(*Note change of kickoff time from 6 PM to 3 PM)

TWO GOALS BY VUCEMILOVIC GRGIC DRIVES LONDON CITY TO FIRST VICTORY

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London City gained their first victory of the current campaign with a 3-1 defeat of southwestern Ontario rivals Windsor Stars in a well-played encounter at the Hellenic Community ground in London Friday.
Marin Vucemilovic Grgic was a big part of the victory with two goals, the first when last season’s MVP in the CSL found the net past Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli at 28 minutes and the second at 42 minutes on a penalty awarded by referee Scott Decker. The goals were the 3rd and 4th of the season for Vucemilovic Grgic. It was 2-0 at the interval.
Forward Younan Samra increased the London lead to 3-0 at 58 minutes and 10 minutes later Windsor midfielder Adam Philp cut the lead to 3-1 with his second goal of the season – it was 3-1 in favour of London City at the final whistle.
The win lifts London away from the foot of the table with a 1-3-3 WLT record for 6 points, while Windsor Stars are at 1-2-0 for 3 points.
Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION 
Sat, Jun 22  Kalar Sports Park  7 PM Niagara United vs Burlington SC 
Sun, Jun 23  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC  vs York Region Shooters  
Sun, Jun 23  Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs Windsor Stars 
Sun, Jun 23  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd  vs Kingston FC 
Sun, Jun 23  Warrior Field Waterloo 7 PM SC Waterloo vs London City  
Sun, Jun 23  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs St. Catharines Wolves 
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Jun 22  Portuguese/Oriental 11 AM SC Waterloo B vs York Region Shooters B 
Sun, Jun 23  Victoria Park  3 PM Brampton City Utd B vs Kingston FC B 
*Sun, Jun 23  Club Roma Park 3 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs London City B 
(*Note change of kickoff time from 6 PM to 3 PM)

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