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ST. CATHARINES REBOUND 5-1

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St. Catharines Wolves won their first three games of the season, then went into a serious slump to play 14 games without a victory until Wednesday night when the Garden City team returned to hit a visiting London City side 5-1 at Club Roma in St. Catharines, the only game in the Canadian Soccer League.


 


Calvin Rosario got the home side off to a flying start with a goal in the first minute of play when he collected a rebound off team-mate Matthew Contino to put the ball past London goalkeeper Fabian Knezevic.


 


Contino struck the second goal at the 27 minute mark, scoring off a cross by Marc Stenel to make it 2-0 and forward Dana Heimbecker made it 3-0 for St. Catharines at 39 minutes, the score at half-time.


 


London bounced back with a goal at 65 minutes by Eris Tafaj for a 3-1 score, but Contino found the net again when a scored from the penalty spot at 70 minutes. The penalty was called by referee Geoff Gamble, who judged  London ‘keeper Knezevic brought down the home side’s Scott McLennan inside the box.


 


Knezevic was shown a red card for ‘denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity’, which brought in substitute goalkeeper Scott Chalmers for the remainder of the game.


 


Chalmers was beaten by a strike by midfielder Tony Mermigas at 83 minutes for a 5-1 final score.

CROATIA, SHOOTERS KEEP PACE AT THE TOP WHILE SERBIAN EAGLES AND BRANTFORD GALAXY ALSO WIN SUNDAY

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Toronto Croatia and York Region Shooters kept up the pressure at the top of the First Division table with decisive victories, while Serbian White Eagles and Brantford Galaxy also recorded wins in the CSL Sunday to improve their mid-table positions while bidding for playoff berths.


 


Toronto Croatia dominated the game against Windsor Stars at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, scoring five unanswered goals for the 5-0 win.


 


Hayden Fitzwilliams led the way with a goal at 24 minutes when he broke through with a low shot past Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli from 12 yards and it was 1-0 at half-time.


 


Forward Tihomir Maletic scored right after the break and struck a second at 55 minutes to make it 3-0, his eighth and ninth goals of the season.


 


Midfielder Marin Vucemilovic Grgic increased the score to 4-0 at 62 minutes for the home side and Hugo Herrera scored from 7 yards to wrap up the scoring, a 5-0 result.


 


Toronto Croatia, is in second position in the standings, move within four points of league-leading SC Toronto, both teams having played 18 games.


 


Midfielder Dino Gardener opened the scoring for York Region Shooters against St. Catharines Wolves at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, scoring with a drive from 16 yards at 22 minutes and Jason De Thomasis made it 2-0 at the 40th minute mark, the score at the break.


 


Mario Orestano increased the home lead to 3-0 at 49 minutes and Taylor Lord beat St. Catharines goalkeeper Claudio Perri for a 4-0 score at 80 minutes.


 


Midfielder Tony Mermigas scored in added time for St. Catharines, heading past York Region goalkeeper Camilo Benzi to make it 4-1, the final score.


 


York Region Shooters are involved in a 3-way tie with Capital City FC and Montreal Impact Academy for third position in the First Division standings, all with 35 points as a result of Sunday’s win.


 


Serbian White Eagles visited Esther Shiner Stadium in North York for the game with the Astros and promptly took the lead after 15 minutes when midfielder Milos Scepanovic scored from the penalty spot following a tripping incident called by referee Manuel Orellano. It was 1-0 at the interval.


 


Astros’ forward Nordo Gooden equalized 1-1 at 50 minutes, then Serbian Eagles scored three goals, by defender Ricardo Munguia at 62 minutes, midfielder Kirie Dimitrov at 73 minutes and a second goal by Scepanovic at 81 minutes for a 4-1 final score.


 


Serbian White Eagles are in seventh position with 30 points following the win.


 


A goal at 37 minutes was enough to give Brantford Galaxy a victory and much needed three points in the game against London City at Lions Park in Brantford.


 


The current CSL champions are just off the pace in their attempt to secure one of eight berths for the first round of the playoffs.


 


The goal to give Brantford the 1-0 win was started by Nenad Begovic who intercepted a London City pass in midfield to set-up forward Mark Reilly – he found the net from five yards.


 


The weekend’s complete Second Division results:


 


SECOND DIVISION


Brantford Galaxy B 3 Brampton City Utd B  0


Mississauga Eagles FC B 3, Toronto Croatia B 0


Niagara United 6, North York Astros B  0


Prospect FC 3, KW United FC 0


SC Toronto  B  7, London City  B  0


TFC Academy II  3, St. Catharines Wolves  B  2


York Region Shooters B 5, Prospect FC 1


 


 

MISSISSAUGA EAGLES HELD TO 1-1 TIE AT HOME TO WINDSOR STARS SATURDAY

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Mississauga Eagles FC were held to a 1-1 tie by Windsor Stars at the Hershey Centre Saturday night, a disappointing result for the home side bidding to capture a spot in the Canadian Soccer League playoffs to begin early October.


 


It was the only game in the CSL First Division Saturday and midfielder David Kadoic  opened the scoring for the visitors at the 15 minute mark, he beat Mississauga goalkeeper Melford James Jr from just inside the 6-yard line for the 1-0 lead.


 


It was a hard fought contest through to the end of the first half which ended 1-0 and into the second half when eventually at 78 minutes Mohammed Habibzi struck for Mississauga off a corner kick into the top corner on the short side, beating goalkeeper Anthony Santilli.


 


With the game still in the balance, the Eagles lost midfielder Ivan Juric when he was given a second caution and red card by referee Richard Oliveira at 84 minutes. The game ended 1-1 and Mississauga Eagles improve to a 9-8-2 WLT record for 29 points with an opportunity to secure a playoff berth, while Windsor Stars have an up hill climb to make  the playoffs with just 11 points from 17 games


 


SECOND DIVISION


Mississauga Eagles FC B 3, Toronto Croatia B 0


Niagara United 6, North York Astros B  0


Prospect FC 3, KW United FC 0


York Region Shooters B 5, Prospect FC 1


 


            Remaining games this weekend :


 


FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Aug 28 Lions Park 6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs London City
Sun, Aug 28 St. Joan of Arc 6:00 PM York Region Shooters vs St. Catharines Roma Wolves
Sun, Aug 28 TBA Field Time 8:00 PM North York Astros vs Serbian White Eagles
Sun, Aug 28 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia vs Windsor Stars


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–          SECOND DIVISION


Sat, Aug 27 Lions Park  4:00 PM Brantford Galaxy B vs Brampton City Utd B


Sun, Aug 28 Club Roma  2:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs TFC Academy II


Sun, Aug 28 Cove Road 4:00 PM London City B vs SC Toronto B


 


 

SC TORONTO WIDEN THE MARGIN WHILE SERBIAN EAGLES AND LONDON CITY ALSO WIN FRIDAY

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An emphatic 5-1 victory by SC Toronto over St. Catharines Wolves keeps the Toronto side in a strong position for the First Division title, while Serbian White Eagles defeated TFC Academy 1-0 and in one other game in the CSL Friday, London City picked up their second win of the season, a 2-0 result over North York Astros.


 


Forward Alon Badat put SC Toronto into the lead over St. Catharines Wolves at Lamport Stadium, a goal from close range  past St. Catharines ‘keeper Claudio Perri and five minutes later Carlos Nogueira made it 2-0 for the home side.


 


At 31 minutes forward Massimo Mirabelli increased the lead to 3-0, but this was followed at 43 minutes by a goal from the visitors when Matthew Contino found the net past SC Toronto goalkeeper Scott Cliff and it was 3-1 at half-time.


 


Forward Alexandros Halis struck twice for SC Toronto with goals at 90 minutes and 95 minutes, last goal with a rebound from Perri to push into the net.


 


The win increases SC Toronto’s lead in the First Division to seven points over Toronto Croatia and the league leaders have a game in hand.


 


Serbian White Eagles earned an important three points with their 1-0 victory over TFC Academy to stay on the fringes of a playoff position in eighth place.


 


It was a well-played scoreless first half, then midfielder Darryl Gomez found the net early in the second half to give the home side the win at Centennial Stadium.


 


London City were full marks for their 2-0 defeat of still winless North York Astros in the game at the Cove in London, with Rogers Television reporting 13 scoring opportunities for the City in the first half.


 


Forward Younan Samra hit the post in another attempt for London at 53 minutes, but three minutes later the home side found the net when midfielder Ermal Murataj scored from a goalmouth scramble.


 


Goalkeeper Enea Perego looked sound in the North York goal, but he was beaten a second time when Younan Samra’s persistence paid off with a goal at 63 minutes and the  2-0 score remained until the final whistle.


 


The Astros were playing with10 men for the last 12 minutes following the ejection of  defender Maxim Dorneval who was shown a red card by referee Yusri Rudolf for serious foul play.


 


Remaining games this weekend :


 


FIRST DIVISION


Sat, Aug 27 Hershey Centre 8:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs Windsor Stars
Sun, Aug 28 Lions Park 6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs London City
Sun, Aug 28 St. Joan of Arc 6:00 PM York Region Shooters vs St. Catharines Roma Wolves
Sun, Aug 28 Esther Shiner 8:00 PM North York Astros vs Serbian White Eagles
Sun, Aug 28 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia vs Windsor Stars


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Sat, Aug 27 St Joan of Arc 2:00 PM Prospect FC vs KW United FC 


Sat, Aug 27 Norval Park 4:00 PM Toronto Croatia B vs Mississauga Eagles FC B


Sat, Aug 27 St Joan of Arc 4:00 PM North York Astros B vs Niagara United 


Sat, Aug 27 Lions Park  4:00 PM Brantford Galaxy B vs Brampton City Utd B


Sat, Aug 27 St. Joan of Arc 6:00 PM Prospect FC vs York Region Shooters B


Sun, Aug 28 Club Roma  2:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs TFC Academy II


Sun, Aug 28 Cove Road 4:00 PM London City B vs SC Toronto B


 


 


 


 


 

SC TORONTO TUMBLE TO TORONTO CROATIA, CAPITAL CITY IMPRESSIVE 3-0 AND SHOOTERS DEFEATED 2-1 BY TFC

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SC Toronto took a rare tumble with a 4-2 loss to Toronto Croatia in CSL games Sunday, while Capital City FC were impressive in their 3-0 victory over Montreal Impact Academy and in one other game, TFC Academy upset York Region Shooters, 2-1.


 


SC Toronto have been superb in conceding just nine goals in 16 games going into Sunday’s game, but found themselves down 4-0 in the second half against Toronto Croatia at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke.


 


Croatia midfielder Augustin de Medina opened the scoring for the home side at seven minutes from a direct free kick well outside the penalty box and Bozenko Lesina made it 2-0 eight minutes later.


 


Hayden Fitzwilliams increased the lead to 3-0 when he beat SC Toronto goalkeeper Scott Cliff with a low shot into the bottom left corner at 32 minutes and that was the score at half-time.


 


Tihomir Maletic increased the Croatia lead to 4-0 at 53 minutes, his sixth goal of the season,  before the league leaders struck for their first goal at 69 minutes when midfielder Alon Badet found the net past Croatia ‘keeper Antonio Ilic and this was followed by a second goal for the visitors by Alexandros Halis who headed past Ilic at 89 minutes for a 4-2 final score.


 


The win puts Toronto Croatia within four points of leaders SC Toronto, both team have played 17 games.

Following early pressure by the home side, Capital City FC took the lead at the 36th minute mark when a drive by Sullivan Silva was saved by Montreal goalkeeper Domenic Provost, but the rebound was picked up by Collin Harrison to give the Ottawa team a 1-0 lead, the score at half-time.


 


Midfielder Emir Zrnic made it 2-0 at 66 minutes, he picked up a through ball from the right wing by Kenny Caceros to lift the ball over the oncoming Provost into the net.


 


While Montreal fought back to get back into the game, it was Capital City that again found the net on a goal at 82 minutes by forward Akil DeFreitas who took a corner kick from Caceros to score from 15 yards, his sixth of the season to increase the score to 3-0.


 


It was Capital City’s tenth win of the season and a seventh clean sheet for goalkeeper Irwin on a day designated Ottawa Emergency Services Appreciation Day which boosted the crowd for an entertaining, well-played encounter.


 


York Region Shooters suffered a set-back in their home clash with TFC Academy at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple and it started with an opening goal by TFC’s Tristan Jackman at the 9th minute mark.


 


Striker Stefan Vukovic drove a low shot into the net past Shooters’ goalkeeper Camilo Benzi at 24 minutes, his 14 goal of the season for a 2-0 score at the break.


 


York Region fought to get back into contention during the second half, but it was 91 minutes before the home side found the net – it came on a goal by defender Ricky Herron and the final whistle came with the score at 2-1.


 


York Region Shooters won their away game at TFC Academy, a 1-0 result on July 2.


 


There was on game in the CSL Second Division Sunday:


 


Serbian White Eagles  B  3, St. Catharines Wolves  B  0


 


 





 


 

MISSISSAUGA EAGLES VICTORY IMPROVES PLAYOFF CHANCES WHILE GALAXY, ASTROS PLAY TO SCORELESS TIE

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Mississauga Eagles FC improved their chances for a playoff position with an important 2-1 victory over Windsor Stars in the CSL Saturday night and in a second game, Brantford Galaxy were held to a scoreless tie by North York Astros.


 


Midfielder Christian Mayorga opened the scoring for Windsor at the 11th minute mark in the game at Windsor Stadium, finding the net out of the reach of Mississauga goalkeeper James Melford Jr.


 


Tristan Watson tied the score for Mississauga at 24 minutes and forward Jose Melo beat Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli to give the visitors the lead at the 46th minute mark, a 2-1 score that held to the final whistle.


 


Windsor Stars were reduced to 10 men when referee Yusri Rudolf showed a red card to Emillio Georgi following a second caution at 90 minutes.


 


It was Mississauga Eagles’ ninth win of the season which keeps the first year team in 7th position in the standings with 28 points.


 


It was a close encounter throughout at Lions Park in Brantford when North York Astros were the visitors.


 


There were few scoring opportunities, but two Brantford Galaxy players were ejected by referee Richard Oliveira who brought out the red card first of all for Dalibor Mitrovic who was sent off after just 15 minutes for Violent Conduct and at 80 minutes defender Zvonko Bakula was ordered off for Serious Foul Play.


 


Brantford had two good opportunities to score, the first when Ranko Golijanin’s penalty kick was well saved by Astros’ goalkeeper Damon Naghavi at 65 minutes and a well taken free kick by Nenad Begovic struck the post at the 75th minute mark.


 


Scores in the CSL Second Division Saturday were:


 


KW United FC 6, Brantford Galaxy  B  1


SC Toronto  B  5, Mississauga Eagles  B  1


York Region Shooters  B  3, TFC Academy II  2


London City B 2, Brampton City Utd  B 2


 


Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 


FIRST DIVISION     


Sun, Aug 21 Terry Fox Stadium 1:00 PM Capital City FC vs Montreal Impact Academy


Sun, Aug 21 St. Joan of Arc 6:00 PM York Region Shooters vs TFC Academy


Sun, Aug 21 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia vs SC Toronto


 


SECOND DIVISION


Sun, Aug 21 Club Roma 2:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Serbian White Eagles B


 

SC TORONTO HEADING FOR TITLE

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With a six points margin at the top of the standings and five games in hand, it will take a serious end of the season collapse for SC Toronto to not win the First Division title following a 2-0 victory over Serbian White Eagles Friday night. In one other game, Toronto Croatia continued its climb up the standings with a 2-0 defeat of London City.


 


Following an even opening contest, SC Toronto took the lead following a breakaway at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, a goal at the 24th minute mark by midfielder Alon Badat who drove the ball into the top left corner of the net. It was 1-0 at the interval.


 


Both teams missed opportunities to score during a lively second half, which saw three players ejected in the late stages of the game.


 


Serbian White Eagles` forward Salvin Lammie was the first to go after receiving a second caution at the 82nd minute mark and this was followed almost immediately by a red card  to SC Toronto defender Gerard Ladiyou following a heavy challenge.


 


Sasa Vukoje, the Serbian Eagles forward, was then sent off by referee Justin Tasev at 88 minutes and shortly afterwards, SC Toronto forward Alexandros Halis assured the visitors of the victory when he collected the ball at 30 yards, closed in and beat Serbian White Eagles` goalkeeper Milos Djurkovic from 12 yards. The final score was 2-0.


 


SC Toronto lead the First Division table with 41 points from 16 games and the Toronto team is now six points in front of second place Montreal Impact Academy. SC Toronto has five games in hand.


 


It was a well-attended, entertaining encounter at Cove Road where London City continue to draw strong local support despite being all but eliminated from the playoffs.


 


Following a scoreless first half that went back and forth for both teams, Toronto Croatia took the lead at 58 minutes when forward Bozenko Lesina took a rebound off the cross bar to put the ball into the net past goalkeeper Fabian Knezevic for a 1-0 lead, and 10 minutes later Tihomir Maletic made it 2-0 for the visiting team, scoring his sixth of the season following a two-way passing play with Hayden Fitzwilliams.


 


The entertainment was stepped up when a streaker invaded the playing surface at 88 minutes, but was quickly subdued for the game to end, a final 2-0 score. Asked about the incident, London City GM Ryan Gauss admitted almost everything has happened in the 38 years the team has been playing, but it`s the first streaker.


 


“Despite our lowly position, we`ll continue to play attractive soccer and we appreciate the loyalty of our fans,“ said Gauss.


 


Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 


FIRST DIVISION     


Sat, Aug 20 Lions Park 7:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs North York Astros


Sat, Aug 20 Windsor Stadium 7:00 PM Windsor Stars vs Mississauga Eagles FC


Sun, Aug 21 Terry Fox Stadium 1:00 PM Capital City FC vs Montreal Impact Academy


Sun, Aug 21 St. Joan of Arc 6:00 PM York Region Shooters vs TFC Academy


Sun, Aug 21 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia vs SC Toronto


 


 


SECOND DIVISION


Sat, Aug 20   Budd Park 11:00 AM KW United FC vs Brantford Galaxy B


Sat, Aug 20   St. Joan of Arc 2:00 PM SC Toronto B  vs Mississauga Eagles FC B


Sat, Aug 20   St. Joan of Arc 4:00 PM TFC Academy II vs York Region Shooters B


Sat, Aug 20   Cove Road 4:00 PM London City B vs Brampton City Utd B 


Sun, Aug 21 Club Roma 2:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Serbian White Eagles B


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

BRANTFORD GALAXY RECOVER FROM 2-0 HALF-TIME DEFICIT TO WIN 4-2 WEDNESDAY

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Brantford Galaxy came from a 2-0 half-time deficit to defeat St. Catharines Wolves 4-2 at Club Roma in St. Catharines, the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday night.


 


It was a remarkable collapse by the home side which looked at the interval very much in a position of winning its first home game of the season and first game since defeating London City 2-1 on June 3.


 


St. Catharines midfielder Matthew Cain opened the scoring for the Garden City team with a goal at the 37th minute mark and Matthew Contino made it 2-0 at 41 minutes on a penalty awarded by referee Justin Tasev. The penalty followed a hand ball infringement by Galaxy defender Stanko Karacic — it was 2-0 at half-time.


 


Galaxy forward Dalibor Mitrovic accounted for the first of four second half goals by the visitors, he struck with a drive from 25 yards at 49 minutes.


 


 St. Catharines suffered a set-back when 10 minutes later they were down to 10 men when defender Joe Conte was shown the red card by referee Tasev for Serious Foul Play.


 


Brantford’s Kyle Grooteboer intercepted a St. Catharines pass to beat goalkeeper Claudio Perri to tie the score 2-2 at 73 minutes, Mitovic scored his second goal to make it 3-2 in favour of the Galaxy at 80 minutes and Ranko Golijanin sealed the win for Brantford when he scored from the penalty spot, a 4-2 final score. The penalty was awarded when the home side’s Matthew Waddington brought down Golijanin in the box.


 


It was the Galaxy’s eighth win of the season for 22 points from 17 games to put the current CSL champions on the edge of a playoff position and the win repeats a victory by Brantford over St. Catharines Wolves on July 17, a 5-3 score at Lions Park.


 


 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RIGGI GOALS SEAL IMPACT WIN WHILE TOP TEAMS SC TORONTO AND CAPITAL CITY PLAY TO SCORELESS TIE… Lightning cuts short Serbian Eagles vs. Windsor Stars

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Montreal Impact Academy picked up three points with an important 3-1 win over North York Astros, while SC Toronto and Capital City FC battled to a scoreless tie and in one other game played in the CSL Saturday, the Windsor Stars vs. Serbian White Eagles game was abandoned at 39 minutes due to lightning and the game will be replayed.


 


Serge Dinkota opened the scoring for Montreal Impact Academy at the 23rd minute mark at Esther Shiner Stadium, but North York forward Nordo Gooden tied the score 1-1 six minutes later and it was 1-1 at half-time.


 


Montreal’s Alessandro Riggi put the Quebec side 2-1 up at 54 minutes and the game was in doubt until Riggi struck again at 92 minutes for a 3-1 score, the result at the final whistle.


 


Riggi’s goals were both outstanding drives from outside the penalty box which left Astros’ goalkeeper Enea Perego with little chance.


 


Montreal defender Amine Meftouh was shown the red card at 83 minutes by referee Archie Korbiel for ‘Denying an Obvious Goalscoring Opportunity’.


 


Montreal move into second position in the standings with 35 points following their victory, the 10th win of the current league campaign.


 


SC Toronto and Capital City FC fought throughout in a game that ended scoreless at Lamport Stadium. Capital City defender Casey Cordray was sent off in that game on receiving a second yellow card at 82 minutes.


 


In one other game played in the CSL Saturday, the Windsor Stars vs Serbian White Eagles clash at Windsor Stadium was abandoned at 39 minutes by referee Angelo Gertsakis when lightning in the area persisted with little opportunity to abate.


 


The visitors were leading 1-0 on a goal by Milos Scepanovic at the time of the abandonment, but due to the first half not being completed, the game will be replayed at a later date.


 


There were five games in the CSL Second Division Saturday with the following results the remaining games to be played in the CSL this weekend, are:


 


Brampton City Utd B 2, Prospect FC 1


North York Astros B  5, Brantford Galaxy  B  2


St. Catharines Wolves  B  5, Prospect FC 2


TFC Academy II  2, SC Toronto  B  0


Niagara United 0, Toronto Croatia B  0


 


Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 


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


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


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


 


SECOND DIVISION


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


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


 


 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

 

 

FIRST DIVISION

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

SECOND DIVISION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

SC TORONTO SEEK LEAGUE TITLE HONOURS WITH 3-0 WIN – Mississauga Eagles FC defeat London City 1-0

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SC Toronto took a big step toward league title honours with a 3-0 victory over lowly North York Astros Sunday afternoon and in a later game Mississauga Eagles FC squeaked past London City by a 1-0 score. The third game in the CSL First Division, Brampton City Utd vs. York Region Shooters, was postponed due to ground conditions following heavy rains. 


 


SC Toronto forward Jarek Whiteman struck twice in his side’s defeat of the Astros, he opened the scoring by taking a rebound from three yards to put the ball in the net past Astros’ keeper Enea Perego and following a 1-0 score at the interval, increased the lead to 2-0 at 61 minutes with a drive from 18 yards.


 


Midfielder Dane Roberts made it 3-0 for SC Toronto at 87 minutes when he broke through to drive the ball inside the left post.


 


Mississauga Eagles FC had more of the play than the 1-0 result suggests when they improved their mid table position with a victory over London City at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga.


 


Forward Dave Simpson of the Eagles got the winner  when he found the left corner of the net from 6 yards at 63 minutes following a scoreless first half, a half during which the Mississauga team played with 10 men following the early ejection of  midfielder Ivan Juric for Serious Foul Play.


 


A third game scheduled for Sunday afternoon, Brampton City Utd vs York Region Shooters at Victoria Park in Brampton, was postponed at the ground following heavy early morning rains in the Toronto area.


 


 

HEAVY RAINS FORCE CANCELLATION OF TWO GAMES SUNDAY

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Heavy rain in the Toronto area has caused flooding at the Victoria Park ground in Brampton, resulting in the postponement of two CSL games scheduled to be played there Sunday afternoon.


The Brampton City Utd vs. York Region Shooters first division game scheduled for a 3 pm kickoff is off and so is the second division encounter between Brampton City Utd B and York Region Shooters B.


Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 FIRST DIVISION


Sun, Aug 7 Victoria Park  3:00 PM Brampton City Utd vs York Region Shooters  POSTPONED


Sun, Aug 7 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs SC Toronto 


Sun, Aug 7 Hershey Centre  7:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs London City 


 


SECOND DIVISION


Sun, Aug 7 Club Roma  2:00 PM St. Catharines Roma Wolves B vs Niagara United 


Sun, Aug 7 Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs York Region Shooters B POSTPONED


Sun, Aug 7 Hershey Centre 9:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs London City B


 

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