Kingston FC

KINGSTON PRESS CONFERENCE LAUNCHES 2014

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kingston-fc-web-0032Kingston FC were quick off the mark to jump into a lead last season and judging by the early press conference on January 28 while surrounded by the worst winter weather seen in the region for many years, the First Division title winner looks well positioned again to bid for even more honours in the Canadian Soccer League.

Kingston attracted plenty of attention in 2013 with a well-earned large fan support and the team responded again to be the finalist in the CSL Championship, losing 3-1 to SC Waterloo, another recent team in Canada’s top professional league.

“This time around, we’d like to repeat the top division win and add the championship trophy as well,” said Lorne Abugov, the club chairman, at the gathering  at Queen’s University, the world-renowned teaching institution which has reinforced a successful partnership struck with their local pro soccer club in 2013.  Abugov does not rule out the possibility of a strengthened reserve team winning the CSL Second Division.

On January 24 Kingston FC coaches and management took a close look at 30 players invited to bid for place on one of the teams and the club expects to sign six or seven during February. Kingston aims to retain the core of last year’s player pool for the coming season, including French striker Guillaume Surot, the CSL top scorer. While the roster is expected to be finalized by mid-March, there will be one more opportunity for some local players to tryout for any spots still available, and this will lead to the club’s training camp opening on April 24.

The club sports a new-look logo and new minority shareholders were announced as Shawn Geary (McCoy Bus Service & Tours), Catherine MacLeod (Physiotherapy Kingston), and Belleville businessman Jim Allore.
Abugov explained the present position of the CSL which is operating as a private league similar to MLB, the NBA and the NHL while in membership with the new Soccer Federation of Canada.

But what  struck a chord most with the media was an announcement that Queen’s Varsity Men’s captain Joe Zupo will be on trial with Exeter City FC in England’s League Two and that Mike Smith and Hugo Delmaire were attending the USL Pro Combine in Florida in January, and that Edgar Soglo, Guillaume Surot, and Jason Massie trialed with Ottawa Fury FC, the newest Canadian member in the U.S.-based North American Soccer League with 11 teams, two of which, Ottawa and Edmonton are Canadian.

The Kingston FC season opener will be during the May 24 weekend and the home opener May 31.

TOP SCORER GUILLAUME SUROT WINS MVP AND ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD…Kingston, Toronto Croatia most honoured on awards night

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Kingston FC and Toronto Croatia took most of the honours at the Canadian Soccer League’s annual banquet held at the Sheraton Hotel, Niagara Falls Saturday night, a prelude to the league’s two championship games set for the Kalar Sports Park a short distance away Sunday.

Guillaume Surot, a striker with Kingston, was presented with three awards, including the coveted Most Valuable Player trophy after scoring 28 goals in regular season play. A first year player in the CSL Surot, 25, also earned the Rookie of the Year award.

The MVP award for the best player in the CSL’s Second Division went to Yonan Samara of London City, while Mademba Ba, a prolific forward in the Kingston reserve team with 17 goals was the leading goalscorer.
Kingston, this year’s winner of the CSL First Division, was presented with six awards and Toronto Croatia, which won the CSL Second Division took away five.
The awards:
First Division:
Winner: Kingston FC, Runners-up: York Region Shooters
Most Valuable Player: Guillaume Surot (Kingston FC)
Top Goalscorer: Guillaume Surot (Kingston FC)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Antonio Ilic (Toronto Croatia)
Defender of the Year: Sven Arapovic (Toronto Croatia)
Rookie of the Year: Guillaume Surot (Kingston FC)
Coach of the Year: Colm Muldoon(Kingston FC)
Second Division
Winner: Toronto Croatia B
Runners-up: Niagara United B
Most Valuable Player: Yonan Samara (London City B)
Top Goalscorer: Mademba Ba (Kingston FC B)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Roy Seaboyer (Brampton City Utd B)
Defender of the Year: Daniel Stoker (Toronto Croatia B)
Rookie of the Year: Mykola Chachula (Toronto Croatia B)
Coach of the Year: George Jenkins (Toronto Croatia B)

Referee of the Year: Justin Tasev
Harry Paul Gauss Award: Pino Jazbec
The Fair Play and Respect Award: SC Waterloo

Added following Sunday’s games:
CSL Champions: SC Waterloo SC
CSL Second Division Champions: SC Waterloo B

KINGSTON VICTORY FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP ENCOUNTER WITH SC WATERLOO……Semifinal win over London City

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Kingston-FCKingston FC will meet SC Waterloo, another recent team in the Canadian Soccer League, in the CSL Championship Final at Kalar Park Stadium at Niagara Falls on November 3.

Kingston defeated London City by a 4-2 score in the second semifinal at the Queen’s West Field, Kingston, the only game in the CSL Sunday.

The Kingston win eliminated a team which entered the league back in 1973, to follow Saturday’s first semifinal defeat by SC Waterloo of Toronto Croatia, which entered professional soccer in 1956.

The two finalists entered the CSL First Division in 2011 and while Kingston FC was recognized as a likely contender for league honours from the beginning of the 2013 campaign, Waterloo made strong progress throughout and ended the regular season impressively to have its First Division side bid for the league championship, while its reserve team booked its place in the Second Division final.

London City went ahead 1-0 after 12 minutes in Sunday’s semifinal at Queen’s West field, a goal by Marin Vucemilovic Grigic from the penalty spot when Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar brought down London’s Aldin Kukic on a breakaway.

. Catalin Lichioiu equalized for Kingston from a free kick at 23 minutes and top scorer Guillaume Surot struck from 18 yards for a 2-1 Kingston lead at the break.

Younan Samra equalized for London for a 2-2 tie at 54 minutes and at the 80th minute mark Surot put the home side in front 3-2 from the penalty spot after midfielder Edgar Soglo was fouled in the box.

It was Soglo who scored the fourth goal for Kingston, a drive into the top right corner well out of reach of London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic for a 4-2 score at 90 minutes and the score at the final whistle.

Kingston FC will meet SC Waterloo in the final at Kalar Park Stadium, Niagara Falls on Sunday, November 3, a 2.30 pm kickoff, to be preceded by the Second Division championship decider between Toronto Croatia B and SC Waterloo B at 12 noon.

See CSL Playoffs Summary

KINGSTON ADVANCE……narrow victory puts division winner in semifinals

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Kingston FC may be finding each game a greater challenge as the season moves through the CSL playoffs, but it’s a sure bet head coach Colm Muldoom has factored that into his way of negotiating the difficult path that leads to the overall CSL Championship.
For the group that boasts the first professional soccer team to play out of the picturesque eastern Ontario community, it has not been an easy journey and Sunday’s 2-1 victory over a Serbian White Eagles, winner of the trophy in 2008 with experienced players seasoned in European soccer, it was no exception.
It was a squeaker, a scoreless first half with a Kingston goal by midfielder Nathan Klemencic six minutes into the second half cancelled out by a Serbian Eagles goal by midfielder Stefan Racic just two minutes from the final whistle.
The game went into 30 minutes of extra time and while the home side had a decided edge in the second half, there was no guarantee that would continue.
Muldoon understood some time ago it would probably take other players to sustain the earlier success attributable to striker Guillaume Surot, Jason Massie and Catalin Lichioiu, a trio to account for 47 goals during the regular season.
Holding a 1-1 precarious tie, the Irishman brought in Kihara Waiganjo to replace Klemencic – the opening goalscorer – and after 10 minutes of overtime the talented 25 year-old headed in the game winner just three minutes after stepping on the field. The 2-1 lead held until the final whistle.
“Basically, our team delivered a performance, created many chances which we should’ve finished to make the game easier,” Muldoon said. “Our conditioning took over, [we] created more chances but it just wouldn’t go in for us – we hit the wood work numerous times. We made our own fortune and we got what we deserved in the end.”Kingston FC has announced its CSL Championship semifinal game against London City will be played on Sunday, October 20 at the Queen’s West Field, a 6.30 pm kickoff.
CSL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS – SUMMARYQuarterfinals – First DivisionKingston FC 2, Serbian White Eagles 1 (Extra time)Saturday’s game:Toronto Croatia 2, Windsor Stars 0 (Extra time)Friday’s game:York Region Shooters 1, London City 1 (Extra time)London City wins 4-2 on penalty kicksQuarterfinals – Second DivisionBrampton City Utd B 5, St. Catharines Wolves B 3SC Waterloo B 3, London City B 1Saturday’s games:Toronto Croatia B 2, Kingston FC B 1York Region Shooters B 2, Niagara United B 2 (Extra time)(York Region Shooters B wins on penalty kicks)Remaining quarterfinal games this weekend: Quarterfinals – First DivisionMon, Oct 14 Terry Fox Stadium 7 pm Brampton City Utd vs. SC WaterlooThe semifinals will be:First Division – The CSL ChampionshipKingston FC vs London CityToronto Croatia vs Brampton City Utd or SC WaterlooSecond DivisionToronto Croatia B vs York Region Shooters BBrampton City Utd B vs SC Waterloo B

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.

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.

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.

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

KINGSTON THREE POINTS CLEAR AT THE TOP…York Region, Astros Vasas, St. Catharines also win Sunday

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Kingston defeated Waterloo 2-0 and York Region downed Niagara 5-1 to keep up strong bids for the CSL First Division title, while Astros Vasas gained a 2-1 away win over Burlington and St. Catharines Wolves nipped Windsor Stars 1-0, four games in the CSL Sunday.

Kingston FC opened the scoring at Warrior Field in Waterloo with a goal by striker Guillaume Surot who scored from the penalty spot at the 40th minute mark following a foul in the penalty box and the ejection by referee Marie-Soleil Beaudoin of Waterloo defender Jake Inglis. It was Surot’s 24th goal of the season and it was 1-0 at the break.

Forward Mademba Ba made it 2-0 for the visitors at 84 minutes, the score at the final whistle and a victory that lifted Kingston three points clear at the top of the First Division standings.

The home side had an edge in the first half at Nelson Stadium, but Burlington failed to take the lead when Nikola Stanojevic missed a penalty. The spot-kick was called by referee Benjamin Jacobs at 25 minutes when Astros Vasas goalkeeper Matthew George brought down Burlington’s Darko Thomas in the box. It was scoreless at the break.

Astros’ forward Evan James opened the scoring when he found the net past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic at the 48th minute mark, but Burlington tied the score 1-1 at 75 minutes on a goal by Storm Wishart.

James struck the winner for the visitors at 88 minutes, a 2-1 victory at the final whistle for the North York side, a win that improved their record to 7-11-2 for 23 points, while Burlington are at 6-13-0 for 18 points.

Richard West struck two first half goals for York Region Shooters against Niagara United at the St. Joan of Arc ground, he found the net past Niagara goalkeeper Brad Gemmell at 16 and 44 minutes, his 16th and 17th goals of the season to move into second position in the scoring title race. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Mario Orestano made it 3-0 at 57 minutes, taking a pass from Kadian Lecky, and at 82 minutes Niagara’s Anthony Mermigas found the net past York Region goalkeeper Emanuelle Ameltonis, a goal that cut the lead to 3-1.

Lecky scored twice in 60 seconds of added time, his 4th and 5th of the season for a 5-1 final score.

At Club Roma in St. Catharines the home side won their seventh game of the season in rain-swept conditions with an early second half goal by Mohammed Mohammed, his seventh goal of the season. Mohammed beat Windsor goalkeeper Dejo Olagbegi from close range off a cross from the right wing.

The win means the Garden City side still has an opportunity to clinch a playoff spot with its 21 points and three games remaining.

In the CSL Second Division, it was St. Catharines Wolves B 2, SC Waterloo B 1, while York Region Shooters B and Niagara United B played to a 1-1 tie. London City B, Niagara United B, Toronto Croatia B and St. Catharines Wolves B have all clinched playoff berths – there are four spots remaining.

KINGSTON RETURNS FOR PUSH TO FIRST DIVISION TITLE…..playoff details released

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High flying Kingston FC will be looking to maintain their three-point margin at the top of the CSL First Division when they meet SC Waterloo this coming Sunday following a successful excursion last Sunday to the University of Ottawa for a friendly encounter with the Montreal Impact Academy. The CSL league leaders came away with a 1-0 victory in that game and now return to the business of the First Division title with five games remaining in their regular season schedule prior to the CSL Championship playoffs in October.
The Brampton City Utd vs. Toronto Croatia match at Victoria Park in Brampton this Saturday gives the home side an opportunity to make amends for two home defeats in a week. The loss to York Region Shooters last Sunday was a particularly hard blow to Brampton’s bid for the top spot following a strong period during which the team from northwest of Toronto played some strong, attractive soccer.
The CSL playoffs in both divisions will get underway with the quarterfinals the weekend October 11 – 13, with the top eight teams qualifying for the post-regular season competition. The top four teams will have home advantage and will retain home advantage for the semifinals the weekend of October 18 – 20. The CSL Championship Final and Second Division championship date and venue will be announced on Monday.
The upcoming weekend games:
FIRST DIVISION
Fri, Sep 13  Hellenic Centre 8:30 PM London City vs Burlington SC 
(Ref: Justin Tasev, Assist: Gianni Facchini, Peter Pendli 4th Yusri Rudolf)
Sat, Sep 14  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs Toronto Croatia 
(Ref: Yusri Rudolf, Assist: Pierre Acouri, Vladimir Makarov, 4th Sean Hornsby)
Sun, Sep 15  Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs Astros Vasas FC 
(Ref: Benjamin Jacobs, Assist: Michael Stenbring, David Di Pasquale 4th AN Other
Sun, Sep 15  St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs  Niagara United  
(Ref: Hassane Rifai, Assist: Sharon Welsby, Niquita Amerkhanian: 4th Manuel Orellana)
Sun, Sep 15  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Kingston FC
(Ref: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin, Assist: Scott Decker, Scott Milliquet 4th Michael Bradley)
Sun, Sep 15  Club Roma 7 PM St.Catharines Wolves vs Windsor Stars 
(Ref: David Barrie, Assist: Ramee Arbaji, Allison Enright 4th Brian Butler)
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Sep 14  Victoria Park  3 PM Brampton City Utd B vs Toronto Croatia B 
Sat, Sep 14  Portuguese/Oriental 3:30 PM SC Waterloo B vs Kingston FC B 
Sat, Sep 14  Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs  London City B 
Sun, Sep 15  St. Joan of Arc  4 PM York Region Shooters B vs Niagara United B 
Sun, Sep 15  Club Roma Park 5 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs SC Waterloo B 

KINGSTON OFF THIS WEEKEND – BUT WILL REMAIN ON TOP…..the weekend games

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Three of the top four teams bidding for the CSL First Division title will see action this weekend with the Brampton City Utd vs York Region Shooters clash likely to attract a lot of attention late Sunday afternoon.
Toronto Croatia is at Centennial Stadium that night as they take on an improved Windsor Stars, but whatever the outcome of either game, Kingston FC will continue to lead at the top while they take time off to play a friendly against Montreal Impact Academy, also on Sunday. The eastern Ontario side has a four-point lead over Brampton and six points over York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia.
Only the top four have clinched playoff berths leaving four spots up for grabs,

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