Kingston FC

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.

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) 

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.

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 

KINGSTON GO THREE POINTS CLEAR…..Serbian Eagles and Astros Vasas also score victories Saturday

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Kingston FC took a three-point lead at the top of the CSL First Division following a 2-0 defeat of St. Catharines Wolves, while Astros Vasas FC  and Serbian White Eagles both scored important victories in a bid for playoff spots, three games in the CSL Saturday.

Kingston had a distinct edge in the play throughout and opening the scoring at the Kiwanis Park in St Catharines with a goal by midfielder Jason Massie at 23 minutes. Massie collected a pass inside the box to drive into the net from 10 yards to the left of  St.Catharines goalkeeper Matthew Greco. It was Massie’s eighth goal of the season and it was 1-0 at the break.

Forward Mademba Ba struck the second goal for the visitors at 74 minutes when he headed in a cross from the right for a 2-0 final score to give Kingston their ninth win of the season and a 9-3-1 record for 28 points at the top. St. Catharines are at 3-7-0 for 9 points.

Serbian White Eagles opened the scoring early at Windsor Stadium and never looked back following a goal by Ivan Stankovic at the two minute mark. The goal came from a free kick taken just outside the box, a 1-0 lead for the visitors.

Sahjah Reid struck his first of two goals at 34 minutes for Serbian Eagles for a 2-0 lead  and four minutes later Windsor player David Kadoic was shown the red card by referee Scott Decker for serious foul play.

Reid scored his second at 61 minutes to complete the scoring for the Toronto-based team and despite good efforts and a close call from Windsor’s Chad Stuecher the home side failed to find the net and the game ended 3-0 in favour of Serbian White Eagles.

Astros Vasas FC continues to show good form and that paid off with a win over Niagara United  at Kalar Park in Niagara Falls.

The visitors led 1-0 on a goal by forward Erik Gulyas at five minutes – he found the net past Niagara goalkeeper Jonathan Bruggeling after collecting a cross from the right wing, and midfielder Robin Sibalin made it 2-0 at 30 minutes, the score at the interval.

Jose Melo increased the lead to 3-0 for Astros Vasas FC,  his third of the season and Niagara reduced the lead on a goal by Derek Paterson, his second of the campaign for a 3-1 Astros Vasas lead at half-time.

Zoltan Szekely struck a 4th goal for the visiting team at the 69th minute mark and Niagara replied with a goal in added time by Jordi Amores for a 4-2 final in favour of Astros Vasas.
There was one game in the CSL Second Division, St. Catharines Wolves B defeating Kingston FC B 3-0 at St.Catharines.                                             
Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Jul 28 Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs London City
Sun, Jul 28 St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs SC Waterloo
Sun, Jul 28 Nelson Stadium 8 PM Burlington SC vs Toronto Croatia
SECOND DIVISION   
Sun, Jul 28 Victoria Park 3 PM Brampton City Utd B    vs London City B and at St. Joan of Arc 4 PM York Region Shooters B vs SC Waterloo B.

SHOOTERS EXTEND WINNING STREAK TO JOIN KINGSTON ON TOP…….Sunday’s games in the First Division

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York Region Shooters extended their winning streak to six games going back to June 8 with Sunday’s 3-0 victory at the Nelson Stadium at Burlington, and the team from just north of Toronto was rewarded with a tie for top spot with Kingston FC in the CSL First Division. In two other games played Sunday, Brampton City Utd defeated Niagara United 3-0, while Windsor Stars and SC Waterloo fought to a 2-2 tie.

Midfielder Ali Hamam got the ball rolling for York Region with a goal at 36 minutes and it was 1-0 at half-time.

Desmond Humphrey struck the second goal when he put the ball into the net past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic at 60 minutes and Richard West made it 3-0 for the visitors at 85 minutes, the score at the final whistle.

York Region has a 7-2-1 record at the top for 22 points at this half-way mark in the season and the team has the best goals against record, just eight goals conceded in 10 games.

Burlington are at 3-6-0 for 9 points.

Following a goalless, well played first half at the Terry Fox Stadium in Brampton, forward Marcos Nunes opened the scoring for Brampton City Utd at 51 minutes when he drove the ball inside the post and to the right of Niagara goalkeeper Jonathan  Bruggeling.  Nunes made it 2-0 at 84 minutes when he closed in with the ball to beat Bruggeling from close range.

Late in the game Brampton were controlling the play and at 90 minutes the home side went further ahead with a goal for the penalty spot at 90 minutes by striker Milos Scepanovic and the 3-0 score remained to the final whistle. Referee David Barrie called the penalty following a hand ball infringement by a Niagara United defender.

Brampton kept in touch in their bid for First Division honours as a result of the win, they now have an improved 7-2-0 WLT record for 21 points and tied for second position in the standings with Toronto Croatia.

Niagara United are at 1-7-3 for 6 points and occupy the bottom position.

A goal by Darragh Roe from close in at 85 minutes salvaged a tie for SC Waterloo in the game with Windsor Stars played at Windsor Stadium.

Forward Adis Hadesic opened the scoring for the visiting Waterloo side at 41 minutes, and that score held to the break.

Gino Beradi tied the game for Windsor at 74 minutes and this was followed just four minutes later when forward Mike Pio gave the border side a 2-1 lead.  Roe struck the tying goal for Waterloo 7 minutes later, a 2-2 final score.

There were two games in the CSL Second Division Sunday.  Brampton City Utd B  scored a convincing 4-1 victory over Niagara United B and St. Catharines Wolves B tied 2-2 with York Region Shooters B.

KINGSTON STAY ON TOP WITH COME-FROM-BEHIND TIE………Toronto Croatia recover from 3-0 deficit

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Kingston FC came from behind twice to salvage a point with a 2-2 tie against Windsor Stars and Toronto Croatia were trailing Astros Vasas FC 3-0 before playing to a 3-3 draw, two games in the CSL Saturday night.

Midfielder Erik Cirovski opened the scoring for the home side at Windsor Stadium, he beat the visiting goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar from 6 yards, but Kingston defender Joseph Zupo leveled the score 1-1 at 31 minutes, the score at the break.

David Kadoic put Windsor into a 2-1 lead at the 60th minute mark, but forward Guilliame Surot tied the game 2-2 for the visitors on a penalty kick at 79 minutes, referee Allison Enright calling the penalty following a Windsor foul during a collision in the box. Surot now leads the First Division scoring at this half-way point in the campaign with 15 goals.

Kingston stay on top of the CSL First Division as a result of the tie, they now have a 7-3-1WLT record for 22 points, while Windsor are at 3-3-2 for 11 points.

Astros Vasas were full marks for a 3-0 lead over the current CSL champions Toronto Croatia at Lamport Stadium in downtown Toronto, and it started with a goal by forward Tristan Watson at the 18th minute mark and Astros Vasas made it 2-0 on a goal 9 minutes later by midfielder Karoly Csak.

Watson scored his second goal at 39 minutes for a 3-0 Astros Vasas lead until just before half-time when Sven Aropovic beat Laszlo Barna in the Astros goal from the penalty spot, called by referee Armando Pereira for a hand ball in the box by Toronto Croatia’s Kurt Ramsey.

Watson was ejected by referee Pereira at 70 minutes after being given a second caution.

Toronto Croatia’s Roberto Galle then scored twice for a 3-3 tie to maintain the Croatia’s unbeaten record, The midfielder struck at 59 minutes for a 3-2 score and again late in the second half when his first shot was saved by Barna, but Galle picked up the rebound to find the net and it was 3-3 at the final whistle.

Toronto Croatia are second in the CSL standings with their unbeaten 6-0-3 for 21 points, while Astros Vasas continue a recovery following an early season struggle, they are at 2-7-2 for 8 points.

    There were two games in the CSL Second Division Saturday:

London City B 1, SC Waterloo B 0
Toronto Croatia B 4, Serbian White Eagles B 1

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)

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.

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.

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