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NIAGARA UNITED CLINCH PLAYOFF BERTH WITH 4-1 VICTORY…Windsor Stars, London City also win

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Niagara United clinched the last playoffs spot with a 4-1 victory over Brampton City Utd, Windsor Stars defeated North York Astros 6-1 to end the season in fourth position in the standings and  London City completed their season with a 4-1 defeat of Kingston FC, three games in the CSL Saturday.


 


Niagara United’s Rudy Pikuzinski opened the scoring at Kalar Park in Niagara Falls, he drove a direct free kick straight into the net at the 14th minute mark and Mohammed Mohammed headed home past Brampton goalkeeper Jason Lopes off a corner kick to make it 2-0 at 34 minutes. It was Mohammed’s 9th goal of the season.


 


Brampton City Utd scored in their own net for an own-goal to increase the Niagara lead to 3-0 at 40 minutes and


Mark Jankovic of Brampton City Utd was shown the red card by referee Manuel Orellano at 41 minutes for Vilolent Conduct. It was 3-0 at half-time.


 


Matthew Cain made it 4-0 for the home side at 80 minutes and at 89 minutes defender Merko Medic struck for Brampton City Utd, a 4-1 score at the final whistle.


 


Niagara United end the regular season with a 10-9-3 record for 33 points, eighth position in the standings for the final playoff berth, and will now meet Toronto Croatia in a quarterfinal game in Toronto during the weekend October 12 – 14.


 


Brampton City Utd completed their season with a 8-10-4 record for 28 points.


 


Wade Allen opened the scoring for Windsor Stars in the game against the Astros at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, he struck at 22 minutes for a 1-0 lead and defender Emilio Giorgi made it 2-0 12 minutes later.


 


North York defender Jongwon Jung was shown the red card by referee Jeff Fennell just before the break, he was ejected for Serious Foul Play. It was 2-0 at the interval.


 


Astros midfielder Wiktor Janik beat Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli for a 2-1 score at 49 minutes, but Stephen Ademolu increased the lead to 3-1 for the border team at 58 minutes, a picture goal from close to 40 yards, he found the net past North York goalkeeper Alberto Rocha.


 


Giorgi scored his second and Windsor’s fourth at 63 minutes, Ademolu scored his second and Windsor’s fifth at 78 minutes and David Kadoic made it 6-1 for the visitors at 83 minutes, his 7th goal of the season. It was 6-1 at the final whistle.


 


Windsor finished the season strongly with an impressive 12-6-4 WLT for 40 points for fourth position in the standings, which means a home draw in the quarterfinals of the upcoming playoffs.


 


North York Astros completed their season with a 2-19-1 record for 7 points.


 


London City’s Boban Stojanovic struck twice in the game with Kingston FC at the CaraCo Home Field at the Invista Centre in Kingston, the former professional at a high level in Europe scored at 23 and 45 minutes, while Nenad Nikolic scored for London at 36 minutes, it was 3-0 at half-time.


 


London City went ahead 4-0 on a goal by Mahir Hadziresic at 62 minutes and Kingston reduced the lead to 4-1 with a goal at 70 minutes by Mademba Ba, his tenth of the season. It was 4-1 at the final whistle.


 


Kingston FC’s Alex Campbell was ejected by referee Decker at the 87th minute mark.


 


London City completed their season with a 7-8-7 record for 28 points, while Kingston FC ended their inaugural campaign in the CSL First Division with a 4-17-1 for 13 points.


 


There was one game in the CSL Second Division Saturday, with Mississauga Eagles FC  B and  Windsor Stars B playing to a 3-3 tie.


 


Remaining games this Thanksgiving Weekend are:


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Sun, Oct 7 Mont Royal 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs SC Toronto


 


Sun, Oct 7 Lions Park 6 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Mississauga Eagles FC


 


Sun, Oct 7 Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs St. Catharines Wolves


 


Sun, Oct 7 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs York Region Shooters


 


 


 

LONDON CITY SURVIVE LATE BRAMPTON RALLY TO WIN 3-2, It’s 1-1 Serbian Eagles and Mississauga

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A late second half rally by Brampton City Utd failed to overcome a 3-0 deficit leaving London City with a 3-2 victory, and in one other game in the CSL Friday night, Serbian White Eagles battled to a 1-1 tie with Mississauga Eagles FC.

 

London forward Younan Samra opened the scoring at the 11th minute at Cove Road in London and Nenad Begovic made it 2-0 at 31 minutes with a drive from 16 yards, the score at the break.

 

Forward Dalibor Mitrovic increased the lead to 3-0 for the home side at 56 minutes, but this was followed by a late rally from Brampton which resulted in a  goal  by midfielder David Guzman, he found the net past London City goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic at the 70th minute, Guzman’s 12th goal of the season.

 

Brampton continued to press and David Velastagui scored at 86 minutes, a shot from an acute angle on left wing which found the net behind Markotic, but the visitors failed to find an equalizer and the game ended with a 3-2 London win.

 

London City now have a 6-7-6 WLT record for 24 points to recover from their early season set-backs and are in 9th position in the standings.

 

Brampton are at 6-7-4 for 22 points.

 

It was a close encounter at Centennial Stadium between Serbian White Eagles and nearby Mississauga Eagles FC with the visitors scoring at just three minutes when midfielder Jose Melo found the net from a free kick, it was Melo’s 10th goal of the season.

 

Serbian Eagles’ Zoran Rajovic struck from 14 yards for the equalizer, his 9th of the season, and the close game failed to produce a winning goal and the game ended a 1-1 tie.

 

Serbian White Eagles are now at 6-6-4 for 22 points, while Mississauga Eagles FC improve to 7-6-4 for 25 points.

 

Remaining games this weekend:

 

FIRST DIVISION

 

Sun, Sep 2 Victoria Park 3 PM Brampton City Utd vs Windsor Stars

 

Sun, Sep 2 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Niagara United

 

SECOND DIVISION

 

Sat, Sep 1 Lions Park 4 PM Brantford Galaxy B vs St. Catharines Wolves B

 

Sat, Sep 1 Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Mississauga Eagles FC B

 

Sun, Sep 2 Victoria Park 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs Windsor Stars B

 

 

 

 

SERBIAN EAGLES, LONDON CITY AND MISSISSAUGA EAGLES SCORE VICTORIES….Richard West hits hat-trick for Serbian Eagles

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Striker Richard West led Serbian White Eagles with a first half hat-trick to a 6-1 defeat of Niagara United, London City came from behind to register three late goals for a 4-2 victory over Brantford Galaxy and Mississauga Eagles FC blanked North York Astros 2-0, three games in the CSL Friday.

 

West opened the scoring at the 9th minute mark at Centennial Stadium from a pass by Ivan Seankovic, Zoran Rajovic made it 2-0 at 14 minutes when he intercepted the ball to chip over the head of Niagara goalkeeper John De Luca and West scored his second at 21 minutes for a 3-0 lead by the home side. West took a pass from Seankovic before placing the ball in the left corner of the net.

 

Kirie Dimitrov increased the Serbian Eagles lead to 4-0 at 27 minutes, he took a pass from Veljko Lukovic and at 39 minutes West scored his hat-trick, he took a pass from Zoran Rajovic for a 5-0 lead.

 

Rajovic scored his second goal and the 6th for Serbian White Eagles at 46 minutes for a 6-0 lead at half-time and Niagara United scored a consolation goal at 67 minutes, a goal by Derek Paterson from a free kick just outside the box. It was 6-1 for Serbian White Eagles at the final whistle.

 

Niagara played the last few minutes shorthanded when Anthont Fruci was shown the red card by referee Jeff Fearnall after receiving a second caution at 86 minutes.

 

Brantford forward Jacek Przednowek opened the scoring at 8 minutes in the game against London City at the TD Waterhouse ground in London and Neven Vujinovic made it 2-0 five minutes later.

 

London cut the lead to 2-1 on a goal by Younan Samra at 29 minutes and it was 2-1 at half-time.

 

The City tied the game 2-2 at 78 minutes when Nenad Nikolic cut in from the left wing to score from the top of the box and the home side went on to claim the victory with goals by Nikolic, his second at 81 minutes and Samra also scored his second two minutes later for a 4-2 final score.

 

Mississauga Eagles scored their sixth victory of the regular season at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York and it was the Mississauga team’s Bohdan Sulypka who opened the scoring at 31 minutes for a 1-0 at half-time.

 

Eagles’ Sanjar Kairosh increased the lead to 2-0 when he found the net past North York goalkeeper Enea Perego at 63 minutes and while the Astros pressed to gat back into the game it ended 2-0 in favour of the visitors.

 

 

Remaining games this weekend:

 

FIRST DIVISION

 

Sat, Aug 4 Invista Centre 7 PM Kingston FC vs Toronto Croatia – televised TV Cogeco, Kingston – check your local listings

 

Sun, Aug 5 Victoria Park 3 PM Brampton City Utd vs Brantford Galaxy

 

SECOND DIVISION

 

Sat, Aug 4 Downsview Park 6 PM SC Toronto B vs Mississauga Eagles FC B

 

Sat, Aug 4 Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs York Region Shooters B

 

Sun, Aug 5 Victoria Park 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs Brantford Galaxy B POSTPONED- To be re-scheduled

 

Sun, Aug 5 Club Roma 6 PM St. Catharines Roma Wolves B vs Niagara United B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LATE GOAL GIVES MISSISSAUGA VICTORY, LONDON CITY NIPS NIAGARA 1-0 AND A TIE MOVES TFC TO THE TOP

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A late goal gave Mississauga Eagles FC a 2-1 victory over St. Catharines Wolves, London City nipped Niagara United 1-0 and TFC Academy also scored a late goal to salvage a 2-2 tie in their home game against Windsor Stars, three games in the CSL Friday night.

 

Jose Melo scored at the 17th minute mark to put Mississauga Eagles into the lead at Club Roma in St. Catharines, he beat the Wolves goalkeeper Nicholas Palazzi from 12 yards, but the home side drew level at 38 minutes when midfielder William Janetos took a pass from the right wing to score from 12 yards and it was 1-1 at the break.

 

Antoine Paul struck the winner for the visitors at 89 minutes, the Mississauga defender headed home off a free kick out of reach of Palazzi and the 2-1 score held to the final whistle.

 

It was a well-played scoreless first half between London City and Niagara United at the TD Waterhouse ground in London, but the second half turned into a chippy affair in the second half following a goal at 50 minutes by defender Zvonko Bakula who found the net from close in off a corner kick.

 

Following several cautions, referee Rich Oliveira brought out the red card to dismiss Rudy Pikzinski of Niagara United following his second yellow card at 84 minutes and Bakula was shown the red card at 88 minutes following an untidy challenge on an opposing player. The game ended 1-0 in favour of London City.

 

Sergio Camargo opened the scoring for TFC Academy at the 20th minute mark at Downsview Park in Toronto, his first of two goals, but Windsor’s Joel Kabula tied the game 7 minutes later when he found the net from close in.

 

Windsor Stars took the lead at 41 minutes, a goal by forward Michael Eio and it was 2-1 at the interval.

 

TFC pressed for an equalizer in the latter stages of the game and the effort was rewarded with a tying goal from the penalty spot and the second goal for Sergio Camargo. Referee Yusri Rudolf ordered the kick when a TFC forward was brought down in the box and Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli had little chance on the kick.

 

TFC Academy move up to the top position in the CSL First Division standings, they now have a 8-3-2 WLT record for 26 points, while Windsor Stars improve to 6-5-2 for 20 points. 

 

Remaining games this weekend:

 

FIRST DIVISION

Sun, Jul 29 Victoria Park 3 PM Brampton City Utd vs Toronto Croatia

Sun, Jul 29 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Kingston FC

Sun, Jul 29 Lions Park 7 PM Brantford Galaxy vs SC Waterloo

 

SECOND DIVISION

Sat, Jul 28 Portuguese/Oriental 1 PM SC Waterloo B vs SC Toronto B

Sat, Jul 28 Kalar 4 PM Niagara United B vs Windsor Stars B

Sat, Jul 28 Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vsTFC Academy II

Sun, Jul 29 Victoria Park 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs St. Catharines Wolves B

Sun, Jul 29 St. Joan of Arc 8:30 PM York Region Shooters B vs Kingston FC B

 

 

 

LONDON CITY RECOVER TO TIE ST. CATHARINES 2-2….overcome first half deficit

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London City fought back from a 2-0 first half deficit to tie St. Catharines Wolves 2-2 in a hard fought encounter at Club Roma, St. Catharines, the only game scheduled in the CSL Wednesday.

 

St. Catharines took the lead on an own goal tipped into the net past London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic at the 26th minute mark and the home side increased the lead to 2-0 three minutes later on a goal by midfielder Calvin Rosario. He scored from close range and it was 2-0 at the break.

 

London City fought back in the second half to be rewarded with a goal from midfielder Jasmin Halkic at 73 minutes and in the 10 minutes following, the visitors lost two players ordered off by referee Justin Tasev.

 

London forward Ranko Golijanin was the first to go when shown the red card following a second caution at 80 minutes, then two minutes later Rade Novkovic received a red for serious foul play.

 

London continued to press for an equalizer and the goal came at 89 minutes when defender Nenad Nikolic found the net from a well-struck free kick out of reach of St. Catharines goalkeeper Claudio Perri.

 

Perri was ejected by referee Tasev in the dying minutes and it was 2-2 at the final whistle.

 

St. Catharines Wolves remain in 15th position following the tie, they have a 1-7-1 WLT record for 4 points, while London City improve to a 1-4-5 record for 8 points and move up to 11th position in the standings.

FULL WEEKEND SLATE INCLUDES RESCHEDULED LONDON CITY VS. WINDSOR – kickoff changes also announced

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Four teams are unbeaten in the First Division of the Canadian Soccer League at the end of the first month of the regular season and three of these teams – the current CSL champions Toronto Croatia, Montreal Impact Academy and SC Toronto – will see action this coming weekend. The fourth unbeaten team, Serbian White Eagles, are idle until June 15 when they are at home to SC Toronto.


 


The weekend schedule includes a re-scheduled London City vs. Windsor Stars game from the postponement of June 1 when the ground at Cove Road in London was rendered unplayable following heavy rain – this game will be played on Saturday, June 9.  and there is a change in the original kickoff time of the North York Astros vs. Toronto Croatia clash, which will now go at 6 pm instead of the original 4.30 pm.


 


Similarly, in the Second Division there is a change in the kickoff time for the SC Toronto B vs. Serbian White Eagles B scheduled for Saturday, which is now a 6 pm start, a change from the original 4 pm kickoff.


 


The complete weekend schedule:


 


 FIRST DIVISION


Fri, Jun 8 Lamport Stadium 8 PM SC Toronto vs TFC Academy


Fri, Jun 8 Hershey Centre 8 PM  Mississauga Eagles FC vs Toronto Croatia                                           


Sat, Jun 9 St Jean de Vianney 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs SC Waterloo


Sat, Jun 9 Cove Road 6 PM London City  vs Windsor Stars


Sat, Jun 9 Invista Centre 7 PM Kingston FC vs Niagara United                                          


Sun, Jun 10 Esther Shiner Stadium 6 PM North York Astros vs Toronto Croatia


Sun, Jun 10 Lions Park 6 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Brampton City Utd


Sun, Jun 10 St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs St. Catharines Wolves


 


SECOND DIVISION


Fri, Jun 8 Downsview 8 PM TFC Academy II vs Mississauga Eagles FC B


Sat, Jun 9 Invista Centre 5 PM Kingston FC B vs Niagara United B


Sat, Jun 9 Downsview Park 6 PM SC Toronto B vs Serbian White Eagles B


Sun, Jun 10 St. Joan of Arc  8:30 PM York Region Shooters B vs St. Catharines Wolves B


 


 


 


 

EARLY GOAL ENOUGH TO GIVE SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES THE VICTORY….London City vs. Windsor Stars postponed

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A goal in the opening minute of play was enough to earn Serbian White Eagles a 1-0 victory over York Region Shooters in the CSL Friday night, while the London City vs. Windsor Stars clash was washed out by heavy rains.


 


Serbian White Eagles’ forward Sasa Vukoje struck the lone goal shortly after the opening whistle at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, he was on hand to pick up a save by Shooters’ goalkeeper Emanuelle Ameltonis to hit the ball against the crossbar into the net.


 


The play was started by forward Zoran Rajovic who moved the ball to the home side’s Richard West who beat two York Region defenders before shooting for Ameltonis to save. Vukoje scored from five yards and in a game raining from time to time in windy conditions neither side found the net through to the final whistle – a 1-0 win for Serbian White Eagles.


 


The rain was heavy also in southwestern Ontario, causing too much water on the playing surface at Cove Road in London and the London City vs. Windsor Stars match was called off.


 


There was one game played in the Second Division Friday:


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


TFC Academy II 0, SC Toronto B 0


 


The remaining weekend schedule:


 


FIRST DIVISION


Sat Jun 2 Kalar 7 PM Niagara United vs Windsor Stars


Sun Jun 3 Claude Robillard 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vsTFC Academy


Sun Jun 3 Victoria Park 3 PM Brampton City Utd vs St. Catharines Wolves


Sun Jun 3 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs London City


Sun, Jun 3 Seagram Stadium 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Kingston FC


 


 


SECOND DIVISION


Sun Jun 3 Victoria Park 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs York Region Shooters B


Sun Jun 3 Club Roma 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs SC Waterloo B


 


 

LONDON CITY VS WINDSOR STARS OFF ..heavy rains wash out Cove Road fixture

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The CSL First Division game London City vs. Windsor Stars scheduled for 8.30 pm Friday has been postponed due to an accumulation of water on the playing surface at Cove Road in London.


 


Steady rain has fallen in southern Ontario and southwestern Ontario overnight and the game at London was called off at 3 pm Friday afternoon.


 


There are two remaining games to be played Friday night – at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke where Serbian White Eagles are at home to York Region Shooters and at Downsview Park in North York where the TFC Academy second team is at home to SC Toronto B.  Both games are on the synthetic surface and are expected to be played.


 


The complete weekend schedule:


 


FIRST DIVISION


Fri Jun 1  Cove Road 8:30 PM London City vs Windsor Stars POSTPONED


Fri Jun 1  Centennial Stadium 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs  York Region Shooters 


Sat Jun 2  Kalar 7 PM Niagara United vs Windsor Stars


Sun Jun 3  Claude Robillard 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vsTFC Academy 


Sun Jun 3  Victoria Park  3 PM Brampton City Utd  vs St. Catharines Wolves


Sun Jun 3  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs London City 


Sun, Jun 3  Seagram Stadium 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Kingston FC


 


SECOND DIVISION


Fri Jun 1  Downsview Park 8 PM TFC Academy II vs SC Toronto B 


Sun Jun 3  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs York Region Shooters B


Sun Jun 3  Club Roma  6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs SC Waterloo B


 

SC TORONTO, MISSISSAUGA EAGLES SCORE DECISIVE VICTORIES….a changed London City holds Serbian White Eagles to a 2-2 tie

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SC Toronto continued where they left off in 2011 with good form that helped capture the 2011 First Division title, they won 5-0 over St. Catharines Wolves Friday night, while Mississauga Eagles FC scored a resounding 5-1 victory over North York Astros and a new-look London City with just one player in the line-up from last season held Serbian White Eagles to a 2-2 tie.


 


Following a scoreless first half at Lamport Stadium, SC Toronto midfielder Junior Ellis opened the scoring at the 46th minute when he found the net past St. Catharines goalkeeper Claudio Perri, forward Jarek Whiteman made it 2-0 at 72 minutes and scored again five minutes later.


 


The home side’s Carlos Nogueira increased the lead to 4-0 at 80 minutes and four minutes later at the 84th minute mark SC Toronto’s Jay Chapman scored the fifth goal for a 5-0 final.


 


St. Catharines Wolves played the last 24 minutes short-handed after referee Michael Izzo showed the red card to midfielder Scott McLennan.


 


Mississauga Eagles FC had a decided edge at the Hershey Centre and took the lead over North York Astros on a goal by midfielder Thomas McLean at the 16th minute mark, Matthew Macri increased the lead at 25 minutes and forward David James struck the third for the home side, a 3-0 lead at 44 minutes.


 


Lawrence Notaro struck for the Astros close the break for a 3-1 score at half-time.


 


Mississauga defender Antoine Paul increased the lead to 4-1 at 48 minutes, the goal coming off a corner kick and Joey Mello scored from the penalty spot to make it 5-1 at 63 minutes. The kick was awarded when John Yong of North York was shown the red card for a ‘preventing an obvious goalscoring opportunity’ in the penalty box.


 


The 5-1 score held to the final whistle.


 


It was a new-look and much improved London City under head coach Stan Zvezdic that held Serbian White Eagles to a 2-2 tie at Centennial Park in Etobicoke. The home side went ahead on a goal by Kirie Dimitrov at the 32nd minute mark, Ranko Golijanin tied the score for London at 38 minutes and it was 1-1 at half-time.


 


London’s Mike Marcoccia put the visitors in front, a 2-1 score at 48 minutes and Richard West of Serbian White Eagles found the net from a corner kick at 78 minutes for a 2-2 final.


 


Weekend summary:


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Mississauga Eagles FC 5, North York Astros 1


SC Toronto 5, St. Catharines Wolves 0 – to be televised on Rogers TV in Toronto on Sunday, May 13th at 8 pm


Serbian White Eagles 2, London City 2


 


REMAINING WEEKEND GAMES:


 


First Division


Sat, May 12 Invista Centre 7 pm Kingston FC vs. York Region Shooters


Sat, May 12 Windsor Stadium 7:15 pm Windsor Stars vs. Brampton City Utd  –this game will be streamed online live at this link: intensemedia.tv to be followed by highlight reels


Sun, May 13 CS St Jean De Vianney 2 pm Montreal Impact Academy vs. York Region Shooters


Sun, May 13 Centennial Stadium 8 pm Toronto Croatia vs. Brantford Galaxy


 


Second Division


Sat. May 12 Downsview Park 1 pm SC Toronto B vs. TFC Academy II


Sat. May 12 Windsor Stadium 4 pm Windsor Stars B vs. Brampton City Utd B


Sat. May 12 Invista Centre 5 pm Kingston FC B vs. York Region Shooters B


 


 

York Region Make It Four Straight

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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

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)

LONDON CITY, NIAGARA UNITED BATTLE TO SCORELESS TIE

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London City and Niagara United battled to a scoreless tie in wet conditions at the TD Waterhouse Stadium in London, the opening game in the new season for both teams and the only game scheduled in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night.

Both teams had opportunities to score, but goalkeepers Vladimir Markotic for the home side and John De Luca for Niagara United were sound through to the final whistle.

Midfielder Marin Vucemilovic Grgic, the league’s MVP while playing for Toronto Croatia in 2012, was always a threat for London City, while Derek Paterson was prominent for the visitors.

London City are at home to York Region Shooters on May 24, while Niagara United will visit SC Waterloo on Sunday.

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend are all First Division games on Sunday:

Sunday, May 12 Nelson Stadium 5 pm Burlington SC vs. Serbian White Eagles
Sunday, May 12 St. Joan of Arc 6.30 pm York Region Shooters vs.Astos Vasas FC
Sunday, May 12 Warrior Field 7 pm SC Waterloo vs. Niagara United
Sunday, May 12 Centennial Stadium 8 pm Toronto Croatia vs. Kingston FC