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HIGH FLYING VORKUTA PLAYS RETURN MATCH WITH WATERLOO

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HIGH FLYING VORKUTA PLAYS RETURN MATCH WITH WATERLOO

Two Mississauga expansion teams will get the CSL First Division weekend schedule underway on Friday, with CSC Mississauga at home at the Iceland Field to play Real Mississauga, a 9 pm kickoff.

CSC Mississauga is a professional club that represents the Croatian community in Mississauga, while Real Mississauga is a community organization with strong coaching programs that introduce very young players to organized soccer and the introduction of advanced youth players to professional soccer in the Canadian Soccer League.

There is one game next day Saturday when league leaders FC Vorkuta travel to Southwestern Ontario for a game with SC Waterloo at RIM Park, a 6.30 pm start and the following day Sunday, Scarborough SC is at home to Brantford Galaxy, an 8 pm kickoff at Birchmount Stadium. This is followed by a late game Sunday night when FC Ukraine United are at home to Serbian White Eagles at Centennial Stadium, a 9 pm start.

FC Vorkuta, which leads the CSL First Division with 10 points and is unbeaten following the first four weeks of play in the new season, is repeating the strong performance of 2017 when the team that bears the name of a Russian community in the northern parts of that country finished on top of the standings in its inaugural CSL year.

Additional signings from that first campaign has further strengthened the squad, the most notable being forward Sergii Ivliev, who arrived in Canada in 2016 to play for FC Ukraine United in the CSL and was the First Division top scorer in his first year with 15 goals. At the end of his contract, Ivliev signed for FC Vorkuta and led his side with a hat-trick in the 6-1 victory over SC Waterloo on June 9, for which he was named Player of the Week in the CSL.

Ivliev, 33, has a long history of professional soccer going back to 2003 in his native Ukraine and later in Poland. He records a very high rate of scoring throughout his career.

Vorkuta GM and head coach Samad Kadirov had high praise for the veteran striker following the Player of the Week announcement:  “Sergii is one of the best signings in FC Vorkuta’s history. He was the team’s top scorer last year and is tied (with Serhill Ursulenko) in goals this year. He’s a very humble guy with fantastic ball feeling, has a talent of being in exact spot on the field wherever the ball goes.” he said.

IVLIEV HAT-TRICK PUTS FC VORKUTA ON TOP

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IVLIEV HAT-TRICK PUTS  FC VORKUTA ON TOP

Three goals by FC Vorkuta forward Sergii Ivliev led his team to a 6-1 victory over SC Waterloo for top position in the standings, FC Ukraine United defeated Hamilton City 3-1 and Brantford Galaxy scored three second half goals for a 3-0 win over CSC Mississauga, three games in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday night.

FC Ukraine United’s Ivan Kucherenko opened the scoring against Hamilton City  at the Heritage Field in Hamilton, finding the net past goalkeeper Stefan Avramovic at the 41 minute mark for a 1-0 lead at the interval.

Vukasin Kovacevic  leveled the score 1-1 for Hamilton at 75 minutes and Ukraine regained the lead on a goal by Ihor Malysh six minutes later.

Ukraine’s Vasyl Chornyi was ejected following a second caution midway through the second half, but Ukraine United went further ahead for a 3-1 lead at the 91 minute, a goal by Nazar Milishchuk and the score held to the final whistle.

FC Ukraine United improve to a 3-1-0 WLT record for 9 points and second in the First Division table, while Hamilton City suffered its third defeat for a 1-3-0 record for 3 points and 7 in the standings.

Midfielder Slavko Knezevic caught the corner of the net from 10 yards to open the scoring for Brantford Galaxy at the 63 minute following a well-played, scoreless first half against visiting CSC Mississauga.

Adam Villella took a long pass from Miljan Milovic to make it 2-0 for the Galaxy at 68 minutes, and at the 82 minute mark Bojan Stepanovic moved the ball to forward Sasa Jelovac for a third goal for the home side and it was 3-0 at the final whistle.

It was Brantford Galaxy’s first victory of the new season for a 1-1-1 record for 4 points in fourth position in the standings, while new club CSC Mississauga has a 0-2-1 record for one point in eighth position.

Sergei Ivliev took a pass from Ihor Melnyk to open the scoring at 13 minutes for FC Vorkuta against SC Waterloo at the OSA Soccer Centre Stadium in Vaughan,   and Ivliev struck a second goal at 30 minutes following a cross by midfielder Serhii Ursulenko, 2-0 for the home side.

A low cross from defender Volodymyr Bidlovskyi found Melnyk who scored the third Vorkuta goal, tapping in from three yards at the 37 minute mark and four minutes later midfielder Mykhailo Riabyi took a pass from Ivliev to find the right corner of the Waterloo net with a drive from the edge of the 18 yard line for a 4-0 Vorkuta lead, the score at the break.

Ursulenko tapped the ball into an empty net at 58 minutes after taking a low pass from Oleksandr Yaremchuk to make the score 5-0, and two minutes later SC Waterloo reduced the lead to 5-1 on a counter attack, a goal by Ivan Cutura who beat Vorkuta goalkeeper Aleksandr Musiienko on a one and one before placing the ball into the corner of the net.

Ivliev completed his hat-trick at 68 minutes, a 6-1 final score for FC Vorkuta.

FC Vorkuta gained its third victory with a 3-0-1 record for 10 points at the top of the table, while SC Waterloo has a 1-1-0 record for three points in sixth position in the table.

There are two Second Division games on Sunday with FC Vorkuta B at home to Milton SC B at St. Roberts HS, that’s a 2 pm kickoff, and Scarborough B are at home to Brantford Galaxy B, a 6 pm kickoff at the OSA Soccer Center Stadium.

 

 

 

 

 

SCARBOROUGH HOLD SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES TO A SCORELESS TIE

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Luka Bojic

 

SCARBOROUGH HOLD SERBIAN EAGLES TO SCORELESS TIE FRIDAY

 

 

Serbian White Eagles were held to a scoreless tie in a close contest with visiting Scarborough SC, the only CSL First Division game played Friday.

Serbian Eagles had most of the early play and several scoring chances at Centennial Stadium in west Toronto, but following the interval both White Eagles and Scarborough almost went ahead with close calls.

Forward Luka Bojic’s shot struck the crossbar from 15 yards at 65 minutes with Scarborough goalkeeper John Trye well beaten and Zoran Rajovic’s long shot for Scarborough at 81 minutes struck the crossbar angle and  it was 0-0 at the final whistle.

Serbian White Eagles are third in the First Division table with a 1-0-2 WLT record and 5 points, while Scarborough is in fourth position with a 1-2-1 record for 4 points.

There are three First Division games in the CSL First Division on Saturday when FC Ukraine United visit Heritage Field for a game with Hamilton City at 6.30 pm , followed by a game at the OSA Soccer Centre in Vaughan where FC Vorkuta are at home to Waterloo SC at 8, and it’s Brantford Galaxy vs CSC Mississauga at the Heritage Field, an 8.30 pm start.

There are two Second Division games on Sunday with FC Vorkuta B at home to Milton SC B at St. Roberts HS, a 2 pm kickoff, and Scarborough B are at home to Brantford Galaxy B, a 6 pm kickoff at the OSA Soccer Centre.

 

STOJILJKOVIC FIREPOWER WINS PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD

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   STOJILJKOVIC FIREPOWER WINS PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD

 

 

 

If you want to see a CSL player with high level potential in soccer, visit Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Friday night where Aleksander Stojiljkovic will be attempting to pile on an already impressive rate of scoring that brought the CSL top goalscorer award to the attacking midfielder for the 2017 season.

His team, Scarborough SC, will be visiting the west Toronto ground for a clash with Serbian White Eagles, a side not easy to score against –they conceded just 14 goals in the 2017 regular season and have so far allowed only one goal in two games played in this early 2018 campaign.

Stojiljkovic hit four in Scarborough’s 5-1 defeat of Hamilton City on May 27 and earned the league’s first Player of the Week award for the achievement, a repeat of similar performances  when the prolific Serb scored 3, then 4, then another 4 in the last month of the 2017 regular season.

It’s not the first time Stojiljkovic has attracted attention. The now 28 year old brought interest in his native Serbia where he made a number of senior club appearances starting at the age of 16 and eventually  played for top Serbian clubs FK Cukaricki and FK Sindelic Beograd based in the capital Belgrade. All before signing for SC Waterloo in Canada in 2014, then Scarborough in 2016. Stojiljkovic won the CSL Rookie of the Year award in his first season.

Stojiljkovic’s positional play has changed over time. After playing mainly on the wing, he was moved inside as an attacking midfielder, increasing his goals output. It’s the left foot that does most of the damage to the opposition, particularly as a dead ball specialist from just outside the box.

“Aleksander is a very intelligent player and using his experience from Europe he has adopted a role of giving direction on the field and encouragement and is now the team captain,” said Kiril Dimitrov, who was instrumental in signing Stojiljkovic to Scarborough.

Friday’s Serbian White Eagles vs Scarborough SC encounter, a 7 pm kickoff,  is followed by three First Division games on Saturday when FC Ukraine United visit Heritage Field for a game with Hamilton City, a 6.30 pm start, then a game at the OSA Soccer Centre in Vaughan where FC Vorkuta are at home to Waterloo SC at 8 pm and the Brantford Galaxy vs CSC Mississauga at the Heritage Field at 8.30 pm.

There are two Second Division games on Sunday with FC Vorkuta B at home to Milton SC B at St. Roberts HS, a 2 pm kickoff,  and Scarborough B at home to Brantford Galaxy B, a 6 pm kickoff at the OSA Soccer Centre.

 

 

 

LATE GOALS GIVE UKRAINE UNITED SUNDAY VICTORY

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LATE GOALS GIVE UKRAINE UNITED SUNDAY VICTORY

FC Ukraine United scored three late goals to defeat Scarborough SC in a well- played and only game in the Canadian Soccer League First Division Sunday night.

It was a close, physical encounter through to the 64th minute when forward Pavlo Lukianets opened the scoring for a 1-0 Ukraine United lead at Birchmount Stadium and this was followed by a goal 10 minutes later by Ihor Malysh.
The visitors increased their lead at 80 minutes when Amir Hosic found the net to complete the scoring, giving Ukraine United its second win in the season following a 2-0 home victory over Scarborough on May 19.

FC Ukraine United will travel to Heritage Field in Hamilton for their next game, which is against the City on Saturday, June 9, a 6.30 pm start and Scarborough SC will be away to Serbian White Eagles for their next game, a 7 pm kickoff at Centennial Stadium on Friday, June 8.
There was on game in the CSL Second Division Sunday night when FC Vorkuta B defeated Scarborough SC B, 4-3, at St. Roberts Field.

WATERLOO AND HAMILTON CITY REGISTER SATURDAY VICTORIES

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WATERLOO AND HAMILTON CITY REGISTER SATURDAY VICTORIES

SC Waterloo defeated Real Mississauga 3-0 and Hamilton City scored a convincing 4-0 victory over Brantford Galaxy, two First Division games in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday night.

It was the season opener for both SC Waterloo and expansion side Real Mississauga in the game played at RIM Park in Waterloo and forward Adis Hasecic opened the scoring for the home side for a 1-0 lead at 31 minutes. Hasecic struck again two minutes later, beating Brantford goalkeeper Semad Poracanin from 11 yards to put Waterloo ahead 2-0.

Waterloo went further ahead at the 40th minute mark, a goal by defender Vladimir Zelenbaba and the 3-0 score held to the final whistle.
Defender Arsen Platis opened the scoring for Hamilton City at the 8th minute mark against Brantford Galaxy in the game at Heritage Field and Ghanaian striker Sani Dey made it 2-0 ten minutes later. Dey struck his second goal, beating Brantford goalkeeper Georgi Jovicic at 39 minutes for 3-0 lead, the score at halftime.

Hamilton’s Vukasin Kovacevic found the Brantford net five minutes into the second half for a 4-0 final score.
It was a welcome victory for Hamilton City following two early season defeats, a 3-0 loss at FC Vorkuta on May 19 and a 5-1 result for Scarborough SC on May 27. Brantford Galaxy has played one earlier game, a scoreless tie against CSC Mississauga on May 25.

There is one CSL First Division game on Sunday when Ukraine United FC visits Birchmount Stadium for a game with Scarborough SC, that’s an 8 pm kickoff, and in the Second Division, FC Vorkuta B is at home at the St. Roberts HS ground against Scarborough B, a 2 pm start.

BOJIC STRIKE GIVES SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES FIRST VICTORY

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BOJIC STRIKE GIVES SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES FIRST VICTORY

A goal at 33 minutes by Serbian White Eagles’ forward Luka Bojic was enough to give his side victory over CSC Mississauga in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday.

Bojic found the net past Mississauga goalkeeper Faris Efendic at Centennial Stadium following a passing play by Andres Marinkovic and midfielder Milos Ljubenovic who broke through the Mississauga defence for Bojic to tap into the net from close range.

While Serbian White Eagles had a number of attempts to increase the lead following the interval, Mississauga also fought to bring the game to even terms with strong attempts by Abdullah Agbaje down the right and Cory Aarons. Their raids on the White Eagles’ goal almost succeeded on several occasions, particularly at the 90th minute mark when Agbaje found the net with a good drive from 20 yards only to be called offside.
Bojic also had good opportunities early in the game and late and may well have ended the night with a hat-trick. He and Ljubenovic were the most dangerous for the home side around the Mississauga goal.

It was the first win of the season for Serbian white Eagles following a 1-1 tie with FC Vorkuta on May 25, while CSC Mississauga are without a win in the new season, playing to a scoreless tie at home to Brantford Galaxy, also on May 25.
There are two CSL First Division games Saturday with SC Waterloo at home in RIM Park against Real Mississauga, that’s a 6.30 pm kickoff, to be followed at 8.30 pm by a game at Heritage Field with Brantford Galaxy at home to Hamilton City. One game on Sunday has Scarborough SC hosting FC Ukraine United at Birchmount Stadium.

There are two games in the CSL Second Division over the weekend, with Brantford Galaxy B travelling to Norton Park for a game against Halton United B, that’s at 8pm on Saturday, while the following afternoon on Sunday, FC Vorkuta B are at home at St. Roberts HS against the visiting Scarborough SC B, a 2 pm kickoff.

FULL SLATE OF GAMES IN CSL THIS WEEKEND

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FULL SLATE OF GAMES IN BUSY CSL WEEKEND

The CSL season is gaining some momentum with a full slate of First Division and Second Division games being played this coming weekend June 1- 3, the third weekend of a 5-month campaign that goes through to the playoffs for the CSL Championship and the CSL Second Division title during October.
The weekend opening First Division game is on Friday evening when Serbian White Eagles are at home to CSC Mississauga in Centennial Stadium at 7 pm.
Serbian White Eagles, with a strong presence in Canadian soccer both at the professional and amateur levels for many years, entered the Canadian Soccer League in 2006 to be only the second team in the history of the CSL to be a finalist in the CSL Championship during the first four years of operation. Serbian White Eagles won the championship in 2008 and 2016.
“We aim to be on top again this season, particularly with new signings from Europe now taking place,” explained Dragan Bakoc, president of the Toronto area –based club while watching his team’s recent opening game at home ground Centennial Stadium in west Toronto. It was the team’s only First Division game so far in 2018, which ended in a 1-1 tie with FC Vorkuta.
Opposition team against the White Eagles is Mississauga; CSC is an expansion team entering professional soccer for the first time. The Mississauga side has also played only one game, an evenly contested scoreless tie with Brantford Galaxy on May 25.
The contrast between these two sides should make for an interesting weekend opener.
There are two First Division games on Saturday with SC Waterloo opening its season against new club Real Mississauga, that’s a 6.30 pm start at RIM Park, Waterloo, and Brantford Galaxy is opening its new season against Hamilton City at the Heritage Field, an 8.30 pm kickoff.
Brantford Galaxy made its mark in spectacular fashion early when in its inaugural year 2010 the new team from Southwestern Ontario became the first expansion franchise in CSL history to win the CSL Championship in its first season.
There is one First Division game on Sunday when FC Ukraine United visits Birchmount Stadium to take on Scarborough SC.
A schedule in the CSL Second Division has Halton United B at home to Brantford Galaxy reserve team on Saturday – an 8 pm kickoff, and the other game will be Scarborough B will visit FC Vorkuta B at 2 pm, .
Stan Adamson

STOJILJKOVIC STRIKES FOUR FOR SCARBOROUGH VICTORY

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STOJILJKOVIC STRIKES FOUR FOR SCARBOROUGH VICTORY

Scarborough SC striker Alexander Stojiljkovic led his side with four goals to a 5-1 defeat of Hamilton City in the only Canadian Soccer League First Division game played Sunday night.

It was a come-from-behind victory for the home side at Birchmount Stadium after Scarborough trailed 1-0 early. Hamilton’s Luke Rajain found the Scarborough net past goalkeeper John Trye from the penalty spot at just three minutes following a foul inside the box. The visitors kept their lead until Stojiljkovic equalized with a goal from a breakaway at the 40 minute mark and it was 1-1 at the interval.

Stojiljkovic struck again at 55 minutes to put Scarborough 2-1 in front and completed his hat-trick five minutes later with a goal off a corner kick for a 3-1 Scarborough lead at 60 minutes.

Forward Kiril Dimitrov beat Hamilton goalkeeper Stefan Avramovic to increase the lead to 4-1 at 70 minutes and Stojiljkovic scored his fourth goal for a 5-1 score at the 80th minute mark, the score at the final whistle.

Stojiljkovic’s 4-goals continues a goal scoring spree started near the end of the 2017 regular season when the prolific striker scored a hat-trick for Scarborough in a 3-3 tie with Royal Toronto FC on August 27, struck four goals in the 7-0 defeat of Milton SC on September 2 and another four when Scarborough went on to beat Brantford Galaxy 5-0, a total of 17 on the season to capture the 2017 CSL First Division leading goal scorer title.

Hamilton City will meet Brantford Galaxy at the Heritage Field next Saturday, June 2 at 8.30 pm and Scarborough’s next game will be a home encounter against FC Ukraine United at Birchmount Stadium the following night, Sunday, June 3 at 8 pm.

.The Weekend Summary

First Division
Serbian White Eagles 1, Vorkuta FC 1
CSC Mississauga 0, Brantford Galaxy 0
Scarborough SC 5, Hamilton City 1

Second Division
FC Vorkuta B 12, Serbian White Eagles B 1
Scarborough SC B 3, Halton United B 1

Stan Adamson

HOME TEAMS HELD TO A DRAW IN CSL ACTION FRIDAY

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HOME TEAMS HELD TO A DRAW IN CSL ACTION FRIDAY

Serbian White Eagles and FC Vorkuta played to a 1-1 tie, and CSC Mississauga vs Brantford Galaxy game ended scoreless, two games in the Canadian Soccer League First Division Friday night.
It was a well-played encounter at Centennial Stadium, but also a heated one during the final 15 minutes of play when a claim for a penalty kick by Serbian White Eagles was denied and an ensuing dispute resulted in the home side being reduced to eight men for the remainder of the game against FC Vorkuta.
Serbian Eagles, playing their season opener, were earlier in the game reduced to 10 men when Misel Kusara was shown a second yellow and a red by referee at the 54 minute mark. The home side then lost defender Radenko Kanberovic and forward Milos Scepanovic at 81 minutes following incidents over the penalty claim.
Vorkuta attacked following the kickoff, but Serbian Eagles were first off the mark with a 1-0 lead at 41 minutes, scoring from a corner kick taken by Scepanovic and headed in by Kyle Stewart out of reach by Vorkuta goalkeeper Oleksandr Musiienko. The goal came minutes after Luka Bojic failed to score for Serbian White Eagles, an opportunity just short of the Vorkuta goal line.
Vorkuta equalized at 49 minutes, a strong drive straight down the middle by midfielder Valerii Haidarzhi that easily beat Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Goran Skaric for a picture goal from 25 yards.
Expansion club CSC Mississauga opened its inaugural season in the Canadian Soccer League against Brantford Galaxy at the Iceland Field in Mississauga and it was an even contest throughout for the scoreless tie.
There was one late game in the CSL Second Division Friday night with Vorkuta B dominating, a 12-1 victory over Serbian White Eagles B at Centennial Stadium in the second half of a double header following the earlier First Division clash.
There is one game scheduled in the CSL First Division on Sunday with Scarborough SC at home to Hamilton City, an 8.30 pm kickoff at Birchmount Stadium and there is another Second Division game scheduled over the weekend, Scarborough SC B at home to Halton United B at the OSA Soccer Centre Stadium on Saturday night, that a 7 pm kickoff

CSL GOALKEEPER EXTRA BRAVE

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CSL GOALKEEPER EXTRA BRAVE

Dick Howard, a goalkeeper with several North American clubs and the Canadian national team, and former England goalkeeper Joe Corrigan, a frequent visiting coach to Canada, often remind young Canadian players who aspire to play between the posts: ‘you have to be brave’.
Howard and Corrigan have not met Austin Litow-Daye, at 17 the youngest player to sign for a Canadian Soccer League team this season. The young goalkeeper makes his first ever CSL appearance in a Second Division match between Scarborough SC B and Halton United B at the OSA Soccer Centre Stadium on Saturday, just five months after brain surgery, a procedure necessary for medical reasons in December.

Corrigan and Howard would consider Litow-Daye extra brave, even while wearing a now trade-mark protective cap, memories of Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech, a Czech Republic international goalkeeper who suffered a serious head injury on October 14, 2006 while playing for Chelsea at Reading in the English Premier League and who has worn the head gear ever since.

“Austin is a super young guy who just loves soccer, has been cleared to play by his doctors and he will be in the line-up and playing on Saturday,” said Eddy Coronel, head coach of Scarborough SC B, who is also with the Carlos Rivas Soccer Academy where Austin Litow-Daye developed his goalkeeping skills.

The Scarborough SC B vs Halton United B game, which kicks off at 7 pm, follows a Friday encounter when Serbian White Eagles reserves host FC Vorkuta second string at Centennial Park in Etobicoke. That’s a 9 pm start.

These two games mark the opening of the CSL Second Division season, which this year lists eight teams: Brantford Galaxy B, CSC Mississauga B, Halton United B, Milton SC B, SC Real Mississauga B, Scarborough SC B, Serbian White Eagles B and FC Vorkuta B.

Serbian White Eagles open their CSL First Division season this coming Friday with a home encounter with FC Vorkuta. Vorkuta won the First Division title in 2017, and is a side looking to repeat its inaugural year achievement by starting the 2018 campaign with two successive wins, including the season opener on May 13. Vorkuta defeated FC Ukraine United 2-1 in the opener and went on to win 3-0 over Hamilton City last weekend.

The Serbian White Eagles vs Vorkuta First Division clash, a 7 pm kickoff at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, will be followed at 9 pm by the CSC Mississauga vs Brantford Galaxy game at the Iceland Field in Mississauga. It’s the season opener for both teams.

There is also a First Division game this coming Sunday May 27 when Scarborough SC hosts Hamilton City at Birchmount Stadium. Both teams opened their season last weekend with a loss – Scarborough went down 2-0 to FC Ukraine United and Hamilton City dropped 3-0 to Vorkuta.

The SC Real Mississauga vs SC Waterloo fixture scheduled for the Hershey Centre in Mississauga on Friday night has been postponed due to a delay in players arriving following the end of their season in Europe

MAY 12 KICKOFF FOR CANADA`S CSL

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Saturday, May 12 marks kickoff day for the Canadian Soccer League 2018 season, a five-month campaign that gets underway at RIM Park in Waterloo for a southwestern Ontario clash between SC Waterloo and visiting Brantford Galaxy. It’s a 6:30 pm kickoff.
The opening weekend also has FC Ukraine United hosting 2017 First Division title holders FC Vorkuta on Sunday, May 13 for an attractive 7 pm encounter at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke. Ukraine United returns to the CSL’s First Division following success at the top of division two and winning the Second Division playoffs in 2017.
Nine teams form the 2018 CSL First Division schedule, including two new entries – CSC Mississauga and Real Mississauga –both located just outside Toronto’s western perimeter. Serbian White Eagles, SC Scarborough, and Hamilton City, a team under new management, including former outstanding player and Coach Sasa Vukovic, complete the 9-team top group. There are eight teams in the CSL Second Division, which gets underway May 25.
The regular season will end late September followed by the playoffs during the first half of October for a Championship Final during the week of October 12. The Canadian Soccer League is announcing a number of weekly features for the upcoming season, to include a Player of the Week and Team of the Week, together with the most outstanding goal scored and the game considered during the week to be the most attractive to watch. These selections will be posted on the league’s bright, new-look website, which is also expected to accommodate streaming of games throughout the season.
“The CSL is Canada’s semi-professional league with a resolve to continue creating opportunities for Canadian players seeking first entry into pro soccer, while a number of member clubs also sign players from Europe and elsewhere,” explained Pino, the league’s administrator while releasing the new details. “We encourage fans to follow our news and new developments while enjoying the games and we look forward to receiving any comments you may have.”
The CSL First Division schedule will be posted and further announcements will be released in the coming days.

YORK REGION WINS CSL CHAMPIONSHIP…..FC Ukraine United defeats Burlington for Second Division title

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When Tony De Thomasis took the leap from the community to professional soccer in 2003, his Vaughan Shooters won lots of first prizes for finishing second, both in the outdoor Canadian Professional Soccer League and in the Ontario Men’s Futsal Championship. That will change, he vowed, it’s just a matter of time.

The big wins arrived in 2008 and again in 2014 and York Region Shooters won the CSL Championship yet again with a 5-4 penalty kick victory over Scarborough SC at Lamport Stadium in Toronto on Saturday afternoon.

It was touch and go throughout. Scoreless at halftime, York Region took a 1-0 lead at 51 minutes when Evan Beutler found the Scarborough net past goalkeeper Milos Djurkovic and just 10 minutes later Haris Fazlagic put the ball past York Region goalkeeper Adam Majer.

It was 1-1 at the end of regulation time and two periods of overtime, leading to penalty kicks which led to York Region taking the championship on a  5-4 decision.

In the earlier game, FC Ukraine United maintained its remarkable regular season success by sweeping through the playoffs to defeat Burlington SC 5-2 in the CSL Second Division Championship Final.

Ukraine ended the regular season on top of the Second Division standings  undefeated with an impressive 13-0-1 WLT record, 9 points clear of second place Burlington.  After gaining a bye in the playoff quarterfinals, Ukraine dominated its semifinal opposition Brantford Galaxy by a 6-0 score, leading to Saturday’s championship victory over Burlington.

Midfielder Taras Hromiak struck two for the winners, with Pavlo Lukianets, Roman Pitsur and Yevhen Falkovskyi also finding the net for Ukraine United in the 5-2 final score.

Burlington goals were scored by Brandon Wellington and Amardo Oakley, both from the penalty spot called by referee Javier Prior for fouls in the box. Referee Prior later ejected Ukraine defender Ivan Kucherenko at 80 minutes following a second caution.

PLAYOFFS SUMMARY

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Final

York Region Shooters 1, Scarborough SC 1

(York Region Shooters win 5-4 on penalty kicks)

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Semifinals

York Region Shooters 2, Serbian White Eagles 1

Scarborough SC 1, FC Vorkuta 0

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Quarterfinals

Serbian White Eagles 5, SC Waterloo 3 – AFTER EXTRA TIME

FC Vorkuta 6, Royal Toronto FC 3

Scarborough SC 6,  Brantford Galaxy 2

York Region Shooters 3,  Milton SC  0

SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP – Final

FC Ukraine United 5, Burlington SC 2

SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP – Semifinals

Burlington SC  B  4, FC Vorkuta B 1

FC Ukraine United B  6,  Brantford Galaxy B 0

SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP – Quarterfinals

Ukraine United B gained a bye to the semifinals

Brantford Galaxy B 2, Serbian White Eagles B 1

FC Vorkuta B 5, SC Waterloo B 0

Burlington SC B  3, Royal Toronto FC B  0

 

SHOOTERS vs SCARBOROUGH FOR CSL CHAMPIONSHIP…..Burlington vs Ukraine Utd for Division Two title

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York Region Shooters and Scarborough SC will meet for the CSL Championship at Lamport Stadium on Saturday, September 30, a 4.30 pm kickoff to follow the Second Division Championship game between Burlington SC B and FC Ukraine United B at 2 pm.

York Region defeated current CSL Champions Serbian White Eagles 2-1 in the playoff semifinal on Friday night, while Scarborough SC eliminated FC Vorkuta 1-0 on Saturday. In the CSL Second Division Championship semifinals, Burlington SC B beat FC Vorkuta B, 4-1, and FC Ukraine United B dropped Brantford Galaxy B, 6-0.

Midfielder Hassan Abdulmumini opened the scoring for York Region Shooters at 22 minutes of the first half against Serbian White Eagles in ideal match conditions at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke Friday night. It was an evenly contested encounter in the first half and  Serbian Eagles’ forward Ivan Nikolic found the net past York Region goalkeeper Adrian Ibanez to tie the score at 35 minutes for a 1-1 score at half-time. Bryan Kavin blasted the winner into the roof of the net for a 2-1 score at 52 minutes and the score held to the final whistle to move the Vaughan-based club into the championship final.

It was a similar close contest at Esther Shiner Stadium on Saturday when Scarborough SC advanced to the CSL Championship final with a first half goal which held to the final whistle for a 1-0 victory. It will be Scarborough’s first CSL Championship Final, while York Region Shooters will be bidding for a third title, having won the trophy in 2014 and in 2008 as Italia Shooters.

PLAYOFFS SUMMARY

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Semifinals

York Region Shooters 2, Serbian White Eagles 1

Scarborough SC 1, FC Vorkuta 0

 CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Quarterfinals

Serbian White Eagles 5, SC Waterloo 3 – AFTER EXTRA TIME

FC Vorkuta 6, Royal Toronto FC 3

Scarborough SC 6,  Brantford Galaxy 2

York Region Shooters 3,  Milton SC  0

SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP – Semifinals

Burlington SC  B  4, FC Vorkuta B 1

FC Ukraine United B  6,  Brantford Galaxy B 0

SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP – Quarterfinals

Ukraine United B gained a bye to the semifinals

Brantford Galaxy B 2, Serbian White Eagles B 1

FC Vorkuta B 5, SC Waterloo B 0

Burlington SC B  3, Royal Toronto FC B  0

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