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Givova CSL Primetime is the new title of the CSL soccer show, launched this week on the BeIN network and to be shown through the remainder of the soccer season on various channels mostly under the banner of the Ethnic Channels Group.

Producer Alex Bastyovanszky, also the host, and his crew have lined up a fast moving 30-minute weekly program that keeps soccer fans and the general public on top of what’s going on inside Canada’s semi-pro CSL loop  – a league with more professional players than any other  in the country.

Game highlights and plays of the week will cover the action on the field of play, there is news and interviews from around the league and an update of team and player statistics.

Studio analysis by Jason De Thomasis is an added feature this year, a former player in the CSL and a university All Star, De Thomasis will provide insight into various games and team performances each week.

The show can be seen on a variety of television channels, the best known of which is beIN Sports which is a member  of  the global network of sports channels bringing live soccer from some of the world’s top leagues. The Ethnic Channels Group schedules the Givova CSL Primetime on several channels , confirmed as being KHL, RTS Sat, Ten Cricket, HRT, rbti and FTV.

Viewers are advised to check with their service provider.

York Region Shooters stretched their winning streak to seven games with a 4-1 defeat of Milton SC, while Serbian White Eagles scored a narrow 2-1 victory over Toronto Atomic FC, two games in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night.

Djordje Jocic  opened the scoring after 10 minutes for Serbian White Eagles at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke,  the attacking midfielder  capitializing on a play set up by Marko Marovic who moved a long ball to Mirko Medic, on to Jocic who caught the top left corner with a volley from eight yards, well out of reach of Atomic goalkeeper Vasyl Shpuk.

Atomic tied the game on a goal by Ihor Mihalevskyy who found the net past Serbian White Eagles goalkeeper Goran Skaric at the 14^th minute mark.

Defender Milan Kusic struck the winner at 24 minutes for the home side, finding the net from five yards off a corner kick taken by Branislav Vukomanovic. It was 2-1 at half time and following a hard-played second half, it was 2-1 at the final whistle.

Serbian White Eagles improve to a 3-5-0 WLT record for nine points in fifth position in the standings, while Atomic remain in second position with a 4-2-2 record for 14 points.

York Region Shooters took a 2-0 lead at the interval on goals by forward  Aleksander Stojanovski  and Richard West in the game played at the Jean Vanier Field in Milton. Adnan Smajic cut the lead to 2-1 with a goal from the penalty spot for the home side following a hand ball in the box.

Defender Halburto Harris found the net twice for York Region Shooters late in the second half and the visitors controlled the remainder of the game for a 4-1 victory, their seventh since the season opening win on May 29.

The Shooters increase their lead to seven points with a 7-0-0 record for 21 points, while Milton still search for their second win with a 1-6-0 record for three points at the foot of the table.

 

 

The Canadian Soccer League wants to re- establish itself as the foremost soccer league in Canada and is doing so with the help of Italian equipment supplier Givova. Givova is now one of the fastest growing suppliers of soccer uniforms, apparel and equipment in the world and is the official supplier to 51 of the world’s top clubs.

The CSL and Givova have entered into a working relationship that will revive and expand an agreement struck in 2010 to re-brand the league’s championship for the Givova Cup and to return to the Givova Canadian Soccer League banner. The new-look CSL will unfold immediately .

The CSL, with 14 teams in two divisions, is considered to be the top league in Canada, attracting players from overseas, mostly from Europe, playing at a semi-professional level under the pyramid of three Canadian teams in Major League Soccer (Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps) and two Canadian teams (FC Edmonton and Ottawa Fury FC) of the North American Soccer League. Both of these leagues are based in the U.S. and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation.

In 2012, the CSL was identified as a league with more than 40 players selected for various national teams, mostly youth national teams, during the period 2009 to 2012.

The CSL-Givova partnership will focus on promotion of the league and its member clubs, of attractive First Division soccer and improving attendances and the development of players in the CSL Second Division and clubs with an academy structure. It resumes a popular television soccer show, The CSL This Week, in conjunction with the BeIN and Ethnic Channels Group networks. The show will kick-off Thursday night with the following schedule this week:

 Thursday July 14, 2016

7:30pm and 10:30pm

Friday July 15, 2016 

4:00pm and 11pm

Saturday July 16, 2016 

7:30am and 12:00pm

Sunday July 17, 2016  

7:00pm

“We are looking to build a larger, better CSL and will be doing so with the help of Givova, a company we are familiar with and which has grown in recent years to be a highly regarded supplier to the soccer community,“ said Pino Jazbec, the CSL’s league administrator, in announcing the new agreement.

Other features of the Givova-CSL agreement are under discussion and further details

to view The CSL This Week will be released Thursday.

 

Two goals in the last 10 minutes gave FC Ukraine United a 3-1 victory over Serbian White Eagles at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough, the only game in the Canadian Soccer League Monday night.

Serbian White Eagles took the lead on a goal by Branislav Vukomanovic who found the net past Ukraine United goalkeeper Nazar Lytvyn at the 16 minute from  free kick mark.

Ukraine United tied the game 1-1 on a goal by midfielder Vitally Dnistryan who beat Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Goran Skaric at 27 minutes and it was 1-1 at the break.

There were few opportunities for either side after Serbian Eagles struck the crossbar at 48 minutes, following which at 82 minutes Oleh Kerchu of Ukraine United was brought down in the box and referee Mike Bradley pointed to the spot. Kerchu scored from the penalty to give the home side a 2-1 lead.

Kostiantyne Derevlov increased the lead three minutes later after taking a cross from the left wing to volley into the net, a 3-1 score at 85 minutes and at the final whistle.

Ukraine United improve to fourth position in the standings with a 3-3-1 WLT record for 10 points and Serbian White Eagles suffer their second defeat in three days following the 1-0 loss to York Region Shooters on Friday, now in seventh position with a 2-5-0 record for six points.

 

York Region Shooters coasted to a 2-0 victory over Milton SC to continue a winning streak that now stretches to six games and increases the Shooters lead at the top of the table to four points. It was the only game in the CSL First Division Sunday.

York Region forward Shawn Brown found the net past Milton goalkeeper Zoran Pusica to open the scoring at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, the goal coming at the 10 minute mark and the 1-0 lead held through to the interval.

Striker Richard West increased the lead for York Region at 74 minutes, a solo effort from just inside the Milton half through to the penalty box and West beat Pusica from close range for a 2-0 score that held up to the final whistle.

It’s the second win in three days for York Region following a 1-0 defeat of Serbian White Eagles on Friday and Shooters have conceded just three goals in the six games played since May 29 in their 6-0-0 record and 18 points.

Milton SC now have a 1-5-0 record for three points at the foot of the table.

There was one game in the CSL Second Division with York Region Shooters B defeating London City 6-1.

Scarborough SC scored a 2-0 victory at Brantford, while Toronto Atomic held second position in the First Division standings with a 3-1 home win over Hamilton City, two games in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday night.

Midfielder Adis Hasecic opened the scoring for Scarborough at Lions Park in Brantford, finding the net past Galaxy goalkeeper Luka Besenic at seven minutes and Aleksander Stojiljkovic struck from the penalty spot for Scarborough after being brought down in the box at the 20 minute mark. It was 2-0 at the interval and the score held throughout the second half to the final whistle.

Midfielder Felipe Souza opened the scoring for Toronto Atomic at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 25minutes and Drazen Vukovic tied the score 1-1 for Hamilton. Vukovic scored from 35 yards lifting the ball over Atomic goalkeeper Ihor Vitiv well out of his nets.

Atomic’s Ihor Fedishin put his team into a 2-1 lead at 36 minutes and it was 2-1 at the break.

Fedishin beat a Hamilton offside trap for his second goal which came on a breakaway at 47 minutes for a 3-1 score in favour of the home side, it was 3-1 at the final whistle.

The victory improved Atomic’s record to 4-1-2 WLT for 14 points, a point behind league-leading York Region Shooters with 15, while Hamilton City are now at 3-5-0 for nine points in fourth position.

Scarborough are in third position as a result of their win, a 4-2-0 for 12 points in third position in the table, while Brantford Galaxy have a 2-4-1 record for seven points in fifth position.

There were two games in the CSL Second Division Saturday with Serbian White Eagles B defeating SC Waterloo 2-0, while Toronto Atomic B and Brantford Galaxy B played to a 2-2 tie.

 

 

 

A well-placed free kick from 24 yards by midfielder David Guzman gave York Region Shooters a 1-0 win over Serbian White Eagles and their fifth victory of the season, the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night.

Guzman’s strike gave Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Goran Skaric little chance as the ball made its way inside the left post with seconds remaining in the first half.

The visiting York Region came close to increasing their lead following the interval with several raids on the Serbian Eagles goal. Attempts by Richard Edwards, followed by Richard West coming close at 57 and 73 minutes, and later it was forward Shawn Brown who failed to find the net after taking a pass close to goal following a breakaway.

Another attempt by the Shooters resulted in referee Marco Jaramillo showing the red card to Marko Marovic of Serbian White Eagles for a foul while preventing a goalscoring opportunity just outside the box.

Midfielder Milos Ljubenovic  came close for the home side at 65 minutes and midfielder Dordje Jocic was prominent, but the 1-0 York Region lead held to the final whistle.

The victory repeats the 1-0 win by York Region Shooters over Serbian White Eagles on June 10 and keeps the side from just north of Toronto on top of the standings with a 5-0-0 WLT record for 15 points, while Serbian White Eagles now have a 2-4-0 record for six points in seventh position.

There’s a gap in the CSL schedule this weekend and it’s on Sunday afternoon when host country  France takes on Portugal for the European Championship Final at 3 pm.

But there is one game in the CSL First Division and one in the Second Division on Sunday, both evening games to begin following the conclusion of the Euro final in France.

York Region Shooters are at home to Milton SC, a 6.30 pm kickoff at the St. Joan of Arc ground on Sunday, to be followed by a Second Division encounter on the same ground between the York Region Shooters reserve team and London City at 8.30 pm.

Another First Division game previously scheduled for Sunday evening between FC Ukraine United and Serbian White Eagles has been moved to Monday night at Birchmount Stadium where it will kickoff at 9 pm.

In a full slate of CSL games, Serbian White Eagles and York Region Shooters will kickoff this upcoming weekend schedule when they meet at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Friday, that’s a 7 pm start and there are two First Division games on Saturday when Brantford Galaxy host Scarborough SC at Lions Park at 7, and Toronto Atomic FC will host Hamilton City at Centennial Stadium at 7.30 pm.

Two Second Division games go at Centennial Park on Saturday, the first at 3 pm when Toronto Atomic B are at home to Brantford Galaxy B, to be followed at 6 pm by Serbian White Eagles B vs. SC Waterloo B at 6.

 

 

 

 

 

York Region Shooters gained a 2-0 away victory at Hamilton City, while Scarborough SC defeated FC Ukraine United, two games in the CSL First Division Saturday.

Following a hard fought first half at the Cardinal Newman ground at Hamilton, York Region took the lead at the 56^th minute mark on a goal by midfielder Richard West who found the net past City goalkeeper Adrian Becic. The visitors increased their lead to 2-0 when forward Aleksander  Stojanovski collected a through pass to slot the ball past Becic at the 70^th minute mark.

The Shooters played with 10 men during the second half after defender Gerard Ladiyou received a second caution and was ejected, and at 90 minutes Domagoj Zubac of Hamilton was shown the red card. It was 2-0 at the final whistle.

It was a well-played encounter at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough where forward Aleksander Stojiljkovic  put the home team into a 1-0 lead at the 4th minute mark and Adis Hasecic made it 2-0 at 42 minutes for a 2-0 Scarborough lead at halftime.

Midfielder Oleh Shutov struck for Ukraine United with a solo effort which started on the left wing before cutting into the box to beat Scarborough goalkeeper Imad Hakura at the 52^nd minute mark.

There were few opportunities for the remainder of the second half and it was 2-1 in favour of the home side at the final whistle.

There are no First Division matches Sunday, but two in the  Second Division are scheduled. There is one game at London where London City will host Brantford Galaxy B at the Hellenic Centre, a 6.30 pm kickoff, and at Woodside Park in Waterloo the home side will host Toronto Atomic B at 8 pm.

One change in the CSL First Division has been announced. The FC Ukraine United vs. Serbian White Eagles match previously scheduled for an 8.30 pm kickoff on Sunday, July 10 has been rescheduled for the following day, Monday, July 11 at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, a 9 pm start.

 

 

Three goals by FC Ukraine United striker Sergiy Ivliev lifted his team from a 2-0 deficit to a 4-2 victory over Milton SC, the only First Division game in the CSL Sunday night.

Milton took the lead at the St. Joan of Arc stadium in Maple, a goal by midfielder Adnan Smajic at the 26 minute mark and it was 1-0 at the interval.

Smajic beat Ukraine goalkeeper Nazar Lytvyn a second time immediately following the second half whistle for a 2-0 lead for the visitors at 46 minutes.

Ivliev scored his first of three with a spectacular scissor kick from outside the box, dropping into the net out of reach of Milton goalkeeper Zoran Pusic for a 2-1 score at 50 minutes and the striker’s second goal came just two minutes later following a breakaway.

Ivliev completed his hat-trick at 79 minutes off a corner kick, a 3-1 lead in favour of Ukraine United and Vitaliy Dnistrian scored a fourth goal at 94 minutes, a 4-2 final score.

FC Ukraine United improve to 2-2-1 WLT for seven points in the First Division standings as a result of the win, while Milton SC are at 1-4-0 for four points

There were three games scheduled in the CSL Second Division Sunday:

London City 6, York Region Shooters B 1

Brantford Galaxy B 2, SC Waterloo 1 Abandoned after 62 minutes at Woodside Park (game stands as is)

Toronto Atomic FC B 6 vs Serbian White Eagles B 2

Toronto Atomic FC jumped to the top of the CSL First Division with a 2-0 defeat of Scarborough SC, while Hamilton City scored a 3-2 home victory over Brantford Galaxy, two games in the CSL Saturday night.

Toronto Atomic took the lead against Scarborough at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke when forward Dario Brezak drove the ball from 10 yards over the right shoulder of Scarborough goalkeeper Imad Hakura at the 40 minute mark. It was 1-0 at the interval.

Atomic increased the lead to 2-0 at 64 minutes when forward Ali Shamsali scored from the penalty spot after referee Zoltan Jakab pointed to the spot following an infringement in the box.

The goal was followed by another penalty when Scarborough midfielder Alon Badat was tripped inside the 18 yard line, but Scarborough’s Aleksander Stojiljkovic drove the ball over the bar.

Toronto Atomic moved to the top of the First Division standings as a result of the win which improved the team’s  record to 3-1-2 WLT for 11 points, while Scarborough are in fifth position with a 2-2-0 record for six points.

Forward Zdenko Jurcevic  opened the scoring for Hamilton at the Cardinal Newman ground, the goal coming at the 13 minute mark, and Galaxy’s Bojan  Stepanovic  found the net past Hamilton goalkeeper Adrian Becic  10 minutes later to tie the game 1-1. It was 1-1 at the break.

Igor Kmar put Hamilton into the lead at 48 minutes when the ball deflected off a Brantford defender for a 2-1 score for the home side, and forward Haris Redzepi struck for Brantford at 66 minutes to tie the game 2-2.

Kmar scored the winner for Hamilton, finding the net for his second goal past Galaxy goalkeeper Luka Besenic at 77 minutes, a 3-2 final score.

It was Hamilton City’s third win of the season for a 3-3-0 record for nine points, while Brantford Galaxy are at 2-3-1 for seven points.

There is a change in the kickoff for the next Hamilton City home game against York Region Shooters at the Cardinal Newman ground on Saturday July 2, now a 6 pm kickoff instead of the previously scheduled 8 pm start.

Serbian White Eagles scored late to defeat visiting Milton SC 2-1 in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night.

Milton had most of the play in the early stages at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke and took the lead with a first half goal started by Adnan Smajic. The Milton midfielder crossed from the left wing to Amir Hosic who found the top right corner of the net out of reach of Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Goran Skaric. It was 1-0 at the break.

The home team had more of the play following the interval with recently signed attacking midfielder Djordje Jocic being prominent. Jocic, from the Hungarian First Division, made things difficult for the Milton defence, but it was a a play by defender Radenko Kamberovic who crossed the ball for Milos Ljubenovic to head into the net past Milton goalkeeper Zoran Pusica. The tying goal came at the 58 minute mark.

The winning goal came at 87 minutes when Kamberovic lifted the ball to the far post for Milos Scepanovic to hit a volley against the underside of the cross bar, down and over the line before coming out. The 2-1 Serbian White Eagles lead held to the final whistle.

It’s the second win for Serbian White Eagles and a move up to sixth position with a 2-3-0 WLT record for six points, while Milton are in eighth position with a 1-3-0 record and three points.

FC Ukraine United and Toronto Atomic FC played to a 2-2 draw in the only First Division match played in the Canadian Soccer League Sunday night.

Atomic forward Alexander Thompson opened the scoring  at the 25 minute mark at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, just north of Toronto,and Ukraine forward Sergii Ivliev headed in from a corner kick to tie the game 1-1 at 43 minutes. It was 1-1 at the break.

Midfielder Oleh Shutov put Ukraine into a 2-1 lead at 53 minutes, finding the net past Atomic goalkeeper Vesyl Shpuk, and the visitors tied the game 2-2 six minutes later on a goal by Ihor Mihelevskyy. It was 2-2 at the final whistle.

Toronto Atomic FC are second in the standings with a 2-1-2 WLT record for eight points, while FC Ukraine United are in sixth position with a 1-2-1 record and four points.

Toronto Atomic are at home to Scarborough SC in their next game at Centennial Stadium on Saturday, June 25, a 7.30 p. kickoff, and FC Ukraine United will host Milton SC at the St. Joan of Arc ground the following day on June 26 at 6:30 pm

There were two games in the CSL Second Division Sunday when Toronto Atomic FC reserves defeated York Region Shooters B by a score of 2-1 and SC Waterloo beat Serbian White Eagles B, 4-1.