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BRAMPTON RETURNS TO WINNING FORM WITH 2-1 VICTORY….Astros Vasas held to 3-3 tie by Niagara United

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Astros Vasas FC is still in the hunt for a playoff spot following a 3-3 tie against Niagara United, while Brampton City Utd returned to winning form with a last minute 2-1 victory at Windsor Stars, two games in the CSL First Division Saturday.

Forward Derek Paterson opened the scoring for Niagara United at Esther Shiner Stadium when he found the net past Astros Vasas goalkeeper Matthew George at the 5th minute mark, but Astros’ forward Eric Luptak tied the score 1-1 with a goal just three minutes later.

Niagara took the lead at 38 minutes on a goal by Andy Tiedt and it was 2-1 at the interval.

Midfielder Jose Melo struck for Astros Vasas at 68 minutes, his sixth goal of the season for a 2-2 tie and Evan James put the home side up 3-2 at 80 minutes when he headed in a free kick. It was James’ fourth goal of the campaign.

Niagara equalized at the 88th minute mark on a goal by Goran Roksandia, a 3-3 tie at the final whistle.

Astros Vasas now has a 6-11-4 WLT record for 22 points in eighth position in the standings and continue to be one of four teams bidding for the last playoff berth. Niagara United have a 3-15-4 record for 13 points.

Following a scoreless first half, forward Peter Niles put Brampton City Utd ahead at the 54th minute mark at Windsor Stadium, but Gino Berardi equalized for Windsor Stars when he found the net past Brampton goalkeeper Camilo Benzi four minutes later.

Striker Milos Scepanovic scored the winning goal from the penalty spot following a foul in the box, he drove the ball past Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli at the 90th minute mark, 2-1 in favour of Brampton. It was the Brampton forward’s 16th goal of the season.

The win was Brampton City Utd’s first win in six games since August 30 and the Toronto area team has a 13-7-1 record for 40 points for 4th place in the standings,  Windsor Stars have a 8-9-3 record for 27 points.

There was one game in the CSL Second Division Saturday, with Kingston FC B defeating Serbian White Eagles B 3-2.

Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Sep 29  Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs Kingston FC
Sun, Sep 29  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs  St. Catharines Wolves
Sun, Sep 29  Hershey Field  9 PM Toronto Croatia vs York Region Shooters

SECOND DIVISION
Sun, Sep 29  Hershey Field  5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs SC Waterloo B

WATERLOO IN THE PLAYOFFS……defeat Niagara United while Windsor Stars triumph over St. Catharines

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SC Waterloo clinched a playoff berth with a 2-0 away victory over Niagara United, while Windsor Stars defeated St. Catharines Wolves also by a 2-0 score, two games in the CSL First Division Saturday night.

Forward Ranko Golijanin opened the scoring for Waterloo at the Kalar Sports Park in Niagara Falls, he connected with a cross from the right wing to beat Niagara goalkeeper Brad Gemmell from close range for a 1-0 lead at the 14th minute mark.

Drazen Vukovic made it 2-0 at 24 minutes, his 12th goal of the season, it was 2-0 at the interval and the final whistle.

SC Waterloo improve to an 8-7-4 WLT record for 28 points to be the fifth team to secure a spot in the playoffs, alongside Kingston FC, York Region Shooters, Toronto Croatia – the defending CSL champions – and Brampton City United.

Stephen Ademolu opened the scoring at 30 minutes for Windsor Stars, a low shot to find the net past St. Catharines goalkeeper Matthew Greco and it was 1-0 at half-time.

Wade Allen made it 2-0 for Windsor at 62 minutes from a free kick just outside the box – his 4th goal of the season – and the score held to the final whistle.

Windsor Stars have an 8-8-3 record for 27 points and 6th in the standings, while St. Catharines Wolves are at 7-14-0 for 21 points in eighth position.

SECOND DIVISION
Niagara United B 3, SC Waterloo B 1
Toronto Croatia B 2, London City B 1
Serbian White Eagles B vs Brampton City Utd B – POSTPONED DUE TO WET GROUND

Remaining games this weekend:

Sun, Sep 22 CaraCo Homes Field, Invista Centre 1 PM Kingston FC vs York Region Shooters
(Ref: Francis Latulippe Assist: Marie-Josee Charbonneau, Jean-Francois Marchand 4th Erick Laliberte)
Sun, Sep 22 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref: Yusri Rudolf, Assist:Jessica Patton, John Vlahos, 4th:Hassane Riffai)
Sun, Sep 22 Hershey Centre 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Burlington SC
(Ref: Justin Tasev, Assist: Sahab Jamshidi, Blake Williams; 4th David Di Pasquale)

SECOND DIVISION
Sun, Sep 22 CaraCo Homes Field, Invista Centre 3:15 PM Kingston FC B vs York Region Shooters B
Mon, Sep 23 Terry Fox (Ching Park) 8 PM Brampton City Utd B vs SC Waterloo B

EARLY GOALS WIN REGION CLASH FOR NIAGARA UNITED

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Niagara-UnitedNiagara United defeated its regional rival St. Catharines Wolves 3-2 in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday.
Niagara’s goals all came in the first half with Rudy Pikzinski scoring the opening goal after eight minutes in an entertaining encounter at Club Roma, St. Catharines. Pikzinski caught the top left corner of the net with a drive from 12 yards to put the visitors one-up.
Defender Matt Waddington made it 2-0 at the 15th minute mark and Gary Boughton struck the third goal for Niagara United when he found the middle of the net out of reach of St. Catharines goalkeeper Matthew Greco for a 3-0 score at 32 minutes.
St. Catharines attempted to get back into the game with some success, starting with a goal by midfielder Lucas Folino who headed in a right wing cross to make it 3-1 at the 34th minute and Folino scored a second goal when he beat Niagara goalkeeper Brad Gemmell 10 minutes later for a 3-2 score at the 44th minute mark and at the final whistle.
Niagara United improve to a 3-13-3 WLT record for 12 points, but remain at the bottom of the standings, while St. Catharines are now at 6-12-0 for 18 points in eighth position.
One other game scheduled for Wednesday, the Serbian White Eagles vs. Toronto Croatia clash due to be played at Centennial Stadium in Toronto was postponed due to earlier damage to the playing surface, which is now under repair.

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)

BURLINGTON DEFEAT NIAGARA UNITED SATURDAY…. Full slate of five games in the CSL First Division Sunday.

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Burlington SC scored their second win of the season with a 2-0 away victory over Niagara United at Kalar Park in Niagara Falls, the only game in the Canadian Soccer League First Division Saturday night.
It was a scoreless first half with few opportunities to find the net for either team, and it was midfielder Nicholas Lindsay who opened the scoring for Burlington at the 57th minute, his fourth of the season. Mohammed Mohammed increased the lead to 2-0 when he headed into the net nine minutes later, his third strike of the current campaign.
Burlington SC improve to a 2-3-0 WLT record following Saturday’s win and the team is at home to Windsor Stars in back-to-back games on Sunday, a 5 pm start at Nelson Park in Burlington, while Niagara United return to Kalar Park at home to St. Catharines Wolves on July 6. Niagara has a 1-4-3 record for six points following Saturday’s game.
There was one game in the CSL Second Division Saturday when Waterloo SC B defeated York Region Shooters B 3-1.
Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
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
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)

NIAGARA UNITED GAIN FIRST VICTORY FRIDAY

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Niagara United gained their first victory of the season with a 1-0 defeat of Serbian White Eagles at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, the only game in the CSL Friday night.

It was a game of missed opportunities, particularly with Serbian Eagles when Kiril Dimitrov came close at 36 minutes and Djorjije Strunjas at 70 minutes when he faced an empty net after Niagara ‘keeper John DeLuca was well beaten.

The visitors did find the net from one of their chances when forward Keith Makubuya scored at the 80th minute mark. Defender Malcolm Mings started the play in midfield, moved the ball to forward Derek Paterson whose shot was saved by Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Stefan Avramovic. He directed the ball onto the goalpost but the ball reached Makubuya to score from three yards.

The win gives Niagara United a 1-3-2 WLT record for 5 points, while Serbian White Eagles suffered their fourth loss of the current campaign for a 2-4-1 record for 7 points.

Remaining games in the Canadian Soccer League this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Jun 15  Windsor Stadium  7 PM Windsor Stars vs Astros Vasas FC 
Sun, Jun 16  Queen’s West Field  1 PM Kingston FC vs London City 
Sun, Jun 16  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs SC Waterloo 
Sun, Jun 16  St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs St. Catharines Wolves
Sun, Jun 16  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Niagara United 

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Jun 15  Hershey Turf Field  5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs Niagara United B
Sun, Jun 16  Victoria Park  3 PM Brampton City Utd B vs SC Waterloo B
Sun, Jun 16  Queens West Field  3:15 PM Kingston FC B vs London City B
Sun, Jun 16  St. Joan of Arc  4 PM York Region Shooters B vs St. Catharines Wolves B

TORONTO CROATIA, YORK REGION SHOOTERS REGISTER OPENING WINS…..SC Waterloo and Niagara United tie 1-1

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CSL champions Toronto Croatia continued their winning way with a narrow 3-2 defeat of Kingston FC, while York Region Shooters also opened their new season account with a 1-0  victory over Astros Vasas FC, and SC Waterloo played to a 1-1 tie with Niagara United, three games in the CSL First Division Sunday night. One other game scheduled, Burlington SC vs. Serbian White Eagles, was postponed due to ground conditions at Nelson Stadium in Burlington.


 


Kingston FC opened the scoring with a goal from Catalin Lichioiu at the 23rd minute mark at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke and Roberto Galle tied the score 1-1 for Toronto Croatia five minutes later.


 


Striker Tihomir Maletic put the home side in the lead at 31 minutes when he intercepted just outside the penalty box to move in and drive a low shot from 18 yards just inside the post and Maletic increased the Croatia lead to 3-1 at 41 minutes, beating Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar from 10 yards. It was 3-1 at the break.


 


Nathan Klemencic struck for the visitors to reduce the Croatia lead to 3-2 at 59 minutes and Kingston’s Jason Massie came close to equalizing when he caught the goalpost with a last minute attempt on goal in added time with Croatia goalkeeper Anton Ilic well beaten. It was 3-2 at the final whistle.


 


It was looking like a scoreless tie at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple until York Region Shooters scored the only goal of the game at 91 minutes by Dino Gardener from a pass by Richard West. Gardiner hit the ball into the roof of the net, beating Astros Vasas goalkeeper Antal-Andras Toth with the hard drive from just outside the box.


 


Following a scoreless first half, midfielder Adis Hasecic  playing on the left wing for SC Waterloo, struck the opening goal from 20 yards, a drive that entered the net off the crossbar to put the home side one-up against Niagara United at Warrior Field in Waterloo.


 


Niagara struck back with a goal at 80 minutes from midfielder Jordi Amores who collected the rebound from a free kick to find the net and tie the game 1-1, a score that held until the final whistle.


 

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

 

 

 

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


 


 


 

SERBIAN EAGLES IN PLAYOFFS WITH FRIDAY VICTORY….SC Toronto and Niagara United win

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Serbian White Eagles clinched a playoff spot with a 3-1 victory over Brampton City Utd, Niagara United kept its playoff hopes alive with a 3-1 defeat of Mississauga Eagles FC and in one other game in the CSL Friday night SC Toronto defeated TFC Academy 2-1.


 


Serbian Eagles midfielder Djorjije Strunjas opened the scoring at 3 minutes at Centennial Stadium, he found the net off a free kick from Zoran Rajovic and at 36 minutes the prolific Richard West made it 2-0 with Rajovic again involved in the play. It was West’s 14th goal of the season.


 


Serbian White Eagles went ahead 3-0 when Rajovic drove a free kick into the bottom corner of the net from 25 yards, well out of reach of Brampton goalkeeper Jason Lopes, and at 81 minutes Brampton City Utd reduced the lead to 3-1 when David Guzman intercepted a back pass to Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Milos Durkovic to place the ball into the net for his 14th goal of the season. It was goal number 15 for Rajovic.


 


 It was 3-1 at the end and Serbian White Eagles take the seventh playoff position with a 9-7-5 WLT record for 32 points. Brampton City Utd have a 8-9-4 record for 28 points and currently ninth in the standings.


 


The eighth and final playoff spot will be taken by one of four clubs – Niagara United, Brampton City Utd, SC Waterloo or Brantford Galaxy.


 


TFC Academy opened the scoring against SC Toronto at Downsview Park, a goal by forward Nicolas Lindsey at the 15th minute mark, but the visitors tied the game at 26 minutes on a goal by midfielder Jonathan Osorio. It was 1-1 at the break.


 


SC Toronto defender Evan Brandon John scored the game winner for SC Toronto, he drove the ball from eight yards into the top right corner of the net out of reach of TFC Academy goalkeeper Alexander Pothemount and the score remained to the final whistle.


 


SC Toronto now have a 14-2-4 record for 46 points, just one point behind league leading Toronto Croatia, while TFC Academy are at  10-5-5, tied for sixth place in the standings.


 


It was an important victory for Niagara United at the Hershey Centre where the first half ended scoreless and Niagara defender Malcom Mings opened the scoring against Mississauga Eagles FC at the 58th minute mark.


 


The home side tied the game 1-1 six minutes later on a goal by forward Jose Melo, his  12th of the season.


 


Matthew Waddington put Niagara into the lead at the 68th minute and Matthew Cain assured Niagara of the victory at 92 minutes, it was 3-1 at the final whistle.


Niagara United have a 9-9-3 record for 30 points in eighth place in the standings to stay in the race in pursuit of the one remaining playoff spot, while Mississauga are eliminated from the playoffs following the defeat. Mississauga has a 7-9-5 record for 26 points.


 


Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Sat, Sep 29 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs Montreal Impact Academy


Sun, Sep 30 Lions Park 6 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Kingston FC


Sun, Sep 30 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Montreal Impact Academy


Sun, Sep 30 St. David 7 PM SC Waterloo vs SC Toronto


Sun, Sep 30 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Windsor Stars


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Sat, Sep 29 Portuguese/Oriental 1 PM SC Waterloo B vs Kingston FC B


Sat, Sep 29 Terry Fox Stadium 2 PM Brampton City Utd B vs Mississauga Eagles FC B


Sat, Sep 29 Lions Park 4 PM Brantford Galaxy B vs Windsor Stars B


Sat, Sep 29 Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Niagara United B


Sun, Sep 30 Downsview Park 2 PM TFC Academy II vs Kingston FC B – CANCELLED


 


IN THE EVENT OF A TIE IN THE STANDINGS


 


In the event teams are tied on points in the final regular season standings, the CSL rules apply the following tie breakers in this order:


 


1. Total wins in regular season games.


2. Head-to-head record based on total points in league games.


3. Goal difference in regular season games.


4. Goals scored in regular season games.


 


 


CAF CELEBRATION


 


The CAF U-15 teams are celebrating the academy’s first year this weekend with a festive day at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple. It’s a one-day tournament, there are sponsors on hand, prizes, a free lunch and an opportunity to be photographed with an FC Barcelona jersey signed by every member of a team that is one of the top clubs of the world.


The day kicks off at 9.15 am and goes through to late afternoon.


 


 

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES, NIAGARA UNITED HAVE EASY WINS SATURDAY……Two hat-tricks at Kingston

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Richard West and Zoran Rajovic each scored three goals in a 7-3 Serbian White Eagles defeat of Kingston FC, while Niagara United defeated London City 4-0 in one other game played in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday night.

 

West struck the opening goal for Serbian White Eagles at the CaraCo Home Field at the Invista Centre when he found the net past Kingston goalkeeper Shane Lopez at the 4th minute mark and the Serbian Eagles forward increased the lead to 2-0 nine minutes later.

 

Rajovic made it 3-0 at 29 minutes, the score at the interval and Kingston reduced the lead to 3-1 at the 60th minute mark on a goal by midfielder Tony Asmar.

 

Rajovic then increased the lead to 4-1 at 62 minutes from a direct free kick that caught the top left corner of the net and three minutes later West completed his hat-trick for a 5-1 lead for the visitors.

 

Kingston defender Ryan McCurdy scored at 69 minutes for a 5-2 Serbian Eagles lead, and Kingston striker Mademba Ba cut the lead to 5-3 at 71 minutes before Rajovic struck his third goal and Serbian Eagles’ sixth for a 6-3 lead at73 minutes.. A Kingston defender scored an own goal at 89 minutes increasing the Serbian White Eagles lead to 7-3, the score at the final whistle.

 

Serbian White Eagles improve to 7-6-4 WLT for 25 points, while Kingston FC are at 2-15-1 for 7 points in the standings.

 

Richard West increased his goalscoring to 10 for the season as a result of the hat-trick, his second hat-trick of the season following three goals scored in a 6-1 victory over Niagara United on August 3, and Rajovic increased his goalscoring tally to 12  during the current campaign.

 

The 10 goals scored in one game during the current season equals that of the Brampton City Utd 8, Brantford Galaxy 2 result at Lions Park on June 10 and the Mississauga Eagles FC 6, Serbian White Eagles 4 game at the Hershey Centre on August 10.

 

Forward Mohammed Mohammed scored twice in Niagara United’s sixth win of the season at the Kalar Sports Centre in Niagara Falls, the Niagara forward opened the scoring at 31 minutes against London City for a 1-0 score at the break.

 

Defender Marco Stencel increased the home side`s lead to 2-0 at 67 minutes, Mohammed scored his second for a 3-0 Niagara lead at 82 minutes before Ben N`Goran completed the scoring, 4-0 at the 88th minute mark which held to the final whistle.

 

London City played with 10 men during the second half following the dismissal by referee Steve Decker of Manu Odurwa for serious foul play.

 

Niagara United are now at 6-8-3 for 21 points, London City are at 6-8-6 for 24 points in the standings.

 

There were three games in the CSL Second Division Saturday:

 

Mississauga Eagles FC B 2, SC Waterloo B 2

SC Toronto B 8, Niagara United B 1

Serbian White Eagles B 3, Kingston FC B 1

 

The remaining weekend games are:

 

FIRST DIVISION

 

Sun, Sep 9 Claude Robillard 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs Serbian White Eagles – New ground location

Sun, Sep 9 Lions Park 6 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Toronto Croatia

Sun, Sep 9 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs TFC Academy

Sun, Sep 9 St. David SS 7 PM SC Waterloo vs North York Astros

 

SECOND DIVISION

 

Sun, Sep 9 Club Roma 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Brampton City Utd B

Sun, Sep 9 St. Joan of Arc 8:30 PM York Region Shooters B vs TFC Academy II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHOOTERS, NIAGARA UNITED SCORE VICTORIES… Penalties play a part in Sunday games

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Penalty box infringements cost Brampton City Utd dearly after taking an early lead in the game against Niagara United at Victoria Park Sunday afternoon, while in one evening encounter York Region Shooters recovered from an early second half set-back to eventually control the game and defeat North York Astros.


 


Brampton’s Mark Jankovic opened the scoring after just eight minutes in the game with Niagara United, the veteran defender heading past Niagara goalkeeper Jonathan Bruggeling from a free kick taken outside the 18 yard line.


 


It took just two minutes for Niagara United to equalize from the penalty spot after referee Gianni Fucchini ordered the kick following a hand ball inside the box.  Mohammed Mohammed beat Brampton goalkeeper Euloge Awitor Kodzo to make it 1-1 at the 10th minute mark and that was the score at the break.


 


As the second half progressed the game appeared headed for a tie until referee Facchini ordered a second penalty to the visitors following a rough challenge by Brampton goalkeeper Awitor Kodzo on an incoming Niagara forward, and Anthony Mermigas scored from the spot at the 88th minute mark. The game ended 2-1 in favour of Niagara United for their fifth victory of the season.


 


Following a scoreless first half at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, York Region Shooters had to come from a 1-0 deficit in the second half following an opening goal by North York defender Kurt Ramsey. He scored from the penalty spot at the 53rd minute mark after referee Matt Meloche pointed to the spot when Astros’ Michael Tischer was brought down inside the penalty area.


 


York Region equalized five minutes later, a goal by midfielder Andre Manders and Sargon Mate made it 2-1 for the home side, a low shot that found the net at the 84th minute mark.


 


York Region Shooters were also awarded a penalty when Kadian Leckie was brought down in the box and the York Region forward took the kick to beat Astros’ goalkeeper Enea Perego for a 3-1 score at 88 minutes and the score held to the final whistle.


 


There was one game in the CSL Second Division Sunday, Brampton City Utd defeating Niagara United B  5-4.


 


Weekend summary:


 


FRIDAY


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


SC Toronto 5, London City 0


 


TFC Academy 4, SC Waterloo 1


 


SATURDAY


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Brantford Galaxy 1, St. Catharines Wolves 1


 


Montreal Impact Academy 2, Kingston FC 1


 


Windsor Stars 1, Toronto Croatia 1


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Mississauga Eagles FC B 1, Serbian White Eagles B 0


 


Windsor Stars B 3, SC Waterloo B 1


 


SUNDAY


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Niagara United 2, Brampton City Utd 1


 


York Region Shooters 3, North York Astros 1


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Brampton City Utd B 5, Niagara United B 4


 


 


 

WINDSOR STARS WIN 1-0 SQUEAKER, NIAGARA UNITED HOLD TORONTO CROATIA TO SCORELESS TIE

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Windsor Stars scored their 7th victory of the season with a narrow 1-0 home win over Montreal Impact Academy at Windsor Stadium, and league-leading Toronto Croatia were held to a scoreless tie, two games in the CSL First Division Saturday.


 


Following a scoreless first half at Windsor, midfielder David Kadoic struck the game’s only goal at the 47th minute, a left foot drive from the edge of the penalty area that beat Montreal goalkeeper Jason Beaulieu.


 


Shortly afterwards, both teams had a player sent off by referee Matt McCready following an altercation which resulted in Windsor’s Stephen Ademolu and Montreal midfielder Philippe Lincourt-Joseph being shown the red card.


 


Windsor improve to 7-5-2 WLT for 23 points following the win and that’s good for a tie in sixth position in the standings, while Montreal Academy are without a win since July 1 and have a 5-2-6 record in ninth position.


 


Both defences played well at Kalar Park where the home side Niagara United in their inaugural season in the First Division held the current CSL champions and league leaders Toronto Croatia to a scoreless tie. Mohammed Mohammed was prominent for the home side despite the few opportunities to score.


 


Toronto Croatia have a 9-1-4 record for 31 points at the top of the table, while Niagara United have a 4-7-2 record for 14 points.


 


There were two games in the CSL Second Division Saturday:


 


SC Waterloo B 1, Serbian White Eagles 0


Niagara United B 2, Mississauga Eagles FC  B  0


 


The SC Toronto B vs. Kingston FC B game was postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date.


 


Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 


FIRST DIVISION


Sun, Aug 12 Victoria Park 3 PM Brampton City Utd vs Mississauga Eagles FC


Sun, Aug 12 Esther Shiner Stadium 5:30 PM North York Astros vs SC Toronto


Sun, Aug 12 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Serbian White Eagles


Sun, Aug 12 Club Roma 8 PM St. Catharines Wolves vs Windsor Stars


 


SECOND DIVISION


Sun, Aug 12 Victoria Park 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs Mississauga Eagles FC B


Sun, Aug 12 Club Roma 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Windsor Stars B


Sun, Aug 12 St. Joan of Arc 8:30 PM York Region Shooters B vs Brantford Galaxy B


 


 


 


 


 

BRAMPTON, WINDSOR SCORE SATURDAY VICTORIES….Niagara United, York Region Shooters play to scoreless tie

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Brampton City Utd handed Montreal Impact Academy just their second defeat of the season and the first at home in CSL action Saturday, while Windsor Stars edged past Serbian White Eagles 2-1 and Niagara United played to a scoreless tie to give York Region Shooters their seventh tie of the season.


 


Following a well-played, almost scoreless first half, forward Alex Braletic put Brampton City Utd in the lead at 45 minutes against Montreal Impact Academy at the St Jean De Vianney ground in Montreal. It was a picture goal, a strong drive from 22 yards to the right of goalkeeper Jason Beaulieu for a 1-0 half-time in favour of the visitors.


 


Midfielder David Guzman increased the lead to 2-0 for Brampton, he struck from 12 yards to find the net and the score held to the final whistle in favour of the Toronto area team.


 


Windsor Stars struck early with a goal by Michael Lepera after just four minutes in the game with Serbian White Eagles at Windsor Stadium and that score held in a close contest until Viktor Anastasov equalized for the Toronto team at 68 minutes.


 


It was nine minutes later that Windsor forward Christian Mayorga collected the ball on the six yard line to find the net past Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Nikola Marojevic and that proved to be the winner with the score 2-1 at the final whistle.


 


Niagara United played most of the second half with 10 men to battle to a scoreless tie with York Region Shooters at Kalar Park after Rudy Pikzinski was shown the red card by referee Pereira for serious foul play ten minutes into the second half.


 


It was a hard played encounter with both goalkeepers John De Luca for the home side and Emanuelle Ameltonis for York Region Shooters playing a big part in a scoreless game.


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Niagara United B 2, York Region Shooters B 1


Windsor Stars B 5, Serbian White Eagles B 2


SC Toronto B 5, Brampton City Utd B 1


 


 Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Sun, Jul 22 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs Kingston FC


 


Sun, Jul 22 Seagram Stadium 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Serbian White Eagles


 


Sun, Jul 22 Lions Park 7 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Windsor Stars


 


Sun, Jul 22 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs SC Toronto


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Sun, Jul 22 Club Roma 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs TFC Academy II


 


 


 


 


 


 

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