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VORKUTA NEEDS GOALS TO ACHIEVE REGULAR SEASON DOUBLE FOLLOWING SECOND DIVISION TITLE WIN

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VORKUTA NEEDS GOALS TO ACHIEVE REGULAR SEASON DOUBLE FOLLOWING SECOND DIVISION TITLE WIN

 

 

FC Vorkuta B, the club’s reserve squad, has won the CSL Second Division with two games remaining in the regular season.

It’s the second league title victory following the First Division triumph in Vorkuta’s inaugural 2017 campaign.

The club is presently in a see-saw battle with FC Ukraine United for the top spot in the First Division. Vorkuta has two games remaining – against Hamilton City and Brantford Galaxy, while Ukraine United, with a three-points lead over Vorkuta, has  just one remaining game (against CSC Mississauga) to complete its regular season schedule.

Ukraine United or Vorkuta will win the First Division. Each team may end the season with 38 points, in which case tie-breakers will be employed to decide the First Division title.

The teams are tied when the first tie-breaker –  the head-to-head results between the two teams –  is applied. The next tie-breaker, goal difference in regular season games, gives Ukraine United an edge with a goal differential of 36 compared to 30 for Vorkuta.

Vorkuta needs goals to achieve a regular season double and will travel to the Heritage Field for the match with Hamilton City on Sunday, that’s a 6.30 pm kickoff. Vorkuta’s last regular season match against Brantford Galaxy is on Thursday, September 20, a 9 pm kickoff at Esther Shiner Stadium. Ukraine United’s final regular season game against CSC Mississauga is on Sunday, September 23 at Centennial Stadium, a 7 pm start.

There is one First Division match this Saturday when SC Waterloo hosts Scarborough SC at RIM Park, a 6.30 pm kickoff and in addition to the Hamilton City vs FC Vorkuta game on Sunday, there is Brantford Galaxy at home to Real Mississauga, an 8.30 pm start at the Heritage Field.

There is one Second Division game this weekend when Milton SC B meets Brantford Galaxy B, a 7.30 pm start at Lions Park on Friday.

CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLE FOR WATERLOO…….. First time a club has won both titles

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Waterloo-SCSC Waterloo won the Canadian Soccer League championship with a 3-1 victory over Kingston FC at the Kalar Sports Park at Niagara Falls, Ontario Sunday afternoon to follow an earlier victory for the club’s reserve team which captured the CSL Second Division championship. It’s the first time a CSL club has won both titles

The two First Division sides produced a fast-paced entertaining encounter which ended the six-month long CSL season and while Kingston were favoured to win following their impressive First Division winning campaign, the team from southwestern Ontario controlled the midfield for much of the game to eventually come through with the victory.

Defender Vladimir Zelenbaba opened the scoring for Waterloo at 30 minutes when he volleyed a knee high hard cross from the left wing to find the net past Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar for a 1-0 score at the break.

Kingston midfielder Nathan Klemencic tied the game 1-1 at 60 minutes with a low shot from 18 yards, but Zelanbaba scored his second goal to put Waterloo in the lead 2-1 at the 74th minute mark.

Waterloo went further ahead by a 3-1 score at 81 minutes when a deflection off a Kingston defender struck the cross bar and went straight to Harris Fazlagic who headed into the net and the score held to the final whistle.

It completed the double for Waterloo with an earlier in the day Second Division championship win by the Waterloo reserve team which defeated Toronto Croatia Reserves, 2-0. Waterloo goals were scored by forward Erwin Uzunovic, who found the net from 20 yards from a pass by Mohamed Aborig, and Mohammed-Ali Heydarpour made it 2-0 at 88 minutes – the Waterloo forward found the net after collecting a pass from midfielder Edward Syllie.

Waterloo head coach Lazo Dzepina attributed his side’s championship win to a determination to be successful by strengthening the First Division team and a resolve to be ready for a game with high-scoring Kingston.

“We added two important players and following a regular season loss to Kingston we worked on a number of things to give us a good chance if we were to meet this team in the playoffs and It all came together, ” said Dzepina following the final whistle.

Waterloo finished the regular season fifth in the First Division standings and defeated Brampton City Utd and Toronto Croatia in the playoffs, while Kingston ended the regular season on top as the league winner to follow-up with wins over Serbian White Eagles and London City on their way to the final.

KINGSTON VICTORY FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP ENCOUNTER WITH SC WATERLOO……Semifinal win over London City

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Kingston-FCKingston FC will meet SC Waterloo, another recent team in the Canadian Soccer League, in the CSL Championship Final at Kalar Park Stadium at Niagara Falls on November 3.

Kingston defeated London City by a 4-2 score in the second semifinal at the Queen’s West Field, Kingston, the only game in the CSL Sunday.

The Kingston win eliminated a team which entered the league back in 1973, to follow Saturday’s first semifinal defeat by SC Waterloo of Toronto Croatia, which entered professional soccer in 1956.

The two finalists entered the CSL First Division in 2011 and while Kingston FC was recognized as a likely contender for league honours from the beginning of the 2013 campaign, Waterloo made strong progress throughout and ended the regular season impressively to have its First Division side bid for the league championship, while its reserve team booked its place in the Second Division final.

London City went ahead 1-0 after 12 minutes in Sunday’s semifinal at Queen’s West field, a goal by Marin Vucemilovic Grigic from the penalty spot when Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar brought down London’s Aldin Kukic on a breakaway.

. Catalin Lichioiu equalized for Kingston from a free kick at 23 minutes and top scorer Guillaume Surot struck from 18 yards for a 2-1 Kingston lead at the break.

Younan Samra equalized for London for a 2-2 tie at 54 minutes and at the 80th minute mark Surot put the home side in front 3-2 from the penalty spot after midfielder Edgar Soglo was fouled in the box.

It was Soglo who scored the fourth goal for Kingston, a drive into the top right corner well out of reach of London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic for a 4-2 score at 90 minutes and the score at the final whistle.

Kingston FC will meet SC Waterloo in the final at Kalar Park Stadium, Niagara Falls on Sunday, November 3, a 2.30 pm kickoff, to be preceded by the Second Division championship decider between Toronto Croatia B and SC Waterloo B at 12 noon.

See CSL Playoffs Summary

WATERLOO IN CSL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL…..advance on penalty kicks over defending champions Toronto Croatia

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SC Waterloo advanced to the CSL Championship Final with a penalty kicks victory over Toronto Croatia following an extra time 1-1 tie at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke Saturday night. Toronto Croatia won the championship in 2012.

It was a well-played encounter throughout the 90 minutes plus 30 minutes of extra time before Drazen Vukovic chipped the winning penalty down the middle and just under the bar to give Waterloo a 5-4 edge in kicks from the spot.

It was Vukovic who scored Waterloo’s opening goal at 54 minutes following a scoreless first half, the veteran forward driving a free kick from just outside the box past Toronto Croatia goalkeeper Antonio Ilic for the 1-0 lead.

Toronto Croatia equalized with a well-taken goal by Hayden Fitzwilliams who connected while closing in with pace to the right of the Waterloo goal to slot the ball just inside the post well out of reach of Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura.

Toronto Croatia missed the first penalty, with all remaining spot kicks finding the net and the last one, taken by Vukovic, winning the game.
SC Waterloo, a side which gained in strength as the regular season games progressed and attracted attention particularly when scoring 18 goals without conceding one in the three games prior to Saturday’s victory, will meet the winner of the Kingston FC vs. London City semifinal being played Sunday.

In Saturday’s Second Division Championship semifinals, Toronto Croatia B defeated York Region Shooters B 2-0 at the Hershey Field in Mississauga on first half goals by forward Josip Stanic and midfielder Peter Vidovic, while at the Terry Fox Stadium in Brampton, SC Waterloo B scored four second half goals to defeat Brampton City Utd 5-1. Scorers were Mohamed Diaby for Brampton, while Ed Syllie struck twice for SC Waterloo, Stefan Brisevac, Mohamed Aborig and Erwin Uzunovic each scored singles.

Remaining game this weekend:
CSL Championship Playoffs – First Division Semifinal
Sunday, October 20 Queen’s West Field, Kingston 6.30 pm Kingston FC vs London City

The CSL Championship Finals – Sunday, November 3, Kalar Park, Niagara Falls
12 noon – Second Division Championship – Toronto Croatia B vs SC Waterloo B
2.30 pm – The CSL Championship – Kingston FC or London City vs SC Waterloo

WATERLOO THROUGH TO SEMIFINALS WITH CONVINCING 4-0 VICTORY….well-attended playoff encounter Thanksgiving Day

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SC Waterloo were impressive with an away 4-0 victory over Brampton City Utd in the fourth quarterfinal  game of the CSL Championship playoffs,  a well-attended encounter at the Terry Fox Stadium in Chinguacousy and the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Thanksgiving Day.
It was a decisive win for the visitors with two goals in each half,  midfielder  Harris Fazlagic scoring the opening goal at the 30th minute mark and this was followed at 44 minutes by a goal from Adis Hasecic who barely reached a cross by Ranko Golijanin to slide the ball into the net for a 2-0 score at the break.
Brampton goalkeeper Camilo Benzi was cautioned twice in the second half to be shown the red card by referee  Arbaji at 80 minutes and Euloge Awitor-Kodzo took over in goal for the home side.
Drazen Vukovic was prominent in the Waterloo attack and scored from a breakaway for a 3-0 lead at 88 minutes and defender Zoran Kukic rounded out the scoring at 94 minutes for a 4-0 result.
SC Waterloo advance to the semifinals to meet CSL defending champions Toronto Croatia, while in the second semifinal  game Kingston FC will be at home to London City.
CSL PLAYOFF SUMMARY:
The CSL Championship Playoffs – 
FIRST DIVISION – Semifinals
To be played the weekend October 18 – 20    –  venues to be announced
Kingston FC vs London City
Toronto Croatia vs SC Waterloo
Sunday’s game:
Kingston FC 2, Serbian White Eagles 1 (Extra time)
Saturday’s game:
Toronto Croatia 2, Windsor Stars 0 (Extra time)
Friday’s game:
York Region Shooters 1, London City 1 (Extra time)
London City wins 4-2 on penalty kicks
The CSL Championship Playoffs – 
SECOND DIVISION – Semifinals
To be played the weekend October 18 – 20 – venues to be announced
Toronto Croatia B vs York Region Shooters B
Brampton City Utd B vs SC Waterloo B

KINGSTON ON EDGE OF FIRST DIVISION TITLE WITH SUNDAY VICTORY………York Region tie with Toronto Croatia and Waterloo blitz St. Catharines 9-0

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Kingston FC defeated Burlington SC 5-3, Toronto Croatia and York Region Shooters played to a 2-2 tie, while SC Waterloo had a field day with a 9-0 blitz of St. Catharines Wolves, three games in the CSL Sunday.

Guillaume Surot opened the scoring for Kingston FC at 35 minutes at the Nelson Stadium in Burlington, Abdullah Abdullah equalized 1-1 for Burlington SC at 37 minutes, then Surot scored again at 42 minutes for a 2-1 lead for the visitors at half-time. The goals were numbers 27 and 28 of the season for Surot.

Midfielder Jason Massie increased the Kingston lead to 3-1 at 46 minutes, Edgar Soglo made it 4-1 at 48 minutes and Kenny Caceros scored Kingston’s fifth goal at 51 minutes.

Burlington then scored twice, Predrag Papaz at 53 minutes, then Milos Vucinic at 74 minutes for a 5-3 Kingston lead, the score at the final whistle.

With one game remaining in the regular season, Kingston now has a 16-3-2 record for 50 points and six points clear of York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia, both of which have two games to play. Only a major change in the goal differential can prevent Kingston from winning the First Division title.

Burlington SC ended the season with a 7-15-0 record for 21 points and are eliminated from the playoffs as a result of the defeat.

Midfielder Gerard Ladiyou opened the scoring for York Region Shooters at the 6th minute mark at the Hershey Field in Mississauga, but Kresimir Prgomet tied the score 1-1 for Toronto Croatia at 17 minutes.

Tihomir Maletic scored on a breakaway solo effort to put Toronto Croatia 2-1 up and at 87 minutes Richard West tied the score 2-2 for York Region, the score at the final whistle.

York Region Shooters’ players Kadian Lecky and Nicolas Martinez were ejected from the bench – Lecky at 40 minutes and Martinez at 71 minutes for dissent, while Francisco Javier Juarez was also shown the red card at 83 minutes following two cautions. York Region Shooters remain in second place in the standings with a 14-4-2 record for 44 points and Toronto Croatia are in third place with 13-2-5 for 44 points.

Forward Adis Hasecic scored the first of the nine goals for SC Waterloo against St. Catharines Wolves at Warrior Field in Waterloo, the goal coming at just 2 minutes of play and this was followed by two goals from Harris Fazlagic at 12 and 17 minutes and a goal by Drazen Vukovic at 28 minutes for a 4-0 at the interval.

Vukovic struck again at 50 minutes, Hasecic at 55 minutes (16 goals for the season) and Vukovic (15 for the season) completed his hat-trick at 56 minutes. Defender Vladimir Zelenbaba completed the scoring with two goals at 64 minutes and 70 minutes and it was 9-0 at the final whistle. The 9-0 result is the highest score in the current CSL season.SC Waterloo now has a 10-7-4 record for 34 points and will end their regular season against York Region Shooters on October 2.

St. Catharines Wolves complete their season with a 7-15-0 record for 21 points.

LONDON CITY, WATERLOO SCORE MIDWEEK VICTORIES….another hat-trick for Vucemilovic-Grgic

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London City improved its chances of a playoff berth with a deserved 4-2 defeat of Brampton City, while SC Waterloo, which has already secured a playoff spot, eased past Serbian White Eagles 2-1, two games in the CSL Wednesday night.
A highlight of the London victory at the Hellenic Centre in London was three goals by striker Marin Vucemilovic-Grgic, his second hat-trick in less than a month, having scored all three in a 3-2 victory over SC Waterloo on September 6.
Vucemilovic-Grgic opened the scoring for London with his first goal at nine minutes and Zvonko Bakula found the net past Brampton goalkeeper Camilo Benzi to make it 2-0 at the 18th minute mark.  Brampton reduced the lead with a goal from the penalty spot at 24 minutes when referee Arthur Kobiel ordered the kick following a foul in the box. Milos Scepanovic scored, his 15th of the season and it was 2-1 at the interval.
Vucemilovic Grgic struck his second at 48 minutes and his third to complete the hat-trick for a 4-1 London lead at 55minutes. The three goals gives Vucemilovic-Grgic 19 for the season.
Stephen Hall scored a late goal at 90 minutes for the visitors and it was 4-2 at the final whistle.
The game completes London’s regular season with an 8-11-3 WLT record for 27 points, but the southwestern Ontario club must wait the outcome of other games to find out if it has secured a playoff berth. 
Brampton have a 12-7-1 record for 37 points and will end the regular season in the top four.
Dado Hadrovic had SC Waterloo on the road to a win at Esther Shiner Stadium with a goal at the 25th minute mark and Serbian White Eagles suffered a second set-back when forward Sahjah Reid was shown the red card by referee Michael Anthony Izzo at 26 minutes. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Forward Ramon Bailey scored with a low drive from 30 yards to tie the game for Serbian Eagles at 54 minutes, but Ranko Golijanin struck the winner for Waterloo  when he found the net from 12 yards past Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Scott Cliff at the 70th  minute mark, a 2-1 final score in favour of the visitors.
Waterloo has played 20 games and is finishing its regular season strongly with a 9-7-4 record for 31 points and presently in fifth position in the standings, while Serbian White Eagles have a 6-11-2 record for 20 points in 10th position.

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

ASTROS VASAS UPSETS BRAMPTON 2-1 SUNDAY ….lightning forces cancellation Waterloo vs York Region

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Astros Vasas FC upset Brampton City Utd with a well-deserved 2-1 away victory, while a second game scheduled in the CSL First Division Sunday, SC Waterloo vs York Region Shooters, was called off shortly before kickoff time due to lightning.

 Brampton City Utd pressed early to keep up their strong bid for the CSL First Division title, but it was Astros Vasas that struck first with a goal by recently acquired midfielder Erik Luptak at 37 minutes when he picked up the ball outside the 6-yard line to drive into the net to the right of Brampton goalkeeper Camilo Benzi. The goal held up for a 1-0 score at the interval.

Brampton midfielder Thomas McLean equalized at the 64th minute mark with a drive from just outside of the penalty box that left Astros Vasas goalkeeper Matt George with little chance when it hit the top right corner of the net.

Brampton lost defender Mirko Medic at 83 minutes, he was sent off  after receiving a second caution from referee Steve Depiero and two minutes later Jose Melo struck the winner for visitors when he beat Benzi from five yards for a 2-1 Astros Vasas victory.

Brampton’s Thomas McLean was also shown the red card just before the final whistle.

It was the fifth victory for Astros Vasas and the win improved their chance of a playoff spot as they moved into eighth  position in the standings with a 5-10-2 WLT for 17 points, while the defeat was a set-back for Brampton despite their impressive 12-4-0 record in second place in the standings, and the defeat is the first since July 28.

One other First Division game scheduled for Sunday, the SC Waterloo vs York Region Shooters clash, was called off by referee Scott Decker due to persistent lightning in the area – the game will be rescheduled – and there was one Second Division match Sunday when St. Catharines Wolves B defeated Toronto Croatia B by a score of 4-1.

SHOOTERS, BRAMPTON, WATERLOO SCORE SUNDAY VICTORIES…Toronto Croatia falters

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York Region Shooters handed Toronto Croatia their second loss in less than a week with a 2-0 defeat at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple and the three points earned put Shooters in a position tied for top spot as the CSL campaign enters the second half of the season.
Midfielder Ali Hamam scored the opening goal at 18 minutes, heading in past Toronto Croatia goalkeeper Antonio Ilic off a corner kick and in a game in which the current CSL champions had enough chances to draw level, Shooters’ goalkeeper Adrian Ibanez kept the visitors off the scoresheet and it was 1-0 at the break.
Richard West increased the Shooters’ lead to 2-0 when he took a pass from Kadian Lecky to place the ball into the net to the left of Ilic. It was 2-0 for York Region at the end.
York Region Shooters are back tied for the top position with Kingston FC  in the standings with an improved 8-2-1 WLT record for 25 points, while Toronto Croatia slip to fourth place with a 6-2-3 record for 21 points.
Forward Marcos Nunes opened the scoring for Brampton City Utd against St. Catharines Wolves at Victoria Park in Brampton, finding the net from close in past the St. Catharines’ goalkeeper Matthew Greco at the 19th minute mark and it was 1-0 at the interval. It was Nunes’ 12th goal of the season.
Milos Scepanovic struck twice for the home side in the second half, his first came at 77 minutes for a 2-0 Brampton lead and the former European standout scored again at 87 minutes for a 3-0 score at the final whistle. The goals were numbers 5 and 6 of the season for Scepanovic.
Brampton City Utd keep pace with a very good eight wins in their 8-2-0 record for 24 points trailing the top two by just a single point.
Forward Nicholas Lindsay struck the opening goal for Burlington at 31 minutes following a miscue in the Astros Vasas FC defence in the game at Downsview Park. A pass back to Astros’ goalkeeper Laszlo Barna was intercepted by Lindsay who promptly drove the ball into the back of the net and it was 1-0 for the visitors at half-time.
Burlington were awarded a penalty kick which resulted in a goal at the 71st minute when Astros Vasas defender Kurt Ramsey fouled in the box for referee Lyes Arfa to point to the spot.  Burlington player-coach William Etchu Tabi scored for a 2-0 lead, the game result.
Waterloo SC are edging closer to the top and Sunday’s victory at Warrior Field in Waterloo puts the southwestern Ontario side in a position to make a bid for the top spot during the second half of the season. Windsor Stars played with 10-men for a part of the game after Chris Suta was shown the red card by referee Ljubisa Vrljes.
Midfielder Shawn Brown opened the scoring for Waterloo at 59 minutes following a closely contested scoreless first half.
Forward Drazen Vukovic  made it 2-0 for Waterloo at 85 minutes and the home side defended the lead to the final whistle.
Waterloo have an improving 5-2-3 record for 18 points and closing in on the top group.

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