Serbian White Eagles

FC UKRAINE UNITED ON TOP FOLLOWING 7-1 SATURDAY VICTORY

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FC UKRAINE UNITED ON TOP FOLLOWING 7-1 SATURDAY VICTORY

 

 

 

FK Ukraine United jumped on top of the First Division with 7-1 trouncing of Bradford Galaxy and Real Mississauga defeated Hamilton City 2-1 to for the expansion club’s first win of the season in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday night.

Hamilton City opened the scoring at 26 minutes at Heritage Field when midfielder Timotej Zakrajsek found the net past Real Mississauga goalkeeper Senad Poracanin, but the lead was short-lived before midfielder Miguel Angel Chavez Vejar tied the game 1-1, the score at the interval.

Real Mississauga forward Morgan Copeland struck the winner at the 53 minute mark, beating Hamilton goalkeeper Andrly Kulik for a 2-1 score that held to the final whistle.

The victory gives Real Mississauga an improved 1-2-1WLT record for 4 points, tied with Brantford Galaxy in sixth position in the standings while Hamilton City have a 3-4-0 record for 9 points in fifth position in the table.

Roman Datsiuk struck twice for FC Ukraine United in a match which ended the first half in total collapse by Brantford Galaxy, a team down 5-1 at the break.

Goals were also scored by Vitaliy Bohdanov, Nazar Milishchuk, Pavlo Lukianets, Taras Hromiak and Tevhen Falkovskyi, while Galaxy’s lone goal came from the penalty spot, scored by Slavko Knezevic. It was 7-1 at the final whistle.

Milishchuk and Lukianets lead the Ukraine United scoring, each with 6 goals on the season.

FC Ukraine United, a team that won the CSL Second Division title in 2017, moved into the First Division top spot as a result of Saturday’s victory.  With a 6-2-1 record for 19 points, Ukraine United has a superior goal differential while tied on points with Vorkuta FC.

The CSL First Division resumes with four games on Saturday, July 21.

Stan Adamson

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES CLINCH LAST PLAYOFF BERTH……..3-1 victory over Windsor Stars Friday

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Serbian White Eagles probably won their most important game of the season at Esther Shiner Stadium Friday, a 3-1 victory over Windsor Stars to clinch the last playoff berth of eight teams to move forward into the quarterfinals of the CSL Championship.

Serbian Eagles needed the outright win to be sure of a playoff spot, anything less would have provided Astros Vasas a last minute opportunity to take the coveted last playoff slot with their final game of the season – also against Windsor Stars – on Sunday.

Serbian Eagles’ forward Sahjah Reid put his team on the road to victory with two first half goals to give the Toronto team a decided edge with a 2-0 lead at the break. Reid struck his first at the 11th minute mark and found the net again past Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli at 21 minutes.

Windsor lost forward Gino Berardi after being shown the red card by referee Michael Bradley for dissent at 37 minutes, but the visitors bounced back with a goal by Stephen Ademolu who found the net from the penalty spot at 46 minutes. Ademolu was fouled in the box by Serbian defender Mohammed Habibzi and referee Bradley ordered the kick.

Midfielder Milos Rudan scored the third goal for Serbian Eagles, a drive from 16 yards over the head of goalkeeper Santilli at 73 minutes for the 3-1 final score.

Serbian White Eagles complete their 22-game regular season with a 8-12-2 record for 26 points in eighth position in the First Division standings and will travel to Kingston for the quarterfinal game on October 13.

Windsor Stars have already secured a playoff berth and have a 8-10-3 record for 27 points with the one game remaining, against Astros Vasas FC on Sunday.

The remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Oct 5 Centennial Stadium 7 PM Toronto Croatia vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref: Justin Tasev, Assist: Scott Milliquet, Alex Themistocleous 4th Blake Williams)
Sun, Oct 6 Esther Shiner Stadium 3:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Windsor Stars
(Ref: Justin Tasev, Assist: David Di Pasquale, Sharon Welsby, 4th Ramee Arbaji)
Sun, Oct 6 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Kingston FC
(Ref: David Barrie, Assist: Ljubisa Vrljes, Michael Izzo, 4th Manuel Orellana)
END OF REGULAR SEASON

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Oct 5 Hershey Field 4 pm Serbian White Eagles B vs Toronto Croatia B
Sun, Oct 6 St. Joan of Arc 4 PM York Region Shooters B vs Kingston FC B
Sun Oct 6 Hershey Field 6 pm Serbian White Eagles B vs Brampton City Utd B
END OF REGULAR SEASON

BURLINGTON DROPS SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES 2-1…result advances Windsor Stars, London City to playoffs.

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Burlington SC kept their playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 victory over Serbian White Eagles in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night, and the result is also important to Windsor Stars and London City as the two southwestern Ontario teams clinch a berth in the playoffs while on the sidelines.

All three goals were scored in the first half in an entertaining encounter at Nelson Stadium, with the first goal scored by Burlington’s  Milos Vucinic who found the at the 13th minute off a corner kick.

Midfielder Kiril Dimitrov equalized for Serbian White Eagles when he found the net past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic at 26 minutes and at the 45th minute mark, Vucinic struck again what turned out to be the winner.  The Burlington defender drove the ball past Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Scott Cliff after intercepting a pass in the penalty box for a 2-1 score at half-time and at the final whistle.

Three players were shown the red card by referee Arthur Korbiel. They are James Stamopoulos of Burlington SC and Nikola Negojevic of Serbian White Eagles following an altercation at 83 minutes, and defender Mario Gavran of Burlington after receiving a second caution just before the final whistle.

The Burlington win prevents Serbian White Eagles from picking up enough points to overhaul Windsor Stars and London City – these two teams have 27 points in the table, Serbian Eagles have two games remaining in the regular season and can only finish with a maximum 26 points if both games are won.

Seven teams now occupy playoff berths. They are Kingston FC, York Region Shooters, Toronto Croatia, Brampton City Utd, SC Waterloo, Windsor Stars and London City. Any one of four teams – St. Catharines Wolves, Astros Vasas FC, Burlington SC and Serbian White Eagles, can win the last playoff spot available.

The eight teams will play quarterfinal games Thanksgiving weekend, October 11 – 14, the semifinals will be played the following weekend with the CSL Championship Final on Sunday, November 3 at Niagara Falls. The CSL Championship will be preceded that day with the Second Division Championship.

Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Sep 28  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs  Niagara United 
Sat, Sep 28  Windsor Stadium  7 PM Windsor Stars vs Brampton City Utd 
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
Sat, Sep 28  Eglinton Flats 3 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Kingston FC B
Sun, Sep 29  Hershey Field  5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs SC Waterloo B

KINGSTON HELD TO 1-1 TIE BY SERBIAN EAGLES…..weather takes out London City vs Brampton

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Kingston FC were held to a 1-1 tie by Serbian White Eagles in a well-played game in doubt until the final whistle at Esther Shiner Stadium, North York, the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night. Another game scheduled, London City vs Brampton City Utd., was called off at the Hellenic Centre, London, due to thunderstorms and lightning.

Kingston were heavily favoured to land an additional three points in their bid for the CSL First Division title, but it was Serbian Eagles to strike first with a goal at 28 minutes by midfielder Djorjije Strunjas. He drove the ball low from inside the penalty box to catch the left side of the net out of reach of Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar.

It was 1-0 at half-time.

Just three minutes into the second half striker Guillaume Surot equalized with a low shot from 25 yards to beat Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Scott Cliff. It was Surot’s 25th goal of the season and improved his already good chances of winning the First Division goalscoring title in the regular season which is due to end early October.

There were few opportunities for either side to catch a winner, although at 85 minutes Ramon Bailey came close in an attempt that was saved by Taser.

The game ended 1-1, giving Kingston a 14-3-2 WLT record for 44 points which is one-up over York Region Shooters at 83 points. Serbian White Eagles have a 7-10-1 record for 22 points in eighth place.

Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Sep 21 Windsor Stadium 7 PM Windsor Stars vs Catharines Wolves
(Ref: Michael Stenbring, Assist: Joe Barile, Gabriel Burlacu 4th Joey Filipic
Sat, Sep 21 Kalar Sports Park 7 PM Niagara United vs SC Waterloo
(Ref: Ramee Arbaji, Assist: Matthew Mendonca, Blake Williams, 4th Armando Pereira)
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
Sat, Sep 21 Kalar Sports Park 4 PM Niagara United B vs SC Waterloo B
Sat, Sep 21 Hershey Field 5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs London City B
Sat, Sep 21 Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Brampton City Utd B POSTPONED – Ground conditions
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

MIODRAG HAT-TRICK IN SERBIAN EAGLES VICTORY WEDNESDAY……..Shooters on top

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Serbian White Eagles struck often with a 6-2 victory over Burlington SC, while York Region Shooters scored late to defeat St. Catharines Wolves by a single goal, two games in the CSL Wednesday night.

St. Catharines Wolves looked strong in the first half of their final home game of the regular season at Club Roma in St. Catharines – they have two away games still to play – but things took a turn for the worse when goalscorer Mohammed Mohammed was shown the red card by referee David Di Pasquale after receiving two yellow cards in quick succession for dissent and tripping at the 40th minute mark.

Playing a man short, the home side continued to play with at least a tie in mind, but at 83 minutes St. Catharines failed to clear a shot saved by goalkeeper Matthew Greco and Richard West struck for the visitors from close range for a 1-0 lead that held until the final whistle. It was West’s 18th of the season.

The win gave York Region Shooters an improved 14-3-1 record for 43 points for a tie on top of the First Division standings with Kingston FC, while St. Catharines Wolves are at 7-13-0 for 21 points.

Midfielder Nikola Miodrag scored a first half hat-trick to lead Serbian White Eagles to a 6-2  defeat of Burlington SC at Esther Shiner Stadium, he opened the scoring quickly with a goal at three minutes, then two more at 30 and 31 minutes. Forward Sahjah Reid struck the fourth goal for Serbian Eagles, finding the net past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic at 38 minutes.

Burlington’s goals were scored by midfielder Nicholas Lindsay  at 19 minutes and James Stamopoulos at the 41st minute mark and it was 4-2 at the interval.

Serbian Eagles continued to press in the second half and Kiril Dimitrov found the net to make it 5-2 at 70 minutes and Vitomar Jelic rounded the scoring at 6-2 at the 86 minute mark.

Serbian White Eagles move up to 10th position in the standings with a 6-10-1 WLT record for 19 points, while Burlington are one below with a 6-13-0 record for 18 points.

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES MOVED TO ESTHER SHINER…..relocated from Centennial Stadium

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Two games scheduled for Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke where work continues to repair damage to the playing surface, have been relocated to Esther Shiner Stadium in North York.

The Serbian White Eagles vs Burlington SC scheduled for Wednesday, September 18 will be played the same night and the Serbian White Eagles vs Kingston FC scheduled for Friday, September 20, will also be played the same night and the 9 pm kickoff time is retained in both cases.

The complete CSL schedule for this week.is:

FIRST DIVISION
Wed, Sep 18  Club Roma  8 PM St. Catharines Wolves vs York Region Shooters 
Wed, Sep 18  Esther Shiner Stad. 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs Burlington SC
Fri, Sep 20  Hellenic Centre 8:30 PM London City  Brampton vs City Utd 
Fri, Sep 20  Esther Shiner Stad. 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs  Kingston FC

ANDRE ORLANDO’S TWO GOALS SETS PACE FOR SERBIAN EAGLES VICTORY SATURDAY

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Serbian White Eagles kept their playoff hopes alive with a convincing 3-1 away victory over Niagara United at the Kalar Sports Park at Niagara Falls, the only game in the CSL First Division Saturday.
It was a come-from-behind second half defeat with forward Andre Orlando setting the pace with two goals to swing the game in favour of Serbian White Eagles.
Niagara forward Keith Makubuya opened the scoring for the home side at 32 minutes when he headed a cross from Andy Tiedt to find the net past Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Scott Cliff. It was 1-0 at the interval.
Orlando scored his first of two goals for the visitors at 60 minutes, heading in a right wing cross from Kiril Dimitrov and five minutes later the Toronto player made it 2-1 for Serbian White Eagles by taking a cross from the right wing to drive the ball past Niagara goalkeeper Brad Gemmell. The goals were the first this season for Orlando.
Niagara fought to get on even terms, but Serbian Eagles’ captain Vitomar Jelic made sure of the victory by heading in a corner kick at 75 minutes for a 3-1 final score.
Serbian White Eagles improve to a 5-10-1 WLT record for 16 points in ninth position in the standings and continue to have an opportunity to clinch a playoff spot as one of the top eight in the table at the end of the regular season.
Niagara United are at 2-13-3 for nine points.
There were two games in the CSL Second Division Saturday with Niagara United B and Serbian white Eagles B playing to a 4-4 draw and St. Catharines Wolves B defeated Toronto Croatia B 3-2.
Remaining games this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Sep 8

JELIC’S LATE WINNER GIVES SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES VICTORY

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<![CDATA[A goal by Serbian White Eagles defender Vitomar Jelic at 92 minutes broke the 1-1 tie to give his team the three points against London City at Centennial Stadium Friday night, to lift the Toronto-based team into 10th position in the standings with an opportunity to bid for a playoff spot. It was the only game in the CSL Friday.

Jelic was just five yards from London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic when he collected a pass from midfielder Daniel Chamele to tap the ball into the net following some good play by Kiril Dimitrov.

It was Dimitrov who opened the scoring in a game played mostly in the midfield during the first half and became end to end following the break. The midfielder struck at 38 minutes after taking a low cross from Nikola Miodrag to place the ball in the middle of the net. It was 1-0 at the interval.

London City forward Aldin Kukic tied the game 1-1 at 50 minutes, he collected cross from Nened Bergovic to chip the ball from the edge of the box just under the bar out of reach of Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Scott Cliff.

The game was heading into a 1-1 draw before Jelic scored the winner in added time for a 2-1 final score.
Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Aug 24

TORONTO CROATIA PRECARIOUSLY ON TOP….Brampton nip Serbian Eagles 1-0

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Toronto Croatia won their second game of the weekend and ninth of the season to assume the top position in the CSL First Division following a 4-0 victory over SC Waterloo Sunday night.

But it’s a precarious lead as just three points separate the top four clubs and these clubs appear to be setting the remaining eight teams adrift to settle the four spots left for playoff positions – the top eight teams qualify for the post-regular season competition leading to the CSL Championship.

Midfielder Jarek Whiteman opened the scoring for Toronto Croatia at 41 minutes at Warrior Field in Waterloo, he drove the ball into the net from 25 yards following a save by Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura. It was 1-0 at the break.

Defender Josip Keran made it 2-0 at 53 minutes for the visitors, his fifth goal of the season and Hayden Fitzwilliams increased the lead to 3-0 when he found the net at 80 minutes. Tihomir Maletic scored the final goal to make it 4-0 at 87 minutes – he scored following a rebound off the goalpost. It was Maletic’s seventh of the season.

Toronto Croatia move up with a 9-2-3 WLT record for 30 points, while SC Waterloo are at 5-4-3 for 18 points.

It was a well-played and hard-fought encounter at Victoria Park in Brampton where the home side secured an important three points with a 1-0 narrow victory over Serbian White Eagles.

Defender Danny Velastegui scored on the half-hour mark for Brampton, he drove the ball past Serbian White Eagles goalkeeper Scott Cliff following a scramble in the box and the goal held up until the final whistle.

Brampton improve to 9-3-0 in fourth position in the standings, while Serbian White Eagles are at 3-8-1 for 10 points.

There were two games in the CSL Second Division Sunday:

SECOND DIVISION
Brampton City Utd B 4, Serbian White Eagles B 0
Niagara United B 4, St. Catharines Wolves B 1

KINGSTON GO THREE POINTS CLEAR…..Serbian Eagles and Astros Vasas also score victories Saturday

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Kingston FC took a three-point lead at the top of the CSL First Division following a 2-0 defeat of St. Catharines Wolves, while Astros Vasas FC  and Serbian White Eagles both scored important victories in a bid for playoff spots, three games in the CSL Saturday.

Kingston had a distinct edge in the play throughout and opening the scoring at the Kiwanis Park in St Catharines with a goal by midfielder Jason Massie at 23 minutes. Massie collected a pass inside the box to drive into the net from 10 yards to the left of  St.Catharines goalkeeper Matthew Greco. It was Massie’s eighth goal of the season and it was 1-0 at the break.

Forward Mademba Ba struck the second goal for the visitors at 74 minutes when he headed in a cross from the right for a 2-0 final score to give Kingston their ninth win of the season and a 9-3-1 record for 28 points at the top. St. Catharines are at 3-7-0 for 9 points.

Serbian White Eagles opened the scoring early at Windsor Stadium and never looked back following a goal by Ivan Stankovic at the two minute mark. The goal came from a free kick taken just outside the box, a 1-0 lead for the visitors.

Sahjah Reid struck his first of two goals at 34 minutes for Serbian Eagles for a 2-0 lead  and four minutes later Windsor player David Kadoic was shown the red card by referee Scott Decker for serious foul play.

Reid scored his second at 61 minutes to complete the scoring for the Toronto-based team and despite good efforts and a close call from Windsor’s Chad Stuecher the home side failed to find the net and the game ended 3-0 in favour of Serbian White Eagles.

Astros Vasas FC continues to show good form and that paid off with a win over Niagara United  at Kalar Park in Niagara Falls.

The visitors led 1-0 on a goal by forward Erik Gulyas at five minutes – he found the net past Niagara goalkeeper Jonathan Bruggeling after collecting a cross from the right wing, and midfielder Robin Sibalin made it 2-0 at 30 minutes, the score at the interval.

Jose Melo increased the lead to 3-0 for Astros Vasas FC,  his third of the season and Niagara reduced the lead on a goal by Derek Paterson, his second of the campaign for a 3-1 Astros Vasas lead at half-time.

Zoltan Szekely struck a 4th goal for the visiting team at the 69th minute mark and Niagara replied with a goal in added time by Jordi Amores for a 4-2 final in favour of Astros Vasas.
There was one game in the CSL Second Division, St. Catharines Wolves B defeating Kingston FC B 3-0 at St.Catharines.                                             
Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Jul 28 Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs London City
Sun, Jul 28 St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs SC Waterloo
Sun, Jul 28 Nelson Stadium 8 PM Burlington SC vs Toronto Croatia
SECOND DIVISION   
Sun, Jul 28 Victoria Park 3 PM Brampton City Utd B    vs London City B and at St. Joan of Arc 4 PM York Region Shooters B vs SC Waterloo B.

YORK REGION MAKE IT FOUR STRAIGHT TO DEFEAT SERBIAN EAGLES….Windsor, London also score victories Friday

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York Region Shooters gained their fourth successive victory with a 2-1 defeat of Serbian White Eagles, Windsor Stars defeated Burlington SC 3-0 and London City scored their second win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Astros Vasas FC, three games in the CSL Friday night.

Striker Richard West opened the scoring at 22 minutes for York Region Shooters at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, he collected a through ball inside the box on a breakaway to drive the ball past Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Stephan Avramovic. It was West’s 8th goal of the season.

Ramon Bailey tied the game for the home side from the penalty spot at 40 minutes following a foul inside the box against Serbian Eagles midfielder Daniel Chamale, called by referee Jeff Fearnall. It was 1-1 at the interval.

Matthew Rios struck the winner for York Region at 47 minutes, a volley that beat Avramovic from the edge of the box, and the score was 2-1 at the final whistle.

Forward Stephen Ademolu, opened the scoring with pace for Windsor Stars in the game against Burlington SC at Windsor Stadium, the goal coming at 20 minutes from a breakaway. After showing his good speed Ademolu drove the ball into the net from the edge of the box and the 1-0 score held up until half-time.

Michael Pio made it 2-0, he took a cross from the left wing to beat Burlington goalkeeper  Vladimir Vujasinovic, and midfielder Ciprian Codea struck the third goal for the home side in added time to give Windsor Stars a 3-0 decisive victory.

A goal in each half was enough for London City to defeat Astros Vasas FC  at the Hellenic Community ground in London, with the first goal scored by forward Branislav Vukomanovic at the 30 minute mark and it was 2-0 at 80 minutes when Aldin Kukic found the net past Astros Vasas goalkeeper Laszlo Barna

London midfielder Marin Vucemilovic Grgic was prominent throughout, while Joey Melo played a strong game in defeat for the visitors.

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat. Jul 6  Queen’s West Field  5 PM Kingston FC vs Toronto Croatia
(Ref. Pierre Acouri, Assist. Dan Popescu, Vlaimir Makarov, 4th. Michael Stenbring) 
Sat. Jul 6  Kalar Sports Park  7 PM Niagara United vs St. Catharines Wolves
(Ref. Hassane Rifai, Assist. Matthew Mendonca, Joseph D’Onofrio, 4th Sahab Jamshidi)
Sun. Jul 7  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Serbian White Eagles
(Ref. Justin Tasev, Assist. Niquita Amirkhanian, Alex Hearn, Jeff Fearnall) 
Sun. Jul 7  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref. Alexis Vaughan, Assist. David Di Pasquale, Scott Milliquet, 4th. Zac Taylor)
Sun. Jul 7  Nelson Stadium 7 PM Burlington SC vs London City 
(Ref. Yusri Rudolf, Assist.Gianni Facchini, Matthew Mendonca, 4th. Colman O’Meara)
Sun. Jul 7  St. Joan of Arc  7:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Windsor Stars
(Ref. Manuel Orellana, Assist. Peter Pendli, Manny Alex Orellana, 4th Ramee Arbaji)

SECOND DIVISION
Sat. Jul 6  Kalar Sports Park 

SERBIAN EAGLES CONVINCING IN HOME OPENER … A decided edge in 3-0 victory over Astros Vasas Friday

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Serbian White Eagles opened the season with a convincing 3-0 win over Astros Vasas FC at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, the only game in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night.

Serbian Eagles had a slight edge in play in the early going and took the lead after 21 minutes following a good passing play entering the Astros Vasas penalty box following a free kick. Midfielder Kiril Dimitrov moved the ball to Ivan Stankovic who touched it to Djorjije Strunjas to slot the ball just inside the left post. It was 1-0 at the break.

Ten minutes into the second half Astros Vasas had their first real attempt at scoring when Koroly Csak drove the ball from 16 yards just over the top right corner of the net out of reach of Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Stefan Avramovic.

The home side increased their lead at 74 minutes when Stankovic found the top left corner of the net from 15 yards past Astros Vasas goalkeeper Antal-Andras Toth, the goal coming off a right wing cross by Dimitrov.

Serbian White Eagles took a 3-0 lead at the 82nd minute mark on a goal by Dimitrov when he collected a rebound off the crossbar from a shot by Stankovic just inside the box. The score held to the final whistle.

Serbian Eagles’ coach Uros Stamatovic was pleased with his team’s performance for the opening game: “We are developing a number of young players and I’m satisfied with their performance with the win tonight – they did a lot of things right and they know when they play that well they will enjoy the experience,” he said.

Serbian Eagles are looking to improve last season’s sixth place in the 16-team CSL First Division and will be at home on May 24 to St. Catharines Roma Wolves, a 9 pm kickoff at Centennial Stadium.

It was the second defeat for Astros Vasas FC in the new season following a 1-0 loss to York Region Shooters on May 12. “But it will take a few games,” said Laszlo Deak, assistant GM and president of the Toronto Vasas, a branch of the Budapest-based organization, who was instrumental in the merger with North York Astros to form Astros Vasas FC to kickoff the 2013 CSL season.

Astros Vasas FC will play their home opener against Kingston FC at Esther Shiner Stadium on May 26, that’s a 4.30 pm start.

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