Serbian White Eagles

SC TORONTO, MISSISSAUGA EAGLES SCORE DECISIVE VICTORIES….a changed London City holds Serbian White Eagles to a 2-2 tie

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SC Toronto continued where they left off in 2011 with good form that helped capture the 2011 First Division title, they won 5-0 over St. Catharines Wolves Friday night, while Mississauga Eagles FC scored a resounding 5-1 victory over North York Astros and a new-look London City with just one player in the line-up from last season held Serbian White Eagles to a 2-2 tie.


 


Following a scoreless first half at Lamport Stadium, SC Toronto midfielder Junior Ellis opened the scoring at the 46th minute when he found the net past St. Catharines goalkeeper Claudio Perri, forward Jarek Whiteman made it 2-0 at 72 minutes and scored again five minutes later.


 


The home side’s Carlos Nogueira increased the lead to 4-0 at 80 minutes and four minutes later at the 84th minute mark SC Toronto’s Jay Chapman scored the fifth goal for a 5-0 final.


 


St. Catharines Wolves played the last 24 minutes short-handed after referee Michael Izzo showed the red card to midfielder Scott McLennan.


 


Mississauga Eagles FC had a decided edge at the Hershey Centre and took the lead over North York Astros on a goal by midfielder Thomas McLean at the 16th minute mark, Matthew Macri increased the lead at 25 minutes and forward David James struck the third for the home side, a 3-0 lead at 44 minutes.


 


Lawrence Notaro struck for the Astros close the break for a 3-1 score at half-time.


 


Mississauga defender Antoine Paul increased the lead to 4-1 at 48 minutes, the goal coming off a corner kick and Joey Mello scored from the penalty spot to make it 5-1 at 63 minutes. The kick was awarded when John Yong of North York was shown the red card for a ‘preventing an obvious goalscoring opportunity’ in the penalty box.


 


The 5-1 score held to the final whistle.


 


It was a new-look and much improved London City under head coach Stan Zvezdic that held Serbian White Eagles to a 2-2 tie at Centennial Park in Etobicoke. The home side went ahead on a goal by Kirie Dimitrov at the 32nd minute mark, Ranko Golijanin tied the score for London at 38 minutes and it was 1-1 at half-time.


 


London’s Mike Marcoccia put the visitors in front, a 2-1 score at 48 minutes and Richard West of Serbian White Eagles found the net from a corner kick at 78 minutes for a 2-2 final.


 


Weekend summary:


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Mississauga Eagles FC 5, North York Astros 1


SC Toronto 5, St. Catharines Wolves 0 – to be televised on Rogers TV in Toronto on Sunday, May 13th at 8 pm


Serbian White Eagles 2, London City 2


 


REMAINING WEEKEND GAMES:


 


First Division


Sat, May 12 Invista Centre 7 pm Kingston FC vs. York Region Shooters


Sat, May 12 Windsor Stadium 7:15 pm Windsor Stars vs. Brampton City Utd  –this game will be streamed online live at this link: intensemedia.tv to be followed by highlight reels


Sun, May 13 CS St Jean De Vianney 2 pm Montreal Impact Academy vs. York Region Shooters


Sun, May 13 Centennial Stadium 8 pm Toronto Croatia vs. Brantford Galaxy


 


Second Division


Sat. May 12 Downsview Park 1 pm SC Toronto B vs. TFC Academy II


Sat. May 12 Windsor Stadium 4 pm Windsor Stars B vs. Brampton City Utd B


Sat. May 12 Invista Centre 5 pm Kingston FC B vs. York Region Shooters B


 


 

SERBIAN EAGLES DOMINATE QUARTERFINAL WITH 6-0 VICTORY

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Serbian White Eagles coasted to a 6-0 rout of Brampton City Utd in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the CSL playoffs at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, a victory that gave the Toronto-based team a 2-0 games aggregate and a place in the semi-finals of the CSL Championship following their 2-0 defeat of Brampton on October 9.

 

Serbian Eagles pressed the visiting Brampton from the kickoff and the first goal came at the 24th minute mark when forward Salvin Lammie scored his first of two goals by moving round the advancing Brampton goalkeeper Jacob Matthews to find the net from close range.

 

Midfielder Kirie Dimitrov made it 2-0 two minutes later and Lammie struck his second at 39 minutes for a 3-0 Serbian Eagles lead at the break.

 

The home side’s dominance continued into the second half and at 51 minutes Alex Braletic put Serbian Eagles 4-0 ahead and Milos Scepanovic made it 5-0 at the 69th minute mark, scoring into an empty net.

 

Substitute goalkeeper Jodzo Awitor entered the game for Brampton at 69 minutes and at 91 minutes Serbian Eagles completed their scoring with a drive from 15 yards by Sasa Viciknez that caught the top corner.

 

There are two second leg quarterfinals on Sunday, October 16,  the semi-finals will be played the weekend October 21 – 23 and the CSL Championship Final will be played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Saturday, October 29 at 5 pm.

 

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Playoffs

Quarterfinals – second leg

 

Sunday, October 16, Terry Fox Stadium 3 pm Capital City FC vs. Montreal Impact Academy

Sunday, October 16, Centennial Stadium 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs Mississauga Eagles FC

 

In the CSL Second Division Championship there was one game played a Kalar Park at Niagara Falls where Mississauga Eagles FC B defeated Niagara United 4-2 to advance to the Second Division final.

 

It’s  Brampton City Utd B vs. Mississauga Eagles FC B in the CSL Second Division Championship Final

 

– Saturday, October 22, St. Joan of Arc, Maple a  3 pm kickoff.

 

 

 

 

SHOOTERS, SERBIAN EAGLES A STEP AHEAD

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York Region Shooters and Serbian White Eagles got the jump on their opposition with narrow victories in the first leg of quarterfinal playoff games Sunday, heading for the CSL Championship at the end of October.

 

The Shooters gained the advantage in the first of a two-game quarterfinals series with a 1-0 victory over CSL First Division winners SC Toronto at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, just north of Toronto, while Serbian White Eagles gained a 2-0 victory over Brampton Lions a few hours later at Victoria Park in Brampton.

 

Dino Gardener was the goalscorer for the home side York Region Shooters, he struck just 4 minutes into the game with a drive from just five yards out and that goal held up throughout an encounter which could have gone either way.

 

The two teams will meet in the second leg on Friday, October 14 at Lamport Stadium, that’s an 8 pm kickoff.

 

An early send-off made things a little easier for Serbian White Eagles in the first leg game against Brampton City Utd at Victoria Park in Brampton when Brampton goalkeeper Roy Blanche was shown the red card at 33 minutes by referee Yusri Rudolf.

 

Referee Rudolf judged that Blanche fouled in preventing ‘an obvious goalscoring opportunity’,  which is an immediate send off and which reduced the home side to 10 men.

 

Serbian White Eagles went ahead at 41 minutes when Brampton substitute goalkeeper Kodzo Awitor’s attempted clearance was picked up by Serbian Eagles’ forward Alex Braletic who scored from 20 yards.

 

Following a 1-0 lead at the interval and a close encounter during the second half, Serbian Eagles’ Milos Scepanovic found the net with a drive from 18 yards at the 89th minute that entered the net to the left of Awitor, a 2-0 lead for the visitors and which was the final score.

 

Serbian White Eagles will host Brampton in the second leg at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Saturday, October 15 at 8 pm.

 

The first leg results and upcoming second leg games are:

 

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Playoffs

Quarterfinal – First leg

 

Toronto Croatia 4, Mississauga Eagles FC 0

Montreal Impact Academy 1, Capital City FC 1

York Region Shooters 1, SC Toronto 0

 Serbian White Eagles 2, Brampton City Utd. 0

 

Second leg games:

 

Friday, October 14, Lamport Stadium 8 pm SC Toronto vs. York Region Shooters

Saturday, October 15, Centannial Stadium, 8 pm Serbian White Eagles vs. Brampton City Utd

Sunday, October 16, Terry Fox Stadium 3 pm Capital City FC vs. Montreal Impact Academy

Sunday, October 16, Centennial Stadium 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs Mississauga Eagles FC

 

In one First Division game played Sunday, London City defeated TFC Academy 2-1 to close their season on a winning note.

 

London City forward Mike Marcoccia gave his side one-up at the Polish Club in London, the goal coming in the first minute of play for a 1-0 home lead at half-time.

 

Midfielder Gent Miftari increased the lead to 2-0 at 80 minutes, he found the net past TFC goalkeeper Quillan Roberts, but the visitors came back to score at 86 minutes when striker Stefan Vukovic’s attempt appeared to be saved by London’keeper Fabian Knezevic, until the ball spun over the line.

 

The goal was number 18 for the season for Vukovic, who has been outstanding with the academy side since his transfer from Serbian White Eagles.

 

The win gives London City 21 points to complete the season, the best performance in five years for a team with a longstanding reputation for giving young players in southwestern Ontario an opportunity to experience first entry professional soccer. London City also fielded a team in the CSL Second Division.

 

TFC Academy has one game remaining in their 2011 campaign, a game with the Astros at Esther Shiner Stadium on October 17.

 

 

KINGSTON FC ON TOP WITH 3-1 VICTORY…. Serbian White Eagles, Waterloo and Toronto Croatia also win Sunday

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Sunday, May 26 – Kingston FC extended their lead at the top of the CSL First Division with a 3-1 defeat of Astros Vasas FC at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, and in three other games played in the CSL Sunday night, Toronto Croatia overcame an early 1-0 deficit to beat London City 4-1, Serbian White Eagles nipped York Region Shooters 1-0 and SC Waterloo took control in the second half of their home encounter to down new club Burlington SC, 4-2, four games in the Canadian Soccer League Sunday night.

Following a scoreless, well-played first half, Kingston opened the scoring at 55 minutes with a goal by forward Guilliaume Surot and the French-born striker struck again seven minutes later when he drove the ball from 20 yards past Astros Vasas goalkeeper Erno Bostyan. It was Surot’s 5th and 6th goals of the season.

Kingston FC went further ahead with a goal at 80 minutes by midfielder Kihara Wainganjo and Astros Vasas reduced the lead with a goal by forward Tristan Watson who found the net past Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar at the 91st minute mark, a 3-1 final in favour of the visitors.

It was a tough encounter at the Joan of Arc ground in Maple where the home side went down 1-0 to Serbian White Eagles on a picture goal at 77 minutes by Djorjije Strunjas. Serbian Eagles’ Ramon Bailey moved the ball to Kiril Dimitrov on the left wing and after beating two defenders Dimitrov crossed the ball for Strunjas to head into the net from six yards. It was Strunjas second goal of the season.

It was an even first half contest between the home side SC Waterloo and visiting Burlington SC at Warrior Field with the score tied 1-1 at half-time on goals by forward Mohamed Mohamed of Burlington SC at 26 minutes and Drazen Vukovic of Waterloo at 35 minutes, but three second half goals by SC Waterloo, a second by Vukuvic and two from Adis Hasecic, made the difference. Nicholas Lindsey scored the second goal for the visitors for a final score 4-2 in favour of SC Waterloo.

London City led 1-0 at the break in the game with Toronto Croatia at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, a goal at 43 minutes by midfielder Nenad Begovic, but the home side responded with four second half goals by striker Tihomir Maletic at 64 minutes, Kresimir Prgomet five minutes later, Bujamic Mladen at 75 minutes and Ainsley Deer just before the final whistle for a 4-1 final score.

Both teams ended the game with 10 men following the ejection for violent conduct by referee Ben Jacobs of London City’s Younan Samra and Daniel Niksic of Toronto Croatia.

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.

SERBIAN EAGLES CLINCH PLAYOFF SPOT WITH 1-0 VICTORY WEDNESDAY

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Serbian White Eagles clinched a playoff berth with a 1-0 victory at Club Roma in St. Catharines, the only game played in the CSL Wednesday night.

 

It was the last regular season home encounter for St. Catharines and the 1-0 defeat means the Garden City team fail to make the playoffs with two away games remaining in their five-month long campaign.

 

The game was an hour late kicking off due to heavy rains affecting the playing surface and lighting in the region, but referee Mach Maloche got the game underway  at 9 pm and it turned into a well-played, close contest despite the conditions underfoot.

 

The home side had several opportunities to take the lead, particularly by forwards Matthew Contino, the Wolves’ leading scorer and Dana Heimbecker, but the first half ended 0-0.

 

Serbian White Eagles struck the only goal of the match at 68 minutes following a hesitation in the St. Catharines defence that allowed midfielder Kirie Dimitrov an opportunity to step in to put the ball past goalkeeper Tony Visca into net from close range.

 

St. Catharines pressed for an equalizer and came close when Tony Mermigas fired the ball over the bar.

 

 At 76 minutes, the home side were reduced to 10 men when referee Maloche showed the red card to midfielder Rudy Pikuzinski following an untidy challenge that was judged to be Serious Foul Play.

 

 Milos Djurkovic looked solid in the Serbian Eagles goal during late pressure from St. Catharines and the game ended 1-0.

 

Serbian White Eagles move up the table to fifth position with a 11-5-7 WLT record for 40 points and St. Catharines have a 5-15-4 record for 19 points.

SC TORONTO MAINTAIN A HOT PACE WHILE SERBIAN EAGLES ALSO WIN FRIDAY

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SC Toronto kept up a hot pace with their 18th win of the season, a 3-1 defeat of London City in the CSL Friday night and in one other game, Serbian White Eagles improved their chances for a playoff berth with a 2-1 victory over TFC Academy.

 

London City took the lead at Cove Road when forward Sean Alden struck his first goal in the CSL at the 4-minte mark, he found the net from close in past Toronto goalkeeper Scott Cliff.

 

The visitors bounced back just seven minutes later when David Guzman equalized with a free kick from 20 yards, a drive that left London goalkeeper Fabian Knezevic with little chance, the score at 1-1.

 

SC Toronto forward Jarek Whiteman scored his ninth of the season to put his team ahead 2-1 at 29 minutes and it was an own goal that gave the league leaders a 3-1 lead at 70 minutes with the Toronto’s Antonio Zupan involved in the play.

 

SC Toronto stretch their lead at the top of the First Division standings with a 18-2-2 WLT record for 56 points from 22 games played, seven points ahead of second place Toronto Croatia which has one game in hand.

 

It was a close encounter at Lamport Stadium where forward Alex Braletic put Serbian White Eagles in front at the 5th minute mark, a left foot low drive that beat TFC Academy goalkeeper Chad Bush. It was Braletic’s ninth goal of the season and it was 1-0 at the break.

 

TFC Academy were on level terms at the 55th minute mark when Tristan Jackman found the net from the penalty spot after the home side’s Stefan Vukovic was brought down and referee Manuel Orellana had no hesitation in making the call.

 

Midfielder Kirie Dimitrov scored the winning goal for Serbian White Eagles at 71 minutes, a 2-1 result at the final whistle.

 

It was an important win, giving the visitors their 10th victory of the season, a 10-5-7 record for 37 points, good for fifth place in the standings and an improved opportunity to be one of the top eight teams to secure a playoff berth

 

 Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

 FIRST DIVISION

 Sat, Sep 17 Terry Fox Stadium 7:00 PM Capital City FC vs St. Catharines Wolves

Sat, Sep 17 Windsor Stadium  7:00 PM Windsor Stars vs North York Astros 

Sun, Sep 18 Marie Victorin  1:00 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs St. Catharines Wolves

Sun, Sep 18 Cove Road 6:00 PM London City vs  Windsor Stars

Sun, Sep 18 St. Joan of Arc  6:00 PM York Region Shooters vs  Brampton City Utd 

Sun, Sep 18 Lions Park  6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs TFC Academy 

Sun, Sep 18 Hershey Centre  7:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs Toronto Croatia 

 

SECOND DIVISION

 

Sat, Sep 17 Budd Park  11:00 AM KW United FC vs York Region Shooters B

Sat, Sep 17 St.Joan of Ark  2:00 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Prospect FC

Sat, Sep 17 St.Joan of Ark  4:00 PM SC Toronto B vs North York Astros B

Sat, Sep 17 St. Joan of Arc 6:00 PM Prospect FC vs London City B

Sat, Sep 17 Kalar 7:00 PM Niagara United  vs Brampton City Utd B

Sun, Sep 18 St. Joan of Arc  12:00 PM North York Astros B vs KW United FC 

Sun, Sep 18 Club Roma  2:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Brantford Galaxy B

Sun, Sep 18 Hershey Centre 9:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vsToronto Croatia B

 

 

 

 

SERBIAN EAGLES AND BRANTFORD GALAXY BATTLE TO SCORELESS TIE TUESDAY

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With both teams fighting for a playoff berth – one of the top eight positions in the CSL First Division standings – neither Brantford Galaxy or Serbian White Eagles wanted the scoreless tie played in Brantford Tuesday night. It was the only game played in a rare Tuesday night game in the CSL.

 

The first half at picturesque Lions Park in Brantford was played cautiously by both teams with few opportunities for finding the net, but the second half picked up considerably and the game opened up as the half progressed, perhaps when both teams realized an important three points were there for the taking.

 

Serbian Eagles’ defender Mirko Medic was a tower of the strength during this time and Rade Novkovic was similarly solid on defence for the home side.

 

The best opportunity to score came from Brantford’s former OFK Belgrade forward Nened Begovic, who in added time struck a free kick from 25 yards just wide of the left post with Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Milos Djurkovic beaten.

 

Serbian White Eagles improve to an 8-5-7 WLT record for 31 points and move into seventh in the standings, while the defending CSL champions Galaxy now have a 8-9-3 record for 27 points in ninth position.

 

In the first game between these two teams, Serbian White Eagles took the three points with a 2-1 win on June 3.

 

There is one game in the CSL Thursday when league-leading SC Toronto visit Brampton City Utd at Victoria Park. That’s an 8.30 pm kickoff.

 

 

CROATIA, SHOOTERS KEEP PACE AT THE TOP WHILE SERBIAN EAGLES AND BRANTFORD GALAXY ALSO WIN SUNDAY

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Toronto Croatia and York Region Shooters kept up the pressure at the top of the First Division table with decisive victories, while Serbian White Eagles and Brantford Galaxy also recorded wins in the CSL Sunday to improve their mid-table positions while bidding for playoff berths.


 


Toronto Croatia dominated the game against Windsor Stars at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, scoring five unanswered goals for the 5-0 win.


 


Hayden Fitzwilliams led the way with a goal at 24 minutes when he broke through with a low shot past Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli from 12 yards and it was 1-0 at half-time.


 


Forward Tihomir Maletic scored right after the break and struck a second at 55 minutes to make it 3-0, his eighth and ninth goals of the season.


 


Midfielder Marin Vucemilovic Grgic increased the score to 4-0 at 62 minutes for the home side and Hugo Herrera scored from 7 yards to wrap up the scoring, a 5-0 result.


 


Toronto Croatia, is in second position in the standings, move within four points of league-leading SC Toronto, both teams having played 18 games.


 


Midfielder Dino Gardener opened the scoring for York Region Shooters against St. Catharines Wolves at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, scoring with a drive from 16 yards at 22 minutes and Jason De Thomasis made it 2-0 at the 40th minute mark, the score at the break.


 


Mario Orestano increased the home lead to 3-0 at 49 minutes and Taylor Lord beat St. Catharines goalkeeper Claudio Perri for a 4-0 score at 80 minutes.


 


Midfielder Tony Mermigas scored in added time for St. Catharines, heading past York Region goalkeeper Camilo Benzi to make it 4-1, the final score.


 


York Region Shooters are involved in a 3-way tie with Capital City FC and Montreal Impact Academy for third position in the First Division standings, all with 35 points as a result of Sunday’s win.


 


Serbian White Eagles visited Esther Shiner Stadium in North York for the game with the Astros and promptly took the lead after 15 minutes when midfielder Milos Scepanovic scored from the penalty spot following a tripping incident called by referee Manuel Orellano. It was 1-0 at the interval.


 


Astros’ forward Nordo Gooden equalized 1-1 at 50 minutes, then Serbian Eagles scored three goals, by defender Ricardo Munguia at 62 minutes, midfielder Kirie Dimitrov at 73 minutes and a second goal by Scepanovic at 81 minutes for a 4-1 final score.


 


Serbian White Eagles are in seventh position with 30 points following the win.


 


A goal at 37 minutes was enough to give Brantford Galaxy a victory and much needed three points in the game against London City at Lions Park in Brantford.


 


The current CSL champions are just off the pace in their attempt to secure one of eight berths for the first round of the playoffs.


 


The goal to give Brantford the 1-0 win was started by Nenad Begovic who intercepted a London City pass in midfield to set-up forward Mark Reilly – he found the net from five yards.


 


The weekend’s complete Second Division results:


 


SECOND DIVISION


Brantford Galaxy B 3 Brampton City Utd B  0


Mississauga Eagles FC B 3, Toronto Croatia B 0


Niagara United 6, North York Astros B  0


Prospect FC 3, KW United FC 0


SC Toronto  B  7, London City  B  0


TFC Academy II  3, St. Catharines Wolves  B  2


York Region Shooters B 5, Prospect FC 1


 


 

SC TORONTO WIDEN THE MARGIN WHILE SERBIAN EAGLES AND LONDON CITY ALSO WIN FRIDAY

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An emphatic 5-1 victory by SC Toronto over St. Catharines Wolves keeps the Toronto side in a strong position for the First Division title, while Serbian White Eagles defeated TFC Academy 1-0 and in one other game in the CSL Friday, London City picked up their second win of the season, a 2-0 result over North York Astros.


 


Forward Alon Badat put SC Toronto into the lead over St. Catharines Wolves at Lamport Stadium, a goal from close range  past St. Catharines ‘keeper Claudio Perri and five minutes later Carlos Nogueira made it 2-0 for the home side.


 


At 31 minutes forward Massimo Mirabelli increased the lead to 3-0, but this was followed at 43 minutes by a goal from the visitors when Matthew Contino found the net past SC Toronto goalkeeper Scott Cliff and it was 3-1 at half-time.


 


Forward Alexandros Halis struck twice for SC Toronto with goals at 90 minutes and 95 minutes, last goal with a rebound from Perri to push into the net.


 


The win increases SC Toronto’s lead in the First Division to seven points over Toronto Croatia and the league leaders have a game in hand.


 


Serbian White Eagles earned an important three points with their 1-0 victory over TFC Academy to stay on the fringes of a playoff position in eighth place.


 


It was a well-played scoreless first half, then midfielder Darryl Gomez found the net early in the second half to give the home side the win at Centennial Stadium.


 


London City were full marks for their 2-0 defeat of still winless North York Astros in the game at the Cove in London, with Rogers Television reporting 13 scoring opportunities for the City in the first half.


 


Forward Younan Samra hit the post in another attempt for London at 53 minutes, but three minutes later the home side found the net when midfielder Ermal Murataj scored from a goalmouth scramble.


 


Goalkeeper Enea Perego looked sound in the North York goal, but he was beaten a second time when Younan Samra’s persistence paid off with a goal at 63 minutes and the  2-0 score remained until the final whistle.


 


The Astros were playing with10 men for the last 12 minutes following the ejection of  defender Maxim Dorneval who was shown a red card by referee Yusri Rudolf for serious foul play.


 


Remaining games this weekend :


 


FIRST DIVISION


Sat, Aug 27 Hershey Centre 8:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs Windsor Stars
Sun, Aug 28 Lions Park 6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs London City
Sun, Aug 28 St. Joan of Arc 6:00 PM York Region Shooters vs St. Catharines Roma Wolves
Sun, Aug 28 Esther Shiner 8:00 PM North York Astros vs Serbian White Eagles
Sun, Aug 28 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia vs Windsor Stars


–          SECOND DIVISION


Sat, Aug 27 St Joan of Arc 2:00 PM Prospect FC vs KW United FC 


Sat, Aug 27 Norval Park 4:00 PM Toronto Croatia B vs Mississauga Eagles FC B


Sat, Aug 27 St Joan of Arc 4:00 PM North York Astros B vs Niagara United 


Sat, Aug 27 Lions Park  4:00 PM Brantford Galaxy B vs Brampton City Utd B


Sat, Aug 27 St. Joan of Arc 6:00 PM Prospect FC vs York Region Shooters B


Sun, Aug 28 Club Roma  2:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs TFC Academy II


Sun, Aug 28 Cove Road 4:00 PM London City B vs SC Toronto B


 


 


 


 


 

RIGGI GOALS SEAL IMPACT WIN WHILE TOP TEAMS SC TORONTO AND CAPITAL CITY PLAY TO SCORELESS TIE… Lightning cuts short Serbian Eagles vs. Windsor Stars

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Montreal Impact Academy picked up three points with an important 3-1 win over North York Astros, while SC Toronto and Capital City FC battled to a scoreless tie and in one other game played in the CSL Saturday, the Windsor Stars vs. Serbian White Eagles game was abandoned at 39 minutes due to lightning and the game will be replayed.


 


Serge Dinkota opened the scoring for Montreal Impact Academy at the 23rd minute mark at Esther Shiner Stadium, but North York forward Nordo Gooden tied the score 1-1 six minutes later and it was 1-1 at half-time.


 


Montreal’s Alessandro Riggi put the Quebec side 2-1 up at 54 minutes and the game was in doubt until Riggi struck again at 92 minutes for a 3-1 score, the result at the final whistle.


 


Riggi’s goals were both outstanding drives from outside the penalty box which left Astros’ goalkeeper Enea Perego with little chance.


 


Montreal defender Amine Meftouh was shown the red card at 83 minutes by referee Archie Korbiel for ‘Denying an Obvious Goalscoring Opportunity’.


 


Montreal move into second position in the standings with 35 points following their victory, the 10th win of the current league campaign.


 


SC Toronto and Capital City FC fought throughout in a game that ended scoreless at Lamport Stadium. Capital City defender Casey Cordray was sent off in that game on receiving a second yellow card at 82 minutes.


 


In one other game played in the CSL Saturday, the Windsor Stars vs Serbian White Eagles clash at Windsor Stadium was abandoned at 39 minutes by referee Angelo Gertsakis when lightning in the area persisted with little opportunity to abate.


 


The visitors were leading 1-0 on a goal by Milos Scepanovic at the time of the abandonment, but due to the first half not being completed, the game will be replayed at a later date.


 


There were five games in the CSL Second Division Saturday with the following results the remaining games to be played in the CSL this weekend, are:


 


Brampton City Utd B 2, Prospect FC 1


North York Astros B  5, Brantford Galaxy  B  2


St. Catharines Wolves  B  5, Prospect FC 2


TFC Academy II  2, SC Toronto  B  0


Niagara United 0, Toronto Croatia B  0


 


Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 


Sun, Aug 14 Victoria Park  4:00 PM Brampton City Utd vs Capital City FC


Sun, Aug 14 Hershey Centre  7:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vsYork Region Shooters 


Sun, Aug 14 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia vs London City 


 


SECOND DIVISION


Sun, Aug 14 Cove Road 4:00 PM London City B vs TFC Academy II


Sun, Aug 14 Hershey Centre 9:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs York Region Shooters B


 


 

SC TORONTO MARCHES ON AT THE TOP – Capital City FC wins while Montreal vs Serbian Eagles tie.

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SC Toronto widened the gap at the top of the First Division with a 2-1 victory over Mississauga Eagles while Capital City FC defeated London City 5-1 and Montreal Impact Academy were held to a 2-2 tie by Serbian White Eagles, three games in the CSL Friday night.


 


SC Toronto made it clear they are going to be tough to dislodge from the top of the First Division after taking all three points in the game with Mississauga Eagles played at Lamport Stadium in Toronto’s west end.


 


 The Toronto side took the lead during a close, well played first half and it was forward Andrea Lombardo who found the net at the 18th minute when he picked up a well placed through ball to the right of the Mississauga goal and carefully slotted it just inside the far post.


 


Mississauga Eagles’ forward Shawn Brown scored the equalizer at the 25th minute mark when he drove the ball into the net from close range past Scott Cliff in the SC Toronto goal. It was 1-1 at half-time.


 


SC Toronto defender Gerard Ladiyou scored the winner for the home side, the goal coming off a corner kick at the 61 minute mark.


 


Both sides had opportunities to score in the latter stages, but none more than Mississauga’s Dave Simpson who volleyed the ball over the crossbar with only the goalkeeper to best from 8 yards. It was 2-1 at the final whistle.


 


Capital City FC continued their impressive bid for First Division honours and they took the lead at the 26th minute mark at Cove Road in London, a goal by forward Junior Ellis who found the net from 6 yards.


 


Akil DeFreitas made it 2-0 for the visitors when he scored from the penalty spot at 30 minutes, Kenny Caceros increased the lead to 3-0 four minutes later and midfielder Collin Harrison scored a fourth for the Ottawa team, a 4-0 score at the break.


 


Capital City forward Garrett Webb increased the lead to 5-0 at 46 minutes and Younan Samra struck from the penalty spot for a London City goal at 64 minutes, a 5-1 final score.


 


 Montreal Impact Academy is a top contender for league honours and they played to a 2-2 with Serbian White Eagles who are on the fringes and need points for a higher placing.


 


Montreal took the lead on a goal by midfielder Wandrille Lefevre who found the net after 10 minutes, but Serbian Eagles’ forward Alex Braletic tied the game 1-1 at 38 minutes following some good play by Milos Scepanovic.


 


Braletic put his side into a 2-1 lead with a goal at 50 minutes, his seventh of the season, and following missed opportunities by the home side, Montreal Impact Academy tied the game on a goal by defender Maxim Tissot at 67 minutes and the game ended 2-2.


 


Remaining games in the CSL this weekend are:


 


FIRST DIVISION


Sat, Aug 6 Lions Park  6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Montreal Impact Academy


Sat, Aug 6 Centennial Stadium 8:30 PM Toronto Croatia vs Capital City FC


Sun, Aug 7 Victoria Park  3:00 PM Brampton City Utd vs York Region Shooters 


Sun, Aug 7 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs SC Toronto 


Sun, Aug 7 Hershey Centre  7:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs London City 


 


SECOND DIVISION


Sat, Aug 6 Centennial Stadium 11:00 AM KW United FC vs Toronto Croatia B


Sat, Aug 6 St. Joan of Arc  2:00 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs North York Astros B


Sat, Aug 6 St. Joan of Arc  4:00 PM TFC Academy II vs SC Toronto B


Sun, Aug 7 Club Roma  2:00 PM St. Catharines Roma Wolves B vs Niagara United 


Sun, Aug 7 Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs York Region Shooters B


Sun, Aug 7 Hershey Centre 9:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs London City B


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

BRALETIC HAT-TRICK IN SERBIAN EAGLES ROMP WHILE ASTROS TIE WITH TFC AND MONTREAL HELD BY LONDON

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Last minute goals can be cruel when you are sitting at the bottom of the standings searching for the first win and never was that more demonstrated than with North York Astros in a 1-1 tie with TFC Academy in CSL action Friday night.

 London City held First Division leaders Montreal Impact Academy to the same 1-1 score and in one other game, a hat-trick by Alex Braletic helped his Serbian White Eagles to a 7-1 trouncing of St. Catharines Wolves, three games in the CSL.

 

Braletic opened the scoring for Serbian Eagles at the 5th minute mark at Centennial Stadium, he struck his second at 40 minutes and completed the hat-trick just after the interval.

 

Other goals by the home side came from midfielder Kirie Dimitrov at the 29th minute mark, a goal by Viktor Anastasov at 71 minutes and two goals by Serbian White Eagles youth player, 17 year old Sasa Vukoje who rounded out the scoring at  in his first game for the First Division side.

 

St. Catharines Wolves’ player-coach Carlo Arghittu scored the lone goal for the visitors at 65 minutes after coming on as a substitute.

 

It was a crushing blow for North York Astros at Lamport Stadium when after leading 1-0 for most of the game following a gritty and determined effort to win their first game of the campaign, TFC Academy tied the score with just seconds remaining. The tying goal came from a thumping header inside the box by league-leading scorer Stefan Vukovic, his 10th goal of the season.

 

The Astros opened the scoring, a goal by forward Nordo Gooden at 24 minutes for a 1-0 lead at half-time. Both sides came close to scoring as the game moved through the second half and there were spectacular saves by North York goalkeeper Enea Perego who helped maintain the lead until Vukovic’s goal in the 94th minute.

 

London City suffered a similar fate on their home ground at Cove Road when after leading 1-0  against the league leaders Montreal Impact Academy on a goal at 52 minutes by Michael Marcoccia. The goal came  followed a  scoreless first half  during which London’s Younan Samra drove a shot on the underside of the crossbar at 39 minutes, but the ball stayed out.

 

Montreal tied the score in added time on a goal by midfielder Bastien Bourgault to give the league-leading Montreal Impact Academy an extended 10-game unbeaten streak  and a 2-point lead over second place York Region Shooters in the standings.

 

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend are:

 

FIRST DIVISION

 

Sat, Jul 16     Victoria Park  4:00 PM Brampton City Utd vs Montreal Impact Academy

 

Sat, Jul 16     Windsor Stadium  7:00 PM Windsor Stars vs   Capital City FC

 

Sun, Jul 17   Centennial Stadium 5:00 PM Toronto Croatia vs TFC Academy

 

Sun, Jul 17   St. Joan of Arc  5:00 PM York Region Shooters vs Capital City FC

 

Sun, Jul 17   Lions Park  6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs St. Catharines Wolves

 

SECOND DIVISION

 

 Sat, Jul 16 St. Joan of Arc  2:00 PM TFC Academy II vs Serbian White Eagles B

 

Sat, Jul 16 St. Joan of Arc  4:00 PM York Region Shooters B vs North York Astros B

 

Sat, Jul 16 Norval Park 6:00 PM Toronto Croatia B vs Brampton City Utd B

 

Sat, Jul 16 Kalar 7:00 PM Niagara United vs SC Toronto B                                      

 

Sun, Jul 17 Club Roma  2:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Mississauga Eagles FC B

 

Sun, Jul 17 Cove Road 4:00 PM London City B vs KW United FC

 

 

 

SC TORONTO ON TOP WITH 4-0 VICTORY WHILE SERBIAN EAGLES DEFEAT BRAMPTON CITY UTD 3-1 Capital City FC vs. TFC Academy off

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SC Toronto scored an emphatic 4-0 victory over North York Astros to jump to the top of the CSL First Division and in one other game played in the CSL Friday night, Serbian White Eagles defeated Brampton City Utd 3-1. There was one game postponed, the Capital City FC home encounter with TFC Academy was called off due to a waterlogged surface following heavy rains in Ottawa.


 


It was SC Toronto’s second win in three days following a 2-0 away triumph at St. Catharines Wednesday night and the Toronto side opened the scoring against the Astros at Lamport Stadium with a goal after 30 minutes by midfielder Dane Roberts for a 1-0 score at the interval.


 


Roberts struck again at 52 minutes when he beat North York goalkeeper Enea Perego to make it 2-0 and 12 minutes later Brennan McNicoll increased the SC Toronto lead to 3-0.


 


Raphael Nisci completed the scoring for the Toronto west-end side when his drive entered the net to the right of Perego, a 4-0 score at 90 minutes and that was the final result.


 


SC Toronto are enjoying a good run of success under the Head Coach Carmine Isacco and the team’s next game is against Brantford Galaxy at Lamport Stadium on Canada Day, July 1.


 


Serbian White Eagles also looked strong in their home encounter with Brampton City Utd at Centennial Stadium and following some early misses the home side took the lead on a goal at 4 minutes by Kiril Dimitrov following a good play be Alex Braletic and Milos Scepanovic.


 


 Brampton tied the score 1-1 on a penalty kick scored by Denny Velastegui at 26 minutes after Eagles’ goalkeeper Milos Djurkovic misjudged a long ball to foul the Brampton forward inside the 18 yard line. The incident resulted in Djurkovic being red-carded by referee John Oliva and substitute goalkeeper Stefan Aramovic faled to stop the shot from the spot by Velastegui.


 


Brampton forward Daniel Nascimento was sent off by referee Oliva at 38 minutes following a second caution for dissent.


 


Forward Alex Braletic struck at 59 minutes to put Serbian White Eagles ahead 2-1 and at the 85th minute mark Scepanovic increased the Serbian lead to 3-1 following a good move by Sasa Viciknez.


 


Serbian White Eagles will now meet Mississauga Eagles FC at the Hershey Centre on Sunday, July 3.


 


One other match in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night was postponed when heavy rains flooded the ground at the Terry Fox Facility Centre in Ottawa. An attempt will be made to play the Capital City vs.TFC Acaemy game the next day, Saturday, June 25 at 1 pm


 


 

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