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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.

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

KINGSTON THREE POINTS CLEAR AT THE TOP…York Region, Astros Vasas, St. Catharines also win Sunday

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Kingston defeated Waterloo 2-0 and York Region downed Niagara 5-1 to keep up strong bids for the CSL First Division title, while Astros Vasas gained a 2-1 away win over Burlington and St. Catharines Wolves nipped Windsor Stars 1-0, four games in the CSL Sunday.

Kingston FC opened the scoring at Warrior Field in Waterloo with a goal by striker Guillaume Surot who scored from the penalty spot at the 40th minute mark following a foul in the penalty box and the ejection by referee Marie-Soleil Beaudoin of Waterloo defender Jake Inglis. It was Surot’s 24th goal of the season and it was 1-0 at the break.

Forward Mademba Ba made it 2-0 for the visitors at 84 minutes, the score at the final whistle and a victory that lifted Kingston three points clear at the top of the First Division standings.

The home side had an edge in the first half at Nelson Stadium, but Burlington failed to take the lead when Nikola Stanojevic missed a penalty. The spot-kick was called by referee Benjamin Jacobs at 25 minutes when Astros Vasas goalkeeper Matthew George brought down Burlington’s Darko Thomas in the box. It was scoreless at the break.

Astros’ forward Evan James opened the scoring when he found the net past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic at the 48th minute mark, but Burlington tied the score 1-1 at 75 minutes on a goal by Storm Wishart.

James struck the winner for the visitors at 88 minutes, a 2-1 victory at the final whistle for the North York side, a win that improved their record to 7-11-2 for 23 points, while Burlington are at 6-13-0 for 18 points.

Richard West struck two first half goals for York Region Shooters against Niagara United at the St. Joan of Arc ground, he found the net past Niagara goalkeeper Brad Gemmell at 16 and 44 minutes, his 16th and 17th goals of the season to move into second position in the scoring title race. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Mario Orestano made it 3-0 at 57 minutes, taking a pass from Kadian Lecky, and at 82 minutes Niagara’s Anthony Mermigas found the net past York Region goalkeeper Emanuelle Ameltonis, a goal that cut the lead to 3-1.

Lecky scored twice in 60 seconds of added time, his 4th and 5th of the season for a 5-1 final score.

At Club Roma in St. Catharines the home side won their seventh game of the season in rain-swept conditions with an early second half goal by Mohammed Mohammed, his seventh goal of the season. Mohammed beat Windsor goalkeeper Dejo Olagbegi from close range off a cross from the right wing.

The win means the Garden City side still has an opportunity to clinch a playoff spot with its 21 points and three games remaining.

In the CSL Second Division, it was St. Catharines Wolves B 2, SC Waterloo B 1, while York Region Shooters B and Niagara United B played to a 1-1 tie. London City B, Niagara United B, Toronto Croatia B and St. Catharines Wolves B have all clinched playoff berths – there are four spots remaining.

MOHAMMED STRIKES TWICE FOR ST. CATHARINES VICTORY WEDNESDAY

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Forward Mohammed Mohammed, recently signed from Burlington SC, struck twice to lead St. Catharines Wolves to a 2-1 victory over Serbian White Eagles, the only game in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday.
Mohammed opened the scoring for the home side when he took possession to catch the  net past Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Scott Cliff at the 13th minute mark, but a few minutes later Sahjah Reid tied the score 1-1 for Serbian Eagles. Reid dispossessed the opposition to drive the ball from 20 yards past St. Catharines goalkeeper Matthew Greco. 
 Mohammed’s second goal, which turned out to be the winner, was similar to his first when he drove the ball from close in just under the crossbar at 41 minutes. The goal was his sixth of the season and it was 2-1 for the Garden City side at the final whistle.
Serbian Eagles goalscorer Reid was issued a second caution by referee Marie-Soleil Beaudoin at 88 minutes and was ejected.
St. Catharines improve to a 5-11-0 WLT record for 15 points, while Serbian White Eagles continue to struggle with an uncharacteristic 4-10-1 record for 13 points. Both clubs can still make the playoffs.

WAIGANJO HAT-TRICK LEADS KINGSTON…….London City blank St. Catharines 2-0

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Midfielder Paul Kihara Waiganjo led Kingston FC with a hat-trick  to a 4-2 away victory over Niagara United, while London City continued to climb the CSL First Division with a 2-0 home win against St. Catharines Wolves, two games in the CSL Saturday.
Waiganjo opened the scoring for Kingston at the 22nd minute mark at Kalar Park in Niagara Falls, he found the net off a rebound following a save by Niagara goalkeeper Brad Gemmell and the Kenya-born Waiganjo struck again just six minutes later to give the visitors a 2-0 lead, the score at half-time.
Striker Guillaume Surot increased the lead to 3-0 for Kingston at 56 minutes, again after Gemmell made saves from two attempts on the home goal – it was Surot’s 17th goal of the season.
Niagara’s Andy Tiedt reduced the lead to 3-1 with a goal at the 58th minute mark and following good attacking play at both ends, Waiganjo completed his hat-trick at 73 minutes for a 4-1 Kingston lead following a breakaway by the visiting team.
Tiedt scored his second goal just before the final whistle for a 4-2 victory, the 11th of the season for a league-leading Kingston with 34 points. 
Marin Vucemilovic Grgic found the net past St. Catharines goalkeeper Matthew Greco at 66 minutes to open the scoring for London City at the Hellenic Centre in London, a 1-0 lead over St. Catharines Wolves following a well-played, scoreless first half.
 Forward Younan Samra made it 2-0 at 77 minutes, a score that held to the final whistle.
   
It was the sixth win for the southwestern Ontario side, now tied for fifth place in the First Division standings.
There were three games played in the CSL Second Division Saturday night:
SC Waterloo B 1, Brampton City Utd B 0
Niagara United B 2, Kingston FC B 1
St. Catharines Wolves B 1, London City B 0
Serbian White Eagles B vs Toronto Croatia B POSTPONED – GROUND CONDITIONS
REMAINING GAMES THIS WEEKEND:
FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Aug 18  Victoria Park  3 PM Brampton City Utd  vs Windsor Stars 
(Ref: Manuel Orellana, Assist: Scott Milliquet, Alex Themistocleous 4th: Zac Taylor)
Sun, Aug 18  St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Burlington SC 
(Ref: A.N. Other, Assist: Jessica Patton, Fabrizio Stasolla 4th. Michael Izzo)
Sun, Aug 18  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs SC Waterloo
(Ref: Armando Pereira, Assist: Ramee Arbaji, Brian Butler 4th Scott Decker) 

KINGSTON BACK ON TOP…..Windsor, Niagara, St. Catharines also win

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Kingston FC are back on top of the CSL standings following a 4-2 victory over SC Waterloo, Windsor gained their second win of the weekend with a 1-0 defeat of York Region Shooters, St. Catharines picked up an away win at Astros Vasas by the same score and Niagara United  won 2-0  over Burlington SC in a game cut short by a power failure, four games in the CSL Sunday.
It was scoreless at the Queen’s West Field in Kingston until added time of the first half when Kingston midfielder Catalin Lichioiu took a pass from Kihara Waiganjo to drive the ball into the top corner from 30 yards.
Waterloo’s Drazen Vukovic equalized four minutes into the second half and Kingston took a 2-1 lead on a goal by Guillaume Surot who chipped the ball over Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura at the 68th minute mark. It was Surot’s 16th goal of the season.
Adis Hasecic equalized for Waterloo at the 77th minute mark – goal number 11 for the season – and Lichioiu struck his second of the game at 84 minutes for a 3-2 Kingston lead and this was followed almost immediately with a tap in by Kingston’s Edgar Soglo for  a 4-2 Kingston victory.
Kingston take over top position in the standings with 10-3-1 WLT record for 31 points, one point ahead of Toronto Croatia, while SC Waterloo have a 5-5-3 record for 18 points and are in sixth position.
Windsor Stars gained their second win in three days with a 1-0 defeat of York Region Shooters at Windsor Stadium Sunday, to follow the 3-1 victory over London City on Friday.
Returning Wade Allen struck the winner for Windsor at the 9th minute to follow the two goals scored on Friday. The striker re-signed for the Stars last week following a period of time playing in the U.S.  Allen scored three goals in seven games for Windsor in 2012.
York Region Shooters (9-3-1 for 28 points) are in third place in the standings following the loss, while Windsor Stars improve to 6-5-3 for 21 points and 5th in the table.
St. Catharines Wolves scored just on half-time to defeat Astros Vasas FC 1-0 at Esther Shiner Stadium, a goal by Mohammed Mohammed who beat Astros’ goalkeeper Antal-Andras Toth with a drive from 10 yards into the bottom right corner. Mohammed was playing his first game after being transferred from Burlington earlier in the week.
Astros Vasas has several near misses in their attempt to change the outcome of the game, but at 71 minutes were down to 10 men when defender Vincenzo Sasso was shown the red card by referee Ramee Arbaji for violent conduct.
Goals by Tyler Hibbs at 32 minutes and Derek Paterson four minutes later came at the right time for Niagara United in their game with Burlington SC at Nelson Stadium in Burlington, a game abandoned at 62 minutes following a power failure in the stadium.
The visitors will gain the 2-0 victory by a league rule that allows a score to stand if a game is abandoned following completion of the first half and the team leading is not responsible for the abandonment.

LONDON CITY DEFEAT ST. CATHARINES WEDNESDAY….Centennial Stadium closed causing changes to weekend schedule

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A victory by London City over St. Catharines Wolves at Club Roma in St. Catharines, the only game in the CSL Wednesday, was enough to move the southwestern Ontario team into the upper half of the CSL First Division.

London midfielder Gent Miftari opened the scoring for the visitors at the 14th minute with a drive from the right of the Catharines goal inside the left post for a 1-0 lead at the interval.

The prolific Marin Vucemilovic Grgic scored a second goal for London City at 64 minutes, his sixth of the season, a strike from the left of the goal inside the box, entering  the right corner of the net.

St. Catharines scored at 84 minutes with a goal by forward Christian Carvajal who collected a pass from Brett Larocque to reduce the lead, but while both sides had scoring opportunities the game ended 2-1 in favour of London City.

London improved to a 3-5-3 WLT record for 12 points and elevated to 6th in the standings, while St. Catharines have a 2-5-0 for 6 points record, currently 11th in the table.

CENTENNIAL STADIUM COSED

Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke has been closed for a period of time up to four weeks following serious flooding of the playing surface on Monday.

The Serbian White Eagles vs Toronto Croatia game scheduled for this coming Friday, July 12 at Centennial Stadium has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.
 
The Toronto Croatia vs Astros Vasas FC game to be played this coming  Sunday July 14 at Centennial Stadium has been rescheduled to be played at Lamport Stadium, Toronto on Saturday, July 13 at 8 pm.
 

TORONTO CROATIA WINS A SQUEAKER AT KINGSTON SATURDAY….St. Catharines defeat Niagara United

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Toronto Croatia gained an important 1-0 victory over league-leading Kingston FC to remain unbeaten and nudge closer to the top of the CSL First Division, while St. Catharines Wolves picked up their second win of the season, a 2-0 defeat of Niagara United, two games in the CSL First Division Saturday.

Following a scoreless first half at the Queen’s West Field in Kingston, Toronto Croatia striker Tihomir Maletic struck the only goal at the 60th minute mark, a low drive past Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar. The goal came following a close-call by Maletic four minutes earlier that was saved by Tesar who pushed the ball on to the crossbar for the save.

Kingston forward Guillaume Surot came close to equalizing late in the second half, but the 1-0 score held to the final whistle.

Two goals by St. Catharines Wolves forward Brett Laroque gave his side their first win since May 24 in the game with Niagara United at Kalar Park in Niagara Falls, the first goal coming at 42 minutes when Laroque beat Niagara goalkeeper John De Luca following a breakaway and it was 1-0 at the interval.

Laroque struck his second goal at 71 minutes for a 2-0 St. Catharines lead, the score at the final whistle.

Games in the CSL Second Division played Saturday:

Niagara United B 5, St. Catharines Wolves B 5
SC Waterloo B 1, Serbian White Eagles B 0
Toronto Croatia B 3, Kingston FC B 0

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sun. Jul 7  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Serbian White Eagles
(Ref. Justin Tasev, Assist. Niquita Amirkhanian, Alex Hearn, Jeff Fearnall) 
Sun. Jul 7  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref. Alexis Vaughan, Assist. David Di Pasquale, Scott Milliquet, 4th. Zac Taylor)
Sun. Jul 7  Nelson Stadium 7 PM Burlington SC vs London City 
(Ref. Yusri Rudolf, Assist.Gianni Facchini, Matthew Mendonca, 4th. Colman O’Meara)
Sun. Jul 7  St. Joan of Arc  7:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Windsor Stars
(Ref. Manuel Orellana, Assist. Peter Pendli, Manny Alex Orellana, 4th Ramee Arbaji)

WINDSOR vs ST. CATHARINES OFF DUE TO WET CONDITIONS

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Weather has caused the postponement on Saturday morning of one game in the CSL First Division with the cancellation of the Windsor Stars vs St. Catharines Wolves match. This game was due to kickoff at 7 pm Saturday evening.

Fine weather is expected in Kingston where the two games scheduled there include plans to honour the military personnel in attendance on the 150th anniversary of the Princess of Wales Own Regiment. All military personnel will be admitted at half price, while those serving overseas will be admitted free.

Kingston FC  (3-1-0 for 9 points on top of the standings) are hoping to keep their good form going in the First Division game against Niagara United at 5 pm and this will be followed by the Kingston FC B vs Niagara United B Second Division reserves encounter at 7.15 pm.

The full weekend schedule is:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, June 1  Queen’s West Field  5 PM Kingston FC vs Niagara United 
Sat, June 1  Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs  SC Waterloo 

Sat, June 1  Windsor Stadium  7 PM Windsor Stars vs St. Catharines Wolves                           POSTPONED DUE TO GROUND CONDITIONS

Sun, June 2  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs London City 
Sun, June 2  St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Reg Shooters vs Brampton City Utd 
Sun, June 2  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia  vs Serbian White Eagles 

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, June 1  Hellenic Com Centre  5:30 PM London City B vs Toronto Croatia B
Sat, June 1  Queen’s West Field 7:15 PM Kingston FC B vs Niagara United B
Sun, June 2  St. Joan of Arc  4 PM York Reg Shooters vs B Brampton City Utd B
Sun, June 2  Club Roma Park 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Serbian White Eagles B 

ST. CATHARINES WOLVES FULL MARKS FOR SEASON OPENER VICTORY..London City salvage late tie with Shooters

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A goalmouth miscue by York Region Shooters at 93 minutes gave London City a 2-2 tie at the Hellenic Community Centre ground in London and in one other game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night, St. Catharines Roma Wolves handed the home side Serbian White Eagles a 3-1 defeat at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke.

It was a chippy affair in London where three players – two from the visiting Shooters and one from London City were shown the red card by referee Matt McCready for offences which included violent conduct.

Forward Aldin Kukic put London City into the lead at 37 minutes and Nicolas Martinez of York Region Shooters tied the score 1-1 at the 44th minute mark.

Richard West put the visitors in front at 83 minutes when he found the net past London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic and York Region appeared to have the game won when in added time Shooters goalkeeper Adrian Ibanez was involved in a goalmouth collision. The mishap allowed London midfielder Gent Miftari to pick-up the loose ball and find the net from close range for a 2-2 tie.

The ejections, which left York Region Shooters with nine men, were Andre Stewart and Rickey Herron, while Marin Vucemilovic Grgic of London City was also ordered off.

St. Catharines Wolves were full marks for their first victory of the season in the Garden City’s season opener and it was Calvin Rosario of St. Catharines who opened the scoring at 42 minutes when he headed in a free kick. It was 1-0 at the break.

Antonio Stranges made it 2-0 three minutes into the second half following a breakaway and at the 70th minute a Serbian White Eagles home victory became more unlikely when Daniel Chamale was ordered off on receiving a second yellow card.

The visitors went further ahead on a goal by Brett Larocque at 83 minutes and two minutes later Serbian White Eagles were awarded a penalty kick and Kiril Dimitrov scored with his second attempt from the spot for a 3-1 final score in favour of St. Catharines Wolves.

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, May 25  Kalar Sports Park  7 PM Niagara United vs Brampton City Utd 
Sun, May 26  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Kingston FC
Sun, May 26  St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Serbian White Eagles 
Sun, May 26  Warrior Field Waterloo 7 PM SC Waterloo  vs Burlington SC
Sun, May 26  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia  vs London City 

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, May 25  Portuguese/Oriental 11 AM SC Waterloo B vs St. Catharines Wolves B
Sat, May 25  Kalar Sports Park  4 PM Niagara United B vs Brampton City Utd B
Sat, May 25  Hershey Field  5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs Kingston FC B
Sun, May 26  St. Joan of Arc  4 PM York Region Shooters B vs Serbian White Eagles B 

WINDSOR STARS DOMINATE 7-0, St. Catharines Wolves tie game with last minute strike

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Windsor Stars, led by newcomer Keith Lough with a hat-trick, extended their unbeaten streak to five games with a 7-0 rout of Brantford Galaxy at Windsor Stadium, while St. Catharines Wolves scored with seconds remaining to hold Niagara United to a 1-1 tie, two games in the CSL First Division Saturday.


 


Windsor forward Christian Mayorga opened the scoring for the home side at the 7th minute mark and Lough, a midfielder signed recently from Midland, Michigan, made it 2-0 at 21 minutes to begin a dominance that continued throughout the game.


 


Alexander Rickett increased the lead to 3-0 when he beat Brantford goalkeeper Zoran Pusica at 25 minutes and Lough struck his second goal and Windsor’s fourth for a 4-0 score at the break.


 


The Stars’ David Kadoic found the net for a 5-0 score at 79 minutes, John Swiastyn made it 6-0 at 84 minutes and Lough completed his hat-trick five minutes later for a crushing 7-0 rout at the final whistle.


 


Windsor improve their position with a 8-5-4 WLT record for 28 points and fifth in the standings, just above the Galaxy at 8-7-1 for 25 points in 6th place.


 


It could have gone either way, but was looking like a Niagara United 1-0 victory at 94 minutes until St. Catharines midfielder Calvin Rosario headed in from six yards, the goal coming close to the final whistle for a 1-1 score at Kalar Park.


 


Mohammed Mohammed scored an early opening goal at just three minutes for Niagara United in a well-played encounter that remained in doubt until the final whistle.


 


Niagara United now have a 5-7-3 record for 18 points, while St. Catharines Wolves are at 1-11-5 for 8 points.


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Niagara United B 5, St. Catharines Wolves B 1


Mississauga Eagles FC B 0, York Region Shooters B 0


 


Remaining games this weekend:


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Sun, Aug 26 CS St Jean De Vianney 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs North York Astros


 


Sun, Aug 26 Univ. of Waterloo Worrier Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Brampton City Utd


 


Sun, Aug 26 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs London City


 


 


 


 


 


 

SHORT-HANDED ASTROS DEFEAT ST. CATHARINES WOLVES WEDNESDAY

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A short-handed North York Astros survived a second half send-off to defeat St. Catharines Wolves by a decisive 3-0 score at Club Roma in St. Catharines, the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday night.


 


Following an evenly played, scoreless first half, North York took the lead at the 50th minute mark when defender Lorence Notaro drove the ball from 30 yards to the left of the St. Catharines goal to hit the crossbar before entering the net off Wolves’ goalkeeper Claudio Perri.


 


Seven minutes later, Astros’ midfielder Allan Fernando Cordon was handed a second caution and red card by referee Armando Pereira following an untidy challenge, but while playing short-handed the visitors pressed and increased their lead when forward Sean Beck came off the bench to find the net from 15 yards, a 2-0 score at 83 minutes.


 


St. Catharines came close to narrowing the score, with forward Abu Kamara being the most prominent, but it was North York that found the net in the closing minutes when Beck struck his second from a breakaway to score at the 88th minute mark.


 


The Astros exchange the bottom position with St. Catharines as a result of the victory with the Garden City side now at the foot of the table with a 1-11-1 WLT record for 4 points, while North York Astros improve to 2-12-1 for 7 points and 15th in the standings.


 


Both teams are at home this coming Sunday when the Astros host SC Toronto at Esther Shiner Stadium, that’s a 5.30 pm kickoff and St. Catharines are visited by Windsor Stars at Club Roma, that’s an 8 pm start.

LONDON CITY RECOVER TO TIE ST. CATHARINES 2-2….overcome first half deficit

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London City fought back from a 2-0 first half deficit to tie St. Catharines Wolves 2-2 in a hard fought encounter at Club Roma, St. Catharines, the only game scheduled in the CSL Wednesday.

 

St. Catharines took the lead on an own goal tipped into the net past London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic at the 26th minute mark and the home side increased the lead to 2-0 three minutes later on a goal by midfielder Calvin Rosario. He scored from close range and it was 2-0 at the break.

 

London City fought back in the second half to be rewarded with a goal from midfielder Jasmin Halkic at 73 minutes and in the 10 minutes following, the visitors lost two players ordered off by referee Justin Tasev.

 

London forward Ranko Golijanin was the first to go when shown the red card following a second caution at 80 minutes, then two minutes later Rade Novkovic received a red for serious foul play.

 

London continued to press for an equalizer and the goal came at 89 minutes when defender Nenad Nikolic found the net from a well-struck free kick out of reach of St. Catharines goalkeeper Claudio Perri.

 

Perri was ejected by referee Tasev in the dying minutes and it was 2-2 at the final whistle.

 

St. Catharines Wolves remain in 15th position following the tie, they have a 1-7-1 WLT record for 4 points, while London City improve to a 1-4-5 record for 8 points and move up to 11th position in the standings.

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