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CSL CLUBS INVITE PLAYERS……Toronto Croatia move to Hershey Centre

May 3, 2022March 13, 2014 by CSL

Toronto Croatia, the most decorated club in the CSL with championship victories 1970 through 73, 2004, 2007, 2011 and 2012, will be playing out of the Hershey Centre in Mississauga while Etobicoke’s Centennial Stadium undergoes renovation for the Pan American games. The First Division team’s home opener will be on Saturday, May 24.
While the Toronto Croatia first team was notably absent from the championship final following a third-place league finish, the reserve squad made an outstanding return to competition to finish on top of the Second Division, to then reach the final of the Second Division Championship. Igor Beram, the second squad GM credited with putting together the winning combination in 2013, is opening the door to players looking for a first entry step into professional soccer. Players are invited to send a curriculum vitae to torontocroatiareserves@live.ca and those who qualify will be invited to a trial at the Hershey Dome Field, Mississauga, on Friday, March 21 from 9 – 11 pm.

Similarly, North York Astros are inviting players to make application for a trial through the club’s website at www.northyorkastros.ca. The team’s home opener will be played on May 25 at Esther Shiner Stadium.

The Canadian Soccer League continues to encourage players considering entry into semi-professional soccer to contact their nearest CSL club.

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR PREMIERE OF TORONTO CROATIA DOCUMENTARY…

May 3, 2022March 3, 2014 by CSL

Metros-Croatia 76 Home Eusebio, Rowdies A number of the 400 tickets are still available for the premiere showing of Toronto Croatia – a Great Croatian (and Canadian) documentary which will be preceded on January 17 with a press conference, further details of which will be announced in the coming days.

‘Toronto Croatia – Great Croatian Story’
Meadowvale Theatre, 6315 Montevideo Road, Mississauga, Ont.
905-821-7732

Tickets now available: $25 (CIF and taxes included)
Call: 905 458-0900 or 905 564-2297

TORONTO CROATIA – A GREAT CROATIAN (AND CANADIAN) STORY…. Premiere showing of documentary Jan 17

May 3, 2022March 2, 2014 by CSL

When Joe Pavicic became president of Toronto Croatia of the Canadian Soccer League in 2006, he did so with the knowledge that it would be necessary to uphold the reputation of a club with a proud and storied history after having celebrated 50 years in Canadian professional soccer.

The club was and continues to be high profile by virtue of an impressive chronology of championship victories in Canada and in recent years, internationally. The first sign of success came with consecutive title wins as a member of the National Soccer League during the years 1970 – 73 and this was followed by the memorable North American Championship victory as Toronto Metros-Croatia in 1976.

The Canadian International Soccer League (Puma League) titles followed in 1995 and 1996, then multiple wins in the Croatian National Soccer Federation of Canada and the United States tournament, to be followed by an unbeaten record in the more recent Croatian World Club Championship.
Toronto Croatia and Championships have become synonymous in Canadian soccer and the Mississauga-based club is now firmly entrenched in Canadian soccer history, to be shown in a documentary film produced by Pavicic with its premiere screening on January 17.

“It is true we have won a lot of trophies in the Canadian Soccer League over the years and have a great record overseas, but the one I am most proud of is the North American title as Metros-Croatia in ’76. I recognize it for two reasons, firstly it was really something to win the North American Championship in the 70s, but most importantly it demonstrated how two groups from different parts of the world involved in this great game can come together to achieve a high level of success,” said Pavicic.

A lot of great players have worn the distinctive Croatia mark on the jersey, with Portuguese legend, the late Eusebio, top scorer in the 1966 World Cup, topping the list. While playing two seasons for Toronto Croatia in 1975/76, Eusebio, who is often rated with Pele and Diego Maradona in world soccer, scored 18 goals in 25 games.

Others who played for Toronto Metros-Croatia to became prominent in the North American Soccer League were Bob Iarusci, Carmen Marcantonio, Bruno Pilas, Ivair Ferreira, Damir Sutevski, Ted Polak, Mladen Cukon, Zeljko Bilecki and Peter Roe, to name just a few.

Several players have crossed the Atlantic from Europe to play for Toronto Croatia, including Ivan Simic (from Gosk Jug Dubrovnik), Goran Pavlic (Iskra Bugojono), Josip Lukacevic (Osijek), Robert Rupcic (Rijeka) and Mate Stanic (Vinkovci) and in recent times a number of local players who have excelled for the club include Domagoj Sain, George Azcurra, Peter Curic, Leo Laurito, Edin Kalic, Leo Marasovic, Ivan Grnja, Marijan Bradvic, Drago Vabec, Ivan Lukacevic, Tom Granic, Josip Keran, Tihomir Maletic and Velimir Crljen. Crljen has also made his mark as player-coach and is currently head coach.

TOP SCORER GUILLAUME SUROT WINS MVP AND ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD…Kingston, Toronto Croatia most honoured on awards night

May 3, 2022February 23, 2014 by CSL

Kingston FC and Toronto Croatia took most of the honours at the Canadian Soccer League’s annual banquet held at the Sheraton Hotel, Niagara Falls Saturday night, a prelude to the league’s two championship games set for the Kalar Sports Park a short distance away Sunday.

Guillaume Surot, a striker with Kingston, was presented with three awards, including the coveted Most Valuable Player trophy after scoring 28 goals in regular season play. A first year player in the CSL Surot, 25, also earned the Rookie of the Year award.

The MVP award for the best player in the CSL’s Second Division went to Yonan Samara of London City, while Mademba Ba, a prolific forward in the Kingston reserve team with 17 goals was the leading goalscorer.
Kingston, this year’s winner of the CSL First Division, was presented with six awards and Toronto Croatia, which won the CSL Second Division took away five.
The awards:
First Division:
Winner: Kingston FC, Runners-up: York Region Shooters
Most Valuable Player: Guillaume Surot (Kingston FC)
Top Goalscorer: Guillaume Surot (Kingston FC)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Antonio Ilic (Toronto Croatia)
Defender of the Year: Sven Arapovic (Toronto Croatia)
Rookie of the Year: Guillaume Surot (Kingston FC)
Coach of the Year: Colm Muldoon(Kingston FC)
Second Division
Winner: Toronto Croatia B
Runners-up: Niagara United B
Most Valuable Player: Yonan Samara (London City B)
Top Goalscorer: Mademba Ba (Kingston FC B)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Roy Seaboyer (Brampton City Utd B)
Defender of the Year: Daniel Stoker (Toronto Croatia B)
Rookie of the Year: Mykola Chachula (Toronto Croatia B)
Coach of the Year: George Jenkins (Toronto Croatia B)

Referee of the Year: Justin Tasev
Harry Paul Gauss Award: Pino Jazbec
The Fair Play and Respect Award: SC Waterloo

Added following Sunday’s games:
CSL Champions: SC Waterloo SC
CSL Second Division Champions: SC Waterloo B

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

May 3, 2022February 18, 2014 by CSL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TORONTO CROATIA B AND SC WATERLOO B IN CSL SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP

May 3, 2022February 17, 2014 by CSL

TORONTO CROATIA’S STORIED PAST HARD TO OVERLOOK …….the weekend games

May 3, 2022February 16, 2014 by CSL

– SC Waterloo will be mindful of Toronto Croatia’s reputation for success since the team was founded back in 1956 when a small ethnic group eventually became known throughout Canada, North America and overseas.
There were modest successes in the early days of the National Soccer League – a forerunner league of the CSL – but the blockbuster achievement came 20 years later when Toronto Metros-Croatia won the North American championship in 1976.
In 2007, the club won the inaugural Croatian World Club Championship and has won the CSL Championship three times since. In 2012, Toronto Croatia won the First Division and the CSL Championship.
But the semifinal opposition from Waterloo Region has shown maturity and has been bold in an approach to put its stamp on the CSL First Division with a strong showing mid-season followed by late season victories 9-0 over St. Catharines Wolves and 5-0 York Region Shooters. Last weekend it was a 4-0 result that devastated Brampton City Utd in the championship quarterfinals to earn Waterloo a spot in the last four.
Like Toronto Croatia, Kingston FC has a good story to tell, but from entirely contrasting circumstances. The team that represents a city in the heart of the Thousand Islands chain is the proverbial new kid on the block in the CSL. Some kid.
Kingston took charge at the top of the CSL First Division with an opening win on May 6 and except for a slight dip on a couple of occasions has generally owned the lead position throughout. The team’s performance fooled the pundits who saw the eastern Ontario entry as a fresh team with a few university players that will struggle to find its feet in the tough, quick-paced semi-pro loop.
Kingston FC won the 12-team CSL First Division by a clear three points, scored the most goals with 69 –that’s 17 more than the next team – all due in part to fielding a strong side of mostly young local and international prospects destined for higher level professional soccer. Add a head coach raised in a strong culture that is Irish soccer and a club led by two outstanding leaders now in the twilight of their respective life careers and the results became almost inevitable.
But London City, the opposition in the semifinal match with Kingston, will not give much thought to the regular season when they take the field on Sunday evening. The side from southwestern Ontario will be focused on the prospect of carrying back the trophy to London for the first time since 1985. The weekend games:The CSL Championship Playoffs – SemifinalsSaturday, October 19 Centennial Stadium 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs SC Waterloo Sunday, October 20 Queen’s West Field, Kingston 6.30 pm Kingston FC vs London CitySecond Division Championship Playoffs – SemifinalsSaturday, October 19 Terry Fox Stadium 1 pm Brampton City B vs SC Waterloo B Saturday, October 19 Hershey Centre 7 pm Toronto Croatia B vs York Region Shooters B

TORONTO CROATIA ADVANCE TO SEMIS……Whiteman strikes two in game marred by extra time ejections

May 3, 2022February 13, 2014 by CSL

Two goals in extra time by Jarek Whiteman gave Toronto Croatia a 2-0 victory over Windsor Stars in the quarterfinals of the CSL Championship series, the only First Division playoff game played Saturday.

The two teams fought through a scoreless 90 minutes at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, then 10 minutes of extra time before Whiteman beat Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli with a drive from 22 yards. Whiteman then followed up with a goal six minutes later at 106 minutes after taking a pass from forward Tihomir Maletic he moved the ball to the right side of Santilli into the net.

Immediately following the 2-0 lead, Windsor’s Michael Chiandussi was given a second caution then shown a red card by referee Michael Anthoy Izzo and this was followed by four additional players being ejected, two from the visitors and two from Toronto Croatia, all following some rough play and an altercation involving several players.

Red cards were shown to Stephen Ademolu for Serious Foul Play and Erik Cirovski for Violent Conduct both of Windsor Stars and this was followed by red cards shown to Whiteman and Maletic of Toronto Croatia – both for Violent Conduct. The game ended 2-0 in favour of Toronto Croatia and the current CSL champions now advance to the semifinals set for the weekend October 18 – 20.

There were two Second Division quarterfinals played Saturday:

Quarterfinals – Second Division
Toronto Croatia B 2, Kingston FC B 1

York Region Shooters B 2, Niagara United B 2 (Extra time)
York Region Shooters B wins on penalty kicks

Remaining quarterfinal games this weekend:

Quarterfinals – First Division
Sun, Oct 13 Queen’s West Field 1 pm Kingston FC vs Serbian White Eagles
Mon, Oct 14 Terry Fox Stadium 7 pm Brampton City Utd vs. SC Waterloo

Quarterfinals – Second Division
Sun Oct 13 Hellenic Centre 5 pm London City B vs SC Waterloo B
Sun Oct 13 Club Roma 6 pm St. Catharines Wolves B vs Brampton City Utd B

TORONTO CROATIA ENDS SEASON WITH UNCERTAINTY……but Toronto Croatia reserves capture Second Division title

May 3, 2022February 8, 2014 by CSL

Toronto Croatia completed its regular season with a 2-0 victory over Brampton City Utd at Centennial Stadium Saturday, but will have to wait until the following day to know the team’s final position in the First Division standings.

Last season’s CSL champions will end up in second or third position, depending on the outcome of the York Region Shooters vs Kingston FC encounter Sunday afternoon. York Region will need a win to finish in the runner-up position, anything less will assure Toronto Croatia of second spot.

Jarek Whiteman scored both goals for the home side, opening the scoring after 15 minutes when he beat Brampton goalkeeper Euloge Awitor Kodzo with a solo effort after collecting the ball from outside the box and moving in to score. It was 1-0 at the break.

Whitman’s second goal came from a left foot drive from 15 yards into the top left corner and the game ended 2-0. The two goals were Whiteman’s 4th and 5th of the season
Toronto Croatia end the regular season with a 14-3-5 WLT record for 47 points, while Brampton City Utd completes its regular season with a 13-8-1 record for 40 points, ending in fourth position.

Toronto Croatia B, the reserve team, also won its final game, a resounding 5-1 defeat of Serbian White Eagles B to jump over Niagara United B and London City B in the standings.

Toronto Croatia reserve squad ended its campaign with a 9-4-3 record for 30 points, Niagara United B ended with 29 points and London City B has 28.

Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
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 FIRST DIVISION REGULAR SEASON

SECOND DIVISION
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 SECOND DIVISION REGULAR SEASON

KINGSTON FC WINS CSL FIRST DIVISION…..York Region, Toronto Croatia go down to defeat Wednesday

May 3, 2022February 5, 2014 by CSL

The two teams battling for the top positions in the CSL First Division went down to defeat in the only two games played in the CSL Wednesday. A resounding 5-0 victory by SC Waterloo over second place York Region Shooters and a 1-0 triumph for Serbian White Eagles over third place defending CSL champions Toronto Croatia, confirmed Kingston FC as winners of the First Division title

Kingston wins the CSL First Division with one game remaining in the regular season. The new-look eastern Ontario side has captured the CSL’s top division in just its second year following a 14th position of 16 teams in the league standings in its inaugural 2012 year. But under new management and a new head coach the club has been relentless in its pursuit of honours from kickoff in May throughout the 2013 campaign.

A goal at the 18th minute mark by Sahjah Reid of Serbian White Eagles was enough to secure the three points against Toronto Croatia at Esther Shiner Stadium when he took a pass outside the box to move in and beat Toronto Croatia goalkeeper Antonio Ilic with a low drive inside the left post.

It was 1-0 at half-time and at the final whistle for Serbian White Eagles with Toronto Croatia ending the game with 10 men after Ilic was shown the red card for serious play at 76 minutes.

Serbian White Eagles now have an improved 7-12-2 for 23 points in eighth position in the standings and with one game remaining are in a position with Astros Vasas FC to keep up a bid for the eighth and final playoff spot.

Toronto Croatia are in third position with a 13-3-5 record for 44 points, with one game remaining, tied on points with York Region Shooters following their defeat at Waterloo.

SC Waterloo were impressive with their 5-0 victory at Warrior Field, which follows a 9-0 defeat of St. Catharines Wolves Sunday. Defender Dado Hadrovic opened the scoring at 35 minutes and David Muir made it 2-0 three minutes later, the score at half-time.

Vladimir Zelenbaba increased the Waterloo lead to 3-0 at 47 minutes, Harris Fazlagic made it 4-0 at 65 minutes and Adis Hasecic rounded the scoring at 5-0 at the 82nd minute mark.

Waterloo complete their regular season with a strong showing 11-7-4 record for 37 points to secure fifth position in the standings, while York Region Shooters are at 14-5-2 for 44 points with one game remaining.

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

May 3, 2022February 3, 2014 by CSL

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.

KINGSTON WIN 15TH GAME TO GO FOUR POINTS CLEAR……Toronto Croatia win, Astros Vasas hold Brampton to 2-2 tie

May 3, 2022January 28, 2014 by CSL

Kingston FC squeaked past York Region Shooters 2-1 but went four points clear at the top of the First Division, Toronto Croatia defeated Burlington 4-1, while Brampton City Utd were held to a 2-2 tie by Astros Vasas FC, three games in the CSL Sunday.

At the Invista Centre at Kingston, Catalin Lichioiu struck the opening goal for Kingston, heading in off a cross from Edgar Soglo and York Region’s Richard West tied the game 1-1 at 44 minutes.

CSL leading goalscorer Guillaume Surot scored the winner from the penalty spot at 86 minutes – his 26th of the campaign – called when Kingston captain Austin White was brought down in the penalty box from a corner kick and the game ended 2-1 in favour of Kingston.

Kingston now have a 15-3-2 WLT record for 47 points, four points clear of York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia. The eastern Ontario club has two games remaining in the regular season, York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia each have 3 games remaining.

Burlington SC led Toronto Croatia 1-0 in the first half on a goal by Nenad Nikolic who scored at 26 minutes, until Toronto Croatia defender Sven Arapovic equalized at 45 minutes in the game at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga.

Josip Keran put the Toronto team 2-1 up at 47 minutes for a Toronto Croatia lead at the break and Arapovic made it 3-1 at the 56th minute mark.

Roberto Gallo increased the Toronto Croatia lead to 4-1 at 69 minutes, the score at the final whistle.

Toronto Croatia have a 13-2-4 record for 43 points, while Burlington are at 6-14-0 for 18 points.

Brampton City Utd took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Mirko Medic who headed into the net for a 1-0 lead over Astros Vasas after just one minute at Esther Shiner Stadium, but Austin Paul equalized for the home side six minutes later and the 1-1 score held to the interval.

David Guzman put Brampton into a 2-1 lead at 75 minutes, a screaming free kick from 35 yards, but Astros Vasas responded again when Evan James headed in a cross from Jose Melo to beat Brampton goalkeeper Camilo Benzi at the 87th minute mark, a 2-2 final score.

Brampton are in fourth place in the standings with a 12-6-1 record for 37 points, while Astros Vasas are at 6-11-3 for 21 points in ninth position.

There was one game played in the CSL Second Division, York Region Shooters B crushing Kingston FC B 6-1. Brampton City B has clinched a playoff spot in the Second Division.

TORONTO CROATIA TIED FOR TOP SPOT….. 4-0 victory at Brampton Saturday

May 3, 2022January 20, 2014 by CSL

Toronto Croatia moved into a tie for top position in the CSL standings with an emphatic 4-0 away victory over Brampton City Utd at Victoria Park in Brampton, the only game played in the CSL First Division Saturday.

Forward Kresimir Prgomet opened the scoring for the current CSL champions with a goal at 22 minutes and defender Ainsley Deer made it 2-0 six minutes later.

Jarek Whiteman struck the third goal, finding the net past Brampton goalkeeper Camelo Benzi at the 42nd minute mark, a 3-0 score at the break.

Toronto Croatia continued to have the majority of the possession and Josip Keran increased the lead to 4-0 when he found the net in the second half off a corner kick taken by Augustin De Medina – the a 4-0 score at the final whistle.

Toronto Croatia share top position with Kingston FC as a result of the 4-0 victory, the Toronto side has a 12-2-4 WLT record for 40 points with four games remaining in the regular season schedule, while Brampton has a 12-6-0 record having suffered its third loss in succession following a highly successful mid-season campaign that put the team from north-west of Toronto in contention for the CSL First Division title.

Remaining games this weekend:

Sun, Sep 15 Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs Astros Vasas FC
(Ref: Benjamin Jacobs, Assist: Michael Stenbring, David Di Pasquale 4th AN Other
Sun, Sep 15 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Niagara United
(Ref: Hassane Rifai, Assist: Sharon Welsby, Niquita Amerkhanian: 4th Manuel Orellana)
Sun, Sep 15 Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Kingston FC
(Ref: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin, Assist: Scott Decker, Scott Milliquet 4th Michael Bradley)
Sun, Sep 15 Club Roma 7 PM St.Catharines Wolves vs Windsor Stars
(Ref: David Barrie, Assist: Ramee Arbaji, Allison Enright 4th Brian Butler)

SECOND DIVISION
Sun, Sep 15 St. Joan of Arc 4 PM York Region Shooters B vs Niagara United B
Sun, Sep 15 Club Roma Park 5 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs SC Waterloo B

RICHARD WEST HAT-TRICK GIVES YORK REGION IMPORTANT VICTORY…..Toronto Croatia wins, Brampton slips

May 3, 2022January 15, 2014 by CSL

Striker Richard West struck a game-winning hat-trick for York Region Shooters in their 3-2 victory over Brampton City Utd, while Toronto Croatia scored an important 2-1 win over Windsor Stars, all when Kingston FC are idle but still on top of the CSL First Division Sunday. In two other games, SC Waterloo defeated Astros Vasas FC 4-1 and St. Catharines were full marks for a 2-1 away win over Burlington SC.

West opened the scoring for York Region Shooters at 19 minutes in the game at Victoria Park, driving the ball into the bottom right corner past Brampton goalkeeper Eugenio Garro. Brampton tied the game 1-1 at 44 minutes, a goal by Stephen Mark Hall and the score held to the break.

West struck his second goal at 53 minutes for a 2-1 lead by the Shooters, but Brampton forward Milos Scepanovic made it 2-2 at 75 minutes – his 14th goal of the season.

West completed his hat-trick at 81 minutes, finding the net from 10 yards for the winning goal and an important three points for the visitors in their quest for the First Division title. The three goals lifts Richard West to 15 for the season and second in the goalscoring title race.

Jarek Whiteman opened the scoring for Toronto Croatia with a goal at Centennial Stadium at the 23rd minute mark for a 1-0 lead at half-time.

Windsor tied the score 1-1 at 55 minutes on a penalty kick taken by David Kadoic after referee Steve Depiero pointed to the spot following a hand ball infringement by Toronto Croatia’s Tihomir Maletic.

Maletic made amends with a picture winning goal at 58 minutes, a drive that caught the top of the net for a 2-1 Toronto Croatia victory.

Waterloo took a 1-0 lead against Astros Vasas at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York when referee Yusri Rudolf ordered a penalty kick for a foul in the box at 16 minutes and forward Drazen Vukovic scored from the spot, his 11th goal of the season.

Adis Hasecic made it 2-0 just on half-time and at 62 minutes Jose De Sousa of Astros Vasas cut the lead to 2-1 when he found the net past Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura.

Ranko Golijanin made it 3-1 for Waterloo at 85 minutes and Hasecic beat Astros goalkeeper Matthew George to score his second goal at 86 minutes, his 14 goal of the season, for a 4-1 final score.

Antonio Stranges opened the scoring for St. Catharines Wolves at 33 minutes when he found the net past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic at Nelson Stadium in Burlington and Stranges scored again at 43 minutes for a 2-0 lead at half time.

Burlington pressed to get back on terms in the second half and Predrag Papaz, signed recently from SC Waterloo, headed into the net at 50 minutes from a cross by defender Nikola Stanojevic. There were close calls late in the game, which ended 2-1 in favour of St. Catharines Wolves.

Kingston FC are still top of the CSL First Division with 40 points, York Regions Shooters and Toronto Croatia are tied with 37 points, Brampton fourth with 36 points.