Windsor Stars

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The remaining games this weekend:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Sep 28  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs  Niagara United 
Sat, Sep 28  Windsor Stadium  7 PM Windsor Stars vs Brampton City Utd 
Sun, Sep 29  Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs Kingston FC
Sun, Sep 29  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs  St. Catharines Wolves
Sun, Sep 29  Hershey Field  9 PM Toronto Croatia vs York Region Shooters

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Sep 28  Eglinton Flats 3 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Kingston FC B
Sun, Sep 29  Hershey Field  5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs SC Waterloo B

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

LATE GOALS GIVE WINDSOR STARS VICTORY SATURDAY

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A last minute winner by David Kadoic gave Windsor Stars a 3-2 victory over Niagara United and a much improved chance of a playoff berth in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League First Division Saturday.

It was Kadoic’s second goal of the match and his fifth of the season and the goals came late when Niagara were leading 2-1 in a game played at a newly constructed soccer complex at Harrow in southwestern Ontario, billed as the feature event in an international tournament and annual Harrow Fair.

Midfielder Ciprian Codea opened the scoring for Windsor Stars at the 22nd minute, he found the net past Niagara goalkeeper Brad Gemmell for a 1-0 lead at the break.

Kevin Lake tied the game 1-1 for Niagara United at 49 minutes and Keith Makubuya put the visiting Niagara side 2-1 up when he found the net past Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli at the 67th minute mark.

Kadoic scored from the penalty spot for his first goal, a penalty called by referee Lucian Burlacu following a foul in the box at 76 minutes for a 2-2 tie, and the Windsor midfielder struck the winner with a well-placed drive from 15 yards that caught the left side of the net, the goal coming at the 90th minute mark.

“We will take the three points, but it wasn’t one of our better efforts,” said Windsor head coach Steve Vagnini following the final whistle.

The three points now means a total of 24 on the season for Windsor Stars, from a 7-6-3 WLT record for fifth place in the standings, while Niagara United are at 2-12-3 for nine points.

SECOND DIVISION GAMES – SATURDAY
SC Waterloo B 0, Niagara United B 0
London City B 4, Kingston FC B 4
Serbian White Eagles B vs York Region Shooters B POSTPONED – GROUND CONDITIONS

Remaining games this weekend:

Sun, Sep 1  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs  Astros Vasas FC
(Ref: Steve Depiero, Assist: Fabrizio Stasolla, Michael Bradley, 4th Michael Stenbring) 
Sun, Sep 1  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs  York Region Shooters
(Ref:  Scott Decker, Assist: Peter Pendli, Jessica Patton, 4th Manuel Orellana)

SECOND DIVISION
Sun, Sep 1  Club Roma  6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Toronto Croatia B

UPCOMING PLAYOFFS, LEAGUE TITLE GETTING ATTENTION……Windsor Stars, Niagara, take pro soccer to Harrow

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Three teams – Kingston FC, York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia – have clinched playoff berths and Brampton City Utd will almost certainly be number four this coming holiday weekend or shortly afterwards, leaving four spots to be filled by the eight remaining clubs.

But the race for the First Division title involving these four clubs will take longer to decide, particularly  because in the last week of the regular season Toronto Croatia has games against the York Region Shooters and Brampton City Utd and Kingston FC will travel to Maple for a last gasp clash with the Shooters.

The playoffs, for the CSL Championship, will be 1 vs 8 from the final league standings, 2 v 7, 3 v 6 and 4 v 5 with the top four clubs having home advantage.

Windsor Stars have taken their home game with Niagara United on Saturday to Harrow, a community in Essex County which credits Hiram Walker and the Canadian Club whisky for putting the community on the map. Hiram Walker built the railway leading to Harrow 100 years ago and the distillery operated until 2009.

The Windsor Stars vs Niagara United CSL league game introduces pro soccer to the community for the first time.  The game will be played in a recently built soccer complex and is the headline feature in the Harrow International Soccer Tournament and Harrow Fair. About 2,000 fans are expected to be in attendance.

The weekend games:

FIRST DIVISION
Fri, Aug 30  Hellenic Centre 8:30 PM London City vs Kingston FC
(Ref: Arthur Korbiel, Assist: Scott Decker, Alex Themistocleous, 4th Jozsef Jr Horvath)
Fri, Aug 30  Centennial Stadium 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref: Manuel Orellana, Assist:  Michael Bradley, Armando Pereira, 4th Benjamin Jacobs)
Sat, Aug 31  Harrow Soccer Complex 6 PM Windsor Stars vs Niagara United
(Ref: Lucian Burlacu, Assist: John Dutot, Mike Busuttil, 4th Joe Barile)
Sun, Sep 1  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs  Astros Vasas FC
(Ref: Steve Depiero, Assist: Fabrizio Stasolla, Michael Bradley, 4th Michael Stenbring) 
Sun, Sep 1  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs  York Region Shooters
(Ref:  Scott Decker, Assist: Peter Pendli, Jessica Patton, 4th Manuel Orellana)

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Aug 31  Portuguese/Oriental 11 AM SC Waterloo B vs Niagara United B
Sat, Aug 31  Hellenic Centre  5:30 PM London City B vs  Kingston FC B
Sat, Aug 31  Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs York Region Shooters B
Sun, Sep 1  Club Roma  6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Toronto Croatia B

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.

WADE ALLEN RETURNS WITH TWO GOALS IN 3-1 WINDSOR VICTORY

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Forward Wade Allen returned to the Windsor Stars line-up as a new signing earlier this week to find the net twice in a 3-1 victory over London City, the only game played in the CSL Friday.
Allen, who was a member of the border team in 2012, opened the scoring at 35 minutes when he collected a pass from Stephen Ademolu to catch the right side of London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic who had little chance to make a save. It was 1-0 at the break.
London City equalized with a picture goal at 49 minutes from a free kick outside of the box, a well placed drive into the top corner by Marin Vucemilovic Grgic, his ninth of the season.
 Allen struck his second at the 71st minute mark for a 2-1Windsor lead and with the home side forcing the play during which Ademolu and midfielder Alexander Rickett were prominent, Michael Pio found the net at 75 minutes for a 3-1 lead, and the score held up to the final whistle.
One other game scheduled for Friday night, Serbian White Eagles vs. Burlington SC, was postponed due to the playing surface at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke being under repair following damage caused by the flooding of the ground on July 8.
Remaining games in the CSL this weekend are:
FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Aug 11  Queen’s West Field  1 PM Kingston FC vs SC Waterloo  
Sun, Aug 11  Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs  St. Catharines Wolves 
Sun, Aug 11  Nelson Stadium 7 PM Burlington vs SC Niagara United  
Sun, Aug 11  Windsor Stadium  7 PM Windsor Stars vs York Region Shooters  
Sun. Aug 11  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Brampton City Utd – POSTPONED DUE TO FIELD CONDITIONS
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Aug 10  Hershey Field  5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs York Region Shooters B 
Sat, Aug 10  Hellenic Centre  5:30 PM London City B vs Niagara United B 
Sat, Aug 10  Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs St. Catharines Wolves B 
Sun, Aug 11  Queen’s West Field 3:15 PM Kingston FC B vs SC Waterloo B 

PIO LEADS WINDSOR WITH TWO GOALS …….second half Niagara collapse

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Forward Michael Pio led Windsor Stars with two goals to a 4-1 away victory in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League’s top division Saturday night.

Played at the Kalar Sports Park at Niagara Falls, Windsor took a 1-0 lead on a goal at 21 minutes by Michael Watson, an opener that started with a free kick outside the box for Windsor Stars and following a good passing play, Watson struck the ball past Niagara goalkeeper John DeLuca from six yards. It was 1-0 at the interval.

Niagara’s Tyler Hibbs tied the game 1-1 at the 60th minute mark – he beat Windsor goalkeeper Dejo Olagbegi from 10 yards following a deflection – before Pio scored his first goal four minutes later for a 2-1 Windsor lead.

Pio struck his second goal at 79 minutes to give the Windsor forward his sixth of the season and a 3-1 lead in a game turning quickly in favour of the visitors.

Midfielder Alexander Rickett rounded the scoring to 4-1 for Windsor Stars at 84 minutes, the score at the final whistle.

The win improves Windsor to a 4-5-3 WLT record for 15 points, moving the border team to 7th in the standings, while Niagara United are at 1-9-3 for six points and without a win since June 14.

There was one game in the CSL Second Division Saturday when London City B defeated SC Waterloo B, 6-3.

Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Aug 4  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs Serbian White Eagles
(Ref: Marie-Soleil  Beaudoin, Assist. Gianni Facchini, Peter Pendli 4th.Niquita Amirkhanian)
Sun, Aug 4  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Toronto Croatia 
(Ref: Benjaman Jacobs, Assist.David Di Pasquale, Saman Sahraeinejad, 4th. Scott Decker)

SECOND DIVISION
Sun, Aug 4  Victoria Park  3 PM Brampton City Utd B vs Serbian White Eagles B 
Sun, Aug 4  Club Roma 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Niagara United B

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

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

SECOND DIVISION
Sat. Jul 6  Kalar Sports Park 

TWO GOALS BY MIDFIELDER CRISTIAN DRAGOI PROPELS WINDSOR TO FIRST WIN

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Two first half goals by midfielder Cristian Dragoi moved Windsor Stars to their first win of the new season, opening their account with a 4-1 defeat of Astros Vasas FC at Windsor Stadium, the only game in the Canadian Soccer League First Division Saturday.

Dragoi opened the scoring for the home side at 22 minutes with a hard low drive that beat Astros Vasas goalkeeper Erno Bostyan and Windsor hit again with two goals in quick succession. The first by David Kadoic – he headed into the net at 25 minutes – and immediately after the re-start Drogoi struck his second of the night to make it 3-0 at the
interval.

Astros Vasas reduced the lead in the second half when Jose Melo scored on a penalty  after referee Hassane Rifai pointed to the spot when a visitors’ forward was brought down inside the 18 yard line, the goal coming at the 58th minute mark and it was 3-1 in favour of Windsor.

Windsor Stars increased the lead to 4-1 on a goal by Adam Philp who drove the ball into the net at the 87th minute mark and the score held to the final whistle.

There was one game in the Second Division Saturday:
Niagara United B 4, Toronto Croatia B 1

Remaining games in the Canadian Soccer League this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION 
Sun, Jun 16  Queen’s West Field  1 PM Kingston FC vs London City 
Sun, Jun 16  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs SC Waterloo 
Sun, Jun 16  St. Joan of Arc  6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs St. Catharines Wolves
Sun, Jun 16  Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Niagara United 

SECOND DIVISION
Sun, Jun 16  Victoria Park  3 PM Brampton City Utd B vs SC Waterloo B
Sun, Jun 16  Queens West Field  3:15 PM Kingston FC B vs London City B
Sun, Jun 16  St. Joan of Arc  4 PM York Region Shooters B vs St. Catharines Wolves B

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 

NIAGARA UNITED CLINCH PLAYOFF BERTH WITH 4-1 VICTORY…Windsor Stars, London City also win

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Niagara United clinched the last playoffs spot with a 4-1 victory over Brampton City Utd, Windsor Stars defeated North York Astros 6-1 to end the season in fourth position in the standings and  London City completed their season with a 4-1 defeat of Kingston FC, three games in the CSL Saturday.


 


Niagara United’s Rudy Pikuzinski opened the scoring at Kalar Park in Niagara Falls, he drove a direct free kick straight into the net at the 14th minute mark and Mohammed Mohammed headed home past Brampton goalkeeper Jason Lopes off a corner kick to make it 2-0 at 34 minutes. It was Mohammed’s 9th goal of the season.


 


Brampton City Utd scored in their own net for an own-goal to increase the Niagara lead to 3-0 at 40 minutes and


Mark Jankovic of Brampton City Utd was shown the red card by referee Manuel Orellano at 41 minutes for Vilolent Conduct. It was 3-0 at half-time.


 


Matthew Cain made it 4-0 for the home side at 80 minutes and at 89 minutes defender Merko Medic struck for Brampton City Utd, a 4-1 score at the final whistle.


 


Niagara United end the regular season with a 10-9-3 record for 33 points, eighth position in the standings for the final playoff berth, and will now meet Toronto Croatia in a quarterfinal game in Toronto during the weekend October 12 – 14.


 


Brampton City Utd completed their season with a 8-10-4 record for 28 points.


 


Wade Allen opened the scoring for Windsor Stars in the game against the Astros at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, he struck at 22 minutes for a 1-0 lead and defender Emilio Giorgi made it 2-0 12 minutes later.


 


North York defender Jongwon Jung was shown the red card by referee Jeff Fennell just before the break, he was ejected for Serious Foul Play. It was 2-0 at the interval.


 


Astros midfielder Wiktor Janik beat Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli for a 2-1 score at 49 minutes, but Stephen Ademolu increased the lead to 3-1 for the border team at 58 minutes, a picture goal from close to 40 yards, he found the net past North York goalkeeper Alberto Rocha.


 


Giorgi scored his second and Windsor’s fourth at 63 minutes, Ademolu scored his second and Windsor’s fifth at 78 minutes and David Kadoic made it 6-1 for the visitors at 83 minutes, his 7th goal of the season. It was 6-1 at the final whistle.


 


Windsor finished the season strongly with an impressive 12-6-4 WLT for 40 points for fourth position in the standings, which means a home draw in the quarterfinals of the upcoming playoffs.


 


North York Astros completed their season with a 2-19-1 record for 7 points.


 


London City’s Boban Stojanovic struck twice in the game with Kingston FC at the CaraCo Home Field at the Invista Centre in Kingston, the former professional at a high level in Europe scored at 23 and 45 minutes, while Nenad Nikolic scored for London at 36 minutes, it was 3-0 at half-time.


 


London City went ahead 4-0 on a goal by Mahir Hadziresic at 62 minutes and Kingston reduced the lead to 4-1 with a goal at 70 minutes by Mademba Ba, his tenth of the season. It was 4-1 at the final whistle.


 


Kingston FC’s Alex Campbell was ejected by referee Decker at the 87th minute mark.


 


London City completed their season with a 7-8-7 record for 28 points, while Kingston FC ended their inaugural campaign in the CSL First Division with a 4-17-1 for 13 points.


 


There was one game in the CSL Second Division Saturday, with Mississauga Eagles FC  B and  Windsor Stars B playing to a 3-3 tie.


 


Remaining games this Thanksgiving Weekend are:


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Sun, Oct 7 Mont Royal 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs SC Toronto


 


Sun, Oct 7 Lions Park 6 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Mississauga Eagles FC


 


Sun, Oct 7 Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs St. Catharines Wolves


 


Sun, Oct 7 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs York Region Shooters


 


 


 

WINDSOR STARS DEFEAT WATERLOO 3-1, TWO GAMES TIE…..Shooters, TFC and Windsor clinch playoff berths

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Windsor Stars continued their relentless move up the standings with a 3-1 victory over SC Waterloo, Serbian White Eagles and TFC Academy fought to a 2-2 tie and in one other game played in the CSL Friday night, London City and Mississauga Eagles also tied 2-2.


 


Midfielder Wade Allen opened the scoring for Windsor Stars at Windsor Stadium, he found the net past Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura at the 29th minute mark, but Waterloo tied 1-1 on a goal by forward Adis Hasecic six minutes later.


 


Midfielder Keith Lough put the home side ahead 2-1 at 75 minutes and Stephen Ademolu made it 3-1 for Windsor at 84 minutes, the final score.


 


Windsor Stars have secured a playoff berth as a result of Friday’s victory, which lifted the border team into a tie for third place with their improved 11-5-4 WTL record for 37 points.


 


TFC Academy opened the scoring at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke when Nikola Paunic scored at the 40th minute off a free kick taken on the edge of the box and it was 1-0 at half-time.


 


Midfielder Djordjije Strunjas equalized for Serbian White Eagles, he took a pass from Kirie Dimitrov find the net, a 1-1 score at the 49th minute mark.


 


Zoran Rajovic of Serbian White Eagles hit the post with a shot at 79 minutes, but found the net five minutes later to put the home side into a 2-1 lead.


 


TFC tied the score at 90 minutes, a goal by Mario Orestano – it was 2-2 at the final whistle.


 


TFC Academy now have a 10-4-5 record for 35 points and clinch a playoff spot, while Serbian White Eagles are at 8-7-5 for 29 points.


 


Laudelino Jose De Sousa opened the scoring for Mississauga Eagles FC in their game with London City at Cove Road in London, he struck at 14 minutes for a 1-0 lead at the break.


 


Boban Stojanovic tied the game 1-1 for London City at the 60th minute mark, but Thomas McLean made it 2-1 for the visitors five minutes later.


 


Zvonko Bakula tied the game for London City at 89 minutes, a volley that left Mississauga goalkeeper Varun Singh with no chance and the game ended 2-2.


 


London City improve to 6-8-7 with 25 points, while Mississauga are at 7-7-5 for 26 points.


 


York Region Shooters – idle tonight – together with TFC Academy and Windsor Stars have all secured playoff spots as a result of Friday’s results. They join Toronto Croatia and SC Toronto, leaving three more teams to make the top eight in the CSL Championship playoffs that get underway with the quarterfinals mid-October.


 


There was one game played in the CSL Second Division Thursday, it was


SC Waterloo B 4, Brantford Galaxy B 4.


 


Remaining games this weekend:


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Sat, Sep 22 Invista Centre 7 PM Kingston FC vs SC Toronto


Sun, Sep 23 Claude Robillard 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs Brantford Galaxy


Sun, Sep 23 St. David 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Niagara United


 


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Sat. Sep 22 Downsview Park 3 PM TFC Academy II vs Serbian White Eagles B – (Rescheduled game)


Sat, Sep 22 Invista Centre 5 PM Kingston FC B vs SC Toronto B


Sun, Sep 23 Club Roma 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Mississauga Eagles FC B


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

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