York Region Shooters

KINGSTON NOTCH FIRST VICTORY, TFC AND TORONTO CROATIA DOMINATE…the Astros and Shooters play to scoreless tie

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Kingston FC gained their first victory in the CSL First Division in a close encounter at Brampton, North York Astros and York Region Shooters played to a scoreless tie, while TFC Academy and Toronto Croatia both scored decisive wins, four games in the CSL Sunday.

 

It was an end-to-end encounter at Victoria Park in Brampton where Kingston FC took the lead from the penalty spot over Brampton City Utd at 28 minutes following a shirt-pulling incident inside the box. Forward Antonios Assaad fired into the net past Brampton goalkeeper Jason Lopes.

 

Brampton midfielder David Velastagui put the home side on equal terms at 55 minutes, but Kingston regained the lead just one minute later when Assaad scored his second for a 2-1 score.

 

Following good play by both sides, Mademba Ba struck a third Kingston goal at 86 minutes for a 3-1 lead by the visitors and three minutes later Brampton’s David Guzman reduced the lead to 3-2 from the penalty spot following a foul inside the 18 yard line. The game ended 3-2.

 

In the game at Downsview Park, TFC Academy midfielder Mario Orestano opened the scoring at the 27th minute mark against a depleted London City side missing key players on their injured list – he found the net past London ‘keeper Zoran Pusica.

 

TFC defender Deon Rose made it 2-0 six minutes later and three minutes later at the 36th minute mark, Toronto midfielder Omari Morris increased the lead to 3-0.

 

TFC’s Ryan James made it 4-0 at 66 minutes, and the home side’s Marko Miketic increased the lead to 5-0 at 72 minutes.

 

Miketic scored his second and the academy team’s sixth goal at 86 minutes, he put the ball past London’s substitute goalkeeper Scott Chalmers and it remained 6-0 to the final whistle.

 

Toronto Croatia dominated in almost every department as the game wore on against SC Waterloo at Centennial Stadium in Toronto’s west-end and it started when midfielder Hayden Fitzwilliams scored for the home side after 18 minutes to make it 1-0.

 

SC Waterloo drew level just one minute later, a goal by forward Shawn Brown, but at 26 minutes Croatia’s Tihomir Maletic struck from the penalty spot after being brought down in the box.

Josip Keran increased the lead to 3-1 for Toronto Croatia at 34 minutes, the score at half-time after Drazen Vukovic missed a penalty kick for SC

Waterloo.

 

Toronto Croatia midfielder Marin Vucemilovic Grgic then struck twice, the first at 72 minutes and again six minutes later for a 5-1 home lead and Maletic rounded out the scoring at 80 minutes, a 6-1 final.

 

It was a well-played scoreless encounter at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York where the Astros and York Region Shooters both came close to scoring despite a game played mostly in midfield.

 

North York goalkeeper Antal Toth made key saves late in the game and the game ended 0-0.

 

There was one game in the CSL Second Division Sunday when Brampton City Utd B defeated Kingston FC B by a score of 13-0.

 

 

 

 

TORONTO CROATIA OFF TO FLYING START… Montreal Impact Academy and Shooters play to scoreless tie

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The current CSL champions were off to a flying start to the new season with a 4-1 home victory over Brantford Galaxy at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, and in one other game played in the Canadian Soccer League Sunday, Montreal Impact Academy and York Region Shooters battled to a scoreless tie in Montreal.


 


It was the visitors who took the lead when Brantford forward Dave Simpson crossed the ball from the right win and found the top corner of the net and out of reach of the Croatia goalkeeper Pan Koumoulas at the 10 minute mark, but nine minutes later Toronto Croatia forward Bozenko Lesina tied the game 1-1.


 


Toronto Croatia’s leading scorer in 2011, striker Tihomir Maletic, struck from the penalty spot, a penalty called by referee David Barrie at 34 minutes, to make it 2-1 and that was the score at half-time.


 


Lesina scored his second goal one minute after the interval and at 79 minutes Croatia’s Marin Grgic  made it 4-1 with a drive from 25 yards to the left of  Galaxy goalkeeper Melford James Jr.


 


It was a well-played, at times physical encounter when Montreal Impact Academy and York Region Shooters failed to find the net to play to a scoreless tie at the at the St. Jean De Vianney ground in Montreal.


 


The best scoring chances came from defender Maxime Tissot and forward Victor Ndiaye of Montreal, but Camilo Benzi in the York Region net preserved the shutout, while Jason Beaulieu looked solid in goal for the home side.


 


The Montreal Impact Academy line-up included last season’s CSL leading goalscorer and former TFC Academy striker Stefan Vukovic after signing a three-month contract


Vukovic led the CSL last year with 18 goals.


“We liked what we saw from Stefan,” said Montreal Academy head coach Philippe Eullaffroy. “This contract is a nice balance for both sides, to see how he fits in here and to see if he likes it here as well. After the three months, we will revisit things then.”


 


The weekend summary of games in the CSL:


 


Friday, May 11:


 


FIRST DIVISION


Mississauga Eagles FC 5, North York Astros 1


SC Toronto 5, St. Catharines Wolves 0


Serbian White Eagles 2, London City 2


 


Saturday, May 12:


 


FIRST DIVISION


Kingston FC 1, York Region Shooters 1


Windsor Stars 1, Brampton City Utd 0


 


SECOND DIVISION


TFC Academy II 2, SC Toronto B 1


Brampton City Utd B 2, Windsor Stars B 0


York Region Shooters B 4, Kingston FC B 2


 


Sunday, May 13:


 


FIRST DIVISION


Montreal Impact Academy 0, York Region Shooters 0


Toronto Croatia 4, Brantford Galaxy 1


 


 

WINDSOR OPENS ON WINNING NOTE, KINGSTON, SHOOTERS TIE 1-1

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Windsor Stars kicked off their home season on a winning note with a 1-0 victory over Brampton City Utd,  while Kingston FC and York Region Shooters played to a 1-1 tie in another  close encounter, both games in the Canadian Soccer League First Division Saturday night.


 


Midfielder David Kadoic struck the only goal of the game at 4 minutes of the first half at Wndsor Stadium when referee Arthur Kobiel awarded a penalty to the home side, but it took two attempts from the spot before Kadoic found the net.


 


Brampton goalkeeper Jason Lopes saved the first attempt, but referee Kobiel ruled the visiting goalkeeper moved off his line too soon and ordered a re-take, which Kadoic scored.


 


It was close for the remainder of the game and Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli preserved the win with some good saves.


 


Kingston FC took the lead after 15 minutes at the Invista Centre when Edgar Soglo took a cross from the right wing just outside the six-yard box to push the ball past York Region goalkeeper Emanuelle Ameltonis.


 


Almost immediately after the re-start, York Region Shooters were on even terms with a goal by Andre Manders who struck the ball from 20 yards to beat Kingston goalkeeper Morgan Kenny.


 


York Region were down to 10 men at the 74th minute mark when defender Ricky Heron received a second caution at 74 minutes and referee Carolanne Chenard then brought out the red.


 


There were scoring chances at both ends during the second half, but the game ended 1-1.


 


Other games on Saturday:


 


SECOND DIVISION


TFC Academy II 2, SC Toronto B 1


Brampton City Utd B 2, Windsor Stars B 0


York Region Shooters B  4, Kingston FC B 2


 


REMAINING WEEKEND GAMES:


 


First Division


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


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


 


 


 


 

York Region Make It Four Straight

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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

CSL’S YORK REGION SHOOTERS COMBINE WITH SCHOOL FOR ELITE ATHLETES

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The CSL’s York Region Shooters and the PEAC School for Elite Athletes have struck an agreement for the sharing of expertise and facilities in that their respective fields in an effort to develop more Canadian players for international and high level soccer home and abroad.

 

York Region Shooters have for many years given priority to the development of young soccer players while having their prominent professional team in the CSL’s First Division as part of a pyramid arrangement that provides an extra competitive edge and inspiration to young players with promise.

 

The club has been a stepping stone for a number of players moving to a higher level overseas and with Canada’s national team, the most notable being midfielder Atiba Hutchinson, now 28, who began his soccer career in earnest with the York Region organization, is now playing in Europe while prominent with the Canadian World Cup team. Hutchinson has marked up more than 55 appearances for Canada in recent years and was voted Canada’s top male player of the year in 2010.

 

PEAC, located in Toronto and London, Ontario, offers athletes from various sports the opportunity to be well-grounded while developing a strong foundation for athletic success. Conditioning and strength training, nutritional counselling and education are important components of the program – the essential peripherals needed in today’s highly competitive world for those who strive for a place in professional sports.

 

The arrangement will provide for PEAC soccer players already in PEAC programs for skills development by licensed coaches, the opportunity to interface with competitive soccer, its facilities, practices and training with York Region.

 

York Region Shooters will have access to highly qualified instructors, gymnasium time and other benefits at PEAC facilities, the main centre of which is located at the Downsview Park Sports Centre in north Toronto.

 

“This is an excellent arrangement for the players in the Shooters organization and I know we will benefit considerably working with PEAC, while in turn soccer players with PEAC have an opportunity to extend their training in a more serious, highly competitive environment,” said Tony De Thomasis, president of York Region Shooters in making the announcement with Neil Doctorow, the director of PEAC School for Elite Athletes.

 

“The arrangement will help to identify and assist more promising young players who deserve the opportunity to play at a high level,” added De Thomasis

 

The agreement is effective immediately. Media enquiries and players requiring additional information should contact:

 

Tony De Thomasis  tel: 905  731-9800    email: tdt@dethomasfinancial.com

Neil Doctorow           tel: 416 398-7322     email: neil@peac.ca

 

 

YORK REGION SHOOTERS ELIMINATE SC TORONTO IN CLIFFHANGER

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SC Toronto won the match but York Region Shooters took the spoils following a ding-dong 127 minutes of entertaining  second leg quarterfinal playoff soccer at Lamport Stadium in Toronto’s west-end Friday night.


 


The second of a two-game home and away series to decide the team to advance to the semifinals in pursuit of the CSL Championship – the Shooters won the first clash 1-0 on October 9 – was described by Rogers TV commentator Zamir Karim as “One of the best games in the CSL all season.”


 


The score at the end of 97 minutes of regular time plus added time was 4-3 for SC Toronto, which added up to a 4-4 aggregate over the two games.  30 minutes of extra time were played to decide the winner – which it didn’t, so the 4-4 aggregate went into penalty kicks, won 4-2 by York Region Shooters.


 


There were nine attempts for the 4-2 penalty kick victory by York Region, but the game itself also saw three spot kicks and all found the net.


 


The first produced the opening goal of the game when SC Toronto’s Massimo Mirabelli scored following a tripping incident called by referee Gianni Facchini.  That was followed by a similar infringement by SC Toronto and forward Kadian Lecky scored for the Shooters at 39 minutes, a 1-1 score at half-time.


 


SC Toronto went ahead at 52 minutes, a goal by Alexandros Halis, but the visitors tied the game 2-2 10 minutes later from the third spot kick and like the earlier one, Kadian Lecky made no mistake for his second of the match. Referee Facchini ordered the kick following a pushing incident in the SC Toronto box.


 


Mirabelli struck his second of the game at 73 minutes for a SC Toronto lead, but at 89 minutes Jason De Thomasis scored an untidy goal, but one which tied the game 3-3 for the Shooters and which appeared to be the quarterfinal decider.


 


But SC Toronto came back to score again when Halis headed past York Region goalkeeper Adam Majer and two defenders at the 96th  minute mark, a last minute life-line that led to the 30 minutes of extra time. The goal came after the home side’s John Louis Perruzo was red-carded at 93 minutes and before Lecky was sent off the bench at 97 minutes.


 


SC Toronto lost coach Carmine Isacco when he was ordered out of the game just before half-time for dissent.


 


Playoff summary  to date:


 


CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Playoffs


Quarterfinals – First leg


Toronto Croatia 4, Mississauga Eagles FC 0


Montreal Impact Academy 1, Capital City FC 1


York Region Shooters 1, SC Toronto 0


 Serbian White Eagles 2, Brampton City Utd. 0


 


Quarterfinals – Second leg


SC Toronto 4, York Region Shooters 3


Teams tied 4-4 on aggregate, York Region Shooters advance to semi-finals on penalty kicks 4-2.


 


Upcoming games:


 


Quarterfinals – Second leg


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


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


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


 

SHOOTERS, SERBIAN EAGLES A STEP AHEAD

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The first leg results and upcoming second leg games are:

 

CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – Playoffs

Quarterfinal – First leg

 

Toronto Croatia 4, Mississauga Eagles FC 0

Montreal Impact Academy 1, Capital City FC 1

York Region Shooters 1, SC Toronto 0

 Serbian White Eagles 2, Brampton City Utd. 0

 

Second leg games:

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

TORONTO CROATIA, YORK REGION SHOOTERS REGISTER OPENING WINS…..SC Waterloo and Niagara United tie 1-1

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CSL champions Toronto Croatia continued their winning way with a narrow 3-2 defeat of Kingston FC, while York Region Shooters also opened their new season account with a 1-0 victory over Astros Vasas FC, and SC Waterloo played to a 1-1 tie with Niagara United, three games in the CSL First Division Sunday night. One other game scheduled, Burlington SC vs. Serbian White Eagles, was postponed due to ground conditions at Nelson Stadium in Burlington.

Kingston FC opened the scoring with a goal from Catalin Lichioiu at the 23rd minute mark at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke and Roberto Galle tied the score 1-1 for Toronto Croatia five minutes later.

Striker Tihomir Maletic put the home side in the lead at 31 minutes when he intercepted just outside the penalty box to move in and drive a low shot from 18 yards just inside the post and Maletic increased the Croatia lead to 3-1 at 41 minutes, beating Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar from 10 yards. It was 3-1 at the break.

Nathan Klemencic struck for the visitors to reduce the Croatia lead to 3-2 at 59 minutes and Kingston’s Jason Massie came close to equalizing when he caught the goalpost with a last minute attempt on goal in added time with Croatia goalkeeper Anton Ilic well beaten. It was 3-2 at the final whistle.

It was looking like a scoreless tie at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple until York Region Shooters scored the only goal of the game at 91 minutes by Dino Gardener from a pass by Richard West. Gardiner hit the ball into the roof of the net, beating Astros Vasas goalkeeper Antal-Andras Toth with the hard drive from just outside the box.

Following a scoreless first half, midfielder Adis Hasecic playing on the left wing for SC Waterloo, struck the opening goal from 20 yards, a drive that entered the net off the crossbar to put the home side one-up against Niagara United at Warrior Field in Waterloo.

Niagara struck back with a goal at 80 minutes from midfielder Jordi Amores who collected the rebound from a free kick to find the net and tie the game 1-1, a score that held until the final whistle.

CAPITAL CITY FC SECURE PLAYOFF BERTH WHILE YORK REGION SHOOTERS ALSO EARN SATURDAY VICTORY

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Capital City FC and York Region Shooters came through with strong wins in their pursuit of the CSL First Division title Saturday and in one other game scheduled, the Windsor Stars vs. TFC Academy game was postponed due to heavy rains that made the surface unplayable.


 


Capital City took the lead on a goal by forward Sullivan Silva from 15 yards at the 12th minute mark at Lions Park in Brantford, his eighth of the season and Akil Defreitas added two more, at 39 minutes, then again at 71 minutes to increase the lead to 3-0. Defreitas has eight goals so far this season.


 


Forward Junior Ellis made it 4-0 at 80 minutes, the score at the final whistle.


 


Capital City FC became the third team to clinch a playoff berth as a result of the win and are in third position in the standings with 44 points from 22 games played. Brantford Galaxy are in ninth position with 27 points.


 


York Region midfielder Dino Gardener opened the scoring at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple when he put the ball past Montreal goalkeeper Samuel Dufort from six yards.


 


 Des Humphrey increased the lead to 2-0 for the home side seven minutes later and  forward Kadian Leckie made it 3-0 at the 36th minute mark.


 


The score was unchanged at the break and the second half was scoreless for a 3-0 final.


 


York Region Shooters improve to 41 points from 22 games and remain in fourth position in the standings.


 


Second Division results for games played Saturday:


 


Brampton City Utd   B  5, Prospect FC 0


SC Toronto B  7, Prospect FC 0


TFC Academy II  5, North York Astros B  0


York Region Shooters B  2, Serbian White Eagles B  1


 


Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:


 


FIRST DIVISION


Sun, Sep 11 Victoria Park  3:00 PM Brampton City Utd vs London City 


Sun, Sep 11 Club Roma 4:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves vs Capital City FC


Sun, Sep 11 Hershey Centre  7:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs SC Toronto 


Sun, Sep 11 Esther Shiner Stadium 7:00 PM North York Astros  vs Toronto Croatia 


 


SECOND DIVISION


 


Sun, Sep 11 Club Roma  1:00 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs KW United FC 


Sun, Sep 11 Hershey Centre 9:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs Niagara United 


 


 


 

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

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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


The weekend’s complete Second Division results:


 


SECOND DIVISION


Brantford Galaxy B 3 Brampton City Utd B  0


Mississauga Eagles FC B 3, Toronto Croatia B 0


Niagara United 6, North York Astros B  0


Prospect FC 3, KW United FC 0


SC Toronto  B  7, London City  B  0


TFC Academy II  3, St. Catharines Wolves  B  2


York Region Shooters B 5, Prospect FC 1


 


 

SC TORONTO TUMBLE TO TORONTO CROATIA, CAPITAL CITY IMPRESSIVE 3-0 AND SHOOTERS DEFEATED 2-1 BY TFC

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SC Toronto took a rare tumble with a 4-2 loss to Toronto Croatia in CSL games Sunday, while Capital City FC were impressive in their 3-0 victory over Montreal Impact Academy and in one other game, TFC Academy upset York Region Shooters, 2-1.


 


SC Toronto have been superb in conceding just nine goals in 16 games going into Sunday’s game, but found themselves down 4-0 in the second half against Toronto Croatia at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke.


 


Croatia midfielder Augustin de Medina opened the scoring for the home side at seven minutes from a direct free kick well outside the penalty box and Bozenko Lesina made it 2-0 eight minutes later.


 


Hayden Fitzwilliams increased the lead to 3-0 when he beat SC Toronto goalkeeper Scott Cliff with a low shot into the bottom left corner at 32 minutes and that was the score at half-time.


 


Tihomir Maletic increased the Croatia lead to 4-0 at 53 minutes, his sixth goal of the season,  before the league leaders struck for their first goal at 69 minutes when midfielder Alon Badet found the net past Croatia ‘keeper Antonio Ilic and this was followed by a second goal for the visitors by Alexandros Halis who headed past Ilic at 89 minutes for a 4-2 final score.


 


The win puts Toronto Croatia within four points of leaders SC Toronto, both team have played 17 games.

Following early pressure by the home side, Capital City FC took the lead at the 36th minute mark when a drive by Sullivan Silva was saved by Montreal goalkeeper Domenic Provost, but the rebound was picked up by Collin Harrison to give the Ottawa team a 1-0 lead, the score at half-time.


 


Midfielder Emir Zrnic made it 2-0 at 66 minutes, he picked up a through ball from the right wing by Kenny Caceros to lift the ball over the oncoming Provost into the net.


 


While Montreal fought back to get back into the game, it was Capital City that again found the net on a goal at 82 minutes by forward Akil DeFreitas who took a corner kick from Caceros to score from 15 yards, his sixth of the season to increase the score to 3-0.


 


It was Capital City’s tenth win of the season and a seventh clean sheet for goalkeeper Irwin on a day designated Ottawa Emergency Services Appreciation Day which boosted the crowd for an entertaining, well-played encounter.


 


York Region Shooters suffered a set-back in their home clash with TFC Academy at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple and it started with an opening goal by TFC’s Tristan Jackman at the 9th minute mark.


 


Striker Stefan Vukovic drove a low shot into the net past Shooters’ goalkeeper Camilo Benzi at 24 minutes, his 14 goal of the season for a 2-0 score at the break.


 


York Region fought to get back into contention during the second half, but it was 91 minutes before the home side found the net – it came on a goal by defender Ricky Herron and the final whistle came with the score at 2-1.


 


York Region Shooters won their away game at TFC Academy, a 1-0 result on July 2.


 


There was on game in the CSL Second Division Sunday:


 


Serbian White Eagles  B  3, St. Catharines Wolves  B  0


 


 





 


 

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