Expansion teams Dynamo Toronto (blue) and Weston United clash in the CSL opener with Dynamo scoring a decisive 4-1 victory. PHOTO Renny Harlan
An early goal at the 12th minute mark of the Canadian Soccer League’s season opener between Hamilton City 1 and Scarborough SC was enough to give the Toronto east end team a victory at the Mattamy Recreation Park Sunday. Serbian White Eagles also kicked off the new season with a victory, a 4-2 result over Ooty Black Pearl FC and in the third match of three Dynamo Toronto FC scored a decisive 4-1 win over Weston United.
Scarborough forward Petar Dordevic drove the ball into the Hamilton net out of reach of goalkeeper Aleksandar Nikolic from close range to score the winner in an attractive even contest through the remainder of the first half and a scoreless second half through to the final whistle.
Dario Brazak opened the scoring for Ooty Black Pearl at 22 minutes and Marko Krasic drew level for Serbian White Eagles just before the break. Serbian Eagles pressed during the early stages of the second half with Srdjan Simovic and Marko Stajic coming close to scoring including Stajic’s striking the post.
Serbian White Eagles, along-standing professional team in the Canadian soccer community going back to the 1960s, holds the distinction of being the first Canadian soccer team to compete in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Serbian Eagles entered the Canadian Soccer League in 2006, while Ooty Black Pearl is an expansion team entering an inaugural season in professional soccer. The name, in part, is derived from a community in a southern region of India.
Serbian White Eagles took 2-1 lead at 55 minutes with a drive from the right wing from Petar Planic and Black Pearl tied the score 2-2 at 70 minutes when Anderson Cryuff Ventura Manjate Silva collected the ball inside the Serbian Eagles half to move in and find the net.
Serbian White Eagles took a 3-2 lead when Planic crossed the ball for Stefan Milosevic to head into the net from 10 yards and the Eagles went further ahead 4-2 with a left foot snap shot by Krasic, his second of the match at 83 minutes a 4-2 score at the final whistle.
CSL expansion clubs Weston United FC and Dynamo Toronto FC played the late game with forward Pyniashko Vasyl opening the scoring from the penalty spot for Dynamo Toronto at 19 minutes, a 1-0 lead at the break. Midfielder Yarmosh Valerri made it 2-0 at 46 minutes, Andrew DeMarco increased the lead to 3-0 at 56 minutes and Valerii struck his second for a 4-0 lead two minutes later. Midfielder Vitor de Jesus scored the lone goal for Weston United at 70 minutes for a 4-1 score at the final whistle.
There will be three games at the Mattamy ground on Saturday, June 3, with Hamilton City and Weston United FC at 2 pm, followed by Scarbrough vs Toronto Falcons playing its regular season opener at 4 pm and FC Dynamo Toronto listed as the home side against Serbian White Eagles at 6.
