FIRST DIVISION TITLE RACE TIGHTENS FOLLOWING VORKUTA VS SCARBOROUGH DRAW SATURDAY

FIRST DIVISION TITLE RACE TIGHTENS FOLLOWING VORKUTA VS SCARBOROUGH DRAW SATURDAY

The race for the First Division title tightened even further with a 1-1 draw between FC Vorkuta and Scarborough SC Saturday night, while in one other match in the Canadian Soccer League, SC Waterloo scored late to defeat CSC Mississauga 1-0.

Scarborough struck early at Esther Shiner Stadium when Atif Hammud Ali tapped in a rebound in the second minute of the match for a 1-0 lead that held to the interval.

Vorkuta tied the game 1-1 at 67 minutes, a well-placed drive inside the far post by substitute midfielder Serhii Ursulenko who took a perfect one touch pass from Sergii Ivliev.

It was a well-played encounter in doubt until the final whistle. The result moves Vorkuta, with a 7-1-2 WLT record for 23 points into a tie for top spot with FC Ukraine United in the CSL First Division, while Scarborough are in third position in the standings with a 6-2-3 record for 21 points.

Defender Vladimir Zelenbaba struck the winner at 72 minutes for Waterloo following a close contest throughout at RIM Park. Zelenbaba’s drive from 20 yards was deflected, leaving CSC Mississauga goalkeeper Faris Efendic with little chance to make the save. It was 1-0 in favour of Waterloo at the final whistle.

Waterloo has a 4-2-1 record for 13 points in 7th position in the standings following the victory, while CSC Mississauga remains winless with a 0-8-2 record in ninth position.

There is one game in the CSL Second Division Sunday when Milton SC B travels to Lions Park for a game with Brantford Galaxy B, a 6 pm kickoff and the Canadian Soccer League First Division resumes with 4 games and the Second Division with 3 games during the weekend August 10.