George Gross, former corporate sports editor for The Sun newspapers in Canada. once described Colin Jose as the most unsung hero in the Canadian soccer community despite his awards and recognition from both sides of the border.. Colin Jose was a soccer historian, writer and journalist who is considered to have written from a historical perspective more about the game in Canada and the United States than anyone else.

Colin passed away last month, on Saturday, September 14th at the age of 88. Born in England, a seaside community on the south coast, he emigrated to Canada in 1957, living in Hamilton. He returned to the UK, came back to Hamilton in 1964 and in 2006 settled in London, Ontario.

In his book Onside -125 years of soccer in Ontario, Colin Jose describes the forerunner leagues of the Canadian Soccer League and while looking back over the decades of the CSL and the National Soccer League (which was the main forerunner league of the CSL) he emphasizes it was born out of turmoil in the tumultuous years of the 1920s. He further writes that the league as having stood the test of time when other leagues have come and gone in Canada, an observation that holds good to this day while the CSL continues to play as a private semi-professional league without parallel in Canadian sports.
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Colin Jose was a soccer man to the core and became interested in Canada’s early days in soccer despite the flourishing other sports such as ice hockey and baseball in North America. He researched, chronicled and cataloged, reported and authored several books on the game in Canada and the United States. His articles in World Soccer magazine brought global attention to soccer in North America and his Down Memory Lane columns in The Soccer News were widely read from coast to coast across Canada.

The US National Soccer Hall of Fame Colin Jose Media Award was named in his honour in 2004. He was honoured with the Canada Soccer President’s Award three years later, and the Ontario Soccer President’s Award in 1986 and 2015, and the Soccer Québec Centennial Medal in 2011. He also was honored by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame in 2009 and the Hamilton Soccer Hall of Fame in 2016.

Colin was very much a family man, blessed with a friendly, caring personality and never-ending sense of humour which attracted his many friends in and out of the soccer community. He leaves his wife, Karen, whom he married in 1966, and daughters Carla, Teresa, Linda, his son Chris, and was the grandfather of William and Olivia,

A celebration of life will be held from 1 pm to 4pm on Sunday, October 20 at Soccer Hall of Fame Ontario, 4995 Keele St, just north of the 401 at Steeles Ave.

The Canadian Soccer League has ended its 2024 season with the completion of the regular league schedule and will not proceed with the CSL Championship playoffs scheduled for October 6 and October 13.

Recent circumstances have moved the league to focus on the 2025 season with additional teams that have shown membership interest expected to lead to an even stronger CSL

The Canadian Soccer League thanks those who attended games during 2024 and we look forward to seeing you again next year.

It was a match day of opportunity for three teams tied on points at the top of the CSL standings and only separated by goal average, all three in a position of winning the regular season league title at Esther Shiner Stadium Saturday afternoon, September 28, the last day of the regular league season before the championship playoffs during October.

Serbian White Eagles – in third position and facing Unity FC in the afternoon opener – scored a goal in each half for a 2-0 victory which put the White Eagles in a position of flying off with the league title if the one remaining match of the regular league season between Scarborough vs Toronto Falcons ended in a draw.

Forward Vladimir Strizovic opened the scoring for Serbian White Eagles at 23 minutes, heading in a cross from the right wing for a 1-0 lead at the break. Marko Pavicevic struck the second goal at 64 minutes when a cross from the right wing was deflected to Pavicevic who tapped into the net from eight yards, a 2-0 score at the final whistle.

Following a scoreless, but attractive first half in the second of two games scheduled for the final day of the regular league season, a single goal opportunity by Scarborough or Toronto Falcons was looking like enough to win the league title. The opportunities came fast and furious for both teams during a physical encounter that reached a match total 11 yellow cards and one red for Violent Conduct and followed at the end with misconduct involving a player and match official.

Devroy Gray came close multiple times for Scarborough, including a drive that was deflected, following an earlier attempt with only the goalkeeper to beat. Mohamed el Sabahy and Camaal Reid also had goalscoring opportunities for Scarborough, while at the other end Toronto Falcons midfielder Oleksandr Dikhtiaruk’s drive was deflected on to the post but failed to find the net.

The match ended in a 0-0 draw to put Serbian White Eagles on top of the standings, with Scarborough and Toronto Falcons second and third respectively. it is the sixth regular season league title since the team entered the Canadian Soccer League in 2006.

A hat-trick by Toronto Falcons forward Anatolii Makohon resulted in a 4-1 defeat of Spanish Future Stars, Serbian White Eagles scored a 5-2 victory over Hamilton City and Scarborough retained its position at the top of the standings with a 4-2 win over Unity FC, three games played in the Canadian Soccer League at Centennial Stadium Sunday, September 22.

Makohon opened the scoring for the Falcons at the 20th minute mark and Uzor Somtochukwu made it 2-0 at 35 minutes, the score at the break. Makohon added his second for a 3-0 lead at 55 minutes and completed the hat-trick five minutes later for a 4-0 Falcons  lead. Jordan Sandoval found the net for Future Stars at 80 minutes, a 4-1 result at the final whistle. 

Toronto Falcons, which stands second to Scarborough at the top of the table, has conceded just eight goals in 11 games played during the regular season, the lowest in the league. Spanish Future Stars are sixth in the standings and are eliminated from the CSL Championship playoffs to be played during October by the top four in the final regular season league standings.

Midfielder Petar Planic opened the scoring for Serbian White Eagles at the 16th minute mark and Srdjan Simovic made it 2-0 at 39 minutes. Elton Mario Nyunah beat White Eagles’ goalkeeper Daniel Gosciniak to reduce the lead to 2-1 at 55 minutes, Marko Pavicevic struck for Serbian White Eagles from the penalty spot, the second in the game,  for a 3-1 lead at 60 minutes. Vladimir Strizovic made it 4-1 at 70 minutes, Nikita Markovic scored for Hamilton at the 80th minute mark and midfielder Nikola Timotijevic completed the scoring for Serbian White Eagles at the 85th minute mark, a 5-2 final score at the whistle. Serbian White Eagles are tied on points for third position in the standings.

Erik Hernandez opened the scoring for Unity FC in just two minutes after kickoff. Mohamed el Sabahy tied 1-1 for Scarborough at the 15th minute mark and Vladimir Zelenbaba struck to give Scarborough a 2-1 lead eight minutes later. Wendeil Arauso scored  for Unity at 45 minutes, a 2-2 tied at the break. Alexandre Kaysuiba struck for Scarborough at 75 minutes and Devroy Gray increased the lead, a 4-2 in favour of Scarborough at the final whistle.

Scarborough continue to lead the standings with a superior goal average, tied on points with Toronto Falcons and Serbian White Eagles.

Referee Tomic Milomir  ejected two Scarborough players during the second half, showing a red card to Vladimir Zelenbaba and Amador Torres for Violent Conduct on both occasions.

The final games to complete the regular league season are scheduled for Saturday, September 28 at Esther Shiner Stadium:

2 pm Unity FC vs Serbian White Eagles

4 pm Hamilton City vs Spanish Future Stars

6 pm Scarborough vs Toronto Falcons

CSL PLAYOFFS

October 6  CSL Semi-finals at 2 pm and 4 pm

October 13 CSL Championship Final 3 pm

A 1-0 victory by Serbian White Eagles over league-leading Scarborough and a 2-0 default win by Toronto Falcons over Hamilton City, created a three-way tie on points at the top of the standings in the Canadian Soccer League on Saturday, September 14 when two games were played and one was cancelled,. The mid-afternoon scheduled clash between Toronto Falcons and Hamilton City was cancelled and ruled to be a 2-0 default victory in favour of the Falcons when City players failed to arrive at the stadium on time. Spanish Future Stars recorded its first victory of the season in the late game, two late goals for a 2-0 defeat of Unity FC,

Scarborough remains on top with a superior goal average following the well=played even contest with Serbian White Eagles, the match scoreless until 67 minutes when Danilo Bakoc struck the only goal to lift the White Eagles back in contention in its league title bid after recording just one win in its last three outings. A drive deflected by Scarborough goalkeeper Rodolfo Toledo was driven into the net from eight yards by Bakoc, a recently re-signed midfielder.

Spanish Future Stars have struggled for points throughout nine games played in their inaugural CSL season, but were impressive most of the match against Unity FC with forwards Jordan Bermudez and Alan Gonzalez coming close throughout what appeared to be a scoreless encounter until late in the second half when Bermudez found the net with a drive inside the box at the 86th minute mark, a Future Stars a 1-0 lead. Nelson Amaya then struck for Future Stars two minutes later, a spectacular attempt from 40 yards from out on the left wing. The ball dipped just under the bar, a 2-0 result at the final whistle.

The CSL schedule resumes at Centennial Stadium on Sunday, September 22 with Spanish Future Stars vs Toronto Falcons at 2 pm, Hamilton City 1 vs Serbian White Eagles at 4 pm and Scarborough vs Unity FC at 6.

The league has announced revised venue details for the CSL Championship playoff games for the top four teams at the conclusion of the regular season schedule. The semi-finals and championship final will be played at Esther Shiner Stadium with the two semifinal games at 2 pm and 4 pm on Sunday, October 6 and the CSL Championship Final will be played on Sunday, October 13 at 3 pm.

Semi-Finals
Sunday October 6, 2024 – Esther Shiner Stadium 2 PM and 4 PM

Final
Sunday October 13, 2024 – Esther Shiner Stadium 3 PM

Scarborough maintained a three-point lead in the standings with an impressive 6-1 victory over Hamilton City, Toronto Falcons defeated Unity FC 4-0 and Serbian White Eagles scored its sixth win of the season, also a 4-0 result in the opener of three matches at Centennial Stadium Saturday, September 7.

Marko Prokic opened the scoring for Scarborough at 11 minutes and Hamilton City forward Lamine Moussa headed into the net from a corner kick to tie the score 1-1 at the 37th minute mark.. Scarborough went ahead 2-1 with a drive inside the post by Devroy Gray and the east Toronto team took control with goals by  Matias Gonzales, Mohamed El Sabahi and two by Junior Santana, a 6-1 result at the final whistle.

Toronto Falcons were quick off the mark with a goal in the first minute by  midfielder Oleksandr Dikhtiaruk, and Ivan Varvarynets made it 2-0 eight minutes later. Midfielder Oleh Kivalo struck twice at 22 and 42 minutes  to seal the victory for Falcons, a 4-0 final score.

Defender Ivan Cendic scored late in the first half to give Serbian White Eagles a 1-0 lead at the interval and Nikola Timotijevic made it 2-0 at 56 minutes. White Eagles’ forward Marko Pavicevic increased the lead to 3-0  and Timotijevic scored a second goal for a 4-0 result. Three players, Nikola Durkovic and Dejan Koraksic of Serbian White Eagles, and Kevin Yanez of Spanish Future Stars, were shown the red card for Violent Conduct late in the second half.

Toronto Falcons and Serbian White Eagles are tied with 19 points for second and third respectively in the table, with Falcons having the superior goal average. 

The CSL schedule resumes on Saturday, September 14 with Serbian White Eagles vs Scarborough in the 2 pm opener, it’s  Toronto Falcons vs Hamilton City at 4 pm and Unity FC vs Spanish Future Stars at 6.

Hamilton City defeated Unity FC 3-1 in a hard fought encounter, the opening game of three in the Canadian Soccer League at the Ford Centennial Stadium Sunday, August 25. This was followed by a one-sided10-0 route by Scarborough over Spanish Future Stars, and In a well-played end to end late game, Serbian White Eagles scored late in the game for a 1-1 draw with Toronto Falcons.

Midfielder Luan Cortez opened the scoring for Hamilton City with a drive from outside the box at the 45th minute mark, Amarildo Kozell made it 2-0 at 80 minutes and midfielder Maksim Maric increased the lead to 3-0 six minutes later, breaking in from the left wing for a ground shot from 15 yards inside the left post.

The game was held up for 17 minutes at the 70th minute mark when the physical tone of the match led to an altercation between Unity’s Thiago Cezar and Hamilton City defender Ulade Bubnjevic. Both players were shown the red card for Violent Conduct by referee Jurii Ponomarov. Felipe Cezar struck the consolation goal at 90 minutes for Unity, a 3-1 result and second win of the regular season for Hamilton City.

Matias Gonzales led the way with two goals in each half for Scarborough against Spanish Future Stars, with singles from Amador Torres, Devroy Gray, Edy Amadeo, Oleksanolr Kotsuiba, Ramsey Torizos, and Junior Santana. It was 4-0 at the break. It was Scarborough’s sixth win in the regular season and the Toronto east-side team leads the standings by three points ahead of the improving Toronto Falcons in second and Serbian White Eagles having slipped to third place.

It was end to end throughout between Toronto Falcons and Serbian White Eagles with the Falcons taking the lead off a penalty kick following a hand ball in the Serbian White Eagles’ box and which was converted by Nazar Slobodian at the 72nd mark. Serbian White Eagles tied the game eight minutes later when midfielder Nikola Timotijevic headed into the net from a cross from the right wing well out of reach of Falcons’ goalkeeper Anatollii Starushehenko.

Games in the Canadian Soccer League resume at the Ford Centennial Stadium on Saturday, September 7 when Serbian White Eagles are at home to Spanish Future Stars, a 2 pm kickoff, Hamilton City will visit to meet Scarborough at 4 pm and Unity FC are at home to Toronto Falcons in the late game at 6 pm.

Scarborough were held to a 1-1 draw by Unity FC. a ding-dong late game in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday, August 10, while in the earlier afternoon games at Esther Shiner Stadium, Toronto Falcons defeated Spanish Future Stars 3-0 and this was followed by a 3-1 Serbian White Eagles victory over Hamilton City.

While Scarborough had a slight edge in midfield, Unity FC fought throughout in a rough and tumble physical affair that ended in a good result for both teams, an attractive encounter through to the final whistle.

Camaal Reid opened the scoring for Scarborough at 46 minutes, a low drive just inside the post and the Toronto east-end side came close to increasing the lead into the second half.

Munim Melaque equalized for Unity at 55 minutes, a drive from 10 yards well out of reach of Scarborough goalkeeper Rodolfo Toledo and the 1-1 score held to the final whistle.

Following a scoreless first half, defender Kyrylo Antonenko struck the opening goal for Toronto Falcons at 51 minutes and Nutsu Ardelian increased the lead to 2-0 four minutes later. Midfielder Nazar Slobodiun made it 3-0 at 87 minutes. The win moves Toronto Falcons into seconds position in the standings, tied on points with third place Serbian White Eagles and one point behind league-leading Scarborough.

Forward Stefan Milosevic took a cross from the right wing to head into the net for a 1-0 lead at seven minutes for Serbian White Eagles and Nikola Djurkovic made it 2-0, a drive from outside the box that caught the roof of the net at the 20th minute mark. . Elver Gigolaj struck for Hamilton City at 27 minutes, it was 2-1 at the break.

Djurkovic was shown the red card by referee Carlos Rodriges, the send-off came five minutes into the second half for Violent Conduct.

Midfielder Nikola Timotijevic increased the lead to 3-1 for Serbian White Eagles at 90 minutes, the score at the final whistle.

Games resume at Esther Shiner Stadium on Saturday, August 17 with Unity FC vs Serbian White Eagles at 2 pm, it’s Hamilton City vs. Spanish Future Stars at 4 pm and Scarborough vs Toronto Falcons at 6.

Hamilton City gained its first win of the season with a 2-1 victory over Toronto Falcons in the only match played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night, August 2. It was a well-played encounter at the Ford Centennial Stadium and the Steel City club were full marks for the win following four defeats and a tie since kickoff on June 23.

Midfielder Gregor Zugely opened the scoring for Hamilton, a left foot low drive out of reach of Falcons’ goalkeeper Volodymyr Protsenko at the 32nd minute mark. Toronto Falcons pressed for an equalizer with Ivan Varvarynets close to scoring and there were strong saves by Hamilton goalkeeper Francis Sadik. It was 1-0 at the break.

Luan Cortez made it 2-0 for Hamilton at the 80th minute, collecting a pass from the left wing to beat Protzenko with a low drive at the 80th minute mark. Forward Roman Tsytsyk scored at 86 minutes for Toronto Falcons, a 2-1 result for Hamilton City 1 at the final whistle.

Hamilton City are fifth in the standings, while Toronto Falcons are in second position, tied on points with a superior goal average over Serbian White Eagles in third. Scarborough lead the standings.

The next games in the CSL are at Esther Shiner Stadium on Saturday, August 10 with Toronto Falcons vs Spanish Future Stars at 2 pm, Serbian White Eagles vs Hamilton City at 4 pm and Unity FC vs Scarborough at 6.

Scarborough jumped to the top of the standings with a convincing 3-0 victory over Serbian White Eagles, Toronto Falcons moved into second position with a 7-1 rout of Hamilton City and Unity FC won its third of the season with a 3-0 victory over Spanish Future Stars, three games at Esther Shiner Stadium Saturday, July 27.

Camaal Reid struck the crossbar with a free kick 10 minutes into the game and scored Scarborough’s opening goal from a direct free kick at the 35th minute. It was 1-0 at the break. Matias Gonzales made it 2-0 for the Toronto east side at 61 minutes and Marko Prokic completed the scoring for Scarborough at the 85th minute mark, 3-0 at the final whistle.

Thiago Marcolin opened the scoring with a penalty for Unity FC when referee Juri Ponomaron pointed to the spot following an untidy challenge from behind and in the box by the Future Stars defender. Lucas Ramos made it 2-0 for Unity at 60 minutes, the goal coming from a breakaway, and Marcolin completed the scoring at 3-0 from a drive from out of the box, his second goal at 65 minutes.

A second half hat-trick by Toronto Falcons’ substitute Nutsu Ardelian was a highlight of the 7-1 rout by his team over Hamilton City in the late game, a victory that moved the Falcons into a tied on points goal differential second place in the standings ahead of Serbian White Eagles. Falcons handed the White Eagles its first defeat of the season on July 14. Falcons forward Roman Tsytsyk set the scene for a one-sided match with two goals at 12 and 16 minutes, and goals late in the game by Dmytro Konyk at 70 minutes and midfielder Nazar Slobodian at the 90th minute mark, a 7-1 score at the final whistle.

The next scheduled game in the Canadian Soccer League is Hamilton City vs Toronto Falcons at the Ford Centennial Stadium in Toronto’s west end on Friday, August 2, an 8 pm kickoff, to be followed by:

Sat, Aug 10 – Esther Shiner Stadium

2:00 PM – Toronto Falcons FC vs Spanish Future Stars

4:00 PM – Serbian White Eagles vs Hamilton City 1

6:00 PM – Unity FC vs Scarborough SC

Following a scoreless 60 minutes of play, Serbian White Eagles struck three goals in five minutes to defeat Spanish Future Stars in the opening match at the Ford Centennial Stadium Sunday Jul 21, to be followed by a Toronto Falcons 2-0 victory over Unity FC and Scarborough defeating Hamilton City 3-0 in the late game.
 
Forward Marko Pavicevic drove a low shot from 10 yards to find the net for Serbian White Eagles at the 60^th minute mark, followed by two goals in quick succession at 63 and 65 minutes by Nikola Timotijevic, both goals on a breakaway. Timotijevic also played a part in Pavicevic’s  opening goal.
 
Toronto Falcons continued the strong play shown on  July 14 to defeat Serbian White Eagles, and it was defender  Oleksandr Viksych who opened the scoring in this game against Unity FC, heading the ball into the net at the 44^th minute mark for a 1-0 lead at the interval. Ivan Flores was prominent for Unity FC and came close to tying the game early in the second half, but Falcons’ late substitute Nazar Slobodian increased the lead to 2-0 at 85 minutes, a score that held to the final whistle.
 
Daniil Roden opened the scoring for Scarborough for a lead at 15 minutes following a free kick on the right wing. A save moved the ball to the six yard line for Roden to drive into the net. Oleksandr Kotsiuba increased the Scarborough lead to 2-0 at 63 minutes and Mohamed El Subah struck in the 90^th minute to complete the scoring, 3-0 at the final whistle.
 
Games move to Esther Shiner Stadium on Saturday, July 27 with Spanish Future Stars vs Unity FC in the opener at 12 noon, followed by Scarborough vs
Serbian White Eagles at 2 pm and Toronto Falcons vs Hamilton City, a 4 pmkickoff.

Toronto Falcons defeated Serbian White Eagles 2-1 in the opener, followed by a 3-1 victory by Unity FC over Hamilton City and in the late game in the Canadian Soccer League at Esther Shiner Stadium Sunday, July 14, Scarborough scored a convincing 5-0 win over Spanish Future Stars.

It was the first defeat in all competition for league-leading Serbian White Eagles following its Royal CSL Cup win followed by three league victories for a 100 per cent start to the new season.

Serbian White Eagles opened the scoring with a goal at the 5th minute mark by Nikola Timotijevic who took a pass from the right wing for a low shot into the net. Toronto Falcons were close to scoring an equalizer when Tsytsyk Roman almost headed into the net, but a save by White Eagles goalkeeper Aleksej Rajsic and had several more chances during the remainder of the first half, It was 1-0 at the break.

The match was suspended for 18 minutes at the 57th minute mark due to a thunderstorm and following the resumption of play Toronto Fa;cons rallied to get back on even terms. Borovskyi Bogdan struck an equalizer for Toronto Falcons at 63 minutes, driving the ball just inside the left post out of reach of Rajsic. Defender Konyk Dmytro then scored the winner with a picture goal at 69 minutes, driving the ball from 40 yards on the left wing to find the roof of the net and out of reach of goalkeeper Rajsic.

Wendell Arauso opened the scoring for Unity FC in the 15th minute, heading in from a corner kick for a 1-0 lead at the break. Hamilton’s Vladimir Radulovic tied the game 1-1 at 60 minutes and Cayo Braz put Unity ahead 2-1 two minutes later. Joao Jesus increased the lead to 3-1 for Unity at 77 minutes, the score at the final whistle.

Devroy Gray opened the scoring at the 4th minute for Scarborough and Mattias Gonzales made it 2-0 at the15 minute mark. Oleksandr Kotsiuba increased the lead to 3-0 at 26 minutes, a drive from outside the box that was deflected inside the post. Gonzales struck his second goal and Scarborough’s 4th at 37 minutes, a drive from 15 yards. Junior Everton took a pass from down the middle to send a low shot from the edge of the box inside the left post.for Scarborough’s fifth goal at 72 minutes, a 5-0 score at the final whistle.

Next games in the Canadian Soccer League are at the Rob Ford Centennial Stadium on Sunday, July 21 at 12 pm for the first game Spanish Future Stars vs. Serbian White Eagles, 2 pm Toronto Falcons vs. Unity FC, 4 pm Hamilton City vs. Scarborough.

Serbian White Eagles stretched its early season winning form and a 100 per cent record to five games with a 3-0 victory over Unity FC at Esther Shiner Stadium Sunday. In two other matches in the three-game header during the afternoon and into the evening, Scarborough nipped Toronto Falcons by a 1-0 score and Hamilton City played to a 4-4 draw with Spanish Future Stars.

Nikola Timotijevic opened the scoring for Serbian White Eagles when his drive for goal was diverted past Unity goalkeeper Mortin Barrios by a Unity defender. Midfielder Nikola Djurkovic made it 2-0 at 45 minutes, scoring from close-in off a free kick. It was 2-0 at the break.

Milos Mijatovic increased the lead to 3-0 for Serbian White Eagles at 69 minutes, a drive from 30 yards into the roof of the net out of reach of substitute goalkeeper Nuno Dias. It was 3-0 at the final whistle.

It was an even contest for most of the game between Toronto Falcons and Scarborough in the opener, a winning goal by Matias Gonzales at 67 minutes giving the Toronto east-end side the three points to retain second position in the standings.

Hamilton City defender Ivan Kostic opened the scoring at the 10th minute mark in the game against expansion team Spanish Future Stars, but goals by Ismiel Osman, who was prominent throughout (20 minutes), Michael Kusi (22 minutes) and Santiago Rodriguez (39 minutes) gave Future Stars a 3-1 lead. Hamilton City’s Kostic struck a second goal at 40 minutes to reduce the lead to 3-2 and Hamilton struck again with a goal by forward Gregor Zugelj for a 3-3 score at the 57th minute mark.

Spanish Future Stars went into a 4-3 lead with a goal by Nelson Amaya at 57 minutes and Hamilton drew level with a goal at 80 minutes by defender Arsen Platis, a 4-4 score at the final whistle.

CSL games resume with a triple header on Sunday, July 14 at Esther Shiner Stadium. Serbian White Eagles and Toronto Falcons meet in the opener at 2 pm, Hamilton City and Unity FC at 4 pm and Scarborough vs Spanish Future Stars at 6 pm.

Serbian White Eagles won its fourth game of the season for a 100 per cent early season wins in all competitions including a 4-0 defeat of Hamilton City at the Ford Centennial Stadium Sunday. In other games at the west-end stadium, Scarborough kicked off its regular season defeating Unity FC 3-1 and in the late game Toronto Falcons opened its season with a 5-1 win over Spanish Future Stars.

Midfielder Nikola Timotijevic took a cross from the right wing to open the scoring with a goal for Serbian White Eagles at 33 minutes and Robert Boskovic made it 2-0, scoring from close in at 38 minutes. It was 2-0 at the break. Timotijevic increased the lead to 3-0 at 65 minutes and struck again eight minutes later to complete the hat-trick for a 4-0 final score.

Mohamed El Sabahi scored twice for Scarborough in the opening game against Unity FC, finding the net at 24 and 27 minutes, Nuno Santos scored for Unity FC at 65 minutes and Ramsey Brahim Torrijos sealed the victory, taking a cross from the left wing to head into the net for Scarborough, a 3-1 score at 92 minutes.

Toronto Falcons jumped into a 3-0 lead against Spanish Future Stars, with two goals by Nazar Slobodian at 12 and 24 minutes and a third eight minutes later by Andril Zasiedko who took a pass following a free kick that rebounded off the post.

Alaghie Darboe scored for Future Stars to reduce the Falcons’ lead to 3-1, to be followed by goals by Tsylsyk Roman at 72 minutes and Borovskyi Bogdan at 83 minutes for Toronto Falcons, a 5-1 victory at the final whistle.

CSL games resume with a triple header at Esther Shiner Stadium on Sunday, June 30. Toronto Falcons and Scarborough kick off at 2 pm, Spanish Future Stars and Hamilton are at 4 pm and Unity FC meet Serbian White Eagles at 6.