VORKUTA SETTING TORRID PACE

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PHOTO: Iaroslav Solonynko strong background in Ukraine and Poland

Following the 2-0 defeat of Scarborough SC by FC Ukraine United on June 23, FC Vorkuta and Ukraine United remain the only teams with a 100 per cent record since the CSL First Division kickoff on May 19. If points are not dropped earlier, these two teams have an opportunity to maintain and extend their string of victories to August 3 when they come together for the first time in the current campaign at the Ontario Soccer Centre.

FC Vorkuta has set a torrid pace moving into the new season scoring 29 goals for five victories, so it’s not surprising that two Vorkuta players, Mykola Temniuk and Iaroslav Solonynko lead the First Division in  goalscoring. Temniuk has so far posted two hat-tricks. Solonynko, 28, has a strong background in high level soccer mostly in his native Ukraine and Poland before signing for Vorkuta in 2017. Vorkuta will host Hamilton City on Saturday.

Ukraine United has the 100 per cent record to date by winning three games by slim margins, but has conceded just a single goal.  It’s a quick return date with Scarborough at Birchmount Stadium on Sunday night following the recent clash between these two teams on June 23. Scarborough will be out to make amends for their 2-0 loss to Ukraine United on that Sunday evening.

Real Mississauga (1-3-0 WLT) host SC Waterloo (3-3-0) at Huron Park on Saturday and the opening game in this upcoming Canada Day holiday weekend has Kingsman A (1-4-0) at home to Brantford Galaxy (0-4-1) at Esther Shiner Stadium

Canada Day Holiday Weekend CSL First Division schedule:

Friday, June 28 Esther Shiner Stadium 9 pm Kingsman A vs Brantford Galaxy

 Saturday, June 29 Huron Park 7 pm Real Mississauga vs SC Waterloo

 Saturday, June 29 Ontario Soccer Centre 7 pm FC Vorkuta vs Hamilton City

 Sunday, June 30 Birchmount Stadium 8 pm Scarborough SC vs FC Ukraine United

DAVID SCHIPPER – HAVE SOCCER SHOES WILL TRAVEL

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DAVID SCHIPPER – HAVE SOCCER SHOES WILL TRAVEL
PHOTO: Davis Schipper at Southland SC in New Zealand

Have soccer shoes, will travel.

Former Canadian Soccer League player David Schipper may be anywhere right now, but wherever he is, he is a good candidate for our ‘Where Are They Now’ series of promising former CSL players.

David Schipper was born and raised in the coastal city of San Diego, California, which is real soccer country, enough to stir memories of the high profile San Diego Sockers of the original North American Soccer League. It’s also the team which Canadian explosive striker and member of Canada’s Hall of Fame, the late Mike Stojanovic, played while a member of the Canadian national team and was a staunch supporter of the 2006 launch of Serbian White Eagles in the CSL.

Schipper first made a name for himself playing for Arizona Wildcats at the University of Arizona in Tucson before venturing north to Seattle to play for Seattle Impact in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
It was Mexico, however, where the midfielder, sometimes full back, made his first attempt into professional soccer, a pre-season trial with Ascenso MX side Dorados de Sinaloa, a club just purchased by the more substantial Xolos de Tijuana. That tryout proved to be unsuccessful and was followed with a trip to Cancun for a trial with Atlante who play in the same league, but there also, Schipper was not offered a contract.

Undeterred, the San Diego native returned to his hometown and was signed by the then indoor Sockers to play in the club’s reserve team. Schipper then signed for FC Force at Bonita, California, in the National Premier Soccer League, fourth tier in the United States and it was during this time his ambitions gave thought to Canada.

He ventured north In 2015 and was successful in signing a three-year contract with York Region Shooters of the Canadian Soccer League, playing 56 games, scoring 17 goals through to the 2017 season. He took a diversion during his contract period on loan at the end of the 2015 going to Goiatuba Esporte Clube of Brazil, playing 12 games during Canada’s off season.

York Region Shooters won the regular season First Division title by an impressive 18 points margin over second place FC Ukraine United in 2016, which turned out to be Schipper’s first title win since turning pro. The high flying Shooters, which had conceded just 10 goals during the regular season, was surprisingly eliminated in the semifinal of the championship playoffs, a penalty kicks decision to Hamilton City.

York Region Shooters’ GM and assistant coach John Pacione recalls Schipper as “being a good player who played an important part in what was a successful period for the team. He was also a nice guy – we were pleased to have him,” he explained recently.

Schipper sought and gained a release after two years with the Shooters on receiving offers to play in Europe and signed a one year contract with Albatroz SC of Latvia to gain his second championship when Albatroz won the Latvian Second Division.

Schipper is Jewish, played for Team USA in the Maccabiah Games in Israel in 2017 and from time to time represented the United States in Futsal.

In 2018 Schipper took off for New Zealand to join Southland United in that country’s winter league and a top three finish was the highest in the team’s history. The well-travelled player also has a contract with Southern United FC of New Zealand’s summer league. After flying back to San Diego for surgery following an injury, he has returned to New Zealand and is now in his second season.

UKRAINE DEFEAT SCARBOROUGH 2-0 SUNDAY

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FC Ukraine United struck two second half goals to defeat Scarborough SC 2-0 at Centennial Stadium in the only CSL First Division game played Sunday.

It was a well-played first half with good pace between two evenly matched teams and not until the 60th minute was the scoreless deadlock broken with a well taken goal by Bohdan Skotskyi. The defender took a pass from Ihor Sorotoskyi to take a strong rising shot from 20 yards across the goalmouth and inside the far post.

Scarborough raided the Ukraine goal in an effort to level the score and the best scoring opportunity came at 66 minutes when forward Kiril Dimitrov was brought down outside the box and the free kick by Dimitrov went inches wide of the left post.

Ukraine went further ahead 2-0 at the 80th minute when midfielder Taras Kryvyy moved the ball forward to Nazar Milishchuk outside the box and his ground shot beat the oncoming Scarborough goalkeeper John Trye to enter the net while the visitors’ defenders appealed for an offside call.

It was FC Ukraine’s third win in as many games to maintain a 100 percent early season record, while Scarborough suffered its first defeat of the season.

There are four CSL First Division games scheduled for the upcoming Canada Day holiday weekend:

Friday, June 28 Esther Shiner Stadium 9 pm Kingsman A vs Brantford Galaxy

Saturday, June 29 Huron Park 7 pm Real Mississauga vs SC Waterloo

Saturday, June 29 Ontario Soccer Centre 7 pm FC Vorkuta vs Hamilton City

Sunday, June 30 Birchmount Stadium 8 pm Scarborough SC vs FC Ukraine United

WIRLWIND KICKOFF FOR PROLIFIC VORKUTA

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FC Vorkuta kept up its prolific scoring with a 5-1 defeat of SC Waterloo and in one other CSL First Division match played Saturday, Hamilton City were held to a 2-2 draw in their home encounter with Brantford Galaxy.

It was a whirlwind opening at the Ontario Soccer Centre with Vorkuta scoring five goals in the first 20 minutes of play, starting with Mykola Temniuk scoring for Vorkuta at the 3rd minute, beating two defenders before driving the ball into the near corner.  Almost immediately after the re-start Vadym Gostiev made it 2-0 with a powerful drive off a rebound.

Tamniuk increased the Vorkuta lead to 3-0 at six minutes, taking a long throw from Gostiev to side-step oncoming Waterloo goalkeeper Dalibor Ivanovic and find the net.

Temniuk struck again at 17 minutes to complete his hat-trick – his second hat-trick of the season – after taking a low cross from Serhii Melnyk on the right to find the top corner for a 4-0 Vorkuta lead.

Iaroslav Solonynko completed the Vorkuta barrage of scoring at the 20th minute mark with a picture goal from 23 yards following a good passing play and shot that caught the top corner. It was 5-0 at the interval.

Waterloo reduced the lead at 83 minutes when midfielder Miodrag Kovacevic beat Vorkuta goalkeeper Oleksandr Musiienko to score the visitors’ only goal and it was 5-1 at the final whistle. 

Vorkuta has now scored 29 goals in five regular season games, with Tamniuk leading the way with eight.

Aldin Kukic opened the scoring for Hamilton City at 25 minutes for a 1-0 half-time lead for the home side at Heritage Field and it was 1-0 at the break.  Bojan Samardzija of Brantford Galaxy playing on the left wing equalized with a powerful drive from 25 yards that beat Hamilton goalkeeper Alexandar Nicolic and it was 1-1 at the 50th minute mark.

Kukic scored a second goal for Hamilton City, finding the net past Brantford goalkeeper Georgi Jovicic following a miscue in the goalmouth, a 2-1 lead for the home side at 76 minutes.  Samardzija struck his second goal at 88 minutes for the Galaxy to tie the game 2-2.

A third match scheduled for Saturday, Real Mississauga vs Kingsman scheduled for Huron Park at 7 pm, was postponed.

In the CSL Second Division, two players each scored four goals for FC Vorkuta B in an 11-1 rout of Serbian White Eagles B at the St. Roberts Field Saturday afternoon. Kris Kezik and Fadi Salback were the 4-goal marksmen in the season opener for both teams.

There is one game remaining in the CSL First Division weekend schedule with FC Ukraine United at home to Scarborough SC at Centennial Stadium, a 7.30 pm kickoff on Sunday evening.

STRIZOVIC LATE WINNER FOR SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES

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A late goal by midfielder Vladimir Strizovic was enough to give Serbian White Eagles a narrow 1-0 victory over CSC Mississauga at Centennial Stadium, the only match played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday.

With most of the play in the midfield leaving few opportunities to find either net, a scoreless outcome loomed large until Serbian White Eagles winger Bozidar Tadic found Milos Scepanovic with a free kick.  Scepanovic moved the ball to Strizovic who beat Mississauga goalkeeper Akeem Henry for the winning goal at the 79th minute mark.

Scepanovic came close to increasing the score 10 minutes later with a powerful drive that narrowly missed the upper woodwork. Bozidar, a recent acquisition who played top-flight in Greece and other parts of Europe was dangerous on the left wing, but the score held at 1-0 at the final whistle.

CSC Mississauga, which struggled in its inaugural 2018 season, continued with a strong performance that produced a 4-0 victory over Kingsman on June 16.

“Our team played well despite the loss and especially considering we were missing four players in Europe as part of the Toronto Croatia entry in the Croatian World Club Championship,” explained CSC Mississauga GM Mile Milkovic following the final whistle. Milkovic was referring to the games about to be  played in Zagreb consisting of Canberra FC (Australia), SC Croat San Pedro (United States), NK Pajde Mohlin (Switzerland), Toronto Croatia (Canada), SV Slavonija Bern (Switzerland) and Vojvodina (Serbia). The competition is played every four years and Toronto Croatia has won two of the three times played to date. The Toronto roster  now in the Croatian capital consists of 22 players. The final is played on June 28.

The remaining games in the First Division of the Canadian Soccer League this weekend are:

Saturday, June 22, Heritage Field 6:30 pm  Hamilton City vs Brantford Galaxy

Saturday, June 22, Huron Park 7 pm Real Mississauga SC vs  Kingsman A

Saturday,  June 22, Ontario Soccer Centre 9 pm FC Vorkuta vs SC Waterloo

Sunday, June 23, Centennial Stadium 7:30 pm FC Ukraine United vs Scarborough SC

 There is one game in the CSL Second Division:

Saturday, June 22, St. Roberts Field  3 pm  FC Vorkuta B vs Serbian White Eagles B

 

AT LEAST ONE TEAM WILL END WEEKEND IMPERFECT

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during Canadian Soccer League match between FC Ukraine United and FC Vorkuta at Centennial Park Stadium on May 13, 2018 in Etobicoke, Ontario Canada. Photo: Michael Fayehun/F10 Sports Photography

With a 100 percent record averaging 6 goals per game, FC Vorkuta are off to a flying start in an attempt to capture top honors yet again this season.  In its first two campaigns -2017 and 2018 – the club named after an isolated community in northern Russia has won a First Division title, has gained a regular season runner-up position, has won the overall CSL championship and has so far  these early days of a new campaign demonstrated a determination to repeat, if not exceed these achievements.

Vorkuta is at home to SC Waterloo at the Ontario Soccer Centre, one of three games scheduled for  Saturday following  earlier encounters between Hamilton City and Brantford Galaxy at Heritage Field and a clash between Real Mississauga and Kingsman A at Huron Park.

Serbian White Eagles open the weekend at home to CSC Mississauga at Centennial Stadium on Friday night and the final game of the three-day schedule may be the most interesting when two teams with 100 per cent record, Ukraine United and Scarborough, come together also at the popular Etobicoke ground. Both teams have been impressive, with Scarborough conceding just 2 goals in four games and Ukraine United have allowed a single goal in its 2-game season so far. At least one team will end the match no longer perfect.

The weekend games:

Friday, June 21, Centennial Stadium 7 pm  Serbian White Eagles vs CSC Mississauga

Saturday, June 22, Heritage Field 6:30 pm  Hamilton City vs Brantford Galaxy

Saturday, June 22, Huron Park 7 pm  Real Mississauga SC vs  Kingsman A

Saturday,  June 22, Ontario Soccer Centre 9 pm    FC Vorkuta vs SC Waterloo

Sunday, June 23, Centennial Stadium 7:30 pm        FC Ukraine United vs Scarborough SC

 

SCARBOROUGH, CSC MISSISSAUGA SCORE SUNDAY VICTORIES

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Kingsman (red) on the attack but CSC Mississauga struck 4-0 for open season victory - PHOTO Oleg Kalyadin

Scarborough SC maintained a 100 per cent winning performance with a 6-0 defeat of Brantford Galaxy and CSC Mississauga gained its first win of the new season with a 4-0 victory over expansion team Kingsman, two games in the Canadian Soccer League Sunday night.

Scarborough controlled the game from kickoff at Birchmount Stadium when midfielder Stefan Stojiljkovic found the net at just 2 minutes and the home side made it 2-0 with a picture goal by Alen Kucalovic who drove the ball into the net from 25 yards.

Gonzalo Matias Cabrera Celas struck a third goal for Scarborough at 43 minutes for a 3-0 lead at the interval.

Naieemollah Mobin headed into the net for Scarborough at 52 minutes for 4-0 lead, and Aleksander Stojiljkovic completed the scoring at the 80th minute for a 6-0 result at the final whistle.

Matthias Garcia led SCS Mississauga with three goals to a 4-0 victory over Kingsman SC at Esther Shiner Stadium, the goals coming at 10, 35 and 53 minutes, with a fourth goal scored by midfielder Vitalii Koliesnikov at 39 minutes. It was 2-0 at the interval and was the opening win for the Mississauga side following four defeats since the season kickoff.

There are three games this coming week beginning on Tuesday, June 18 to kickoff the CSL Second Division. They are:

Tuesday, June 18, Ontario Soccer Centre 9 pm  CSC Mississauga B vs Kingsman B

Wednesday, June 19, Cardinal Newman Field 7:30 pm Brantford Galaxy B vs Hamilton City B

Saturday, June 22, St. Roberts HS 3 pm FC Vorkuta B vs Serbian White Eagles B

TEMNIUK HAT-TRICK LEADS VORKUTA

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PHOTO: Mykola Temniuk a second half hat-trick

Three goals by Mykola Temniuk led FC Vorkuta to its fourth victory in as many games, cruising to a 7-0 win over Real Mississauga in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday.

Central defender Oleksandr Volchkov opened the scoring off a corner kick by Vadym Gostiev at the Ontario Soccer Centre and it was 1-0 at half-time.

Midfielder Iaroslav Solonynko, Kristijan Kezic and Ihor Melnyk added second half singles to the hat-trick by Temniuk for the 7-0 rout which allowed the defending champions to maintain a 100 percent record since the opening game May 25.

There are two First Division weekend games remaining in the CSL with CSC Mississauga visiting Esther Shiner Stadium for a clash with Kingsman A and Scarborough SC will host Brantford Galaxy at Birchmount Stadium on Sunday.

The CSL Second Division gets its season underway on Tuesday, June 18, with CSC Mississauga reserves hosting Kingsman reserves at the Ontario Soccer Centre.

REMAINING WEEKEND FIRST DIVISION SCHEDULE

Sunday, June 16, Esther Shiner Stadium 6 pm Kingsman A  vs CSC Mississauga

Sunday, June 16, Birchmount Stadium 8 pm Scarborough SC vs Brantford Galaxy

OPENING GAMES IN THE CSL SECOND DIVISION

Tuesday, June 18, Ontario Soccer Centre 9 pm  CSC Mississauga B vs Kingsman B

Wednesday, June 19, Cardinal Newman Field 7:30 pm Brantford Galaxy B vs Hamilton City B

Saturday, June 22, St. Roberts HS 3 pm FC Vorkuta B vs Serbian White Eagles B

 

 

LATE PESIC GOAL GIVES SERBIAN EAGLES VICTORY

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PICTURE: Zoran Pesic

A well placed header by defender Zoran Pesic gave Serbian White Eagles a 2-1 home victory over SC Waterloo at Centennial Stadium in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday.

Pesic thumped the cross by Danilo Bakoc into the net past Waterloo goalkeeper Dalibor Ivanovic to break a 1-1 deadlock late in the game, giving Serbian Eagles their third win in four matches played to date.

The home side opened the scoring at 44 minutes on a penalty kick taken by Milos Scepanovic after midfielder Vladimir Strizovic was brought down in the penalty box. Referee Rami Arbaji pointed to the spot and Scepanovic drove the ball past Ivanovic for the 1-0 lead which held to the interval.

Waterloo defender Gregor Zugelj tied the game 1-1 at 64 minutes for the visitors, a free kick from 27 yards that entered the net off the crossbar, leaving Serbian White Eagles’ goalkeeper Goran Skaric little chance to make the save.

Pesic struck the winner at 85 minutes and the 2-1 Serbian Eagles’ lead held to the final whistle.

There are three remaining First Division games being played over the weekend and the CSL Second Division opens the new season with three games this coming week.

 REMAINING WEEKEND FIRST DIVISION SCHEDULE

Saturday, June 15, Ontario Soccer Centre 7 pm FC Vorkuta vs Real Mississauga

Sunday, June 16, Esther Shiner Stadium 6 pm Kingsman A  vs CSC Mississauga

Sunday, June 16, Birchmount Stadium 8 pm Scarborough SC vs Brantford Galaxy

 OPENING GAMES IN THE CSL SECOND DIVISION

Tuesday, June 18, Ontario Soccer Centre 9 pm  CSC Mississauga B vs Kingsman B

Wednesday, June 19, Cardinal Newman Field 7:30 pm Brantford Galaxy B vs Hamilton City B

Saturday, June 22, St. Roberts HS 3 pm FC Vorkuta B vs Serbian White Eagles B

 

 

 

WEEKEND GAMES AND SECOND DIVISION KICKOFF

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FC Vorkuta and Scarborough SC both enter early season weekend games at home in the Canadian Soccer League and both are determined to maintain a 100 per cent record following impressive victories since the mid-May regular season kickoff.  Only FC Ukraine United is in the same position, not having conceded a point, but the 2018 First Division champions are idle until a home match with Scarborough on June 23.

The weekend games start at Centennial Stadium on Friday night when Serbian White Eagles host SC Waterloo. Serbian Eagles are coming off a 3-2 loss to Hamilton City on June 8 following two decisive victories, while SC Waterloo won its last game 3-1 over new club Kingsman, a win that placed the Southwestern Ontario team third in the standings.

There are two matches Sunday with Kingsman at home to CSC Mississauga at Esther Shiner Stadium and Scarborough pursue its title ambitions at home to Brantford Galaxy.

THE WEEKEND FIRST DIVISION  SCHEDULE

Friday, June 14, Centennial Stadium 9 pm Serbian White Eagles vs SC Waterloo

Saturday, June 15, Ontario Soccer Centre 7 pm FC Vorkuta vs Real Mississauga

Sunday, June 16, Esther Shiner Stadium 6 pm Kingsman A  vs CSC Mississauga

Sunday, June 16, Birchmount Stadium 8 pm Scarborough SC vs Brantford Galaxy

The CSL Second Division of six teams kick off its new season on Tuesday, June 18, each playing 15 games through to September 25. The teams are Brantford Galaxy B, Hamilton City B,  Kingsman B, CSC Mississauga B, Serbian White Eagles B and FC Vorkuta B,

OPENING GAMES IN THE CSL SECOND DIVISION

Tuesday, June 18, Ontario Soccer Centre 9 pm  CSC Mississauga B vs Kingsman B

Wednesday, June 19, Cardinal Newman Field 7:30 pm Brantford Galaxy B vs Hamilton City B

Saturday, June 22, St. Roberts HS 3 pm FC Vorkuta B vs Serbian White Eagles B

 

 

MATIAS HAT-TRICK LIFTS SCARBOROUGH TO VICTORY

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A Gonzalo Matias hat-trick led Scarborough SC to a 5-1 victory over Real Mississauga, FC Vorkuta scored seven for a 7=2 victory over CSC Mississauga, Aleksandar Bozovic struck twice in a SC Waterloo 3-1 defeat of  Kingsman, Hamilton City scored a narrow 3-2 win over Serbian White Eagles and in the late game in the Canadian Soccer League on Saturday night, FC Ukraine United nipped Brantford Galaxy 2-1.

It was Scarborough’s third win in as many games with Kiril Dimitrov and Aleksander Stojiljkovic adding to to the Gonzalo Matias hat-trick in the game with Real Mississauga at Huron Park, while Lyubomir Nyagolov found the net past Scarborough goalkeeper John Trye from the penalty spot in the first half to register the only goal for the home side in the 5-1 score.

FC Vorkuta also won its third game of the early season for an easy victory at the Ontario Soccer Centre beginning at 3 minutes when Pavlo Chornomaz back-healed a cross from Vadym Gostiev into the corner of the net and this was followed at 26 minutes when Iaroslav Solonynko struck his fourth goal of the season for a 2-0 score. Mykola Temniuk headed into an empty CSC Mississauga net to make it 3-0 for the current CSL champions after collecting a rebound off the crossbar from a drive by  Volodymyr Bidlovskyy. It was Bidlovskyy who struck goal number 4 when at the 37th minute mark his free kick went over the wall to find the net.

CSC Mississauga reduced the Vorkuta lead to 4-1 at 47 minutes, a goal by Morgan Copeland and three minutes later Vorkuta made it 5-1 when Dmytro Polyuhanych scored from a right wing cross by Bohdan Borovskyi. CSC Mississauga reduced the lead to 6-2 at 66 minutes and Olexandr Yaremchuk completed the scoring for the home side at the 88th minute mark and it was 7-2 at the final whistle.

Hamilton City midfielder Lucas Raposo scored twice and Stefan Mitrovic got the late winner in Hamilton’s 3-2 victory over Serbian White Eagles at Heritage Field. Milan Kusic scored twice for Serbian White Eagles.

SC Waterloo forward Aleksandar Bozovic opened the scoring at the 8th minute mark in the home victory over Kingsman at RIM Park. Bozovic then scored again for a 2-0 Waterloo lead at 63 minutes.

Substitute forward Sayid Belmokhtar scored for Kingsman to reduce the lead to 2-1 at 73 minutes, but Miodrag Kovacevic assured the home side of victory with the goal at 85 minutes, a 3-1 final score in favour of Waterloo.

Forward Sviatoslav Dziadykevych put FC Ukraine United into a 1-0 lead at the 29th minute in the game with Brantford Galaxy at Heritage Field and Taras Kryvyy beat Galaxy goalkeeper Georgi Jovicic to make  it 2-0 at the 33rd minute, the score at halftime.

Brantford  Zeljko Dokic reduced the lead to 2-1 at 53 minutes and Ukraine United held on to  for a 2-1 victory at the final whistle.

 

 

FULL SLATE OF DIV 1 GAMES ON SATURDAY

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A full slate of CSL First Division games are scheduled for the coming weekend, all to be played on Saturday.

FC Vorkuta have burst into the new season scoring a total of 10 goals in  two decisive victories including a 6-0 dominance of Brantford Galaxy on June 1, to continue where the 2018 champions left off at the end of last season. A home encounter with CSC Mississauga at the Ontario Soccer Centre is expected to be a real test for Mississauga which now appears to be a stronger side playing attractive soccer and attempting to improve its lowly position during the inaugural 2018 season.

Serbian White Eagles, another team making an impressive start to the season with two decisive wins including a 5-1 home result over Hamilton City on May 31, now visit Hamilton for a quick return match against the City at Heritage Field.

Scarborough SC impressed with a 3-0 defeat of Waterloo on June 2 for its second win in as many games, travel to Huron Park in west Mississauga for a match against Real Mississauga, a team that lost 2-0 in an entertaining encounter to new club Kingsman A, also on June 2.  Kingsman travel to Rim Park on Saturday for the game with SC Waterloo and in the late game FC Ukraine United, First Division champion in 2018, will be looking for its second victory of the season following an opening 3-0 away victory against CSC Mississauga on May 31.

The weekend games:

Sat. June 8, Ontario Soccer Centre 6 pm   FC Vorkuta vs CSC Mississauga

Sat. June 8, Heritage Field 6:30 pm Hamilton City vs Serbian White Eagles

Sat. June 8, Huron Park 7 pm Real Mississauga SC vs Scarborough SC

Sat. June 8, RIM Park 7 pm SC Waterloo vs Kingsman A

Sat. June 8, Heritage Field 8:30 pm  Brantford Galaxy vs FC Ukraine United

KINGSMAN, SCARBOROUGH SCORE SUNDAY VICTORIES

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PICTURE: Kingsman attack at Esther Shiner Stadium – Photo  Oleg Kalyadin

Kingsman SC, the expansion team in the CSL this season, gained its first win in professional soccer with a 2-0 victory over Real Mississauga in breezy conditions at the Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, and in one other game in the Canadian Soccer League Sunday, Scarborough SC defeated SC Waterloo 3-0 at Birchmount Stadium.

Defender Pavlo Shulhan opened the scoring at 31 minutes for Kingsman after collecting a cross from Maksym Gramm on the right wing, a 1-0 score at the interval.

Kingsman midfielder Denys Diachenko struck a well taken goal at 75 minutes, a strong low drive from 25 yards that entered the net just inside the left post for a 2-0 lead for the home side. The 2-0 score held to the final whistle.

SC Waterloo travelled to Scarborough for the late game with two decisive 4-0 early season wins,  but the  home side opened the scoring at 25 minutes when forward Kavin Bryan beat Waterloo goalkeeper Dalibor Ivanovic for a 1-0 score. It was 1-0 at the break.

Midfielder Neven Radakovic increased the lead to 2-0 at 72 minutes, collecting a pass from Kiril Dimitrov, and both players were involved in a third goal when Dimitrov found the net at 85 minutes for a 3-0 score at the final whistle.

It was Scarborough’s second win of the early season following a 3-1 victory over CSC Mississauga on May 26.

 

 

VORKUTA DOMINATE GALAXY 6-0 SATURDAY

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FC Vorkuta, led by Iaroslav Solonynko with a hat-trick, dominated visiting Brantford Galaxy 6-0 at the Ontario Soccer Centre Saturday night.

Serhii Ursulenko opened the scoring for Vorkuta at the 3rd minute with a strong left foot drive off  repeated rebounds following a cross by  Vadym Gostiev which Brantford failed to clear.

Solonynko struck his first goal to give Vorkuta a 2-0 lead at 13 minutes, the goal coming off a low cross by Gostiev for an easy tap in at close range.

Solonynko increased the lead for Vorkuta at the 33rd minute mark, a low drive into the corner of the net for a 3-0  score at the break, and the Ukrainian-born midfielder completed his hat-trick after beating  two Galaxy defenders for a 4-0 Vorkuta lead at the 53 minutes.

Vorkuta continued to press and substitute Dmytro Polyuhanych collected a pass from Serhii Ursulenko to find the net at 71 minutes for a 5-0 lead and this was followed 8 minutes later when Polyuhanych struck again after picking up the ball on the left wing to cut in for a powerful shot from 24 yards, a 6-0 score at the final whistle.

It’s the second win for the defending CSL champions Vorkuta following a 4-2 opening win over Kingsman on May 25 and it’s the second defeat for Brantford Galaxy following a 4-2 loss to Serbian White Eagles also on May 25.

There are two First Division games to be played in the Canadian Soccer League on Sunday to complete the weekend schedule:

Sunday June 2, Esther Shiner Stadium 6 pm Kingsman A vs Real Mississauga

Sunday June 2, Birchmount Stadium 8 pm Scarborough SC vs SC Waterloo

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