IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT IN BID FOR CSL FIRST DIVISION TITLE

by

IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT IN BID FOR CSL FIRST DIVISION TITLE

Its goals that count is becoming clearly demonstrated in the CSL First Division where high-scoring Vorkuta FC, FC Ukraine United and Scarborough SC, are beginning to exert some superiority at the top.

Serbian White Eagles in fourth position continue with each game to demonstrate superior defensive strength, having conceded just five goals – the lowest number of goals allowed in the league since kickoff in May. But weakness in front of the net is a big reason for the 2016 CSL champions trailing division leader Vorkuta by 10 points in the bid for the First division title.
While that can change quickly, an early trend stretching past the halfway mark in the campaign is usually a fair reflection of strength and weaknesses to be considered in the drive for the league title and the championship.

Four players with Ukraine United and three with Vorkuta occupy 7 of the top 10 positions in the CSL First Division scoring race, which expresses diversity in their scoring – they don’t appear to depend on one outstanding striker to do the job.

The CSL First Division scoring leader is currently Aleksander Stojiljkovic of Scarborough with 9 goals and is attempting to repeat his goal scoring title winning performance of 2017 when he found the net 17 times.

There are two games in the CSL First Division on Friday when Serbian White Eagles will attempt to increase their scoring at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga against Real Mississauga, an 8.30 pm kickoff, while close by at Iceland Field Hamilton City is visiting for a match at 9 pm against CSC Mississauga.

Real Mississauga will be playing a second game in a two-game weekend back-to-back by visiting Birchmount Stadium on Sunday for a match with Scarborough SC. Kickoff is 8 pm.
There are two matches in the CSL Second Division over the coming weekend, one on Saturday at 8 pm with Halton United B at home to Milton SC B at Norton Park and on Sunday it’s Brantford Galaxy B at home in Lions Park to Scarborough SC B, that’s a 6 pm kickoff.

SATURDAY VICTORIES LIFT VORKUTA, SCARBOROUGH

by

SATURDAY VICTORIES LIFT VORKUTA, SCARBOROUGH

Vorkuta FC moved two points clear at the top of the table with a 7-1 victory over Real Mississauga, Scarborough SC defeated Brantford Galaxy 4-1 and FC Ukraine United were held to a 1-1 draw at home by SC Waterloo, three games in the CSL First Division Saturday.

Vorkuta midfielder Serhii Ursulenko tapped in a low cross by Iaroslav Solonynko to open the scoring at 13 minutes at the OSA Soccer Center Stadium, and Sergei Ivliev put the ball into the empty net to make it 2-0 after taking a pass from Serhii Ursulenko. It was 2-0 at the break.

Solonynko scored the third goal for Vorkuta to make it Vorkuta 3, Real Mississauga 0 at 50 minutes and five minutes later the returning Oleksandr Lakusta took a cross from Ursulenko to make it 4-0. It was Lakusta’s first game since sustaining an injury two months ago.

Lakusta volleyed to score a picture goal after taking a pass from Maksym Gramm for a 5-0 Vorkuta lead at 60 minutes and with just Mississauga goalkeeper Senad Porcanin to beat, Ursulenko took a rebound to find the top corner of the net for a 6-0 score at the 80th minute mark.

Vorkuta team captain Oleh Kerchu made it 7-0 and Real Mississauga replied with a goal by Krum Bibish who headed in past Vorkuta goalkeeper Oleksandr Musiienko at 88 minutes, a 7-1 score and result at the final whistle.
Vorkuta improves to a 7-1-1 WLT record for 22 points to lead the First Division, while Real Mississauga is in sixth position with a 1-3-1 record for 4 points.

Defender Hammud Ali Atif opened the scoring at Heritage Field following a slip-up in the Brantford Galaxy defence, the goal coming just one minute after kickoff to make it 1-0 for Scarborough, and striker Aleksander Stojiljkovic made it 2-0 for the visitors seven minutes later.
Midfielder Dragan Milovic found the net for Brantford for a 2-1 score at 36 minutes and just on halftime Alen Kucalovic increased the Scarborough lead to 3-1, finding the net past Galaxy goalkeeper Georgi Jovicic off a corner kick.

Stojiljkovic scored a second goal to make it 4-1 for Scarborough at the 80h minute mark, increasing the prolific striker’s season total to 9.
Scarborough has a 6-2-1 record for 19 points and third in the standings, while Brantford Galaxy has a 1-5-1 record for 4 points and seventh in the table.

It was scoreless at half time in the FC Ukraine United 1-1 draw with SC Waterloo at Esther Shiner Stadium and following a 1-0 Ukraine United lead early in the second half, Dzenan Karic equalized for Waterloo at 53 minutes. It was an even contest through to the final whistle.
Ukraine United retains second position in the standings with a 6-2-2 record for 20 points, while Waterloo is in eighth position with a 1-4-1 record for 4 points.

There are three CSL Second Division matches Sunday, with Brantford Galaxy B at home to Halton United B, at Lions Park in Brantford, a 6 pm kickoff, Milton SC B is at home to Serbian White Eagles B at the Milton Sports Centre, a 7.30 pm start and Scarborough SC B is at home to Vorkuta FC B, an 8 pm kickoff at the OSA Soccer Centre Stadium.

TOP TEAMS IN WEEKEND ACTION – HAMILTON VS SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES POSTPONED

by

 

TOP TEAMS IN WEEKEND ACTION – HAMILTON VS SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES POSTPONED

 

 

The top three teams in the CSL First Division, FC Ukraine United, Vorkuta FC and Scarborough, are in action this coming weekend, a midpoint in the season that goes through to September, leading to playoffs and the CSL Championship in October.

Ukraine United joined Vorkuta at the top of the table with a 7-1 victory last weekend, each has 19 points.

Ukraine United is at home to Waterloo on Saturday, a 2pm kickoff at Esther Shiner Stadium, while Vorkuta hosts Real Mississauga, an 8 pm evening kickoff at the OSA Soccer Centre Stadium in Vaughan.

Scarborough is away to Brantford Galaxy, an 8.30 pm start at the Heritage Field.

A fourth First Division match scheduled for Saturday, Hamilton City vs Serbian White Eagles, has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a future date.

There are three CSL Second Division matches the following day, Sunday, with Brantford Galaxy B at home to Halton United B, at Lions Park in Brantford, a 6 pm kickoff, Milton SC B is at home to Serbian White Eagles B at the Milton Sports Centre, a 7.30 pm start and Scarborough SC B is at home to Vorkuta FC B, an 8 pm kickoff at the OSA Soccer Centre Stadium.

Vorkuta FC B leads the Second Division with 12 points, three points ahead of Halton United B and Scarborough SC B in second and third place respectively.

CSL HOPEFUL OF A SOCCER STADIUM IN MISSISSAUGA

by

CSL HOPEFUL OF A SOCCER STADIUM IN MISSISSAUGA

The soccer community in southern Ontario, including the Canadian Soccer League, has for many years encouraged the building of a soccer stadium in the city of Mississauga and recent discussions have led to a decision by Canada’s sixth largest municipality to allocate $100,000 to study the question.

Mississauga, located in the region of Peel and the adjacent Halton region, has for many years been one of the fastest growing areas in Canada for soccer. The Peel-Halton Soccer Association, with a registered outdoor and indoor player population of 83,000, is the largest district soccer association in the country and the Canadian Soccer League has had a strong presence in the municipality going back to the launch of the professional Toronto Croatia team in 1956, with the club’s headquarters in Streetsville for many years.

The long-standing Canadian Soccer League and the Canadian Premier League – first announced in 2013 and with a more recent timeline for kickoff in 2019 – both have an interest in an enclosed community stadium in Mississauga. The CSL presently has teams playing out of nearby community stadiums Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke. Esther Shiner Stadium in North York and Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough.   There are three CSL teams located in Mississauga, one of which uses Centennial Stadium in nearby Etobicoke as its home ground.  There are also CSL teams in Toronto, Hamilton, Milton, Halton Region, Brantford, Waterloo, Scarborough and York Region

Mississauga councilor Dave Cook, who attended the Real Mississauga vs. Hamilton City CSL game on July 6, explained at that time: “Mississauga has approved$100,000 expenditure for a feasibility study to construct a soccer stadium and while previous discussions over the years did not come to fruition, this is a first step and it does look promising,” he said

CSL administrator Pino Jazbec said the possibility of a soccer stadium in Mississauga is an exciting prospect for his league. “Mississauga is a great soccer community with CSL teams based in the city and the consideration of an enclosed soccer stadium would encourage clubs to step up to this level,” he said.

Mississauga submitted a stadium design to the province as early as 1983 and the city considered building a soccer stadium for the 2015 Pan American Games, two of several attempts over the years.

Stan Adamson

FC UKRAINE UNITED ON TOP FOLLOWING 7-1 SATURDAY VICTORY

by

FC UKRAINE UNITED ON TOP FOLLOWING 7-1 SATURDAY VICTORY

 

 

 

FK Ukraine United jumped on top of the First Division with 7-1 trouncing of Bradford Galaxy and Real Mississauga defeated Hamilton City 2-1 to for the expansion club’s first win of the season in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday night.

Hamilton City opened the scoring at 26 minutes at Heritage Field when midfielder Timotej Zakrajsek found the net past Real Mississauga goalkeeper Senad Poracanin, but the lead was short-lived before midfielder Miguel Angel Chavez Vejar tied the game 1-1, the score at the interval.

Real Mississauga forward Morgan Copeland struck the winner at the 53 minute mark, beating Hamilton goalkeeper Andrly Kulik for a 2-1 score that held to the final whistle.

The victory gives Real Mississauga an improved 1-2-1WLT record for 4 points, tied with Brantford Galaxy in sixth position in the standings while Hamilton City have a 3-4-0 record for 9 points in fifth position in the table.

Roman Datsiuk struck twice for FC Ukraine United in a match which ended the first half in total collapse by Brantford Galaxy, a team down 5-1 at the break.

Goals were also scored by Vitaliy Bohdanov, Nazar Milishchuk, Pavlo Lukianets, Taras Hromiak and Tevhen Falkovskyi, while Galaxy’s lone goal came from the penalty spot, scored by Slavko Knezevic. It was 7-1 at the final whistle.

Milishchuk and Lukianets lead the Ukraine United scoring, each with 6 goals on the season.

FC Ukraine United, a team that won the CSL Second Division title in 2017, moved into the First Division top spot as a result of Saturday’s victory.  With a 6-2-1 record for 19 points, Ukraine United has a superior goal differential while tied on points with Vorkuta FC.

The CSL First Division resumes with four games on Saturday, July 21.

Stan Adamson

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES TRIUMPH 6-2 FRIDAY

by

SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES TRIUMPH 6-2 FRIDAY

 

 

Serbian White Eagles moved up to fourth in the standings with a decisive 6-2 victory over CSC Mississauga, the only match in the CSL First Division Friday.

It was a hard fought encounter from the opening whistle at Iceland Field in Mississauga, with visiting Serbian White Eagles, the CSL champions as recent as 2016 and a long history that included the National Soccer League title in 1974, against CSC Mississauga entering professional soccer as a CSL expansion team this year and attempting to open its account with a first win of the season.

It was the home side that came close first when at 20 minutes Mississauga’s Samyr Remi Oshin drive was saved by Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Nemanja Radenkovic, but the visitors took the lead four minutes later, a goal by Dusan Kovacevic, a thumping header that beat Mississauga goalkeeper Faris Efendic and it was 1-0 at the break.

Serbian White Eagles went up 2-0 at 48 minutes, a goal by defender Branislav Vukomanovic who broke down the left wing to shoot low and hard past the outstretched Efendic and midfielder Djorjije Strunjas increased the lead to 3-0 at 55 minutes, heading into the corner of the net.

Mississauga’s Oshin reduced the lead with a goal at 67 minutes, but a quick reply by Seungkwon Baik two minutes later gave Serbian White Eagles a 4-1 lead. Seungkwon added a second goal at 79 minutes for a commanding 5-1 Serbian Eagles advantage.

A high shot from 30 yards by Mississauga midfielder Danijel Ivanus dipped just under the bar for a 5-2 score at 86 minutes and Serbian Eagles responded with a goal at 90 minutes by Dusan Kovacevic, his second of the game for a 6-2 score at the final whistle.

Serbian White Eagles improve to 3-1-3 WLT FOR 12 points to move back to fourth position in the standings, while CSC Mississauga are at 0-6-2 for two points in eighth position.

WORLD CUP MATCH OFFICIAL JOE FLETCHER SERVED THE CSL WELL

by

 

WORLD CUP MATCH OFFICIAL JOE FLETCHER SERVED THE CSL WELL

It’s not too many moons ago that Joe Fletcher ran the line in games at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke and other grounds on the Canadian Soccer League circuit and even earlier when the St. Catharines resident was an Assistant Referee in Niagara Falls where he grew up as a teenager.

Known as a speedy player, Joe Fletcher took to officiating in soccer and was eventually noticed by CSL referee-in-chief Tony Camacho who offered the Niagara Falls teenager an opportunity to run the line in a nearby St. Catharines Roma Wolves home game at the Club Roma Stadium on Vansickle Road.

Joe Fletcher is still running the line, but now in view of billions of soccer fans from around the world, the estimated TV audience watching the World Cup in Russia. Fletcher was Assistant Referee for the England vs Colombia World Cup match in Moscow on July 3, his second World Cup assignment after being selected to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Fletcher spent eight years in the CSL before progressing to Major League Soccer followed by key games in CONCACAF and other international matches after being awarded the FIFA badge in 2007. He was on the line for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 and soccer matches at the Olympic Games in London in 2012.

Now 41 and a Chartered Accountant, Fletcher is known for his dedication to physical fitness which led in the early years to his ability to sprint and develop a reputation for always keeping up with the play.

CSL GAMES THIS WEEKEND

Games in the Canadian Soccer League resume this weekend, beginning with a Friday clash in the First Division between CSC Mississauga and Serbian White Eagles at the Iceland Field, a 9 pm kickoff, followed by two games on Saturday when Hamilton City hosts Real Mississauga at Heritage Field, a 6.30 pm start and at the same location it’s Brantford Galaxy vs FC Ukraine United at 8.30 pm.

There are two games in the CSL Second Division over the weekend with Halton United B hosting Scarborough SC B at Norton Park on Saturday, an 8 pm kickoff, and one game on Sunday when the Serbian White Eagles B team is away to FC Vorkuta B at St. Roberts, a 3:30 pm start.

SCARBOROUGH 3-2 VICTORY SNAPS FC VORKUTA’S UNBEATEN STREAK

by
SCARBOROUGH SC

 

 

 

 

SCARBOROUGH 3-2 VICTORY SNAPS FC VORKUTA UNBEATEN STREAK  

 

 

FC Vorkuta suffered its first defeat of the season, a 3-2 loss to Scarborough SC in the only First Division match played in the Canadian Soccer League Sunday.

Scarborough’s Kavin Bryan scored twice to lead the home side to its fifth victory of the season. The first goal came early when Bryan was unmarked to tap the ball into the corner from close range, a 1-0 Scarborough lead at 5 minutes and Bryan struck his second goal on a counter attack, collecting a pass before closing in on a one-on-one with Vorkuta goalkeeper Oleksandr Musiienko, a 2-0 score at the 18 minute mark.

FC Vorkuta then scored with a powerful drive by Mykhailo Riabyi which left Scarborough goalkeeper John Trye with little chance before the ball entered the top corner of the net for a 2-1 lead at 25 minutes in favor of Scarborough.

Atif Hammud Ali of Scarborough made it 3-1 at 33 minutes and at 38 minutes Vorkuta reduced the lead to 3-2, a goal by Bohdan Riabets who headed in from a corner kick and it was 3-2 at the break.

Vorkuta pressed for an equalizer in the second half, but Trye saved on several opportunities including a penalty kick awarded to the visitors and taken by midfielder Oleh Kerchu.

Vorkuta continue to lead the CSL First Division despite the loss. They have a 6-1-1WLT record for 19 points, while Scarborough move into a tie for second with FC Ukraine United,  a 5-2-1 record for Scarborough, both teams have 16 points.

There was one CSL Second Division match played Sunday when FC Vorkuta B controlled Milton SC B by a 8-0 score, Surhii Melnyk striking 4 goals in that game, and the one CSL First Division match between SC Waterloo and Serbian White Eagles scheduled for Saturday night was suspended during the first half by the referee for discipline reasons on the field of play. The league is assessing the match.

UKRAINE UNITED FC AND HAMILTON CITY SCORE VICTORIES FRIDAY

by

 

UKRAINE UNITED AND HAMILTON CITY SCORE VICTORIES FRIDAY

 

 

FC Ukraine United came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat CSC Mississauga 4-2 and Hamilton City scored a 2-1 victory over Real Mississauga, two games in the Canadian Soccer League First Division Friday night.

Forward Remi Oshin opened the scoring for CSC Mississauga at 29 minutes in the match against Ukraine United at the Iceland Field and Akeem Priestley made it 2-0 three minutes later.

Nazar Milishchuck found the net for Ukraine United to reduce the lead to 2-1  at 34 minutes and Ukraine United’s Roman Datsiuk struck the first of two goals at 45 minutes to even up 2-2, the score at halftime.

Pavlo Lukianets put Ukraine United into a 3-2 lead at the 47 minute mark, tapping the ball into the net from a rebound off the crossbar. A send-off followed when CSC Mississauga’s player was shown the red card after retaliating from an untidy tackle and Datsiuk then secured the victory with his second goal at 74 minutes, a 4-2 result at the final whistle.

FC Ukraine United improve to a 5-2-1WLT record for 16 points and second in the standings, while CSC Mississauga are at 0-5-2 for two points in eighth position in the table.

Visiting Hamilton City were up 2-0 at halftime against Real Mississauga at the Hershey Center, goals coming from midfielder Lucas Raposo who beat Mississauga goalkeeper Senad Poracanin with a left foot drive from 12 yards inside the right post just 4 minutes into the game, to be followed by Joe Willingham who took a pass from the left wing to drive the ball under the bar from 10 yards, the goal coming at the 39 minute mark.

Real Mississauga defender Edmond Badal came close to scoring for the home side, heading just wide at 44 minutes. It was 2-0 at the break.

Hamilton City were reduced to 10 men during the second half when midfielder Kristian Puljic was shown the red card following a second caution and Real Mississauga defender Juan Dominguez reduced the lead to 2-1 at 87 minutes, the score at the final whistle.

Hamilton City improve to 3-3-0 for 9 points and tied for fourth position in the standings, while Real Mississauga are at 0-2-1 for one point in ninth position.

There are two First Division games remaining over the weekend when on Saturday SC Waterloo hosts Serbian White Eagles at RIM Park, Waterloo, a 6.30 pm kickoff and on Sunday  FC Vorkuta visits  Birchmount Stadium for a clash with Scarborough SC, an 8 pm kickoff

 

AN IMPROVING SC SCARBOROUGH LOOK TO UPSET FC VORKUTA SUNDAY

by

AN IMPROVING SCARBOROUGH LOOK TO UPSET VORKUTA SUNDAY

 

Three teams, Vorkuta, Serbian White Eagles and York Region Shooters, fought a late season battle for First Division honors in 2017, a battle eventually won by Vorkuta with just two points separating the top three clubs. Scarborough finished a distant fourth.

It’s a different mix at the top now, with FC Ukraine United entering the picture and Scarborough looking more like a team determined to be a serious contender for at least one of the First Division and playoff championship titles. The top four all have exceptional defensive records of conceding less than a goal per game and while it’s early days to draw any conclusions or forecasts for season end, Scarborough’s Aleksander Stojiljkovic, the league’s top goal scorer in 2017, is leading the way yet again and likely to play an important role in the east Toronto side’s bid to gain a CSL title since entering the league in 2015.

Scarborough will be determined to upset at Birchmount Stadium this weekend, a home encounter with FC Vorkuta, the only undefeated side in the CSL’s top division.

Vorkuta entered the CSL in 2017 under the technical influence of Ukrainian-born Serhiy Zayets with playing experience going back to top Soviet soccer, including FC Dynamo Kyiv in the late eighties. The team has marched on impressively ever since and as one observer put it recently: ‘Who is going to stop them winning both the First Division and the Championship’.

Scarborough SC vs FC Vorkuta at Birchmount Stadium on Sunday will kickoff at 8 pm.

In other First Division games this weekend, Real Mississauga are at home on Friday to Hamilton City at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, an 8.30 pm start, CSC Mississauga will host FC Ukraine United at Iceland Field, that’s a 9 pm kickoff, and on Saturday, Serbian White Eagles travel to RIM Park in Waterloo for a clash with SC Waterloo, a 6.30 pm kickoff.

There is only one game in Second division is on  Sunday, Milton SC B are at home to FC Vorkuta B for a morning kickoff at the Milton Sports Centre, that’s  at 11.30 am.

 

TWO HAT-TRICKS IN UKRAINE UNITED 9-0 VICTORY SATURDAY

by

TWO HAT-TRICKS IN UKRAINE UNITED 9-0 VICTORY SATURDAY

 

 

 

FC Ukraine United inflicted a heavy 9-0 defeat on SC Waterloo and FC Vorkuta squeaked by Serbian White Eagles 1-0, two games in the Canadian Soccer League First Division Saturday.

Ukraine United forward Yevhen Falkovskyi and midfielder Pavlo Lukianets each scored a hat-trick, while Nazar Milishchuck struck twice and Vitalii Bohdanov found the net once to beat Waterloo goalkeeper Marko Jelic in a one-sided affair at RIM Park in Waterloo.

It was 4-0 at half-time.

FC Ukraine United improves its position in the standings with a 4-2-1WLT record, tied for second position with 13 points, while SC Waterloo now has a 1-4-0 record in seventh position.

Bogdan Riabets struck the lone winning goal for Vorkuta at 71 minutes following a tough and physical first half played in 32 degrees, steamy conditions at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York.

Riabets took a diagonal pass from Vadym Gostiev to drive the ball into the far corner from just inside the box.

The win was Vorkuta’s sixth of the season for a 6-0-1 record for 19 points. The 2017 season First Division winners remain unbeaten at the top of the standings.

It was the first defeat of the season for Serbian White Eagles, now with a 2-1-3 record for 9 points in fourth position in the table.

The CSL First Division resumes with four games during the weekend July 6-8.

KAVIN BRYAN SCORES TWO IN SCARBOROUGH 4:0 VICTORY FRIDAY

by

 

KAVIN BRYAN SCORES TWO IN SCARBOROUGH 4-0 VICTORY FRIDAY

 

 

 

Scarborough SC moved into second position in the CSL First Division standings with a 4-0 victory over CSC Mississauga in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday.

Aleksander Stojiljkovic opened the scoring for the visitors at the at Iceland Field, Mississauga, his seventh of the season for a 1-0 lead at the 5 minute mark and this was followed by two goals by forward Kavin Bryan at 24 minutes and 43 minutes for a 3-0 Scarborough lead at the break.

Kiril Dimitrov completed the scoring, finding the net past Mississauga goalkeeper Faris Efendic at the 70 minute for a 4-0 score in favor of Scarborough.

Scarborough was reduced to eight men following the ejection of Kiril Dimitrov, Stefan Rudan and John Trye for various offences including a foul and dissent at the 80 minute mark.

Scarborough SC improve to a 4-2-1WLT record for 13 points and second in the standings, while CSL Mississauga have a 0-4-2 record for two points and eighth in the table.

There are two remaining CSL First Division games over the Canada Day weekend when FC Ukraine United travels for an encounter with SC Waterloo at RIM Park, Waterloo on Saturday, that’s a 6.30 pm evening kickoff, and at 7 pm the same evening, league-leading FC Vorkuta is at home to Serbian White Eagles at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York.

TOP TEAMS IN ACTION THIS CANADA DAY WEEKEND

by

TOP TEAMS IN ACTION THIS CANADA DAY WEEKEND

While CSC Mississauga have yet to open their account with a win in the CSL First Division, a close look at the expansion team’s games played to date shows four of the five games have conceded just 2 goals, one against a tough Serbian White Eagles on June 1 and one against a similarly strong Scarborough SC on June 24. Games against Real Mississauga and Brantford Galaxy ended scoreless.

In the other game against the Brantford Galaxy on June 9, CSC Mississauga went down, 3-0 for a total of just five goals allowed in the five games played so far this season.
CSC Mississauga opens the holiday weekend with a match against Scarborough SC on Friday night, not an easy proposition for the CSL’s most recent entry, but any team with an average one goal per game conceded suggests better things to come as the season moves along. Friday’s match is at the Iceland Field for a 9 pm kickoff.

There are two additional CSL First Division games over the coming long weekend, both on Saturday when FC Ukraine United travels for an encounter with SC Waterloo at RIM Park, Waterloo, that’s a 6.30 pm evening kickoff. And at 7 pm, league-leading FC Vorkuta hosts Serbian White Eagles at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 7, which means the top four teams in the CSL First Division table will be in action in an otherwise brief schedule during the first two days of the Canada Day holiday weekend.

The success of FC Ukraine United, presently second in the standings, with an impressive runner-up finish in the CSL First Division in its 2016 inaugural year followed by winning the Second Division in 2017, can be expected to continue, which makes for a good contest with SC Waterloo on Saturday when the Southwestern Ontario team will attempt to get back on track following three successive defeats during June.

FC Vorkuta vs Serbian White Eagles is a return match following the 1-1 draw on May 25 at Centennial Stadium, an entertaining affair which could have gone either way. These two teams are unbeaten and while Vorkuta has an impressive five victories in their six games played and 7 points up on Serbian Eagles, the outcome of Saturday’s clash is still unpredictable and the match at the Esther Shiner ground will be well worth watching.

DIMITROV GOAL GIVES SCARBOROUGH SUNDAY VICTORY

by

DIMITROV GOAL GIVES SCARBOROUGH SUNDAY VICTORY

Scarborough SC defeated CSC Mississauga by a 1-0 score at Birchmount Stadium in the only game played in the CSL First Division Sunday.
The game was a well played encounter, largely in the midfield with few scoring opportunities throughout.

Forward Kiril Dimitrov struck the winner for the home side, breaking through to face CSC Mississauga goalkeeper Faris Efendic in a one on one before slotting the ball into the net from 12 yards. The goal came at 60 minutes and was enough to give the east Toronto team the three points.
Mississauga had difficulty penetrating the Scarborough defence with John Trye in the Scarborough goal able to handle the few scoring opportunities that came his way.

Midfielder Odain Simpson was prominent for the home side.

The win gives Scarborough a 3-2-1WLT record for 10 points for a tie with second place FC Ukraine United in the standings, trailing league leaders FC Vorkuta by six points and one point ahead of now fourth place Serbian White Eagles.

CSC Mississauga, adjusting to their inaugural season in professional soccer, has a 0-3-2 record for two points in eighth position in the table.
The two teams meet again for their next game when CSC Mississauga hosts Scarborough next Friday, June 29, at the Iceland Field in Mississauga a 9 pm kickoff.

There was one game in the CSL Second Division Sunday when FC Vorkuta B defeated Halton United B, 3-1.

Location

75 International Blvd.
Suite #203, Toronto ON
M9W 6L9

Contact

info@canadiansoccerleague.ca

416.675.6256

Copyright ©2024 | Canadian Soccer League | canadiansoccerleague.ca | All rights reserved