Waterloo striker Drazen Vukovic scored a hat-trick in a 4-4 tie at Kingston FC, while Toronto Croatia scored at the last minute to defeat Brampton City Utd 1-0, York Region Shooters downed North York Astros 4-1 and Niagara United scored a 6-0 away victory over London City, four games in the CSL First Division Sunday.

Forward Drazen Vukovic opened the scoring for the visiting Waterloo against Kingston FC at the Queen’s West Field in Kingston, the goal coming at 33 minutes, and the prolific striker added two more for the hat-trick in a game that brought two goals just before the final whistle.

Ranko Golijanin made it 2-0 for Waterloo at 41 minutes, the score at half-time.

Kingston’s Catalin Lichioiu cut the lead to 2-1 at 52 minutes, scoring from a free kick and Paul Willis tied the game 2-2 for the home side at the 74^th minute mark.

Vukovic put Waterloo into a 3-2 lead when he beat Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar at 83 minutes and two minutes later Guillaume Surot scored his sixth of the season from the penalty spot following a hand ball to tie the game 3-3.

Vukovic completed his hat-trick at 94 minutes, scoring from the penalty spot to give Waterloo a 4-3 lead. The penalty was awarded when the striker was fouled inside the box.

Ryan McCurdy scored for Kingston just before the final whistle at 95 minutes, heading in off a corner kick past Waterloo goalkeeper Jeff Martins who took over from the injured Imad Hakura earlier in the second half.  A 4-4 final score.

It was looking like a scoreless tie between Brampton City Utd and Toronto Croatia at the Terry Fox Stadium until defender Sven Arapovic headed in to give Toronto Croatia a last gasp victory at 96 minutes.

The goal came from a free kick taken by  just outside the penalty box for Arapovic to beat Brampton goalkeeper Euloge Awitor Kodzo, a 1-0 victory for Toronto Croatia.

Striker Richard West scored the first of two goals at the 2-minute mark for York Region Shooters against the Astros at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, but the visitors tied the game 1-1  7 minutes later on a goal by Jose Goncalves De Sousa who found the net past York Region goalkeeper Emanuelle Ameltonis.

Richard West struck his second at 34 minutes and it was 2-1 in favour of York Region at the break.

Defender Ricky Herron put the Shooters into a 3-1 lead at 56 minutes and York Region Shooters’ forward Oswald Adu rounded the scoring to 4-1 at 75 minutes, which held to the final whistle.

Striker Mohammed Mohammed and midfielder Richard Wilson each scored two goals, with Gary Boughton and Ephrain Cirillo each with singles in the Niagara United 6-0 defeat of London City in the late game played at the Hellenic Centre ground in London.

There were four games in the CSL Second Division:

Milton FC 1, Niagara United FC B 1

Toronto Croatia B 2, Brampton City Utd B 1

Kingston FC B 2, SC Waterloo B 2

Winstars Shooters 3, York Region Shooters B 1

Serbian White Eagles B vs Burlington SC B  POSTPONED

Kingston FC may have to pull out all the stops to gain a victory at home this weekend as they sideline four players – Jean-Michel Paulin, Edgar Soglo, Fergus Neil and team captain Joe Zupo,  all injured and not be able to play.

 It’s already a tough game against SC Waterloo, the team that defeated the eastern Ontario team in the CSL Championship Final last November 3. Kingston lost their opener, 3-2 to York Region Shooters this season and were held to a 3-3 draw by North York Astros last weekend. They have one win, a 2-1 defeat of Niagara United on May 31. It’s a 1 pm kickoff at Queen’s West Field on Sunday.

 The Astros were full marks for the tie against Kingston, looking particularly strong during a second half rally to recover from a 3-1 deficit, so it’s going to be interesting to see how they fare against a tough York Region Shooters on their home ground at Maple. That game goes Sunday at 6.30 pm.

 One game is scheduled for Saturday when Serbian White Eagles host Burlington SC at Lamport Stadium and fans are reminded that Brampton City Utd play their home game at the Terry Fox Stadium in Chiguacousy Park, Brampton, a change from the original Victoria Park.

                                                                       FIRST DIVISION

 

Sat Jun 14     Lamport Stadium           7:00 pm           Serbian White Eagles vs Burlington SC

Sun Jun 15    Queen’s West Field        1:00 pm           Kingston FC vs SC Waterloo

Sun Jun 15    Terry Fox Stadium         5:30 pm         Brampton City Utd vs Toronto Croatia

Sun Jun 15    St. Joan of Arc                6:30 pm         York Reg. Shooters vs North York Astros

Sun Jun 15    Hellenic  Centre              8:30 pm         London City vs Niagara United

                                                                   SECOND DIVISION 

Sun Jun 15    Bishop Reding HS      12.00 pm    Milton FC  vs Niagara United FC  B

Sun Jun 15    Terry Fox Stadium     3.00 pm      Brampton City Utd. B  vs  Toronto Croatia B

Sun Jun 15    Queen’s Field West     3.15 pm      Kingston FC  B  vs SC Waterloo B

Sun Jun 15     Eglinton Flats              4.00 pm     Serbian White Eagles B vs Burlington SC  B

Sun Jun 15     St. Joan of Arc             4.00 pm     Winstars Shooters vs York Reg. Shooters B

 

 

It was a well-played attractive encounter that could have gone either way at Esther Shiner Stadium despite a 3-1 Kingston FC lead over the Astros in the second half.

Kingston striker Guillaume Surot opened the scoring at the 20th minute mark from a penalty awarded by referee Jorge Alfredo Oyague and midfielder Paul Willis made it 2-0 for the visitors 9 minutes later.

North York midfielder Jose Melo cut the lead to 2-1 at 38 minutes, the score at the break.

Kingston’s Calalin Lichioiu made it 3-1 at 49 minutes, to be followed by the first of two goals by the home side’s Jose Goncalves De Sousa. He struck at 52 minutes and following a number of attempts by North York to get on even terms, the North York midfielder scored his second at 72 minutes to tie the game 3-3. It was a picture goal which started on the right wing for a hard cross which De Sousa drove into the net from close range out of reach of Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar.

Kingston came close to winning the game in the late stages when Mademba Ba, who came into the game as a substitute midway through the second half, hit the crossbar at 86 minutes after taking a pass from Surot in a breakaway, and Ba then hit the post with a header two minutes later.

I was a close game at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple for the second win in as many games for York Region Shooters.

Following a scoreless first half, York Region forward Nathan Smith broke the deadlock with a goal at 81 minutes, beating Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic from 6 yards for a 1-0 score that held to the final whistle.

 

 

Brampton City Utd scored twice in the second half to defeat London City 3-2, while two other games played in the CSL First Division Saturday, Niagara United FC at home to Serbian White Eagles and Toronto Croatia vs. Waterloo, both ended in a 1-1 tie.

Following a scoreless first half at Kalar Park in Niagara Falls, Serbian White Eagles’ defender Andre Orlando collected a left wing cross to tap the ball in from close range past Niagara goalkeeper Matthew Greco. The opening goal came at 61 minutes.

Niagara forward Mohammed Mohammed tied the game nine minutes later, heading in to beat Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Stefan Avramovic and while Niagara pressed for a late winner, the game ended 1-1.

Toronto Croatia midfielder Anes Handunovic  opened the scoring for the home side at the Hershey Field in Mississauga, scoring at the 13^th minute mark following a free kick and saved by Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura before Handunovic drove the ball into the net. It was 1-0 at the break.

Waterloo midfielder Namanja Simeunovic beat Toronto Croatia goalkeeper Antonio Ilic with a drive into the bottom right corner to score the tying goal at 71 minutes and it was 1-1 at the final whistle.

Brampton forward Leaford Allen opened the scoring at nine minutes in the game with London City at the Hellenic Community Centre in London, a 1-0 score at the interval,  and Gent Miftari tied the game 1-1 at the 63^rd minute mark.

Olamilekan Jhon Fatoki put the visitors into the lead at 77 minutes and Brampton increased the lead to 3-1 two minutes later on a goal by defender Reisandri Fernandez Cervantes.

London’s Steve Knezavic cut the lead to 3-2 at 84 minutes, the final score in favour of Brampton.

There was one game in the CSL Second Division Friday night when Toronto Croatia B and SC Waterloo B played to a 2-2 draw.

 

The first goal of the new CSL season was struck by Burlington SC forward Danilo Richards, who found the net shortly after 7 pm on May 23, just 8 minutes after kickoff while playing for the club’s reserve team. Richards, 25, a Kitchener native, scored against Toronto Croatia B at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Burlington SC B went on to secure an opening season 2-1 away victory over last season’s Second Division title winner.

London City’s Marin Vucemilovic Grgic scored the first goal in the CSL First Division from the penalty spot to open the scoring against Niagara United FC at the 25th minute mark on May 25. Vucemilovic Grgic moved into the local spotlight in 2012 by winning the league’s MVP while playing for Toronto Croatia, the year the prolific midfielder won the league scoring title with 16 goals.

Tony De Thomasis, owner of York Region Shooters, president of De Thomas Financial, a leading company in the financial planning industry, is featured in the June issue of Money Sense Magazine, one of Canada’s popular and trusted publications in the financial planning and investment field.

Few will be aware that Joe Scanlon, president and co-owner of the CSL’s Kingston FC is also the Professor Emeritus and Director of the Emergency Communications Research Unit at Carlton University in Ottawa. As such, Joe, or Professor Scanlon if you prefer, gave a lecture to the Kingston Historical Society on May 21 about Kingston’s experience on the deadly Spanish Flu during the years 1918 – 20. Joe Scanlon and Kingston FC co-owner Lorne Abugov continue to enjoy a strong relationship with the Kingston community since establishing the professional team in that picturesque community two years ago.

London City took an early lead and went on to defeat North York Astros 2-1, while Burlington SC also scored a narrow 2-1 victory in defeating SC Waterloo, two games in the CSL First Division Sunday.

Midfielder Zvonko Bakula opened the scoring at the 4th minute mark for London City at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York when he picked up a loose ball to find the net past Astros’ goalkeeper Jason Moss from close range.

The visitors increased the lead to 2-0 when forward Aldin Kukic moved in in from the edge of the box to drive the ball into the net to the left of the goalkeeper, the goal coming at the 31st minute for a 2-0 score at the interval.

North York mounted a number of attacks on the London goal during the second half in an effort to get back into the game and the home side eventually scored at 82 minutes when midfielder Jose de Sousa drove the ball from 25 yards to catch the top left corner out of reach of London ‘keeper Vladimir Markotic. The Astros continued to press but failed to find an equalizer and the game ended 2-1, giving London City their first win of the new season.

Midfielder Adis Hasecic put the ball past Burlington SC goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic at the Sherwood ground in Burlington, he put the current CSL champions in the lead at the 25th minute mark for a 1-0 Waterloo lead at half-time.

Elvis Nesic tied the game 1-1 from the penalty spot at 65 minutes for Burlington and defender Nenad Nikolic struck the winner when he headed into the net past Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura at 85 minutes for a 2-1 final score It was Burlington’s second win of the season.

There were three games in the CSL Second Division Sunday, Milton FC defeated Winstars Shooters, 2-1, Toronto Croatia B were much the best in a 7-1 defeat of Serbian White Eagles B and Burlington SC B scored a 2-1 victory over SC Waterloo B.

Kingston FC defeated Niagara United FC 2-1 for their first win of the season and Toronto Croatia also opened their account with a 2-1 victory over Serbian White Eagles, two games in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday night.

Guillaume Surot struck twice in the home opener for Kingston at the Queen’s West Field, opening the scoring at the 29th minute mark. Mike Reilly equalized for Niagara United at 34 minutes for a 1-1 tie and Surot put the winning goal past Niagara goalkeeper Angelo Cavalluzzo from the penalty spot at 43 minutes, the score at half-time and at the final whistle.

Surot continues a hot scoring pace after leading the league with 28 goals in regular season play in 2013 and the French-born striker scored twice in the opening game 3-2 loss to York Region Shooters last Sunday.

Forward Sahjah Reid opened the scoring from the penalty spot for Serbian White Eagles at Lamport Stadium in downtown Toronto, driving the ball past Toronto Croatia goalkeeper Antonio Ilic at the 13th minute mark and the goal held up for a 1-0 score at the break.

Anes Handunovic drew level for Toronto Croatia, driving the ball past Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Stefan Avramovic to catch the top right corner at 72 minutes and Croatia’s Tihomir Maletic struck the winner on a rebound following a free kick headed against the crossbar at 77 minutes, 2-1 in favour of Toronto Croatia.

Reid was ejected by referee Josue Jalamillo at 83 minutes and Toronto Croatia were also reduced to 10 men when midfielder Peter Mingon was sent off at 90 minutes. A third player to be ejected, Thomas Patrick McLean of Serbian White Eagles was shown the red card in the same incident.

There was one game in the CSL Second Division Saturday with Kingston FC B defeating Niagara United FC B 4-1.

Kingston FC kickoff their home season Saturday following a narrow 3-2 defeat in the hands of York Region Shooters last weekend and judging by the ease with which Niagara United dismissed London City 4-1 on the same day, the eastern Ontario team, which won the CSL First Division last season, may just find it difficult to gain their first win of the new season.

The same goes for Toronto Croatia, which was surprised 2-0 at home by Burlington SC. They could be in for a tough game against their old rivals Serbian White Eagles back at Lamport Stadium in Toronto’s west-end where several clashes between these two teams were played just a few years ago and produced some of the best soccer seen in Toronto for some time.

There are ground changes and postponements in the upcoming weekend schedule, the First Division encounter between Burlington SC and SC Waterloo previously scheduled for Nelson Park has been relocated to Sherwood East, that’s an 8 pm kickoff , while the Brampton City Utd vs. York Region Shooters game has been postponed due to ground conditions. The Second Division game between Burlington SC B has also been relocated and the Brampton City Utd B vs York Region Shooters B game has also been postponed.
FIRST DIVISION

Sat May 31 Queen’s West Field 6:45 pm Kingston FC Niagara United
Sat May 31 Lamport Stadium 7.00 pm Serbian White Eagles vvsvs Toronto Croatia
Sun Jun 1 Esther Shiner 3:30 pm North York Astros London City
Sun Jun 1 Sherwood East 8.00 pm Burlington SC SC Waterloo

Sun Jun 1 Brampton City Utd York Region Shooters POSTPONED

SECOND DIVISION

Sat May 31 Queens West Field 4:30 pm Kingston FC B Niagara United B
Sun Jun 1 Bishop Reding HS 12.00 pm Milton SC Winstars Shooters
Sun Jun 1 Eglinton Flats 4.00 pm Serbian White Eagles B Toronto Croatia B
Sun Jun 1 Sherwood East 5.00 pm Burlington SC B SC Waterloo B

Sun Jun 1 Brampton City Utd B York Region Shooters B POSTPONED

Forward Leaford Allen struck an opening season hat-trick to lead Brampton City Utd to a 3-1 defeat of the current CSL champions SC Waterloo, while Serbian White Eagles opened their season with a 2-0 victory over North York Astros and York Region Shooters scored a 3-2 win over Kingston FC, three games in the Canadian Soccer League Sunday. Leaford found the net past Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura at 46 minutes at Warrior Field, Waterloo, for a 1-0 score at the break. Waterloo midfielder Kiril Dimitrov tied it 1-1 at 57 minutes and Leaford completed his hat-trick with goals at 66 minutes and 93 minutes just before the final whistle, a 3-1 final score. York Region Shooters midfielder Hector Mackie opened the scoring at 47 minutes at the St. Joan of Arc ground at Maple, just north of Toronto and Kingston forward and league-leading goalscorer last season, Guillaume Surot, tied the game from the penalty spot following a hand ball at 63 minutes. Mackie put the Shooters in front, 2-1, his second goal at 70 minutes and Adrian Pena increased the lead for the home side with a goal at 73 minutes. Surot reduced the lead to 3-2 with his second goal at the 80th minute mark and it was 3-2 at the final whistle.

“Kingston played well as they usually do, so it was good to get the result, especially in the home opener,” said York Region manager John Pacione following the final whistle. Serbian White Eagles opened the scoring at Esther Shiner Stadium at the 41st minute mark when forward Sahjah Reid collected a save from Astros’ goalkeeper Kevin Lumsden Pinto to drive the ball into the net and it was 1-0 at half-time. Reid scored a second goal when he centered the ball from the corner flag and Pinto failed to collect the ball which drop pped over the line at 61 minutes for a 2-0 the score at the final whistle.