RICHARD WEST HAT-TRICK GIVES YORK REGION IMPORTANT VICTORY…..Toronto Croatia wins, Brampton slips

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Striker Richard West struck a game-winning hat-trick for York Region Shooters in their 3-2 victory over Brampton City Utd, while Toronto Croatia scored an important 2-1 win over Windsor Stars, all when Kingston FC are idle but still on top of the CSL First Division Sunday. In two other games, SC Waterloo defeated Astros Vasas FC 4-1 and St. Catharines were full marks for a 2-1 away win over Burlington SC.
West opened the scoring for York Region Shooters at 19 minutes in the game at Victoria Park, driving the ball into the bottom right corner past Brampton goalkeeper Eugenio Garro.  Brampton tied the game 1-1 at 44 minutes, a goal by Stephen Mark Hall and the score held to the break.
West struck his second goal at 53 minutes for a 2-1 lead by the Shooters, but Brampton forward Milos Scepanovic made it 2-2 at 75 minutes – his 14th goal of the season.
West completed his hat-trick at 81 minutes, finding the net from 10 yards for the winning goal and an important three points for the visitors in their quest for the First Division title. The three goals lifts Richard West to 15 for the season and second in the goalscoring title race.
Jarek Whiteman opened the scoring for Toronto Croatia with a goal at Centennial Stadium at the 23rd minute mark for a 1-0 lead at half-time.
Windsor tied the score 1-1  at 55 minutes on a penalty kick taken by David Kadoic after referee Steve Depiero pointed to the spot following a hand ball infringement by Toronto Croatia’s Tihomir Maletic.
Maletic made amends with a picture winning goal at 58 minutes, a drive that caught the top of the net for a 2-1 Toronto Croatia victory.
Waterloo took a 1-0 lead against Astros Vasas at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York when referee Yusri Rudolf ordered a penalty kick for a foul in the box at 16 minutes and forward Drazen Vukovic scored from the spot, his 11th goal of the season.
Adis Hasecic made it 2-0 just on half-time and at 62 minutes Jose De Sousa of Astros Vasas cut the lead to 2-1 when he found the net past Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura.
Ranko Golijanin made it 3-1 for Waterloo at 85 minutes and Hasecic beat Astros goalkeeper Matthew George to score his second goal at 86 minutes, his 14 goal of the season, for a 4-1 final score.
Antonio Stranges opened the scoring for St. Catharines Wolves at 33 minutes when he found the net past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic at Nelson Stadium in Burlington and Stranges scored again at 43 minutes for a 2-0 lead at half time.
Burlington pressed to get back on terms in the second half and Predrag Papaz, signed recently from SC Waterloo, headed into the net at 50 minutes from a cross by defender Nikola Stanojevic. There were close calls late in the game, which ended 2-1 in favour of St. Catharines Wolves.
Kingston FC are still top of the CSL First Division with 40 points, York Regions Shooters and Toronto Croatia are tied with 37 points, Brampton fourth with 36 points.

ANDRE ORLANDO’S TWO GOALS SETS PACE FOR SERBIAN EAGLES VICTORY SATURDAY

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Serbian White Eagles kept their playoff hopes alive with a convincing 3-1 away victory over Niagara United at the Kalar Sports Park at Niagara Falls, the only game in the CSL First Division Saturday.
It was a come-from-behind second half defeat with forward Andre Orlando setting the pace with two goals to swing the game in favour of Serbian White Eagles.
Niagara forward Keith Makubuya opened the scoring for the home side at 32 minutes when he headed a cross from Andy Tiedt to find the net past Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Scott Cliff. It was 1-0 at the interval.
Orlando scored his first of two goals for the visitors at 60 minutes, heading in a right wing cross from Kiril Dimitrov and five minutes later the Toronto player made it 2-1 for Serbian White Eagles by taking a cross from the right wing to drive the ball past Niagara goalkeeper Brad Gemmell. The goals were the first this season for Orlando.
Niagara fought to get on even terms, but Serbian Eagles’ captain Vitomar Jelic made sure of the victory by heading in a corner kick at 75 minutes for a 3-1 final score.
Serbian White Eagles improve to a 5-10-1 WLT record for 16 points in ninth position in the standings and continue to have an opportunity to clinch a playoff spot as one of the top eight in the table at the end of the regular season.
Niagara United are at 2-13-3 for nine points.
There were two games in the CSL Second Division Saturday with Niagara United B and Serbian white Eagles B playing to a 4-4 draw and St. Catharines Wolves B defeated Toronto Croatia B 3-2.
Remaining games this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Sep 8

VUCEMILOVIC-GRGIC HAT-TRICK A BIG WIN FOR LONDON CITY….defeat southwestern Ontario rivals 3-2

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Marin Vucemilovic Grgic, last year’s MVP in the Canadian Soccer League and leading goalscorer for London City this year, scored all three goals for his team to defeat southwestern Ontario rivals SC Waterloo Region 3-2 in a highly entertaining encounter at the Hellenic Centre ground in London Friday night.
The game was an important one for both teams in the upper half of the CSL First Division standings pulling all stops to secure one of the four remaining playoff berths. Four spots have already been clinched by Kingston, Brampton, York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia.
Forward Drazen Vukovic opened the scoring for Waterloo at the 37th minute mark for a 1-0 lead at the break.
Vucemilovic-Grgic tied the score 1-1 at 47 minutes and put London City into a 2-1 lead nine minutes later
Vukovic made it 2-2 when he found the net past London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic at the 72nd minute mark – his 10th goal of the season –  but just 60 seconds later Vucemilovic-Grgic collected the ball from a breakaway to drive the winner into the net to the left of Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura, a 3-2 London lead.
The goal proved to be the game winner after Waterloo failed to score while pressing for an equalizer and it completed the hat-trick for Vucemilovic-Grgic and lifted the Split, Croatia native’s goals to 14 on the season.
The win improves London City’s record to 7-10-3WLT for 24 points and tied for 6th position in the standings, while SC Waterloo now have a 6-6-4 record for 22 points in 7th position.
Remaining games this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Sep 7 Kalar Sports Park 7 PM Niagara United vs Serbian White Eagles 
(Ref: Justin Tasev, Assist:Victor Abou-Assaleh, Colman O’Meara 4th Hassane Rifai)
Sun, Sep 8 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs SC Waterloo
(Ref: Yusri Rudolf, Assist: Brian Butler, David Di Pasquale 4th Jeff Fearnall) 
Sun, Sep 8 Nelson Stadium 5 PM Burlington SC vs St. Catharines Wolves
(Ref:Ljubisa Vrljes, Assist: Benjamin Jacobs, Scott Milliquet 4th Scott Decker) 
Sun, Sep 8 Victoria Park 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs York Region Shooters 
(Ref: Pierre Acouri, Assist: Dan Popescu, Timothy Wong 4th Sean Hornsby)
Sun, Sep 8 Centennial Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Windsor Stars
(Ref: Steve Depiero, Assist: Gianni Facchini, Peter Pendli 4th Ramee Arbaji) 
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Sep 7 Kalar Sports Park 4 PM Niagara United B vs Serbian White Eagles B 
Sat, Sep 7 Hershey Field 5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs St. Catharines Wolves B 
Sun, Sep 8 Victoria Park 3 PM Brampton City Utd B vs York Region Shooters B

KINGSTON OFF THIS WEEKEND – BUT WILL REMAIN ON TOP…..the weekend games

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Three of the top four teams bidding for the CSL First Division title will see action this weekend with the Brampton City Utd vs York Region Shooters clash likely to attract a lot of attention late Sunday afternoon.
Toronto Croatia is at Centennial Stadium that night as they take on an improved Windsor Stars, but whatever the outcome of either game, Kingston FC will continue to lead at the top while they take time off to play a friendly against Montreal Impact Academy, also on Sunday. The eastern Ontario side has a four-point lead over Brampton and six points over York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia.
Only the top four have clinched playoff berths leaving four spots up for grabs,

MOHAMMED STRIKES TWICE FOR ST. CATHARINES VICTORY WEDNESDAY

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Forward Mohammed Mohammed, recently signed from Burlington SC, struck twice to lead St. Catharines Wolves to a 2-1 victory over Serbian White Eagles, the only game in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday.
Mohammed opened the scoring for the home side when he took possession to catch the  net past Serbian Eagles’ goalkeeper Scott Cliff at the 13th minute mark, but a few minutes later Sahjah Reid tied the score 1-1 for Serbian Eagles. Reid dispossessed the opposition to drive the ball from 20 yards past St. Catharines goalkeeper Matthew Greco. 
 Mohammed’s second goal, which turned out to be the winner, was similar to his first when he drove the ball from close in just under the crossbar at 41 minutes. The goal was his sixth of the season and it was 2-1 for the Garden City side at the final whistle.
Serbian Eagles goalscorer Reid was issued a second caution by referee Marie-Soleil Beaudoin at 88 minutes and was ejected.
St. Catharines improve to a 5-11-0 WLT record for 15 points, while Serbian White Eagles continue to struggle with an uncharacteristic 4-10-1 record for 13 points. Both clubs can still make the playoffs.

ASTROS VASAS UPSETS BRAMPTON 2-1 SUNDAY ….lightning forces cancellation Waterloo vs York Region

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Astros Vasas FC upset Brampton City Utd with a well-deserved 2-1 away victory, while a second game scheduled in the CSL First Division Sunday, SC Waterloo vs York Region Shooters, was called off shortly before kickoff time due to lightning.

 Brampton City Utd pressed early to keep up their strong bid for the CSL First Division title, but it was Astros Vasas that struck first with a goal by recently acquired midfielder Erik Luptak at 37 minutes when he picked up the ball outside the 6-yard line to drive into the net to the right of Brampton goalkeeper Camilo Benzi. The goal held up for a 1-0 score at the interval.

Brampton midfielder Thomas McLean equalized at the 64th minute mark with a drive from just outside of the penalty box that left Astros Vasas goalkeeper Matt George with little chance when it hit the top right corner of the net.

Brampton lost defender Mirko Medic at 83 minutes, he was sent off  after receiving a second caution from referee Steve Depiero and two minutes later Jose Melo struck the winner for visitors when he beat Benzi from five yards for a 2-1 Astros Vasas victory.

Brampton’s Thomas McLean was also shown the red card just before the final whistle.

It was the fifth victory for Astros Vasas and the win improved their chance of a playoff spot as they moved into eighth  position in the standings with a 5-10-2 WLT for 17 points, while the defeat was a set-back for Brampton despite their impressive 12-4-0 record in second place in the standings, and the defeat is the first since July 28.

One other First Division game scheduled for Sunday, the SC Waterloo vs York Region Shooters clash, was called off by referee Scott Decker due to persistent lightning in the area – the game will be rescheduled – and there was one Second Division match Sunday when St. Catharines Wolves B defeated Toronto Croatia B by a score of 4-1.

LATE GOALS GIVE WINDSOR STARS VICTORY SATURDAY

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A last minute winner by David Kadoic gave Windsor Stars a 3-2 victory over Niagara United and a much improved chance of a playoff berth in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League First Division Saturday.

It was Kadoic’s second goal of the match and his fifth of the season and the goals came late when Niagara were leading 2-1 in a game played at a newly constructed soccer complex at Harrow in southwestern Ontario, billed as the feature event in an international tournament and annual Harrow Fair.

Midfielder Ciprian Codea opened the scoring for Windsor Stars at the 22nd minute, he found the net past Niagara goalkeeper Brad Gemmell for a 1-0 lead at the break.

Kevin Lake tied the game 1-1 for Niagara United at 49 minutes and Keith Makubuya put the visiting Niagara side 2-1 up when he found the net past Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli at the 67th minute mark.

Kadoic scored from the penalty spot for his first goal, a penalty called by referee Lucian Burlacu following a foul in the box at 76 minutes for a 2-2 tie, and the Windsor midfielder struck the winner with a well-placed drive from 15 yards that caught the left side of the net, the goal coming at the 90th minute mark.

“We will take the three points, but it wasn’t one of our better efforts,” said Windsor head coach Steve Vagnini following the final whistle.

The three points now means a total of 24 on the season for Windsor Stars, from a 7-6-3 WLT record for fifth place in the standings, while Niagara United are at 2-12-3 for nine points.

SECOND DIVISION GAMES – SATURDAY
SC Waterloo B 0, Niagara United B 0
London City B 4, Kingston FC B 4
Serbian White Eagles B vs York Region Shooters B POSTPONED – GROUND CONDITIONS

Remaining games this weekend:

Sun, Sep 1  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs  Astros Vasas FC
(Ref: Steve Depiero, Assist: Fabrizio Stasolla, Michael Bradley, 4th Michael Stenbring) 
Sun, Sep 1  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs  York Region Shooters
(Ref:  Scott Decker, Assist: Peter Pendli, Jessica Patton, 4th Manuel Orellana)

SECOND DIVISION
Sun, Sep 1  Club Roma  6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Toronto Croatia B

KINGSTON, BRAMPTON RELENTLESS WITH VICTORIES FRIDAY NIGHT…….Surot running away with scoring title

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Kingston FC and Brampton City Utd both continued their relentless pursuit of the CSL First Division title with away victories Friday night – Kingston defeated London City 3-1, while Brampton gained a 2-0 win over Serbian White Eagles.

Kingston’s prolific striker, French-born Guillaume Surot attracted attention yet again with two goals to keep up his runaway scoring which now totals 23 for the season so far, that’s a 10-goal margin over second place in the race for the First Division scoring title.

Surot struck at 6 minutes and 70 minutes at the Hellenic Stadium in London, and the two-goal Kingston lead was increased to 3-0 when midfielder Jason Massie found the net past London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic at the 73rd minute mark.

Marin Vucemilovic Grgic then scored for London City, he took a free kick from Nenad Begovic to find the net past Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar at 83 minutes for a 3-1 Kingston lead which held until the final whistle. The goal was number 11 this season for Vucemilovic Grgic.

Kingston improved to a 13-3-1 WLT record for 40 points, four points ahead of Brampton City Utd now in second place and followed by York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia each with 34.

London have a 6-10-3 record for 21 points and are tied for seventh place in the standings.

Midfielder David Velastagui opened the scoring for Brampton City Utd over Serbian White Eagles at Centennial Stadium, he collected a cross from Stephen Hall for a 1-0 lead at 20 minutes and Adrian Tismenar made it 2-0 from a well-placed free kick outside the penalty box 17 minutes later.

It was 2-0 at half-time and at the final whistle.

The win gave Brampton a playoff berth and with 12 wins from 15 games moved the Toronto area team into second position in the standings with a 12-3-0 record for 36 points with games in hand over their close rivals at the top.

Serbian White Eagles now have a 4-9-1 record for 13 points.

Remaining games this weekend:

Sat, Aug 31  Harrow Soccer Complex 6 PM Windsor Stars vs Niagara United
(Ref: Lucian Burlacu, Assist: John Dutot, Mike Busuttil, 4th Joe Barile)
Sun, Sep 1  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs  Astros Vasas FC
(Ref: Steve Depiero, Assist: Fabrizio Stasolla, Michael Bradley, 4th Michael Stenbring) 
Sun, Sep 1  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs  York Region Shooters
(Ref:  Scott Decker, Assist: Peter Pendli, Jessica Patton, 4th Manuel Orellana)

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Aug 31  Portuguese/Oriental 11 AM SC Waterloo B vs Niagara United B
Sat, Aug 31  Hellenic Centre  5:30 PM London City B vs  Kingston FC B
Sat, Aug 31  Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs York Region Shooters B
Sun, Sep 1  Club Roma  6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Toronto Croatia B

UPCOMING PLAYOFFS, LEAGUE TITLE GETTING ATTENTION……Windsor Stars, Niagara, take pro soccer to Harrow

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Three teams – Kingston FC, York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia – have clinched playoff berths and Brampton City Utd will almost certainly be number four this coming holiday weekend or shortly afterwards, leaving four spots to be filled by the eight remaining clubs.

But the race for the First Division title involving these four clubs will take longer to decide, particularly  because in the last week of the regular season Toronto Croatia has games against the York Region Shooters and Brampton City Utd and Kingston FC will travel to Maple for a last gasp clash with the Shooters.

The playoffs, for the CSL Championship, will be 1 vs 8 from the final league standings, 2 v 7, 3 v 6 and 4 v 5 with the top four clubs having home advantage.

Windsor Stars have taken their home game with Niagara United on Saturday to Harrow, a community in Essex County which credits Hiram Walker and the Canadian Club whisky for putting the community on the map. Hiram Walker built the railway leading to Harrow 100 years ago and the distillery operated until 2009.

The Windsor Stars vs Niagara United CSL league game introduces pro soccer to the community for the first time.  The game will be played in a recently built soccer complex and is the headline feature in the Harrow International Soccer Tournament and Harrow Fair. About 2,000 fans are expected to be in attendance.

The weekend games:

FIRST DIVISION
Fri, Aug 30  Hellenic Centre 8:30 PM London City vs Kingston FC
(Ref: Arthur Korbiel, Assist: Scott Decker, Alex Themistocleous, 4th Jozsef Jr Horvath)
Fri, Aug 30  Centennial Stadium 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref: Manuel Orellana, Assist:  Michael Bradley, Armando Pereira, 4th Benjamin Jacobs)
Sat, Aug 31  Harrow Soccer Complex 6 PM Windsor Stars vs Niagara United
(Ref: Lucian Burlacu, Assist: John Dutot, Mike Busuttil, 4th Joe Barile)
Sun, Sep 1  Victoria Park  5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs  Astros Vasas FC
(Ref: Steve Depiero, Assist: Fabrizio Stasolla, Michael Bradley, 4th Michael Stenbring) 
Sun, Sep 1  Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs  York Region Shooters
(Ref:  Scott Decker, Assist: Peter Pendli, Jessica Patton, 4th Manuel Orellana)

SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Aug 31  Portuguese/Oriental 11 AM SC Waterloo B vs Niagara United B
Sat, Aug 31  Hellenic Centre  5:30 PM London City B vs  Kingston FC B
Sat, Aug 31  Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs York Region Shooters B
Sun, Sep 1  Club Roma  6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Toronto Croatia B

SUROT SCORES FOUR IN KINGSTON’S 6-0 ROUT….top teams Shooters, Brampton also win

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<![CDATA[Kingston FC striker Guillaume Surot led his team with four goals to a 6-0 rout of Astros Vasas FC and sole possession of first place in the CSL First Division, while in two other games played Sunday, the top teams continued to keep pace – a York Region Shooters 3-0 victory over London City and a Brampton City Utd 3-1 win over Burlington SC.

TORONTO CROATIA VICTORY …..Keran scores late winner

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<![CDATA[It was almost the last kick of the match when Toronto Croatia defender Josip Keran took a free kick against Niagara United from 25 yards, the Niagara United wall did its job, but the rebound came back to Keran who then drove the ball into the net for the winning goal, a 2-1 victory in the only game played in the CSL Saturday night.

Toronto Croatia opened the scoring in the close contest at the Kalar Sports Park in Niagara Falls when Sven Arapovic headed in a corner kick at the 31st minute mark for a 1-0 lead at the break.

Arapovic, a defender, was on the receiving end of a red card from referee Jeff Fearnall at 55 minutes when he prevented a goalscoring opportunity by bringing down Niagara’s Andy Tiedt in the box. Tiedt took the penalty and found the net past Toronto Croatia goalkeeper Sergio Moralo for a 1-1 score.

Niagara was also reduced to 10 men when John Grabowski received a second caution at 66 minutes and the game went to 93 minutes and almost a tie until Keran found the net with just seconds remaining, a 2-1 score in favour of the visitors. It was Keran’s sixth goal of the season.

Toronto Croatia now have a 10-2-4 WLT record for 34 points, which is tied with Kingston FC for top position in the standings, and Niagara United are at 2-11-3 for nine points.

In one Second Division match played Saturday, Toronto Croatia B defeated Niagara United B 5-2, and there was one postponement when the Serbian White Eagles vs Kingston FC was rescheduled to be played September 28.

Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Aug 25

JELIC’S LATE WINNER GIVES SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES VICTORY

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<![CDATA[A goal by Serbian White Eagles defender Vitomar Jelic at 92 minutes broke the 1-1 tie to give his team the three points against London City at Centennial Stadium Friday night, to lift the Toronto-based team into 10th position in the standings with an opportunity to bid for a playoff spot. It was the only game in the CSL Friday.

Jelic was just five yards from London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic when he collected a pass from midfielder Daniel Chamele to tap the ball into the net following some good play by Kiril Dimitrov.

It was Dimitrov who opened the scoring in a game played mostly in the midfield during the first half and became end to end following the break. The midfielder struck at 38 minutes after taking a low cross from Nikola Miodrag to place the ball in the middle of the net. It was 1-0 at the interval.

London City forward Aldin Kukic tied the game 1-1 at 50 minutes, he collected cross from Nened Bergovic to chip the ball from the edge of the box just under the bar out of reach of Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Scott Cliff.

The game was heading into a 1-1 draw before Jelic scored the winner in added time for a 2-1 final score.
Remaining games this weekend:

FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Aug 24

TOP FOUR STEP UP THE ACTION……the weekend games

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<![CDATA[The four leading teams now favoured to win the CSL First Division, Kingston FC, York Region Shooters, Toronto Croatia and Brampton City Utd, all see action this coming weekend to continue a struggle for a title bid that has been a highlight of the season throughout.

Kingston FC have held the top spot most of the time and any change in that order as generally been a temporary one. The team from eastern Ontario is going into the weekend on top again, and with a substantial three-point lead.

While Brampton trail their three rivals, they also have games in hand over all three, an advantage that will come in handy as the regular season moves closer to the end and intensifies.

Kingston FC are inviting coaches from all sports to attend their home game on Sunday and they will be admitted free of charge. Anyone accompanying a coach will receive entry to the interesting clash with Astros Vasas FC, at half-price.

One Second Division game – Serbian White Eagles B vs. Kingston FC B, scheduled for this coming Saturday at Eglinton Flats in Toronto, has been postponed until September 28.

Rogers TV have listed the tape-delayed Toronto Croatia vs SC Waterloo First Division game played on August 18 to be shown this coming Sunday, August 25 at 6 pm. Please check listings in your area of Ontario.

The weekend games:

FIRST DIVISION
Fri, Aug 23

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