SHOOTERS EXTEND WINNING STREAK TO JOIN KINGSTON ON TOP…….Sunday’s games in the First Division
York Region Shooters extended their winning streak to six games going back to June 8 with Sunday’s 3-0 victory at the Nelson Stadium at Burlington, and the team from just north of Toronto was rewarded with a tie for top spot with Kingston FC in the CSL First Division. In two other games played Sunday, Brampton City Utd defeated Niagara United 3-0, while Windsor Stars and SC Waterloo fought to a 2-2 tie.
Midfielder Ali Hamam got the ball rolling for York Region with a goal at 36 minutes and it was 1-0 at half-time.
Desmond Humphrey struck the second goal when he put the ball into the net past Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic at 60 minutes and Richard West made it 3-0 for the visitors at 85 minutes, the score at the final whistle.
York Region has a 7-2-1 record at the top for 22 points at this half-way mark in the season and the team has the best goals against record, just eight goals conceded in 10 games.
Burlington are at 3-6-0 for 9 points.
Following a goalless, well played first half at the Terry Fox Stadium in Brampton, forward Marcos Nunes opened the scoring for Brampton City Utd at 51 minutes when he drove the ball inside the post and to the right of Niagara goalkeeper Jonathan Bruggeling. Nunes made it 2-0 at 84 minutes when he closed in with the ball to beat Bruggeling from close range.
Late in the game Brampton were controlling the play and at 90 minutes the home side went further ahead with a goal for the penalty spot at 90 minutes by striker Milos Scepanovic and the 3-0 score remained to the final whistle. Referee David Barrie called the penalty following a hand ball infringement by a Niagara United defender.
Brampton kept in touch in their bid for First Division honours as a result of the win, they now have an improved 7-2-0 WLT record for 21 points and tied for second position in the standings with Toronto Croatia.
Niagara United are at 1-7-3 for 6 points and occupy the bottom position.
A goal by Darragh Roe from close in at 85 minutes salvaged a tie for SC Waterloo in the game with Windsor Stars played at Windsor Stadium.
Forward Adis Hadesic opened the scoring for the visiting Waterloo side at 41 minutes, and that score held to the break.
Gino Beradi tied the game for Windsor at 74 minutes and this was followed just four minutes later when forward Mike Pio gave the border side a 2-1 lead. Roe struck the tying goal for Waterloo 7 minutes later, a 2-2 final score.
There were two games in the CSL Second Division Sunday. Brampton City Utd B scored a convincing 4-1 victory over Niagara United B and St. Catharines Wolves B tied 2-2 with York Region Shooters B.
KINGSTON STAY ON TOP WITH COME-FROM-BEHIND TIE………Toronto Croatia recover from 3-0 deficit
Kingston FC came from behind twice to salvage a point with a 2-2 tie against Windsor Stars and Toronto Croatia were trailing Astros Vasas FC 3-0 before playing to a 3-3 draw, two games in the CSL Saturday night.
Midfielder Erik Cirovski opened the scoring for the home side at Windsor Stadium, he beat the visiting goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar from 6 yards, but Kingston defender Joseph Zupo leveled the score 1-1 at 31 minutes, the score at the break.
David Kadoic put Windsor into a 2-1 lead at the 60th minute mark, but forward Guilliame Surot tied the game 2-2 for the visitors on a penalty kick at 79 minutes, referee Allison Enright calling the penalty following a Windsor foul during a collision in the box. Surot now leads the First Division scoring at this half-way point in the campaign with 15 goals.
Kingston stay on top of the CSL First Division as a result of the tie, they now have a 7-3-1WLT record for 22 points, while Windsor are at 3-3-2 for 11 points.
Astros Vasas were full marks for a 3-0 lead over the current CSL champions Toronto Croatia at Lamport Stadium in downtown Toronto, and it started with a goal by forward Tristan Watson at the 18th minute mark and Astros Vasas made it 2-0 on a goal 9 minutes later by midfielder Karoly Csak.
Watson scored his second goal at 39 minutes for a 3-0 Astros Vasas lead until just before half-time when Sven Aropovic beat Laszlo Barna in the Astros goal from the penalty spot, called by referee Armando Pereira for a hand ball in the box by Toronto Croatia’s Kurt Ramsey.
Watson was ejected by referee Pereira at 70 minutes after being given a second caution.
Toronto Croatia’s Roberto Galle then scored twice for a 3-3 tie to maintain the Croatia’s unbeaten record, The midfielder struck at 59 minutes for a 3-2 score and again late in the second half when his first shot was saved by Barna, but Galle picked up the rebound to find the net and it was 3-3 at the final whistle.
Toronto Croatia are second in the CSL standings with their unbeaten 6-0-3 for 21 points, while Astros Vasas continue a recovery following an early season struggle, they are at 2-7-2 for 8 points.
There were two games in the CSL Second Division Saturday:
London City B 1, SC Waterloo B 0
Toronto Croatia B 4, Serbian White Eagles B 1
BRAMPTON vs NIAGARA SURROUNDED BY WEEKEND MULTICULTURAL FESTIVITIES…….Closing of Centennial Stadium disrupts two games
There will be no games at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke this coming weekend following damage to the field surface caused by flooding during the storm of last Monday. This means a postponement of the Serbian White Eagles vs Toronto Croatia clash set for Friday night and will now be re-scheduled for a later date.
The Toronto Croatia vs. Astros Vasas FC game due to be played at Centennial Stadium on Sunday, has been rescheduled and will now be played at Lamport Stadium on Saturday.
Not far from Centennial Stadium there are festivities in Brampton this weekend where Carabram is all the rage. It’s Brampton’s Multicultural Festival and Brampton City Utd are part of the celebrations with their home game against Niagara United at the Terry Fox Stadium in Chinguacousy Park on Sunday.
Brampton has announced free admission as part of the festivities while they bid to still be a serious contender for the CSL First Division title. Sunday’s game will kickoff at 5.30 pm and will be preceded by a CSL Second
Division encounter between the reserve teams of these two clubs at 3pm.
It’s the half-way point of the 2013 season and Kingston FC have demonstrated they are a serious contender for top honours this year. The eastern Ontario side
goes into this weekend with seven wins from their 10 games played and head coach Colm Muldoon vows to keep the momentum going. Speaking of Windsor Stars, Sunday’s opposition, Muldoon referred to Kingston’s 2-1 victory over the border side on June 9, saying in a club press release this week:
“They gave us a tight game, ended up 2-1 but we came through with our fitness and drive – should’ve scored more goals,” he said. “But they fought hard, and rumour has it they’ve improved since.”
There is one televised game this weekend with the showing on tape of the Serbian White Eagles vs Astros Vasas FC game of July 7. The game will be aired on Rogers TV on Sunday, July 14 at 8 pm. Check local schedule for time in your area.
The weekend games:
FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Jul 13 Windsor Stadium 7 PM Windsor Stars vs Kingston FC
(Ref. Allison Enright, Assist. Brian Butler, Sharon Welsby, 4th Alexis Vaughan)
Sat, Jul 13 Lamport Stadium 8 PM Toronto Croatia vs Astros Vasas FC
(Ref. Armando Pereira, Assist Gianni Fanchinni, Jessica Patton)
Sun, Jul 14 Terry Fox (Ching Park) 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd vs Niagara United
(Ref. David Barrie, Assist. Miryam Jabali, Scott Decker, 4th Michael Bradley)
Sun, Jul 14 Windsor Stadium 7 PM Windsor Stars vs SC Waterloo
(Ref. Arthur Korbiel , Assist. Matt McCready, John Dutot, 4th Lucian Burlacu)
Sun, Jul 14 Nelson Stadium 8 PM Burlington SC vs York Region Shooters
(Ref. Justin Tasev, Assist. Benjamin Jacobs, Zac Taylor, 4th Manuel Orellana)
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Jul 13 Hershey Field 5 PM Toronto Croatia B vs Serbian White Eagles B
Sat, Jul 13 Hellenic Com Centre 5:30 PM London City B vs SC Waterloo B
Sun, Jul 14 Te
LONDON CITY DEFEAT ST. CATHARINES WEDNESDAY….Centennial Stadium closed causing changes to weekend schedule
A victory by London City over St. Catharines Wolves at Club Roma in St. Catharines, the only game in the CSL Wednesday, was enough to move the southwestern Ontario team into the upper half of the CSL First Division.
London midfielder Gent Miftari opened the scoring for the visitors at the 14th minute with a drive from the right of the Catharines goal inside the left post for a 1-0 lead at the interval.
The prolific Marin Vucemilovic Grgic scored a second goal for London City at 64 minutes, his sixth of the season, a strike from the left of the goal inside the box, entering the right corner of the net.
St. Catharines scored at 84 minutes with a goal by forward Christian Carvajal who collected a pass from Brett Larocque to reduce the lead, but while both sides had scoring opportunities the game ended 2-1 in favour of London City.
London improved to a 3-5-3 WLT record for 12 points and elevated to 6th in the standings, while St. Catharines have a 2-5-0 for 6 points record, currently 11th in the table.
CENTENNIAL STADIUM COSED
Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke has been closed for a period of time up to four weeks following serious flooding of the playing surface on Monday.
The Serbian White Eagles vs Toronto Croatia game scheduled for this coming Friday, July 12 at Centennial Stadium has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.
The Toronto Croatia vs Astros Vasas FC game to be played this coming Sunday July 14 at Centennial Stadium has been rescheduled to be played at Lamport Stadium, Toronto on Saturday, July 13 at 8 pm.
TORONTO CROATIA WINS A SQUEAKER AT KINGSTON SATURDAY….St. Catharines defeat Niagara United
Toronto Croatia gained an important 1-0 victory over league-leading Kingston FC to remain unbeaten and nudge closer to the top of the CSL First Division, while St. Catharines Wolves picked up their second win of the season, a 2-0 defeat of Niagara United, two games in the CSL First Division Saturday.
Following a scoreless first half at the Queen’s West Field in Kingston, Toronto Croatia striker Tihomir Maletic struck the only goal at the 60th minute mark, a low drive past Kingston goalkeeper Jaroslav Tesar. The goal came following a close-call by Maletic four minutes earlier that was saved by Tesar who pushed the ball on to the crossbar for the save.
Kingston forward Guillaume Surot came close to equalizing late in the second half, but the 1-0 score held to the final whistle.
Two goals by St. Catharines Wolves forward Brett Laroque gave his side their first win since May 24 in the game with Niagara United at Kalar Park in Niagara Falls, the first goal coming at 42 minutes when Laroque beat Niagara goalkeeper John De Luca following a breakaway and it was 1-0 at the interval.
Laroque struck his second goal at 71 minutes for a 2-0 St. Catharines lead, the score at the final whistle.
Games in the CSL Second Division played Saturday:
Niagara United B 5, St. Catharines Wolves B 5
SC Waterloo B 1, Serbian White Eagles B 0
Toronto Croatia B 3, Kingston FC B 0
Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sun. Jul 7 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Serbian White Eagles
(Ref. Justin Tasev, Assist. Niquita Amirkhanian, Alex Hearn, Jeff Fearnall)
Sun. Jul 7 Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref. Alexis Vaughan, Assist. David Di Pasquale, Scott Milliquet, 4th. Zac Taylor)
Sun. Jul 7 Nelson Stadium 7 PM Burlington SC vs London City
(Ref. Yusri Rudolf, Assist.Gianni Facchini, Matthew Mendonca, 4th. Colman O’Meara)
Sun. Jul 7 St. Joan of Arc 7:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Windsor Stars
(Ref. Manuel Orellana, Assist. Peter Pendli, Manny Alex Orellana, 4th Ramee Arbaji)
YORK REGION MAKE IT FOUR STRAIGHT TO DEFEAT SERBIAN EAGLES….Windsor, London also score victories Friday
York Region Shooters gained their fourth successive victory with a 2-1 defeat of Serbian White Eagles, Windsor Stars defeated Burlington SC 3-0 and London City scored their second win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Astros Vasas FC, three games in the CSL Friday night.
Striker Richard West opened the scoring at 22 minutes for York Region Shooters at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, he collected a through ball inside the box on a breakaway to drive the ball past Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Stephan Avramovic. It was West’s 8th goal of the season.
Ramon Bailey tied the game for the home side from the penalty spot at 40 minutes following a foul inside the box against Serbian Eagles midfielder Daniel Chamale, called by referee Jeff Fearnall. It was 1-1 at the interval.
Matthew Rios struck the winner for York Region at 47 minutes, a volley that beat Avramovic from the edge of the box, and the score was 2-1 at the final whistle.
Forward Stephen Ademolu, opened the scoring with pace for Windsor Stars in the game against Burlington SC at Windsor Stadium, the goal coming at 20 minutes from a breakaway. After showing his good speed Ademolu drove the ball into the net from the edge of the box and the 1-0 score held up until half-time.
Michael Pio made it 2-0, he took a cross from the left wing to beat Burlington goalkeeper Vladimir Vujasinovic, and midfielder Ciprian Codea struck the third goal for the home side in added time to give Windsor Stars a 3-0 decisive victory.
A goal in each half was enough for London City to defeat Astros Vasas FC at the Hellenic Community ground in London, with the first goal scored by forward Branislav Vukomanovic at the 30 minute mark and it was 2-0 at 80 minutes when Aldin Kukic found the net past Astros Vasas goalkeeper Laszlo Barna
London midfielder Marin Vucemilovic Grgic was prominent throughout, while Joey Melo played a strong game in defeat for the visitors.
Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sat. Jul 6 Queen’s West Field 5 PM Kingston FC vs Toronto Croatia
(Ref. Pierre Acouri, Assist. Dan Popescu, Vlaimir Makarov, 4th. Michael Stenbring)
Sat. Jul 6 Kalar Sports Park 7 PM Niagara United vs St. Catharines Wolves
(Ref. Hassane Rifai, Assist. Matthew Mendonca, Joseph D’Onofrio, 4th Sahab Jamshidi)
Sun. Jul 7 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Serbian White Eagles
(Ref. Justin Tasev, Assist. Niquita Amirkhanian, Alex Hearn, Jeff Fearnall)
Sun. Jul 7 Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref. Alexis Vaughan, Assist. David Di Pasquale, Scott Milliquet, 4th. Zac Taylor)
Sun. Jul 7 Nelson Stadium 7 PM Burlington SC vs London City
(Ref. Yusri Rudolf, Assist.Gianni Facchini, Matthew Mendonca, 4th. Colman O’Meara)
Sun. Jul 7 St. Joan of Arc 7:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Windsor Stars
(Ref. Manuel Orellana, Assist. Peter Pendli, Manny Alex Orellana, 4th Ramee Arbaji)
SECOND DIVISION
Sat. Jul 6 Kalar Sports Park
UNBEATEN TORONTO CROATIA SEEKS COVETED TOP SPOT…….all the weekend games
Toronto Croatia are anxious to move into a more familiar top spot in the CSL First Division and Saturday’s clash with Kingston FC will provide the opportunity to be closer to that coveted position the current champions have been waiting for.
The key, it would appear, will rest on the extent to which the Toronto side can hold the prolific Kingston high scoring sharpshooters responsible for leading the league in goals so far this season. The most outstanding player to find the net more than anyone else in the league is French-born Guillaume Surot with 14 to his credit and proving to be a handful for an opposing defence throughout the 90 minutes. But he’s not alone, with midfielders Jason Massie and Catalin Lichioiu accounting for 10 goals between them – always at the ready to find the net if not setting up the ever-dangerous Surot.
While Toronto Croatia is the only unbeaten team in the CSL First Division, Kingston has an impressive 6-0-0 record at home, which makes Saturday’s match even more intriguing.
Brampton City Utd should not be overlooked and a sharing of the points by Kingston and Toronto Croatia on Saturday would be just fine for the GTA team which visits an improving SC Waterloo for an interesting contest on Sunday.
The weekend games with match officials:
FIRST DIVISION
Fri. Jul 5 Windsor Stadium 8 PM Windsor Stars vs Burlington SC
(Ref: Armado Pereira, Assist. Lucian Burlacu,Gabriel Burlacu, 4th Matt McCready)
Fri. Jul 5 Hellenic Com Field 8:30 PM London City vs Astros Vasas FC
(Ref David Barrie, Assist. Scott Milliquet, Michel Bradley, 4th Scott Decker)
Fri. Jul 5 Centennial Stadium 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs York Region Shooters
(Ref. Jeff Fearnall, Assist. Peter Pendli, Alex Hearn, 4th Alexis Vaughan )
Sat. Jul 6 Queen’s West Field 5 PM Kingston FC vsToronto Croatia
(Ref. Pierre Acouri, Assist. Dan Popescu, Vlaimir Makarov, 4th. Michael Stenbring)
Sat. Jul 6 Kalar Sports Park 7 PM Niagara United vs St. Catharines Wolves
(Ref. Hassane Rifai, Assist. Matthew Mendonca, Joseph D’Onofrio, 4th Sahab Jamshidi)
Sun. Jul 7 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM Astros Vasas FC vs Serbian White Eagles
(Ref. Justin Tasev, Assist. Niquita Amirkhanian, Alex Hearn, Jeff Fearnall)
Sun. Jul 7 Warrior Field 7 PM SC Waterloo vs Brampton City Utd
(Ref. Alexis Vaughan, Assist. David Di Pasquale, Scott Milliquet, 4th. Zac Taylor)
Sun. Jul 7 Nelson Stadium 7 PM Burlington SC vs London City
(Ref. Yusri Rudolf, Assist.Gianni Facchini, Matthew Mendonca, 4th. Colman O’Meara)
Sun. Jul 7 St. Joan of Arc 7:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Windsor Stars
(Ref. Manuel Orellana, Assist. Peter Pendli, Manny Alex Orellana, 4th Ramee Arbaji)
SECOND DIVISION
Sat. Jul 6 Kalar Sports Park 4 PM Niagara United B vs St. Catharines Wolves B
Sat. Jul 6 Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs SC Waterloo B
Sat. Jul 6 Queen’s West Field 7:15 PM Kingston FC B vs Toronto Croatia B
KINGSTON JUMP TO A 3-POINT LEAD….Toronto Croatia held to a tie at Windsor
Kingston FC jumped into a three-point lead at the top of the CSL First Division following another decisive victory, a 5-1 win over St. Catharines Wolves at the Queen’s West Field in Kingston Sunday, while Toronto Croatia faltered 2-2 against Windsor …
