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A first half goal by striker Jarek Whiteman was enough to give the visiting SC Toronto
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A first half goal by striker Jarek Whiteman was enough to give the visiting SC Toronto
Windsor Stars continued their relentless move up the standings with a 3-1 victory over SC Waterloo, Serbian White Eagles and
Midfielder Wade Allen opened the scoring for Windsor Stars at Windsor Stadium, he found the net past
Midfielder Keith Lough put the home side ahead 2-1 at 75 minutes and Stephen Ademolu made it 3-1 for
Windsor Stars have secured a playoff berth as a result of Friday’s victory, which lifted the border team into a tie for third place with their improved 11-5-4 WTL record for 37 points.
Midfielder Djordjije Strunjas equalized for Serbian White Eagles, he took a pass from Kirie Dimitrov find the net, a 1-1 score at the 49th minute mark.
Zoran Rajovic of Serbian White Eagles hit the post with a shot at 79 minutes, but found the net five minutes later to put the home side into a 2-1 lead.
TFC tied the score at 90 minutes, a goal by Mario Orestano – it was 2-2 at the final whistle.
Laudelino Jose De Sousa opened the scoring for Mississauga Eagles FC in their game with
Boban Stojanovic tied the game 1-1 for
Zvonko Bakula tied the game for
There was one game played in the CSL Second Division Thursday, it was
SC
Remaining games this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Sep 22 Invista Centre 7 PM Kingston FC vs SC Toronto
Sun, Sep 23 Claude Robillard 2 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs Brantford Galaxy
Sun, Sep 23 St. David 7 PM SC Waterloo vs
SECOND DIVISION
Sat. Sep 22 Downsview Park 3 PM TFC Academy II vs Serbian White Eagles B – (Rescheduled game)
Sat, Sep 22 Invista Centre 5 PM Kingston FC B vs SC Toronto B
Sun, Sep 23 Club Roma 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Mississauga Eagles FC B
With
While there are the probables and the possibles in a wide open contest, it is clear this upcoming weekend will probably be a time of elimination for some.
One Second Division game has been postponed – the TFC Academy II vs. Serbian White Eagles B encounter scheduled for Friday night at
FIRST DIVISION
Fri, Sep 21
Fri, Sep
Fri, Sep 21 Centennial Stadium 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs
Sat, Sep 22 Invista Centre 7 PM Kingston FC vs SC Toronto
Sun, Sep 23 Claude Robillard 2 PM
Sun, Sep 23 St. David Sec. School 7 PM SC Waterloo vs
SECOND DIVISION
Fri, Sep 21
Sat, Sep 22 Invista Centre 5 PM Kingston FC B vs SC Toronto B
Sun, Sep 23 Club Roma 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Mississauga Eagles FC B
The Canadian Soccer League has announced the venue for the 2012 CSL Championship Final, to take the form of a double-header attraction with the big game to be preceded by the championship match for the CSL Second Division.
The twin-bill will take place at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Saturday, October 27, with the Second Division championship at 12.30 pm to be followed by the CSL League Championship kickoff at 3 pm.
“We have received a lot of encouraging comments about the standard of play in our Second Division and we believe the Second Division title now deserves a higher profile than in the past,” explained CSL Administrator Pino Jazbec.
The CSL Second Division consists of reserve teams from 12 clubs playing in the league’s 16-team First Division.
The top eight teams in the standings in each of these divisions enter the playoffs, to consist of the quarterfinals, the semifinals and the final game.
The quarterfinals will begin October 12, the semifinals will start on October 19 and the two final games will be played on October 27.
The top four teams in each division will have the home game advantage that follows a format of the top team at home to the 8th team, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5.
Toronto Croatia won the 2011 CSL Championship, defeating Capital City of Ottawa 1-0 in the final, while Mississauga Eagles B are the current Second Division title holders having defeated Brampton City Utd B in the 2011 Second Division Final on penalty kicks following a 1-1 tie in regular play and overtime.
Further announcements will be made from time to time, including ticket prices for the Championship Day on October 27.
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Toronto Croatia romped by a score of 7-0 over St. Catharines Wolves to go seven points clear in the First Division standings in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday night.
Windsor Stars continued their good form with a 4-1 defeat of St. Catharines Wolves at Windsor Stadium, one of three games in the Canadian Soccer League Sunday. Serbian White Eagles defeated Brantford Galaxy by the same 4-1 score and York Region Shooters were held to a 1-1 tie by SC Waterloo.
Forward Michael Lapera opened the scoring with a goal for the border team at 30 minutes and Lepera scored a second to make it 2-0 seven minutes later, the score at half-time.
St. Catharines reduced the lead to 2-1 at the 55th minute mark with a goal by forward Carlo Arghittu who came on for the second half as a substitute, but Windsor extended their lead to 3-1, a goal by Keith Lough at the 60th minute mark. Arghittu missed a penalty for the visitors just two minutes earlier to scoring his goal, a save by Windsor ‘keeper Anthony Santilli.
Midfielder David Kadoic completed the scoring when he beat
Windsor are undefeated in seven straight games and have moved into a tie for fourth position in the standings with a 10-5-4 WLT record for 34 points, while St. Catharines Wolves have a 1-14-5 record for 8 points.
Richard West was again the centre of attention with a hat-trick that led Serbian White Eagles to their 4-1 victory over the Galaxy at Lions Park in Brantford, but it was Kirie Dimitrov who opened the scoring for Serbian White Eagles at just six minutes into the game when he drove a spectacular shot from 40 yards to put the ball just under the crossbar.
West made it 2-0 three minutes later when he headed in a cross from Zoran Rajovic, and Rojovic was instrumental in the third goal, also scored by West at the 20th minute mark, a 3-0 lead for Serbian Eagles at half-time.
Richard West again took a cross from Rajovic to find the net at the 53rd minute, a 4-0 lead in favour of the visitors, but the Galaxy scored a consolation goal at 67 minutes from a penalty awarded by referee Matt Arduni.
It’s a second hat-trick for Richard West after scoring three goals in the Serbian White Eagles 6-1 defeat of Niagara United on August 3, the Serbian Eagles forward now has 13 on the season.
Serbian White Eagles improve to 8-7-4 for 28 points in the standings, while Brantford Galaxy are still in a slump with a 8-10-1 record for 25 points.
York Region Shooters are third in the standings following the tie, they now have a 9-1-10 record for 37 points, while SC Waterloo are at 8-9-1 for 25 points.
There were two games in the CSL Second Division Sunday:
SC
Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare opened the scoring for
Mircea Ilcu increased the lead to 2-0 at 35 minutes and Zakaris Messoudi completed the scoring, a 3-0 final
Montreal Impact Academy are very much in contention for a playoff spot with an improved 9-3-5 WLT record for 32 points in fifth position and five games remaining in the regular campaign, while Niagara United have a 7-9-3 record for 24 points and involved in a 3-way tie for 11th position in the standings.
Midfielder Jordan Brooks opened the scoring for Kingston FC against North York Astros at the CaraCo Home Field at the Invista Centre in
The Astros pressed the
Kingston FC has a 3-15-1 record for 10 points, while North York Astros are at the foot of the table with a 2-17-1 record for 7 points.
There were two games in the CSL Second Division Saturday:
SECOND DIVISION
Niagara United B 1,
TFC Academy II 4,
Remaining games this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Sep 16 Lions Park 6 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Serbian White Eagles
Sun, Sep 16 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs SC Waterloo
Sun, Sep 16
SECOND DIVISION
Sun, Sep 16
Sun, Sep 16
SC Toronto secured a playoff berth with a 2-1 victory over Brampton City Utd in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night and two other games scheduled were postponed due to wet ground conditions at
Following a scoreless first half during which SC Toronto had most the play, midfielder Dane Roberts opened the scoring for the home side at Lamport Stadium in
Jonathan Osorio increased the lead for SC Toronto when his drive from 35 yards beat the
SC Toronto improve to 12-2-4 WLT for 40 points for second place in the standings and are assured of a playoff spot following the win. Brampton City Utd are at 7-8-4 for 25 points and tied for a seventh place in the standings with three other clubs.
Two additional games in the CSL First Division were postponed Friday, the first postponement came from
There is one game in the CSL Second Division cancelled, the Serbian White Eagles vs Kingston FC game, due to be played at Eglinton Flats Saturday evening, is off.
Remaining games this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Sep 15 Kalar 7 PM Niagara United vs
Sat, Sep 15 Invista Centre 7 PM Kingston FC vs North York Astros
Sun, Sep 16 Lions Park 6 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Serbian White Eagles
Sun, Sep 16 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs SC Waterloo
Sun, Sep 16
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Sep 15 Lions Park 4 PM Brantford Galaxy B vs TFC Academy II
Sat, Sep 15 Kalar 4 PM Niagara United B vs Brampton City Utd B
Sat, Sep 15 Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Kingston FC B CANCELLED
Sun, Sep 16
Sun, Sep 16
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London City has announced the postponement of
CBC REPORT ON MATCH FIXING IN THE CSL
The Canadian Soccer League was aware of accusations that a regular season league game of September 12, 2009 between the home side Trois-Rivieres Attak and Toronto Croatia played at Trois-Rivieres, Quebec and won 4-1 by Trois-Rivieres Attak, was tampered with in favour of certain betting interests in Europe.
The CSL investigated the matter and was not able to reach a conclusion that the allegations were true. FIFA was also aware of the accusations and we have yet to receive any information from them on this matter..
The CSL will study carefully all of the information reported in the match fixing story by CBC on September 11
The CSL has and will continue to co-operate with the CBC on this story and if necessary, whatever law enforcement or immediate governance federations that may be involved.
Match fixing in soccer is prevalent in many parts of the world and is a threat to the game.
The Canadian Soccer League continues its pledge to take the necessary steps to prevent any activity considered to be tampering with the outcome of any CSL matches in the future..
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Niagara United, led by forward Mohammed Mohammed with all three goals, scored a 3-1 victory over St. Catharines Wolves at Club Roma in St. Catharines, the only game in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday night.
Mohammed opened the scoring for Niagara United with a drive from just outside the box at the 6th minute mark and Scott McLennan equalized for St. Catharines Wolves at 19 minutes.
Mohammed made it 2-1 for Niagara at 33 minutes when he beat
Mohammed completed his hat-trick at 66 minutes after Perri failed to hold a shot and the
Mohammed Mohammed’s hat-trick comes following his two goals in the 4-0 Niagara United victory over
Niagara United improves to a 7-8-3 WLT record for 24 points and are part of a three-way tie for 11th position on the fringes of a playoff berth, while St. Catharines Wolves have a 1-13-5 record for 8 points.
The CSL cares about the Canadian national team and its progress in the World Cup. The CSL cares about
The CSL has remained staunchly Canadian, having declined entry requests by teams from
The CSL and other leagues in
Canadian leagues, including the CSL, appear to take a first position of trying to avoid a clash if an important national team game is scheduled and their first position may favour the cancellation of all games. Then reality takes over.
In the CSL, Friday night is the most popular time period for some clubs and there are only so many Fridays to accommodate their home games. Other leagues have similar congested schedule considerations.
A number of games in the CSL and other leagues were played on September 7 when
The CSL considered the impact of playing their three games would be minimal and would not compromise the league’s overall support to
The CSL league office was not requested by the clubs involved or any member club to postpone a game scheduled for September 7.
It’s a discretionary decision balancing many considerations and the CSL will review its position of September 7 and will continue to consider carefully all upcoming important national team games with a view to providing enthusiastic support including the cancellation of games if necessary, as long as there are sufficient benefits to the
Following a scoreless first half during which Toronto Croatia had most of the play against Brantford Galaxy at
Toronto Croatia increase their lead at the top of the First Division, they now have a 13-1-5 WLT record for 44 points, seven points clear of second place SC Toronto.
Midfielder Wandrille Lefevre scored the only goal from a free kick in the 1-0 victory for Montreal Impact Academy over Serbian White Eagles at the Claude Robillard Sports Complex in Montreal, the prolific Lefevre found the net with a low drive from 20 yards past Serbian Eagles goalkeeper Milos Durkovic, the goal coming at the 55th minute mark.
The game was physical and chippy from time to time and Serbian White Eagles midfielder Ramon Bailey was shown the red card at 43 minutes for serious foul play.
York Region Shooters now have a 9-1-9 record for 36 points in third position following the tie, while
A late second half hat-trick by SC Waterloo attacking midfielder Drazen Vukovic sealed the victory for the home side against North York Astros at the St. David SS ground in Waterloo, he found the net at the 84, 86 and 89 minutes for his 15th of the season.
It was Adis Hasecic who opened the scoring for the Waterloo Region side, he found the net a just six minutes into the game for a 1-0 lead at half-time. Mirza Colic increased the lead to 2-0 at 50 minutes and Nemanja Simeunovic made it 3-0 10 minutes later before Vukovic scored his hat-trick.
Eric Batchanou of North York Astros was ejected at the 62nd minute.
SC Waterloo improve to 7-9-0 for 21 points over the season, while the Astros are at 2-15-1 for 7 points.
There were two games in the CSL Second Division Sunday:
TFC Academy II 3,
Richard West and Zoran Rajovic each scored three goals in a 7-3 Serbian White Eagles defeat of Kingston FC, while Niagara United defeated
West struck the opening goal for Serbian White Eagles at the CaraCo Home Field at the Invista Centre when he found the net past Kingston goalkeeper Shane Lopez at the 4th minute mark and the Serbian Eagles forward increased the lead to 2-0 nine minutes later.
Rajovic made it 3-0 at 29 minutes, the score at the interval and
Rajovic then increased the lead to 4-1 at 62 minutes from a direct free kick that caught the top left corner of the net and three minutes later West completed his hat-trick for a 5-1 lead for the visitors.
Serbian White Eagles improve to 7-6-4 WLT for 25 points, while Kingston FC are at 2-15-1 for 7 points in the standings.
Richard West increased his goalscoring to 10 for the season as a result of the hat-trick, his second hat-trick of the season following three goals scored in a 6-1 victory over Niagara United on August 3, and Rajovic increased his goalscoring tally to 12 during the current campaign.
The 10 goals scored in one game during the current season equals that of the Brampton City Utd 8, Brantford Galaxy 2 result at
Forward Mohammed Mohammed scored twice in Niagara United’s sixth win of the season at the Kalar Sports Centre in
Defender Marco Stencel increased the home side`s lead to 2-0 at 67 minutes, Mohammed scored his second for a 3-0 Niagara lead at 82 minutes before Ben N`Goran completed the scoring, 4-0 at the 88th minute mark which held to the final whistle.
London City played with 10 men during the second half following the dismissal by referee Steve Decker of Manu Odurwa for serious foul play.
Niagara United are now at 6-8-3 for 21 points,
There were three games in the CSL Second Division Saturday:
SC
Serbian White Eagles B 3,
The remaining weekend games are:
FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Sep 9 Claude Robillard 2 PM
Sun, Sep 9 Lions Park 6 PM Brantford Galaxy vs
Sun, Sep 9 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs
Sun, Sep 9
SECOND DIVISION
Sun, Sep 9 Club Roma 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Brampton City Utd B
Sun, Sep 9 St. Joan of Arc 8:30 PM York Region Shooters B vs TFC Academy II