MONTREAL IMPACT ACADEMY TROUNCE ST. CATHARINES WOLVES 8-1…First of four games Sunday

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Montreal Impact Academy trounced St. Catharines Wolves 8-1, while SC Waterloo scored a 5-0 resounding victory over London City, Brantford Galaxy nipped TFC Academy 1-0 and Brampton City Utd held Toronto Croatia to a 1-1 tie, four games in the CSL Sunday.


 


 The  Impact Academy side quickly overcame an early 1-0 deficit to score eight against St. Catharines Wolves, inflicting an 8-1 trouncing in the opener of four games scheduled in the CSL Sunday.


Forward Calvin Rosario gave St. Catharines an early lead just two minutes into the game at the St. Jean de Vianney Stadium in Montreal when he scored from the penalty spot following a foul inside the 18 yard line called by referee Mathieu Bourdeau.


 


The visitors were reduced to 10 men when Johnny Maurizio was shown the red card following a challenge with excessive force which referee Bourdeau considered serious foul play.


 


Montreal Impact Academy tied the game 1-1 at 29 minutes when awarded a penalty and midfielder Wandrille Lefevre put the ball past St. Catharines goalkeeper Claudio Perri.


 


Defender Maxim Tissot put Montreal in front 2-1 at the 32nd minute mark and found the net again three minutes later to put the home side 3-1 up, the score at the break.


 


Midfielder Zakaria Messoudi increased Montreal’s lead to 4-1 at 54 minutes and at the 75th minute mark substitute Amine Meftouh increased the lead to 5-1 after entering the field in the second half.


The home side continued to attack the St. Catharines goal and at 77 minutes Lefevre struck his second and Montreal’s sixth for a 6-1 lead.


 


Forward Victor Ndiaye added a 7th at 81 minutes and Alexander King entering as a substitute completed the scoring at 86 minutes for an 8-1 final score.


 


There was attractive soccer at Lions Park in Brantford where the result was in doubt until Galaxy forward Dave Simpson scored at the 86th minute to give the home side a 1-0 victory over TFC Academy.


 


The goal came following a three-way passing play started by midfielder Niko Jelicic who crossed from the right wing to Logan Alexander who moved the ball to Simpson to score at 86 minutes.


 


Both teams had opportunities in the closing minutes, but the 1-0 score held until the final whistle.


 


SC Waterloo were very much on top in their game against London City, a 5-0 victory at the Seagram Stadium in Waterloo to record a second shutout following the 2-0 win over Windsor Stars on May 6.


 


Adis Hasecic opened the scoring at the 5th minute mark when he found the net past London goalkeeper Zoran Pusica and midfielder Drazen Vukovic made it 2-0 four minutes later.


 


Hasecic scored a second goal at the 14th minute mark to increase the lead to 3-0, the score at half-time.


 


Midfielder Haris Fazlagic made it 4-0 at 74 minutes and Vukovic struck his second to round out the scoring at 82 minutes for a 5-0 final.


 


Toronto Croatia midfielder Marin Vucernilovic Grgic opened the scoring to put Toronto Croatia in the lead over Brampton City Utd at Centennial Stadium – he sent a low drive to the right of Brampton goalkeeper Jason Lopez for a 1-0 Croatia lead at the 10 minute mark.


 


It was a hard-played close encounter throughout and looking like Croatia’s third early season win until Brampton drew level with a goal by midfielder Andy Garcia.  He took the rebound from a free kick to beat Croatia goalkeeper Panagiotis Koumoulas for the 1-1 draw.


 


Weekend summary:


 


Games in the CSL Friday:


 FIRST DIVISION


Serbian White Eagles 2, North York Astros 0


SC Toronto 4, Mississauga Eagles FC 1


Toronto Croatia 3, London City 1


 


Games in the CSL Saturday:


 FIRST DIVISION


Windsor Stars 5, Kingston FC 0


 SECOND DIVISION


SC Waterloo B 2, Niagara United B 1


SC Toronto B 3, .St. Catharines Wolves B 1


.Windsor Stars B 6, Kingston FC B 1


 


Games in the CSL Sunday:


FIRST DIVISION


Brantford Galaxy 1, TFC Academy 0


Montreal Impact Academy 8, St. Catharines Wolves 1


SC Waterloo 5, London City 0


Toronto Croatia 1 Brampton City Utd 1


 


 


 


 


 


 

WINDSOR STARS DOMINATE KINGSTON 5-0 SATURDAY

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Windsor Stars took control early to eventually dominate Kingston FC with a 5-0 victory at the Invista Centre in Kingston, the only game played in the CSL First Division Saturday.


 


The visitors took the lead at the 17th minute mark when forward Stephen Ademolu beat Kingston FC goalkeeper Morgan Kenny with a low shot and Alexander Rickett made it 2-0 four minutes later.


 


Michael Chiandussi increased the Windsor lead to 3-0 with a good individual effort at 37 minutes and that was the score at the break.


 


Kingston FC forwards Edgar Soglo and Antonios Assaad were the most prominent for the home side in the second half, but failed to reduce the lead and Windsor went further ahead with a goal at 89 minutes by midfielder Erik Cirovski.  


 


Windsor forward Michael Pio completed the scoring when he found the net past Kenny just before the final whistle, a 5-0 final score.


 


There were three games in the CSL Second Division Saturday:


 


SC Waterloo B 2, Niagara United B 1


SC Toronto B 3, .St. Catharines Wolves B 1


.Windsor Stars B 6, Kingston FC B 1


 


 


REMAINING GAMES IN THE CSL THIS WEEKEND:


 


FIRST DIVISION


Sun, May 20 CS St Jean De Vianney 2:00 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs. St. Catharines Wolves


Sun, May 20 Lions Park 6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs.TFC Academy


Sun, May 20 Seagram Stadium 7:00 PM SC Waterloo vs. London City


Sun, May 20 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia vs.Brampton City Utd


 


 

JAREK WHITEMAN HAT-TRICK SINKS MISSISSAUGA EAGLES….Toronto Croatia and Serbian White Eagles win

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SC Toronto forward Jarek Whiteman scored an early season hat-trick to lead his team to a 4-1 defeat of Mississauga Eagles FC at the Hershey Centre Friday night and in two other games in the CSL, Toronto Croatia handed London City a 3-1 home defeat while Serbian White Eagles scored two late goals in a 2-0 victory over North York Astros.

 

Whiteman, who scored 11 goals for the Toronto side in the 2011 season, opened the scoring against Mississauga with a goal at 27 minutes, added a second four minutes later for a 2-0 SC Toronto lead at half-time, then completed his hat-trick 13 minutes into the second half.

 

Mississauga goalkeeper Kofi Oppong was shown the red card for handling the ball outside of the penalty box to reduce the home side to 10 men at 36 minutes of the first half.

 

The lone Mississauga Eagles goal was scored by Jose Melo, while Carlos Nogueira struck the fourth goal for the visitors at 68 minutes and the 4-1 lead remained to the final whistle.

 

The loss was a reversal of form for Mississauga Eagles FC following their 5-1 home opener victory over North York Astros on May 11.

 

Toronto Croatia earned a hard-fought 3-1 win over London City at the TD Waterhouse Stadium in London and it was scoreless until Croatia’s Angelo Srzentic opened the scoring just before the break. London City tied the game 1-1 when Dalibor Mitrovic found the net at 66 minutes, the prolific Tihomir Maletic made it 2-1 for Toronto Croatia at 78 minutes and Boris Tomac completed the scoring when he found the net past London goalkeeper Zoran Pusica at the 82nd minute mark, a 3-1 final.

 

Two late goals, at 82 minutes by midfielder Kirie Dimitrov and at 90 minutes by Zoran Rajovic gave Serbian White Eagles the 2-0 victory at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke.

 

The following are the remaining games in the Canadian Soccer League during the Victoria Day weekend:

 

 

FIRST DIVISION

Sat, May 19 Invista Centre 7:00 PM Kingston FC vs.Windsor Stars

Sun, May 20 CS St Jean De Vianney 2:00 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs. St. Catharines Wolves

Sun, May 20 Lions Park 6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy vs.TFC Academy

Sun, May 20 Seagram Stadium 7:00 PM SC Waterloo vs. London City

Sun, May 20 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia vs.Brampton City Utd

 

SECOND DIVISION

Sat, May 19 Portuguese/Oriental 1:00 PM SC Waterloo vs. B Niagara United B

Sat, May 19 Downsview 4:00 PM SC Toronto B vs.St. Catharines Wolves B

Sat, May 19 Invista Centre 5:00 PM Kingston FC B vs.Windsor Stars B

 

FULL SLATE OF GAMES AND NEW SHOW ON HOLIDAY WEEKEND

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The CSL will have a full slate of games in its First Division during the Victoria Day weekend, a weekend  which also features the opening of The CSL This Week, a 30-minute show on Rogers TV which begins on Friday – check your local listing for program time.


 


The CSL This Week, hosted by Alex Bastyovanszky will continue through most of the soccer season to include game highlights, interviews,stories and will profile CSL teams. The opening show on Friday, May 18, will include highlights from four games during the opening two weekends, a visit to the CSL press conference held at the BMO Field on May 1, a studio interview with Phil Ionadi and a player profile of Mississauga Eagles midfielder Joey Melo.


 


Two teams – London City and Brantford Galaxy – have their home opener this weekend. London City open at TD Waterhouse Stadium in London on Friday night under new ownership in Hamilton businessman Andrew Crowe  and  new head coach Stan Svezdic, while Brantford Galaxy are entering the season attempting to regain their 2010 form which won the club the CSL Championship in its inaugural season.


 


The weekend games:


 


FIRST DIVISION


Fri, May 18  Hershey Centre 8:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs.SC Toronto 


Fri, May 18  TD Waterhouse 8:30 PM London City vs.  Toronto Croatia 


Fri, May 18  Centennial Stadium 9:00 PM Serbian White Eagles vs. North York Astros  


Sat, May 19  Invista Centre 7:00 PM Kingston FC vs.Windsor Stars


Sun, May 20  CS St Jean De Vianney 2:00 PM Montreal Impact Academy vs. St. Catharines Wolves


Sun, May 20  Lions Park  6:00 PM Brantford Galaxy  vs.TFC Academy 


Sun, May 20  Seagram Stadium 7:00 PM SC Waterloo vs. London City 


Sun, May 20  Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia  vs.Brampton City Utd 


 


SECOND DIVISION


Sat, May 19  Portuguese/Oriental 1:00 PM SC Waterloo vs. B Niagara United B


Sat, May 19  Downsview 4:00 PM SC Toronto B vs.St. Catharines Wolves B


Sat, May 19  Invista Centre 5:00 PM Kingston FC B vs.Windsor Stars B

TORONTO CROATIA OFF TO FLYING START… Montreal Impact Academy and Shooters play to scoreless tie

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The current CSL champions were off to a flying start to the new season with a 4-1 home victory over Brantford Galaxy at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, and in one other game played in the Canadian Soccer League Sunday, Montreal Impact Academy and York Region Shooters battled to a scoreless tie in Montreal.


 


It was the visitors who took the lead when Brantford forward Dave Simpson crossed the ball from the right win and found the top corner of the net and out of reach of the Croatia goalkeeper Pan Koumoulas at the 10 minute mark, but nine minutes later Toronto Croatia forward Bozenko Lesina tied the game 1-1.


 


Toronto Croatia’s leading scorer in 2011, striker Tihomir Maletic, struck from the penalty spot, a penalty called by referee David Barrie at 34 minutes, to make it 2-1 and that was the score at half-time.


 


Lesina scored his second goal one minute after the interval and at 79 minutes Croatia’s Marin Grgic  made it 4-1 with a drive from 25 yards to the left of  Galaxy goalkeeper Melford James Jr.


 


It was a well-played, at times physical encounter when Montreal Impact Academy and York Region Shooters failed to find the net to play to a scoreless tie at the at the St. Jean De Vianney ground in Montreal.


 


The best scoring chances came from defender Maxime Tissot and forward Victor Ndiaye of Montreal, but Camilo Benzi in the York Region net preserved the shutout, while Jason Beaulieu looked solid in goal for the home side.


 


The Montreal Impact Academy line-up included last season’s CSL leading goalscorer and former TFC Academy striker Stefan Vukovic after signing a three-month contract


Vukovic led the CSL last year with 18 goals.


“We liked what we saw from Stefan,” said Montreal Academy head coach Philippe Eullaffroy. “This contract is a nice balance for both sides, to see how he fits in here and to see if he likes it here as well. After the three months, we will revisit things then.”


 


The weekend summary of games in the CSL:


 


Friday, May 11:


 


FIRST DIVISION


Mississauga Eagles FC 5, North York Astros 1


SC Toronto 5, St. Catharines Wolves 0


Serbian White Eagles 2, London City 2


 


Saturday, May 12:


 


FIRST DIVISION


Kingston FC 1, York Region Shooters 1


Windsor Stars 1, Brampton City Utd 0


 


SECOND DIVISION


TFC Academy II 2, SC Toronto B 1


Brampton City Utd B 2, Windsor Stars B 0


York Region Shooters B 4, Kingston FC B 2


 


Sunday, May 13:


 


FIRST DIVISION


Montreal Impact Academy 0, York Region Shooters 0


Toronto Croatia 4, Brantford Galaxy 1


 


 

WINDSOR OPENS ON WINNING NOTE, KINGSTON, SHOOTERS TIE 1-1

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Windsor Stars kicked off their home season on a winning note with a 1-0 victory over Brampton City Utd,  while Kingston FC and York Region Shooters played to a 1-1 tie in another  close encounter, both games in the Canadian Soccer League First Division Saturday night.


 


Midfielder David Kadoic struck the only goal of the game at 4 minutes of the first half at Wndsor Stadium when referee Arthur Kobiel awarded a penalty to the home side, but it took two attempts from the spot before Kadoic found the net.


 


Brampton goalkeeper Jason Lopes saved the first attempt, but referee Kobiel ruled the visiting goalkeeper moved off his line too soon and ordered a re-take, which Kadoic scored.


 


It was close for the remainder of the game and Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli preserved the win with some good saves.


 


Kingston FC took the lead after 15 minutes at the Invista Centre when Edgar Soglo took a cross from the right wing just outside the six-yard box to push the ball past York Region goalkeeper Emanuelle Ameltonis.


 


Almost immediately after the re-start, York Region Shooters were on even terms with a goal by Andre Manders who struck the ball from 20 yards to beat Kingston goalkeeper Morgan Kenny.


 


York Region were down to 10 men at the 74th minute mark when defender Ricky Heron received a second caution at 74 minutes and referee Carolanne Chenard then brought out the red.


 


There were scoring chances at both ends during the second half, but the game ended 1-1.


 


Other games on Saturday:


 


SECOND DIVISION


TFC Academy II 2, SC Toronto B 1


Brampton City Utd B 2, Windsor Stars B 0


York Region Shooters B  4, Kingston FC B 2


 


REMAINING WEEKEND GAMES:


 


First Division


Sun, May 13 CS St Jean De Vianney 2 pm Montreal Impact Academy vs. York Region Shooters


Sun, May 13 Centennial Stadium 8 pm Toronto Croatia vs. Brantford Galaxy


 


 


 


 

SC TORONTO, MISSISSAUGA EAGLES SCORE DECISIVE VICTORIES….a changed London City holds Serbian White Eagles to a 2-2 tie

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SC Toronto continued where they left off in 2011 with good form that helped capture the 2011 First Division title, they won 5-0 over St. Catharines Wolves Friday night, while Mississauga Eagles FC scored a resounding 5-1 victory over North York Astros and a new-look London City with just one player in the line-up from last season held Serbian White Eagles to a 2-2 tie.


 


Following a scoreless first half at Lamport Stadium, SC Toronto midfielder Junior Ellis opened the scoring at the 46th minute when he found the net past St. Catharines goalkeeper Claudio Perri, forward Jarek Whiteman made it 2-0 at 72 minutes and scored again five minutes later.


 


The home side’s Carlos Nogueira increased the lead to 4-0 at 80 minutes and four minutes later at the 84th minute mark SC Toronto’s Jay Chapman scored the fifth goal for a 5-0 final.


 


St. Catharines Wolves played the last 24 minutes short-handed after referee Michael Izzo showed the red card to midfielder Scott McLennan.


 


Mississauga Eagles FC had a decided edge at the Hershey Centre and took the lead over North York Astros on a goal by midfielder Thomas McLean at the 16th minute mark, Matthew Macri increased the lead at 25 minutes and forward David James struck the third for the home side, a 3-0 lead at 44 minutes.


 


Lawrence Notaro struck for the Astros close the break for a 3-1 score at half-time.


 


Mississauga defender Antoine Paul increased the lead to 4-1 at 48 minutes, the goal coming off a corner kick and Joey Mello scored from the penalty spot to make it 5-1 at 63 minutes. The kick was awarded when John Yong of North York was shown the red card for a ‘preventing an obvious goalscoring opportunity’ in the penalty box.


 


The 5-1 score held to the final whistle.


 


It was a new-look and much improved London City under head coach Stan Zvezdic that held Serbian White Eagles to a 2-2 tie at Centennial Park in Etobicoke. The home side went ahead on a goal by Kirie Dimitrov at the 32nd minute mark, Ranko Golijanin tied the score for London at 38 minutes and it was 1-1 at half-time.


 


London’s Mike Marcoccia put the visitors in front, a 2-1 score at 48 minutes and Richard West of Serbian White Eagles found the net from a corner kick at 78 minutes for a 2-2 final.


 


Weekend summary:


 


FIRST DIVISION


 


Mississauga Eagles FC 5, North York Astros 1


SC Toronto 5, St. Catharines Wolves 0 – to be televised on Rogers TV in Toronto on Sunday, May 13th at 8 pm


Serbian White Eagles 2, London City 2


 


REMAINING WEEKEND GAMES:


 


First Division


Sat, May 12 Invista Centre 7 pm Kingston FC vs. York Region Shooters


Sat, May 12 Windsor Stadium 7:15 pm Windsor Stars vs. Brampton City Utd  –this game will be streamed online live at this link: intensemedia.tv to be followed by highlight reels


Sun, May 13 CS St Jean De Vianney 2 pm Montreal Impact Academy vs. York Region Shooters


Sun, May 13 Centennial Stadium 8 pm Toronto Croatia vs. Brantford Galaxy


 


Second Division


Sat. May 12 Downsview Park 1 pm SC Toronto B vs. TFC Academy II


Sat. May 12 Windsor Stadium 4 pm Windsor Stars B vs. Brampton City Utd B


Sat. May 12 Invista Centre 5 pm Kingston FC B vs. York Region Shooters B


 


 

Toronto Croatia Wins A Squeaker

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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)

SC WATERLOO, YORK REGION REGISTER OPENING WINS SUNDAY

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SC Waterloo and York Region Shooters both registered wins in their season opener in the Canadian Soccer League Sunday.


 


SC Waterloo, with seven players signed from European clubs during the close season, defeated Windsor Stars 2-0 at the Seagram Stadium in Waterloo, while York Region Shooters squeaked through their opener 1-0 at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple.


 


SC Waterloo forward Dado Hadrovic, one of the recent arrivals, struck both goals in the 2-0 victory. The first at 8 minutes into the game when he beat Windsor goalkeeper Anthony Santilli. for a 1-0 score at the interval and the second goal coming at the 57 minute mark.


 


York Region defender Andrae Rollins scored his side’s only goal at 9 minutes after taking a pass just outside of the box to drive the ball into the top corner of the net out of reach of Galaxy goalkeeper Melford James Jr.


 


It was a close contest through the remainder of the game, but the score held to the final whistle.


 


 

York Region Make It Four Straight

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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

CSL ANNOUNCES RECORD 16 TEAMS IN 2012 FIRST DIVISION…….Details unveiled at well-attended press conference

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When the Canadian Soccer League season kicks off its 2012 campaign at the Invista Sports Centre in the picturesque community of Kingston, just east of Toronto on Saturday, May 5, it will set a new record of 16 teams taking part in the First Division of a league that goes back to 1926.

 

This, and a host of other details were revealed at a well-attended press conference held at the BMO Field in Toronto Tuesday.

 

It was on March 23, 1926 that the Montreal Gazette ran a headline: New Soccer Body Being Organized and just a few weeks later, the professional National Soccer League kicked off when Windsor Rovers met Toronto Ulster in the opener on July 19. On July 20, The Telegram published three results from NSL games played in Toronto the previous day.

 

In 1993, The National Soccer League was re-branded to be called the Canadian National Soccer League (CNSL), then in 1998 changed its name to Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL) and in 2006 a new-look Canadian Soccer League (CSL) appeared. The NSL, CNSL and CPSL are considered the forerunner leagues of today’s CSL.

 

The 16 teams this year include three in the First Division for the first time. They are Kingston FC, Niagara United and SC Waterloo and all three teams are moved up after entering the CSL in the Second Division in 2011. Kingston FC previously as Prospect FC and SC Waterloo Region were known as KW United FC. The name change to SC Waterloo reflects the club’s increasing involvement with youth soccer in the broader region.

 

One team – Capital City of Ottawa, a city anticipating the launch of a team in the new U.S.-based NASL, failed to return to the CSL for the upcoming season.

 

Each of the 16 teams will play 22 regular season games, a total of 176 from May 5 to October 7 and this will be followed by the playoffs to involve the top eight teams at the end of the regular season for a one-game quarter final, and a one game semi-final leading to the championship game at the end of October.

 

Toronto Croatia are the current CSL champions, having defeated Capital City of Ottawa 1-0 in the 2011 CSL final last October.

 

The present activity with the CSL clubs is considerable as we move closer to kickoff and various announcements have taken place recently, including the appointment of former national team defender Marco Reda as an assistant coach at SC Toronto. Reda’s career took off in earnest following his time with the USL’s Toronto Lynx in 2002, which followed several years with European clubs before moving to Toronto FC, then Vancouver Whitecaps in 2009.

 

SC Toronto recently signed Janer Guaza Lucumi from Colombia, an outstanding 19 year old forward and Colombian U-20 national team player who has played professionally in that country. Guaza is expected to be in the line-up for the SC Toronto home opener against St. Catharines Wolves on May 11.

 

 Recent announcements include the return of Ron Davidson to the CSL as head coach of Brantford Galaxy. Davidson is held in high regard, was the Ontario Soccer League’s coach of the year in 2009 and the CSL coach of the year while with Hamilton Croatia in 2010.  The Galaxy’s home opener is away to York Region Shooters on May 6.

 

Kingston FC will kickoff the season with a home opener against TFC Academy and the home side will have several new signings in the line-up, including  local midfielder Jordan Brooks of Angus, Ontario, who twice earned OUA All-Star selection during an impressive career with the Queen’s Golden Gaels.  Defenders Jacob O’Connor and Ali Albadry and Julien Edwards (with Capital City FC last year) and forwards Antonios Assaad and Mademba Ba are all under contract.

 

No less than six TFC Academy team players have moved up to the Toronto FC first team in recent times, but the roster against Kingston in the opener will be strong, nevertheless. The visiting team will probably include Canadian national team players Justin Maheu (Canada U-20) Jonathan Lao (Canada U-17) and Brennan McNichol (Canada U-17).

 

The CSL Second Division of 12 reserve teams, which is primarily for players U-23, will also kickoff on Saturday, May 5. Rules provide for a maximum four players over age 23 on the game-day roster, and one of the maximum four must be the goalkeeper. Games will be played through to the end of October.

 

One reserve team to be fully prepared is Mississauga Eagles FC B following the announcement by head coach Josef Komlodi that in addition to the season kickoff he is preparing his reserve team for a tournament at Rijeka, Croatia May 25 to June 5.

 

 Opening Games:

 

FIRST DIVISION

Sat May 5 Invista Centre 7:00 pm Kingston FC vs TFC Academy

  Sun May 6 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 pm  York Region Shooters vs Brantford Galaxy

 

Sun May 6 Seagram Stadium 7:00 pm  SC Waterloo vs Windsor Stars

SECOND DIVISION

Sat May 5 Portuguese/Oriental 1:00 pm SC Waterloo B vs Windsor Stars B

Sat May 5 Invista Centre 5:00 pm Kingston FC B vs TFC Academy II

Sun May 6 St. Joan of Arc 8:30 pm York Region Shooters B  vs Mississauga Eagles FC B

Unbeaten Toronto Croatia Seeks Top Spot

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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

 

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