Brantford Galaxy defeated Serbian White Eagles by a 1-0 score and Hamilton City recorded their first victory with a 2-1 win over Toronto Atomic, two games in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night.
Galaxy striker Stefan Vukovic struck the game’s only goal midway through the first half at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke after collecting an attempted clearance by Serbian Eagles’ defender Vitomar Jelic. The ball came from a free kick on the left wing, Jelic’s clearance rebounded off a defender leaving Vukovic to beat goalkeeper Goran Skaric from close range. It was 1-0 at the interval.
Galaxy’s Camilo Veloza was ordered off by referee Garfield McPharlane shortly after halftime following a second caution.
Serbian White Eagles’ best opportunity to tie the game came with at 86 minutes when defender Branislav Vukomanovic struck the crossbar. The home side continued to press for an equalizer, but the game ended with a 1-0 victory for Galaxy, their first win following a scoreless tie in the opener followed by a 3-2 defeat in the hands of York Region Shooters on May 29.
Hamilton City forward Nika Fidan opened the scoring for the home side for a 1-0 lead at the interval in the game at the Cardinal Newman ground in Stoney Creek, and Terry Dunfield tied the game for Toronto Atomic from a free kick at 74 minutes.
Zdenko Jurcevic struck the winning goal for Hamilton at 84 minutes for the team’s first victory of the season following a 2-1 loss to Milton on May 27.