RIGGI GOALS SEAL IMPACT WIN WHILE TOP TEAMS SC TORONTO AND CAPITAL CITY PLAY TO SCORELESS TIE… Lightning cuts short Serbian Eagles vs. Windsor Stars

Montreal Impact Academy picked up three points with an important 3-1 win over North York Astros, while SC Toronto and Capital City FC battled to a scoreless tie and in one other game played in the CSL Saturday, the Windsor Stars vs. Serbian White Eagles game was abandoned at 39 minutes due to lightning and the game will be replayed.

 

Serge Dinkota opened the scoring for Montreal Impact Academy at the 23^rd minute mark at Esther Shiner Stadium, but North York forward Nordo Gooden tied the score 1-1 six minutes later and it was 1-1 at half-time.

 

Montreal’s Alessandro Riggi put the Quebec side 2-1 up at 54 minutes and the game was in doubt until Riggi struck again at 92 minutes for a 3-1 score, the result at the final whistle.

 

Riggi’s goals were both outstanding drives from outside the penalty box which left Astros’ goalkeeper Enea Perego with little chance.

 

Montreal defender Amine Meftouh was shown the red card at 83 minutes by referee Archie Korbiel for ‘Denying an Obvious Goalscoring Opportunity’.

 

Montreal move into second position in the standings with 35 points following their victory, the 10^th win of the current league campaign.

 

SC Toronto and Capital City FC fought throughout in a game that ended scoreless at Lamport Stadium. Capital City defender Casey Cordray was sent off in that game on receiving a second yellow card at 82 minutes.

 

In one other game played in the CSL Saturday, the Windsor Stars vs Serbian White Eagles clash at Windsor Stadium was abandoned at 39 minutes by referee Angelo Gertsakis when lightning in the area persisted with little opportunity to abate.

 

The visitors were leading 1-0 on a goal by Milos Scepanovic at the time of the abandonment, but due to the first half not being completed, the game will be replayed at a later date.

 

There were five games in the CSL Second Division Saturday with the following results the remaining games to be played in the CSL this weekend, are:

 

Brampton City Utd B 2, Prospect FC 1

North York Astros B  5, Brantford Galaxy  B  2

St. Catharines Wolves  B  5, Prospect FC 2

TFC Academy II  2, SC Toronto  B  0

Niagara United 0, Toronto Croatia B  0

 

Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:

 

Sun, Aug 14 Victoria Park  4:00 PM Brampton City Utd vs Capital City FC

Sun, Aug 14 Hershey Centre  7:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vsYork Region Shooters 

Sun, Aug 14 Centennial Stadium 8:00 PM Toronto Croatia vs London City 

 

SECOND DIVISION

Sun, Aug 14 Cove Road 4:00 PM London City B vs TFC Academy II

Sun, Aug 14 Hershey Centre 9:00 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs York Region Shooters B