Serbian White Eagles defeated EURU Academy 2-1, BGHC 1 beat Toronto Tigers 2-0, and Atletico Sporting Toronto held Scarborough to a turbulent 1-1 draw, three games in the ProSound Cup competition played at Centennial Stadium Saturday. The St. Catharines Hrvat vs FC Vorkuta match scheduled as the opener in a 4-game program, was postponed.
Vladimir Strizovic scored from the penalty spot for Serbian White Eagles following a foul in the box at 55 minutes, his fifth goal of the season, and Elton Nyumak equalized for EURU Academy three minutes later. Strizovic assisted in the winning goal for Serbian White Eagles, crossing the ball in front of Academy goalkeeper Ryan Cola when Academy defender John Cordiero mis-kicked the ball into his own net for an o.g, and a 2-1 win for Serbian White Eagles.
BGHC1 defender Petar Djordjevic beat Toronto Tigers’ goalkeeper Henrique Bortolami Soler to open the scoring at the 33rd minute mark and Luka Jankovic struck to increase the BGHC1 lead to 2-0 at the 72 minutes, the score at the final whistle.
There were few goals but an abundance of action throughout between Atletico Sporting Toronto and Scarborough SC in the late game which turned into a rough and tumble affair leading to three players being shown the red card in the final stages.
A tripping incident in the penalty box resulted in referee Cyrus Eshafi pointing to the penalty spot for the goal scored by Scarborough defender Lucas Risto at 35 minutes. Midfielder Victor Machado equalized for Atletico Sporting Toronto at 71 minutes in a play that started with a cross from the right wing and Machado moved in from the left to beat Scarborough goalkeeper Aubrey Lowe from 10 yards.
A physical, chippy encounter ensued as both teams fought for the winning goal and a series of cautions on the field and at the bench were given out which eventually late in the second half led to Jose Rivera of Atletico Sporting Toronto and Scarborough players Gonzalo Matias Cabrera Celis and Lucas Risto all being shown the red card for Violent Conduct. It was 1-1 at the final whistle.
October 9 – End of Regular Season
Saturday, October 9 will mark the end of the regular season except for any postponed games that will be played during the week following. Three games are scheduled for October 9 with the opener at 2 pm when Scarborough SC host St. Catharines Hrvat, to be followed by Atletico Sporting Toronto vs Toronto Tigers at 4 pm and EURU Academy vs. FC Vorkuta at 6 pm.
ProSound Cup Playoffs
With the regular season ending on October 9, the playoffs for the ProSound Cup will be underway with the first round quarter-finals on October 17, the semi-finals will be played on October 24 and the ProSound Cup Final is set for Saturday, October 30.
As announced earlier, the bottom two teams in the final standings are eliminated and the top two teams in the final standings gain a bye to the semi-finals. In the first round (quarter-finals) four teams in positions 3,4,5,6 will play 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5.
The top team in the final league standings will play the surviving team that finished in the lowest position in the final standings and the second team in the final league standings will play the other surviving team.
Health Advisory
As an outdoor activity all Canadian Soccer League games at Centennial Stadium are not affected by the Ontario government regulation to implement the proof of vaccination requirements that went into effect on September 22. There will be no request for proof of vaccination or identity for entry.
A limited number of spectators are allowed into Centennial Stadium for the three games end of regular season on a full day pass available at the entrance for $10. Spectators are required to wea r a mask or face covering in a manner that covers their mouth, nose and chin, unless they are entitled to an exemption. While seated in the stadium, the face mask can be removed. Physical distancing is required.
Stan Adamson
