Toronto Croatia were held to a 1-1 draw by the French side Villefranche Croatia on Wednesday, but went on to win the game on penalty kicks which gives the Toronto team an extra point if needed to advance from the group stage of the Croatian World Club Championship being played at Zagreb, Croatia.
It was a tough encounter in which defender Josip Keran scored to give Toronto Croatia the tie.
Toronto Croatia will now meet Volvodanskih Hrvati, the Croatian side from Serbia on Thursday, July 2 at 4.30 pm Zagreb time, which is 10.30 am ET, the time in Toronto.
Toronto Croatia are in group A with Villefranche Croatia (France), Reprezentacija Vojvođanskih Hrvata (Serbia), Sydney United 58 FC (Australia). Group B consists of Canberra FC (Australia), Croatia Stuttgart (Germany), Nk Pajde Mohlin (Switzerland) and Croatia Malmo(Sweden).
Toronto defeated Sydney United 58 FC 5-2 in the opener on Sunday.
