Canadian Soccer League

1 Serbian White Eagles 2 York Region Shooters 3 Scarborough 4 Continentals

10 5 4 1 29 13 19 16 10 5 3 2 18 12 18 6 10 4 5 1 20 8 17 12 10 4 4 2 17 10 16 7 5 Toronto Falcons 10 1 4 5 9 23 7 -14 6 Brantford Galaxy Hamilton City 10 0 2 8 9 36 2 -27

RESULTS

August 6 Continentals 0 v 0 York Region Shooters Scarborough 1 v 0 Brantford Galaxy Hamilton City Serbian White Eagles 2 v 0 Toronto Falcons

Play Offs Quarter Final

August 13 Continentals 2 v 0 Toronto Falcons Scrborough 3 v 2 Brantford Galaxy Hamilton City

August 20 Serbian White Eagles 0 v 2 Continentals Scarborough 3 v 1 York Region Shooters After extra time - 1-1 after 90 minutes

August 28 Scarborough 1 v 2 Continentals Continentals FC and Scarborough have dominated the CSL Championship during the past four years and the domination continued when the former FC Vorkuta (now rebranded Continentals FC) won a 2-1 squeaker at Lamport Stadium in downtown Toronto Saturday night. Continentals (FC Vorkuta) won the CSL Championship in 2018 and 2020, while Scarborough lifted the trophy in 2019 and 2021. The well-played encounter was both end-to-end yet there was an abundance of good midfield play that produced a final that pleased the fans while the eventual winner was in doubt through to the final whistle. Scarborough defender Misel Klisara struck an early goal minutes following the kickoff to give the current CSL champions a 1-0 lead, a low drive from the edge of the box that entered the right post, leaving Continentals goalkeeper Anatolli Starushchenko little chance for the save. Both side’s came close as the first half progressed and Continentals found the equalizer at 44 minutes when the prolific Mykola Temniuk scored his first of two goals from 14 yards with a shot partially saved by Starushchenko before it entered the net. It was 1-1 at the break.

Temniuk scored his second from eight yards and the winner at 48 minutes, giving Continentals a 2-1 lead and on the edge for most of the second half still to play. There were numerous furious attempts by Scarborough to be on level terms, searching for a chance to go into 30 minutes of extra time. A free kick on the edge of the box taken by Scarborough’s Milos Scepanivic at 85 minutes went inches over the bar. Continentals came close to adding to the score when Oleksii Boiko drove just wide of the left post at 89 minutes after Starushchenko left his goal to assist in a clearance.

Continentals defender Mykyta Tkachev was shown the red card by referee Carlos Rodriguez for Violent Conduct with minutes remaining, a 2 -1 score in favour of Continentals FC at the final whistle.

Report from Stan Adamson www.canadiansoccerleague.ca