UNITY HOLD SCARBOROUGH IN ROUGH AND TUMBLE — Wins for Falcons, Serbian White Eagles
Scarborough were held to a 1-1 draw by Unity FC. a ding-dong late game in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday, August 10, while in the earlier afternoon games at Esther Shiner Stadium, Toronto Falcons defeated Spanish Future Stars 3-0 and this was followed by a 3-1 Serbian White Eagles victory over Hamilton City.
While Scarborough had a slight edge in midfield, Unity FC fought throughout in a rough and tumble physical affair that ended in a good result for both teams, an attractive encounter through to the final whistle.
Camaal Reid opened the scoring for Scarborough at 46 minutes, a low drive just inside the post and the Toronto east-end side came close to increasing the lead into the second half.
Munim Melaque equalized for Unity at 55 minutes, a drive from 10 yards well out of reach of Scarborough goalkeeper Rodolfo Toledo and the 1-1 score held to the final whistle.
Following a scoreless first half, defender Kyrylo Antonenko struck the opening goal for Toronto Falcons at 51 minutes and Nutsu Ardelian increased the lead to 2-0 four minutes later. Midfielder Nazar Slobodiun made it 3-0 at 87 minutes. The win moves Toronto Falcons into seconds position in the standings, tied on points with third place Serbian White Eagles and one point behind league-leading Scarborough.
Forward Stefan Milosevic took a cross from the right wing to head into the net for a 1-0 lead at seven minutes for Serbian White Eagles and Nikola Djurkovic made it 2-0, a drive from outside the box that caught the roof of the net at the 20th minute mark. . Elver Gigolaj struck for Hamilton City at 27 minutes, it was 2-1 at the break.
Djurkovic was shown the red card by referee Carlos Rodriges, the send-off came five minutes into the second half for Violent Conduct.
Midfielder Nikola Timotijevic increased the lead to 3-1 for Serbian White Eagles at 90 minutes, the score at the final whistle.
Games resume at Esther Shiner Stadium on Saturday, August 17 with Unity FC vs Serbian White Eagles at 2 pm, it’s Hamilton City vs. Spanish Future Stars at 4 pm and Scarborough vs Toronto Falcons at 6.
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