Calgary Wild earn 1st home win this season over league-leading Ottawa Rapid<\/p>\n
Serita Thurton scored twice in the first half and the last-place Calgary Wild upset the league-leading Ottawa Rapid 4-3 in Northern Super League play on Saturday at McMahon Stadium.<\/p>\n
Kahli Johnson scored in the 15th minute to give the hosts a 1-0 lead, then Thurton made it 2-0 about 13 minutes later.<\/p>\n
Jung Min-Young scored in the 38th minute for Ottawa and Melanie Forbes tied it at 2-2 one minute into first-half stoppage time.<\/p>\n
Just before the half ended Thurton scored her second of the game and the Wild never looked back.<\/p>\n
Jorian Baucom also scored for the Wild, who now have two wins, 12 losses and two draws.<\/p>\n
Jyllissa Harris scored on a penalty in the 86th minute for the Rapid, who slipped to 10 wins, three losses and three draws. The Ottawa side also had its 10-match unbeaten streak halted.<\/p>\n
The Rapid controlled possession 54 per cent of the match, but were outshot 16-13 (9-6 on target).<\/p>\n
The Wild took six of the game's 11 corners, while Ottawa had one yellow card and one red card.<\/p>\n
Jessica De Filippo scored in the 57th minute to tie the game, and then added a second goal five minutes into second-half stoppage time to lift the Vancouver Rise to a 2-1 win over the Halifax Tides at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, B.C.<\/p>\n
Jordyn Rhodes scored in the 19th minute to give the fourth-place Tides a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n
Jessica De Filippo's stoppage time goal powers Vancouver Rise past Halifax Tides<\/p>\n
The fifth-place Rise controlled 56 per cent of ball possession in the match and outshot the visitors 18-13, including 6-4 on target.<\/p>\n
The Tides took four of the game's six corners, while the Rise received two of the three yellow cards handed out.<\/p>\n
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