Jordyn Rhodes and Julianne Vallerand scored second-half goals to lead Halifax Tides FC past visiting Ottawa Rapid FC 3-1 on Saturday in the Northern Super League season opener for both women's soccer sides.
Elyse Bennett scores twice as Montreal Roses defeat Calgary Wild
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Julianne Vallerand, centre, turns on the edge of the box before scoring the Tides' third goal during their season-opening game against the Ottawa Rapid on Saturday in Halifax. (NSL)Jordyn Rhodes and Julianne Vallerand scored second-half goals to lead Halifax Tides FC past visiting Ottawa Rapid FC 3-1 on Saturday in the Northern Super League season opener for both women's soccer sides.
Rhodes's goal at the 78-minute mark put Halifax ahead 2-0 before Ottawa's Nicola Golen scored two minutes later. But Vallerand restored the two-goal advantage at the 84-minute mark.
Addison Weichers had the other goal for Halifax. She opened the scoring in the contest at the 38-minute mark.
WATCH | Rhodes go-ahead goal gives Tides opening season victory over Rapid :Jordyn Rhodes winning goal in the 78th minute helped give Halifax Tides FC a 3-1 win over Ottawa Rapid FC Saturday in NSL action.Roses 2, Wild 0In the late game, Elyse Bennett scored a goal in each half as the visiting Montreal Roses defeated the Calgary Wild 2-0 at McMahon Stadium.
Bennett put the Roses ahead in the 37th minute, then doubled the lead four minutes into the second half. The Roses outshot the Wild 10-8 (6-5 on target) and had 53 per cent of the possession in the match.
WATCH | Bennett's brace leads Roses past Wild:Elyse Bennett scores twice in her NSL debut, leading Montreal Roses FC to a 2-0 win over Calgary Wild FC.