Montreal Roses FC Defender Lucy Cappadona (left) and AFC É«É«À² forward Esther Okoronkwo (23) jump for the ball during second half Northern Super League soccer action in É«É«À² on Saturday, April 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
League-leading AFC É«É«À² thumps second-place Vancouver Rise 7-0 in NSL action
TORONTO - Esther Okoronkwo and Kaylee Hunter each scored twice and AFC É«É«À² piled up six second-half goals in a 7-0 thumping of the Vancouver Rise on Saturday in Northern Super League soccer action.
Montreal Roses FC Defender Lucy Cappadona (left) and AFC É«É«À² forward Esther Okoronkwo (23) jump for the ball during second half Northern Super League soccer action in É«É«À² on Saturday, April 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
TORONTO - Esther Okoronkwo and Kaylee Hunter each scored twice and AFC É«É«À² piled up six second-half goals in a 7-0 thumping of the Vancouver Rise on Saturday in Northern Super League soccer action.
Kaela Hansen, Sarah Stratigakis and Jade Kovacevic also scored for É«É«À² (13-6-2), which opened up a nine-point lead over Vancouver for top spot in the six-team league standings.
Sierra Cota-Yarde picked up the clean sheet as É«É«À² dominated Vancouver 15-1 in shots on target.
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The Rise (9-6-5) had won their last four games and were unbeaten in their last eight heading into Saturday’s match.
Earlier Saturday, the Ottawa Rapid (8-6-6) moved two points back of Vancouver for second place with a 1-1 draw with the last-place Tides (3-12-4) in Halifax. Megumi Nakamura opened the scoring for Halifax in the first half before Florence Belzile drew Ottawa level two minutes after halftime.
Later Saturday, the Calgary Wild (6-11-2) hosted the Montreal Roses (8-6-5).
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2025.
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