League-leading AFC Toronto thumps Vancouver Rise 7-0 in NSL action
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This article was published 13/09/2025 (384 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
TORONTO – Esther Okoronkwo and Kaylee Hunter each scored twice and AFC Toronto 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 Toronto (13-6-2), which opened up a nine-point lead over Vancouver and Montreal for top spot in the six-team league standings..
Sierra Cota-Yarde picked up the clean sheet as Toronto dominated Vancouver 15-1 in shots on target.
The Rise had won their last four games and were unbeaten in their last eight heading into Saturday’s match.
Montreal vaulted from fourth into second with a 5-0 win over the Wild later Saturday in Calgary. The Roses and Rise each have 32 points from (9-6-5) records, but Montreal has a superior goal differential (plus-9 to plus-3) thanks to Saturday’s lopsided results
Stéphanie Hill, Claire Monyard, Tanya Boychuk, Noémi Paquin and Lorie Thibault scored for Montreal.
The Wild fell to 6-12-2.
Earlier Saturday, the Ottawa Rapid (8-6-6) rallied for 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.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2025.
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