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Reuters
a day ago
- Sport
- Reuters
NWSL roundup: Surging Wave build withstand Dash's rally
June 14 - Kenza Dali, Adriana Leon and Maria Sanchez scored goals as the San Diego Wave held on for a 3-2 victory over the host Houston Dash on Friday night. The Wave (7-3-2, 23 points) led 3-0 early in the second half before the Dash got back into the game on tallies from Barbara Olivieri and Yazmeen Ryan. San Diego is 6-1-1 over its last eight matches. Olivieri ignited the comeback bid by Houston (3-7-2, 11 points) with a long goal in the 61st minute. The right-footed blast from well outside the box hit the left goalpost and the ball caromed into the net. Seven minutes later, the Dash struck again as Ryan sent a left-footer into the upper left portion of the net. Dali got San Diego started in the 17th minute as she sent a right-footed shot into the left corner. In the 36th minute, a Houston misplay gave Hanna Lundkvist the ball and she sent a pass over to Leon, who knocked in a right-footer. Sanchez scored on a header off a cross from Delphine Cascarino in the 51st minute. The Wave dominated play with a 12-0 edge in corner kicks. Goalie Abby Smith recorded seven saves but the Houston winless streak (0-3-1) stretched to four. San Diego's Kailen Sheridan made one stop. Gotham FC 3, Utah Royals 0 Esther Gonzalez recorded her fourth brace of the season and Gotham FC snapped a three-game losing streak with the easy win over the Royals at Sandy, Utah. Jaclin Howell also scored for Gotham (4-5-3, 15 points), who halted a four-game winless stretch (0-3-1). Ann-Katrin Berger had three saves while notching the shutout. Gonzalez scored on a glancing header in the ninth minute to give Gotham the early lead. She added a penalty kick in the 58th minute to make it 3-0. She leads the NWSL with nine goals. Howell scored after a long run in the first minute of first-half stoppage time. She booted a right-footed shot into the left corner of the net. Gotham closed out the match with just nine players after Jess Carter (76th minute) and Howell (sixth minute of second-half stoppage time) received red cards. Mandy McGlynn had one save for Utah (1-9-2, 5 points), which is 0-6-1 over its past seven matches. Orlando Pride 1, Bay FC 0 Barbra Banda scored in the 58th minute as Orlando picked up its third straight win by holding off the hosts at San Jose, Calif. Anna Moorhouse made five saves and defender Kylie Nadaner saved the shutout with a stop of her own for the Pride (8-3-1, 25 points). Bay FC (4-5-3, 15 points) had a three-game unbeaten stretch (2-0-1) halted. Banda was loose in the left side of the box and took a right-footed shot that hit a Bay FC defender en route to finding the back of the net. Banda is second in the NWSL with eight goals. Bay FC came up empty on its best three chances. Moorhouse used her hand to deflect Taylor Huff's shot over the net in the 10th minute. Then in the 57th minute, Bay FC's Caprice Dydasco hit the crossbar with a fierce long shot. Later, Moorhouse dropped a corner kick at the feet of Penelope Hocking, but the latter's point-blank shot in the 78th minute was stymied by Nadaner, who was stationed in front of the open net. Bay FC had a 20-7 edge in shots. Goalie Emmie Allen made three stops. --Field Level Media
USA Today
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Best of Canadian soccer star Adriana Leon in images
Best of Canadian soccer star Adriana Leon in images Adriana Leon is a veteran soccer player with experience on the national team level and for international squads. She played college soccer at Notre Dame. Leon played in 43 matches for the Fighting Irish before finishing her career at the University of Florida. She has played for multiple teams in the Women's National Super League, including Aston Villa. The same can be said about the NWSL. Leon also plays for Team Canada being from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Adriana Leon Adriana Leon Adriana Leon Adriana Leon Adriana Leon Adriana Leon Adriana Leon Adriana Leon Adriana Leon Adriana Leon Adriana Leon Adriana Leon Adriana Leon Adriana Leon Adriana Leon
CBC
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Leon scores twice as Canada women top Haiti 4-1 in friendly, celebrate Desiree Scott
Adriana Leon scored twice in a 4-1 win over Haiti in a friendly on Saturday, sending longtime Canadian midfielder Desiree Scott off in victorious, celebratory fashion. The 37-year-old Scott took to the international pitch for the last time — her 188th cap — in her hometown. Scott entered the field at Princess Auto Stadium after the rest of her team had taken their position to a rousing, standing ovation. In a pre-game ceremony, the Winnipeg native was presented with a bouquet of flowers and custom-framed jersey with her No. 11. A message on the scoreboard read: "FROM THE HEART OF WINNIPEG TO THE WORLD STAGE." A video of Scott's highlights and her words of appreciation was then shown. It finished with her saying, "We just wanted to make our people proud." 'The Destroyer' Known as `The Destroyer,' Scott won gold at the 2020 Olympics, after Olympic bronze in 2016 and 2012 — one of only three players, including Christine Sinclair and Sophie Schmidt, to win three straight Olympic medals. The five-foot-three dynamo was appointed to the Order of Manitoba in 2022. The 2012 team was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2019. Scott helped Canada win the CONCACAF championship in 2010, represented Canada at three World Cups (2011, 2015 in Canada, and 2019), and won Pan Am Gold in 2011. Before the match, Canada coach Casey Strong — who missed Saturday's game for personal reasons — dedicated it to Scott's legacy. Canada, ranked No. 7 in the world, responded by dominating the first half on the way to a 4-1 victory over the 51st-ranked Haitians before 9,211 in attendance. Leon scored the first of her two goals in the seventh minute, converting a long cross from forward Janine Sonis. Leon then scored in the ninth minute after taking a nifty pass from Sonis and firing a shot past Haiti goalkeeper Kaina Cesar Pietrus. Canada opened the second half by taking a 3-0 lead. Defender Shelina Zadorsky converted a pass from Sonis in the 50th minute. Haiti then replied in the 52nd minute on a goal by forward Batcheba Louis. Sonis then registered her fourth assist of the match when she sent a cross to Olivia Smith, who headed the ball into the net in the 90th minute. Farewell at home Scott, who was subbed out to more applause in the 55th minute, played her final international match on the same campus where she set records for most career points (56) and assists (31) for the University of Manitoba Bisons. She was named Canada West Rookie of the Year in 2005, a two-time conference all-star and an All-Canadian in 2009. Scott was inducted into the Canada West Hall of Fame in 2019. Scott had expected about 200 friends and family to attend the match. Canada will host Haiti in a second friendly in Montreal on June 3.
Washington Post
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Adriana Leon's 2 goals lead Wave to 5-2 victory over Courage
SAN DIEGO — Adriana Leon scored two goals, Kristen McNabb added her first goal of the season and the San Diego Wave beat the North Carolina Courage 5-2 on Sunday night. San Diego (6-2-2) is unbeaten with five wins in its last six games. McNabb tapped in from point-blank range off a crossing header played by Trinity Armstrong to give San Diego the lead for good in the 54th minute. North Carolina's four-game unbeaten streak, which included three wins, was snapped. Feli Rauch opened the scoring for North Carolina (3-4-3) in the 12th minute. Manaka Matsukubo played an arcing cross to the back post where Rauch bounced a header off the front post and into the net to give the Courage a 1-0 lead. Perle Morroni, on the counterattack, put away a one-touch finish from the center of the area off a cross played by Delphine Cascarino that slipped through three defenders to get to Morroni. Leon gave the Wave a 2-1 lead in the 40th minute. Gia Corley took the ball from North Carolina's Kaleigh Kurtz before Leon rolled in a first-touch shot from near the penalty spot. Manaka blasted a shot that deflected off teammate Jaedyn Shaw but she tracked down her own miss and slammed home a one-touch finish to make it 2-2 in the 51st. The 20-year-old has three goals and an assist in the last two games. Leon scored in the 60th minute with a one-touch finish from the top of the penalty arc off a feed played by Hanna Lundkvist from well beyond midfield. María Sánchez capped the scoring in the fifth minute of stoppage time. ___ AP soccer:
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Adriana Leon's 2 goals lead Wave to 5-2 victory over Courage
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Adriana Leon scored two goals, Kristen McNabb added her first goal of the season and the San Diego Wave beat the North Carolina Courage 5-2 on Sunday night. San Diego (6-2-2) is unbeaten with five wins in its last six games. Advertisement McNabb tapped in from point-blank range off a crossing header played by Trinity Armstrong to give San Diego the lead for good in the 54th minute. North Carolina's four-game unbeaten streak, which included three wins, was snapped. Feli Rauch opened the scoring for North Carolina (3-4-3) in the 12th minute. Manaka Matsukubo played an arcing cross to the back post where Rauch bounced a header off the front post and into the net to give the Courage a 1-0 lead. Perle Morroni, on the counterattack, put away a one-touch finish from the center of the area off a cross played by Delphine Cascarino that slipped through three defenders to get to Morroni. Leon gave the Wave a 2-1 lead in the 40th minute. Gia Corley took the ball from North Carolina's Kaleigh Kurtz before Leon rolled in a first-touch shot from near the penalty spot. Advertisement Manaka blasted a shot that deflected off teammate Jaedyn Shaw but she tracked down her own miss and slammed home a one-touch finish to make it 2-2 in the 51st. The 20-year-old has three goals and an assist in the last two games. Leon scored in the 60th minute with a one-touch finish from the top of the penalty arc off a feed played by Hanna Lundkvist from well beyond midfield. María Sánchez capped the scoring in the fifth minute of stoppage time. ___ AP soccer:
