England
In a mid-week fixture, Manchester United and Arsenal drew 2-2. Sabrina D’Angelo earned the start for Arsenal but didn’t have the best performance as her error led to United’s first goal. She was fittingly rescued by fellow Canadian Cloé Lacasse, who entered in the 86th minute and scored a wonder goal to salvage one point for the Gunners. Jayde Riviere was once again an unused substitute for United. Manchester City and Chelsea also played to a 1-1 draw in what turned out to be a very contentious match. Jessie Fleming earned her 100th cap for Chelsea and played 61 minutes. Ashley Lawrence earned her first official start for her new club and played 70 minutes. Kadeisha Buchanan was not available in the match-day squad. Despite making the bench for their first match of the season, Shelina Zadorsky was not selected for Tottenham’s matchday squad against Bristol City. Tottenham won convincingly 3-1. Deanne Rose continued her return to full fitness and entered in the 70th minute for Leicester City in their 1-0 win over Everton. Liverpool continued their strong start to their season with a 2-0 win over Aston Villa. Adriana Leon earned her first start for Aston Villa and played 72 minutes in the loss.
France
Marie Levasseur played the full match for Montpellier in a 3-1 against Guingamp, whereas Vanessa Gilles was not featured in Lyon’s match-day squad for their 4-0 win over Bordeaux.
Italy
In Italy, Evelyne Viens earned the start for Roma. She played 73 minutes and scored Roma’s fourth goal in a 5-0 win over Pomigliano—her second for her new club. Julia Grosso played the full match for Juventus as they narrowly won 1-0 over AC Milan.
NCAA
Jade Rose started Harvard’s mid-week fixture, which they won 3-0 against Dartmouth. Rose had a secondary assist on one of Harvard’s goals and played 79 minutes. Harvard continued their winning ways on the weekend with a 3-1 win over Cornell. J. Rose earned an assist on one of Harvard’s goals and played 83 minutes. USC also won their mid-week match 3-0 against the Oregon Ducks. Simi Awujo and Zoe Burns both had the start, playing 56 and 40 minutes, respectively. Over the weekend, USC won their sixth match in a row over the Oregon State Beavers. It was a 4-0 win; Awujo had a secondary assist and played 69 minutes. Burns played 61 minutes and, after the match, was honoured for senior day. Lastly, Ella Ottey played the full match for the Wisconsin Badgers in their 2-1 win over the Northwestern Wildcats.
Portugal
Marie Alidou played an instrumental part in Benfica’s Taça de Liga Feminina quarter-final 3-1 win against Ouriense. Alidou won the penalty that her teammate converted and then scored two goals of her own to seal the win for Benfica. Benfica also won their league fixture against Ouriense 3-0. Olivia Smith started for Sporting CP in their Taça de Liga quarter-final, which they drew 1-1 with Maritimo. Over the weekend, Smith was available off the bench for Sporting in their 2-1 league win over Racing Almada.
Sweden
It was a Canadian clash as BK Häcken drew Vittsjö 1-1. Clarissa Larisey remained out with injury for Häcken, but Sarah Stratigakis had the start for Vittsjö. Stratigakis played the full match and earned the assist on Vittsjö’s last-minute equalizer. Sura Yekka was an unused substitute for Vittsjö.
USA
In the second-last match day of the season, teams looked to secure or better their position for a playoff spot. Racing Louisville won 3-2 against the Orlando Pride. For the first time in a while, Amanda Allen made Orlando’s match-day squad, but she still didn’t see the pitch. OL Reign could have clinched a playoff spot with a win, but they drew the Washington Spirit 0-0. Quinn played the full match for the Reign, and Jordyn Huitema entered in the 66th minute. Gabby Carle played the full 90 for the Spirit. The Portland Thorns clinched a playoff spot with a 1-0 win over Gotham FC. Christine Sinclair entered off the bench in the 71st minute to make her 175th NWSL appearance. The North Carolina Courage and the San Diego Wave also played to a 0-0 draw. Kailen Sheridan was in net for the Wave and earned her 30th NWSL career shutout. For the Courage, Sydney Collins was on the bench, and Victoria Pickett entered the match in the 80th minute. In a nine-goal thriller, Kansas City Current won 6-3 over Chicago Red Stars. Bianca St-Georges played the full match for Chicago, and scored their third goal. Lastly, Houston Dash lost 2-1 against Angel City. Nichelle Prince earned the assist on Houston’s lone goal and played 63 minutes; Sophie Schmidt played the full match. Allysha Chapman was once again unavailable.
Player of the Week: Kailen Sheridan
Goals: 5 (Alidou x 2, Lacasse x 1, St-Georges x 1, Viens x 1)
Assists: 3 (J. Rose x 1, Stratigakis x 1, Prince x 1)
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