CanWNT
Casey Stoney revealed her roster for the upcoming friendlies against Haiti. Notably, the first match in Winnipeg will act as a send-off for national team stalwart Desiree Scott, who will don the red and white one last time in her own backyard.
Forwards Jordyn Huitema, Olivia Smith, and Evelyne Viens all return from injury, which should hopefully add firepower to the front line. Zara Chavoshi, a centre-back with Orlando Pride, also earns her first senior call-up. Unfortunately, both Ashley Lawrence and Nichelle Prince were called-up but had to withdraw from camp; Bianca St-Georges and Latifah Abdu were named as their replacements. For Abdu, this marks her return after over a year-long absence with the national team; the roster also named Marie Levasseur, a player who has long been on the periphery of the team. Finally, it has been more than a year since Allysha Chapman has been called-up, so we have ceased coverage of her play and the Houston Dash, wishing her the best in her professional career.
Canada
Vancouver Rise beat Halifax Tides in a 2-1 comeback victory. Quinn remained unavailable for the Rise throughout the week due to injury, but Sam Chang (72 minutes) and Holly Ward both started, with Ward earning an assist in her 90 minutes of play. In their second game, Vancouver drew 1-1 with Calgary Wild. Ward earned another assist, again playing the full match, and Chang played 72 minutes again.
Emma Regan opened her NSL account in style, scoring a goal for AFC Toronto in their 2-0 dominant win over Montreal Roses. Finally, in the last match of week six, Desiree Scott played 74 minutes for Ottawa Rapid in their 1-1 draw with Montreal.
CONCACAF W Champions Cup
In the semi-final, the Portland Thorns lost 2-0 against Tigres. Mimi Alidou entered in the 63rd minute, whereas Jessie Fleming was ruled out due to illness. Portland recovered to win their third-place match by a score of 3-0 over América. Alidou earned the start, playing 63 minutes, and Fleming was able to play, entering off the bench at the same time.
Sweden
Carly Wickenheiser played 75 minutes for BK Häcken in their 1-0 win over FC Rosengård.
USA
Orlando Pride won handily 3-1 over Utah Royals. For Orlando, Chavoshi was an unused substitute and for Utah, St-Georges entered in the 69th minute. Cloé Lacasse remained unavailable (in style) due to her ACL injury. Later, Washington Spirit won 2-1 against Seattle Reign, with Gabby Carle playing the full match for the Spirit, and Jordyn Huitema playing 62 minutes for the Reign.
Kansas City won 3-1 over the struggling Chicago Stars. Prince started for Kansas City, playing 63 minutes, and Julia Grosso played the full match for Chicago. Both Janine Sonis and Megan Reid played the full match for Racing Louisville and Angel City, respectively, as Louisville won 3-2, despite finishing with only 10 players.
In the last match before international break, San Diego Wave won 5-2 against North Carolina Courage. Kailen Sheridan was in net for the Wave, and Adriana Leon scored a brace for the California team in her 71 minutes of play. For the Courage, Sydney Collins remained on the season-ending injury list.
World Sevens Tournament
The inaugural World Sevens Football tournament happened this week. Three Canadians’ teams featured: Roma (Viens) and Manchester United (Awujo and Riviere). Riviere was ruled out of the tournament due to injury, but she still travelled with the team. In their first fixture of the tournament, Manchester United beat Roma 3-2. Awujo and Viens both featured for their respective teams.
Viens also played for Roma in their 2-1 loss to PSG, and their sudden-death penalty kicks victory over Benfica. She scored for Roma in the 2-2 (1:0) win as they were eliminated in the group stage.
Manchester United had a more successful tournament, making it to the final. On their way, Awujo scored two goals in their 3-1 win over Benfica, earning player of the match honours. She also was a main player in their 2-2 (7:6) win against PSG, converting a penalty kick. In the semi-final against Manchester City, Awujo once again won POTM as they won 2-0 over their rivals. Manchester United lost in the final 2-1 to Bayern Munich, with Awujo scoring the English side’s lone goal. At the end of the tournament, Awujo was named its Breakout Star.
POTW: Simi Awujo
Goals: 7 (Awujo x 3, Leon x 2, Regan x 1, Viens x 1)
Assists: 2 (Ward x 2)
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