Barbra Banda was involved in all four of Orlando's goals as the Pride beat the North Carolina Courage 4-1 on Wednesday night to remain one of three undefeated teams in the National Women’s Soccer League. The Pride (4-0-3) scored first in the 29th minute when Banda received the ball deep in her defensive half and dribbled by several Courage players before passing to Ally Watt, who tucked her shot around goalkeeper Casey Murphy. Watt returned the favor in the 40th minute, crossing a ball from the
Tottenham’s failure to beat Chelsea ensured the Foxes could not be overtaken in their historic bid to become English champions.
Forge FC and Atletico Ottawa, the top two teams in the Canadian Premier League, posted convincing victories in Canadian Championship preliminary-round play Wednesday. Forge, which tops the CPL standings at 3-0-0, dispatched York United FC 3-1 in a game that was decided in the first half, while Atletico Ottawa, second at 2-0-1, hammered struggling Valour FC 7-0 to set a tournament scoring record. Forge led 3-0 at the break and went to the bench in the second half at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton,
The Columbus Crew went to Mexico and flattened Monterrey to reach the CONCACAF Champions Cup final.