Montreal Roses knock off Vancouver Rise in NSL semifinal opener
The Montreal Roses won the Supporters’ Shield this year for finishing first in the six-team Northern Super League’s regular season.
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The Montreal Roses won the Supporters’ Shield this year for finishing first in the six-team Northern Super League’s regular season.
Brian White scored twice and made history as his Vancouver Whitecaps downed the Seattle Sounders 5-1 on Sunday.
Miguel Almiron and Alexey Miranchuk each had a goal and an assist, Cooper Sanchez also scored and Atlanta United beat Toronto FC 3-1 on Sunday.
Gotham FC claimed the NWSL Shield for the best regular-season record with a 2-0 victory Sunday over the Utah Royals on Decision Day, when all 16 of the league’s teams play simultaneously.
Lionel Messi had a second-half assist before scoring the winner as Inter Miami came from behind to beat the New England Revolution 2-1 on Sunday night.
Kylian Mbappé scored again as Real Madrid won 3-0 at Racing Santander to keep pace with Spanish leader Barcelona on Sunday, while Lazio went top of Serie A after beating Cagliari 2-1.
Daniel Ríos scored two minutes into second-half stoppage time to rally CF Montreal to a 1-1 draw with New York City FC on Saturday at Citi Field.
Kaylee Hunter scored two goals in leading AFC Toronto to a 4-2 victory over Ottawa Rapid FC in the first leg of their semifinal matchup on Saturday in the Northern Super League.
Michael Carrick’s position as Manchester United manager was jeopardized further Saturday with a 2-0 loss at Chelsea in the Premier League, with a red card to Lisandro Martinez adding to the woes of the beleaguered English giant.
Brighton avenged their Carabao Cup loss to Manchester City as they held on for a narrow 1-0 win over the Premier League leaders on Saturday.
Igor Thiago was back among the goals while Nottingham Forest fired blanks again in a 2-0 defeat at Brentford.