"Each game lasts 30 minutes on a pitch about half the size of a normal field, with no offsides. Teams can dress 16 players per game, with unlimited substitutions on the fly. Teenage striker Kaylee Hunter scored two goals and set up Esther Okoronkwo's winner against the NWSL's Current, outmuscling a defender and managing to prevent the ball from going out before sending it across goal for the Nigerian international to knock home."
"And earlier Saturday, the Northern Super League team seemed headed for a 2-1 win over Flamengo. But the Brazilian side, with its goalkeeper pulled for an extra attacker, stayed alive when Ju Ferreira scored with 20 seconds remaining. Five minutes of extra time failed to solve anything, setting up a penalty shootout. Fernanda and Cristiane converted Flamengo's first two kicks. Hunter was good on Toronto's first attempt but goalkeeper Vivi Holzel stopped Okoronkwo's shot to win it for the Brazilians."
"AFC Toronto exited the World Sevens Football seven-a-side tournament on a winning note Saturday, edging the Kansas City Current 3-2 in Davie, Fla. But two prior losses meant the Northern Super League team will not make Sunday's semifinals at the eight-team $5 million US tournament. It's the inaugural North American edition of the seven-a-side tournament. The Bayern Munich women won the inaugural competition, defeating Manchester United 2-1 in May in Estoril, Portugal, for the $2.5 million winners share, with $1 million going to the players."
AFC Toronto beat the Kansas City Current 3-2 in Davie, Fla., but failed to reach the semifinals after two earlier losses in the eight-team, $5 million World Sevens Football tournament. The tournament is the inaugural North American edition; the Bayern Munich women previously won the first competition in Estoril, Portugal, claiming a $2.5 million winners share. Matches last 30 minutes on a half-size pitch with no offsides; teams dress 16 players and use unlimited on-the-fly substitutions. Teenage striker Kaylee Hunter scored twice and assisted Esther Okoronkwo's winner. Toronto lost to Tigres Femenil 3-2 after leading and fell to Flamengo on penalties after a late equalizer.
Read at www.cbc.ca
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]