Ottawa Rapid beats Calgary Wild 3-1, drops Wild to last in NSL
Calgary's lone goal came in the 77th minute but wasn't enough to prevent a fourth straight NSL loss.
Ngozi Sonia Okobi-Okeoghene scored twice as Ottawa Rapid FC defeated Calgary Wild FC 3-1 on Sunday in Northern Super League play. Okobi-Okeoghene opened the scoring in the fourth minute before Johanne Fridlund doubled Ottawa's lead 21 minutes later.
Frédérique St-Jean pulled a goal back for Calgary in the 77th minute, but Okobi-Okeoghene completed her brace one minute later to secure the win for Ottawa.
The result leaves Calgary in last place in the six-team league with a 3-13-5 record. Ottawa improved to 11-7-3, moving two points ahead of AFC Toronto into second place and three points behind league-leading Montreal.
Ottawa is set to visit Toronto on Saturday, while Calgary will host Vancouver next Sunday.
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