CALGARY – Ottawa Rapid FC extended its unbeaten run in the Northern Super League to eight straight games with a 2-1 win over host Calgary Wild FC on Wednesday.
Second-half substitute Johanne Fridlund scored the winner in the 72nd minute for Ottawa (10-2-1), which won a fourth straight match in the women’s pro soccer league and moved seven points clear of the Montreal Roses atop the standings.
Fridlund, from the side of the penalty area, fired the ball past Wild defenders and Calgary keeper Katelin Talbert.
A soccer ball with the Northern Super League logo sits on a table before a league news conference on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Keera Melenhorst gave the visitors a 1-0 lead in the 36th minute at McMahon Stadium.
She punished a Wild defensive giveaway and carried the ball back to score her fourth goal against Calgary this season.
Kahli Johnson tied the game with a header in the 50th minute for Calgary (0-10-2), still seeking its first win this season.
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Ottawa carried the advantage in possession (57 per cent), shots (18-11) on-target shots (7-3) and corner kicks (8-0).
Up next:
Calgary: Visits AFC Toronto on Tuesday.
Ottawa: Visits Halifax Wanderers on Aug. 3.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 22, 2026.