Wild ride: Calgary turns lost NSL season into late-summer surge under new head coach Leah Blayney
There was nothing wild about Calgary Wild FC’s first four months of the Northern Super League season. Fourteen games … Twelve losses … Two draws … And not a victory in sight. Now look at them. Wild FC carries a six-match unbeaten run into Saturday’s meeting with Halifax Tides FC at McMahon Stadium (noon, TSN5), […]
The Northern Super League has seen record-breaking attendance and a series of upset results. After breaking the league's attendance record with 17,077 fans at Stade Saputo on August 29, the Calgary Wild has maintained an impressive streak, not losing a match since Week 15. The team's recent victories include a 1-0 win over the Halifax Tides, and they're now five points clear of second place.
The Mighty Maroons, on the other hand, have been on a mission to prove their inaugural season wasn't a fluke, winning two and drawing two of their last four games. The Ottawa Rapid, once untouchable, has since lost every game except for a 2-2 draw with Toronto. With only six weeks left in the season, the jostling for playoff positions is intense, with the Tides and Rapid just a few wins apart.
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