Johnson leads Calgary Wild past Tides

Kahli Johnson scored twice and the Calgary Wild won their first road match of the new Northern Super League with a 4-1 decision against the Halifax Tides on Saturday at Wanderers Grounds in Halifax.

Meikayla Moore opened the scoring three minutes into the match, and teammate Meggie Dougherty Howard scored four minutes later to give the Wild a 2-0 lead.

Johnson scored her first goal 26 minutes into the half and the Wild — who lost their season opener 1-0 on April 16 to the host Vancouver Rise — enjoyed a 3-0 lead at halftime.

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Kahli Johnson's brace leads Calgary Wild past Halifax Tides

Marika Guay got the home side on the scoreboard at the 61-minute mark, but any hopes of a comeback were dashed when Johnson netted her second goal 21 minutes later.

The Wild controlled the ball 61 per cent of the game and outshot the hosts 13-9 (6-3 on target). The visitors had more corners (7-5) and more touches (524-395). The Tides had two yellow cards.

Wild: Host AFC Toronto on Thursday, May 1.

Tides: Host Vancouver Rise on Monday, May 5.