VANCOUVER, BC â Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite battled valiantly, but ultimately fell 3-2 in a tight match against league-leaders Nautsaâmawt FC at Ken Woods Field on Sunday.
Kierra Blundell scored twice in the first half, with Vanessa Tome scoring one for Nautsaâmawt FC as the 'Caps went into halftime with a 2-1 lead.
In the second half, Whitecaps FC Girls Elite alum Mia Pante scored twice to give Nautsa'mawt a 3-2 lead, which they would not relinquish.
Whitecaps FC Girls Elite are back in action this coming Wednesday, June 14 at home to Unity FC at Ken Woods Field. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. PT
MATCH DETAILS
Referee: Ben Clark
Scoring summary
26' â VAN â Kierra Blundell
37' â NAU â Vanessa Tome
38' â VAN â Kierra Blundell
50' â NAU â Mia Pante
78' â NAU â Mia Pante
Cautions
59' â NAU â Ava Ferreira
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
1.Leah Parsons; 16.Ire Omotayo (14.Sienna Gibson HT), 17.Nyema Ingleton Âİ, 20.Keira Martin, 3.Iba Oching; 11.Noelle Sather, 15.Ashley Roberts, 10.Anna Hauer; 18.Emma Yee (7.Ava Jackson 81'), 9.Kierra Blundell, 13.Joy Kimwemwe (12.Jaime Perrault HT)
Substitutes not used
31.Carly Uchacz, 8.Sonya Mehta, 19.Aja Turner, 25.Taegan Stewart
Nautsaâmawt FC
1.Dakota Beckett; 2.Dani Mosher (23.Ava Ferreira 56'), 21.Jacqueline Tyrer Âİ, 6.Andrea Kraetzer, 4.Sophia Ferreira; 29.Janika Sangha (93.Nicole Setterlund 61'), 44.Oliva Ahern, 10.Sophie Damian; 3.Mia Pante, 7.Vanessa Tome (22.Sofia Peckenpaugh 86'), 9.Danielle Steer
Substitutes not used
35.Lita Billman, 12.Victoria Marchand, 15.Sophie Gill, 27.Penelope Sparrow