British ColumbiaLatifah Abdu scored twice in the first half to lead the Vancouver Rise to a 2-1 win over Ottawa Rapid FC in the first leg of a Northern Super League semifinal on Tuesday.Latifah Abdu scored twice as Rise hold advantage, second leg of playoff series in Ottawa on SaturdayThe Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 05, 2025 12:35 AM EST | Last Updated: 5 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minute Vancouver Rise’s Latifah Abdu, left, settles the ball before scoring her second goal of the game after getting past Ottawa Rapid FC’s Kayla Adamek during the first half of their Northern Super League semifinal soccer match, in Burnaby, B.C., on Tuesday. Abdu’s second goal ended up being the winner. (Rich Lam/The Canadian Press)Latifah Abdu scored twice in the first half to lead the Vancouver Rise to a 2-1 win over Ottawa Rapid FC in the first leg of a Northern Super League semifinal on Tuesday.Ottawa’s Delaney Pridham halved the deficit in the second half at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, B.C., but the Rise will take a one-goal lead into the next leg of the playoff series.Vancouver secured the final playoff spot in the NSL after a draw against Halifax Tides FC on Sept. 27.The second leg of the semifinal between the Rise and Rapid is Saturday at Ottawa’s TD Place.WATCH | Abdu scores twice as Rise carry advantage:2 goals from Abdu gives Rise opening semifinal leg 1 match victory over Rapid FCLatifah Abdu’s two goals early in the NSL semifinal match led her Vancouver Rise to a 2-1 victory over Ottawa Rapid FC Tuesday night.The other semifinal features league-leading AFC Toronto and the Montreal Roses. Toronto takes a 2-0 lead from the first leg of that series into Sunday’s second match. Aggregate winners of the semifinals advance to the single championship match Nov. 15 at Toronto’s BMO Field, where the first NSL champion will be crowned.
Vancouver Rise win 2-1 over Ottawa Rapid FC in first leg of Northern Super League semifinal
