Calgary Wild FC did what they needed to on Saturday afternoon, earning a commanding 2-0 victory over Montreal Roses FC in Laval, Que., to keep their playoff hopes alive.

“We knew as a team that we had it within us, we obviously had a few rough results over the last two months, but as a group we’re learning and getting better and I think today you saw a completely different side to our team,” said Wild head coach Lydia Bedford. “One where we set out to ‘dog it’ – win those first and second balls and catch Montreal on the counter-attack which we did on two occasions and as a result we took the three points.”

Calgary started the match on the front foot, pressing high and generating early opportunities. The breakthrough came just before halftime when Kathryn Harvey drove deep into Montreal t

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