The 28-year-old Nigeria international then ran straight into the open arms of head coach Marko Milanovic for a celebration that had been a long time coming.
Esther Okoronkwo sets an early high bar for May鈥檚 Goal of the Month 鈥 and doubles Toronto鈥檚 lead.
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“We hadn鈥檛 won a game and it was, like, refreshing being 2-0 up聽鈥 we needed it,鈥 said Okoronkwo, crediting the coach for encouraging players to keep pushing through the early-season struggles.
After the final whistle, Okoronkwo grabbed an AFC 海角社区官网flag and ran across the pitch while the crowd gave the team a standing ovation.
鈥淚t means a lot. Even with the rain, they came out and supported us when they didn鈥檛 have to,鈥 she said. 鈥淚t was a little motivating for us when we saw them cheering us on. That helped a lot.鈥
海角社区官网goalkeeper Sofia Manner had a busy night and kept a clean sheet until a header by Meikayla Moore in the 86th聽minute.
鈥淚 thought in the first half we struggled a little bit with our defensive shape in some moments,鈥 Milanovic said about Calgary鈥檚 aggressive early attack. 鈥淲e fixed that in the second half and got a lot better. They鈥檙e obviously very dangerous on set pieces and we knew that coming in 鈥 They got one in late, but we were able to hold on and enjoy this win.鈥
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