Colby Barnett's early goal lifts AFC Toronto past Halifax Tides 1-0 in NSL

The Canadian Press

· Posted: May 17, 2025 4:17 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

Colby Barnett's sixth-minute extremity held up arsenic the victor for AFC Toronto successful a 1-0 triumph implicit Halifax Tides FC connected Saturday successful the Northern Super League.

An unmarked Barnett calmly slotted a volley past Tides 'keeper Erin McLeod aft a precocious transverse from Nikayla Small to springiness Toronto (2-2-1) the aboriginal pb astatine Wanderers Grounds.

WATCH | Colby Barnett's extremity successful the sixth infinitesimal was the game-winner, arsenic Toronto bushed Halifax 1-0:

"Nikki enactment successful the astir cleanable shot that she could have. In my caput I was conscionable like, `Do not miss this, bash not miss this,'" said Barnett, who scored her archetypal NSL goal. "I was truly blessed to beryllium connected the different broadside and it decidedly feels nice. I get wherefore the strikers similar it truthful much."

Toronto is present connected a three-game unbeaten tally and tied with second-place Ottawa Rapid FC and Vancouver Rise FC with 7 points. Ottawa has played 1 little game.

Halifax (0-3-1) is past successful the NSL standings and inactive seeking its archetypal triumph of the league's inaugural campaign.

Toronto held 51 per cent of possession with a 10-7 borderline successful changeable attempts, including 4-2 connected target.

"We proceed to enactment and get better. We're not excessively acrophobic with our grounds astatine this constituent — I said that aft losses and I'm saying that aft wins, we're conscionable gonna proceed to get better," Toronto caput manager Marko Milanovic said. "As we enactment much enactment in, it looks amended and amended each week."

Next up

Halifax visits Vancouver connected Wednesday, portion Toronto travels to Montreal for a lucifer against league-leading Roses FC connected Thursday.